We are Newham Music, the award-winning music hub for Newham and an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organization. Every year, we work with thousands of children and young people through schools, community programs, and creative projects that make music accessible to everyone. At the heart of our community work is a belief that music is […]

I’m a Derbyshire GP currently funded by The Hub+ Derbyshire for 8 hours a week to do some work around Creative Health. I host a podcast called “Bedside Reading” where I interview health professionals about novels, memoirs, poetry which have changed their practice or supported them to reflect better on their work or change something. […]

Hi, I’m Abi, the founder of the Musical Self and Abi’s Singing Studio, where I work at an intersection of voice, creativity, wellbeing and inclusion. My work includes singing teaching, voice coaching, sensory music practice and training for organisations, particularly around neurodiversity and inclusive practice. At the heart of my work is a belief that […]

My name is Katie Dale-Everett and my name is Caroline Murray and we are both creatives working to improve the wellbeing of communities through innovative creative approaches. We met in 2025 when we were both selected for the UK Creative Community Fellowship and share a common goal to support people to discover new ways to […]

My name is Jodie Smith, and I’m the founder of Happy Doodles, a creative wellbeing programme based in East Yorkshire that uses simple, low-pressure doodling to help people recognise, name, and express their emotions. No art experience needed. No right or wrong. Just you, crayons/pencils, and a page. Happy Doodles was built on a belief […]

A guest blog for Creativity & Wellbeing Week by Fatima Lahham In January of this year, I started facilitating a singing group at the UK charity Women for Refugee Women. We met every week for 90 minutes, and by March the group had become a choir, with their first original song recorded. By May, as […]

You Only Notice Us at the Extreme Why we need more honest conversations about bipolar lived experience.   Where Words Fail, the Body Keeps Moving A love letter to those trying to survive the nights nobody else sees. Hello, and thank you so much for taking the time to read about our work.   We […]

Suffolk Artlink is a participatory community arts charity. We work with people in groups in their own communities. We support people to be creative, make friends and social connections and live well. Creating Space is our programme for family carers experiencing a time of change. For one of our participants, daily life was largely defined […]