hoot creative arts

🎤🌟 Rap, rhythm and rhyme workshops with Jack Flash in Slaithwaite: 6:30 - 8pm on Tuesday 2nd, 9th and 16th September.

🪙Free for adults (18 or over) who live in Kirklees. Find out more at www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/activities/r...

Art in Nature sessions start next Tuesday evening at Growing Works allotments on Wakefield Road 🌿🖌️ Check out the work created last year by Mandy using plants and natural materials to make inks you can paint with 🌸 Plenty of spaces still available, sign up at www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/joinaworkshop

And that’s a wRAP on our rap and spoken word sessions with Rob! 😃 It’s been a fantastic group, we’ve loved every moment and really enjoyed exploring spoken word in this creative way. Here he is doing some freestyle rapping. Thanks Rob and everyone who attended. 🎤🎶🎧🧢✍️🎵💥💬

A closer look at our visit to Heritage Quay earlier this month, discover the story behind the exhibition, the inspiration and hear why Sally hopes it goes on tour. Should it? Let us know below. 😃
🎨 Artwork by our two visual arts groups at hoot
🎵 Music in the background by our music group at hoot

🎤 Spoken word & rap workshops with rapper & poet Rob Bradley (aka Jack Flash) for fun, friendly sessions where you’ll play with words, rhythm and rhyme, no experience needed!
🗓️ Tuesdays 15th & 22nd July

👉 Sign up: www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/joinaworkshop
📞 Call: 01484 516224

We had a wonderful trip to @heritagequay.bsky.social yesterday to see an exhibition of artwork created by hoot participants, accompanied by music inspired by the pieces on display.

Thank you to everyone who joined us. Swipe through to enjoy the photos!

Mandala sessions - FULLY BOOKED! Thank you for your interest! Spaces available for:

🎤 Spoken word & rap workshops: www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/activities/spoken-word-rap
🌿 Art in Nature - Summer Allotment Sessions: www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/activities/art-in-nature

Stay tuned here for updates! ✨

FULLY BOOKED!
All spaces are now filled for the tote bag sessions – thank you for your interest. More Saturday and evening sessions coming soon, stay tuned here for updates! ✨

🎬 Here’s a sneak peek into how we get ready for events. Gear, good vibes and a lot of teamwork!

🎥Want more behind the scenes? Drop a comment and tell us what you'd like to see next! 👇

#hootcreativearts

🎤 Spoken Word & Rap with Rob Bradley (aka Jack Flash)
Fun, free sessions to write & perform your own raps or poems – no experience needed!
📍 Huddersfield | 🗓️ 8, 15 & 22 July | ⏰ 6 – 7:30pm | 18+ Kirklees residents
🔗 hootcreativearts.co.uk/joinaworkshop

Wrapping up Learning Disability Week at Creative Minds’ Summer Fun Day for adults with learning disabilities! So much joy, connection and fun, including our dance & movement sessions. Thanks to all who made it a brilliant day! 💙

#LearningDisabilityWeek #InclusionMatters

Great day at the Compassionate Cultures Conference! 💙 Lailla & Kath shared why creativity matters, and Rob led a fab rhythm & songwriting session 🎶 Thanks to all who stopped by our stall! #compassionateculturesconference #Kirklees

We had such a great afternoon yesterday at Elmwood Centre for the surgery’s Staff Wellbeing Day. Bookbinding with Vic and mandalas with Musarat were so much fun. Big thanks to everyone who came along.

🎉 It’s Learning Disability Week!
Join our FREE Creation Station sessions every Monday at hoot - fun, friendly art & music for adults 18+ with learning disabilities and/or autism. No experience needed!
🎨🎶 Everyone’s welcome!

#LearningDisabilityWeek #hootcreativearts #huddersfield

🎨 Get Creative at Dewsbury Library – starts Sat 14 June!
Join 3 FREE sessions with artist Musarat & design your own tote bag. All materials provided, no experience needed!
For adults in Kirklees looking to boost wellbeing.
More info: www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/activities/creative-tote-bags#no-back

A warm welcome to Mary, our newest Board Member, great to have you on the hoot team!

#VolunteerWeek #Volunteers #Trustees #BoardMember #CreativeWellbeing #ClimateAction #hootcreativearts

Front page of the June activity schedule from S2R Support to Recovery

Our new June Activity Schedule is out now!
Find out about all the sessions & workshops we've got coming up at: s2r.org.uk/whats-on & email us at: contact@s2r.org.uk to book your place 🙂

@vhuddersfield.bsky.social @kirkleescouncil.bsky.social

It’s Volunteers' Week! Check out Jazz’ story.

Volunteering with hoot is a great way to build creative skills and experience. Interested? Sign up to hear about future opportunities: www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/support-hoot

#VolunteersWeek #volunteers

Working Together Better Partnership - taking care of minds in Kirklees. We are a partnership of independent adult mental health services in Kirklees, providing open and friendly support to help you find your way to better mental wellbeing.

Find your way to better mental health wellbeing with the Working Together Better Partnership - 7 Kirklees orgs offering free support, activities, counselling & more. Funded by Kirklees Council & NHS Integrated Care Board.

👉 Explore the new website for more info: www.workingtogetherbetter.org.uk

Art is care: Audio stories capturing the health and wellbeing impacts of creativity With support from a Developing your Creative Practice grant, Laura Bailey creates powerful audio stories capturing how creativity transforms health and wellbeing.

Art is care 🎧

DYCP recipient Laura Bailey brings powerful stories to life through sound - capturing how creativity supports health & wellbeing from the people who directly experience it 🗣️

Read more about the project 👇
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#CreativityAndWellbeingWeek #NationalLottery30

#CommunityRail can teach us so much about boosting wellbeing, amplifying community voices and encouraging more people to travel by train.

Thank you to Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy for his words of support this #CommunityRailWeek 🎥 #Railway200

#Dewsbury & #Ravensthorpe, we're coming to a library near you! 📚🎨Design your own tote bag or create a mindful mandala on wood. Experienced visual artist, Musarat will guide you through all the steps & all materials are provided. FREE for adults living in Kirklees to look after their wellbeing 🧠⭐

We also hear from the commissioners of the service; Jan from Kirklees Council and Paul from the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board on their commitment to investing in creative arts.

In this film we see our Thursday Music Group in action whilst we hear from hoot musician, Rob who delivers music and singing activities, and hoot's Chief Executive Gavin on the impact of services like hoot's.

YouTube video by hoot creative arts National Centre for Creative Health: hoot creative arts spotlight

For Creativity and Wellbeing Week we are excited to share our film with National Centre for Creative Health all about how important commissioned creative health services like hoot's are.
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A lovely sunny afternoon with Kirklees and Calderdale Care Association offering some creative activities for their staff 🌞 🌼

Let’s kick off #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek with a quick introduction - just in case you haven’t heard of us! 😃

Hello 👋 and welcome to hoot creative arts, we're an arts and mental health charity based in #Huddersfield

We hope you enjoy our video! 🎥 Learn more at: www.hootcreativearts.co.uk

@s2rcreatespace.bsky.social 👋😁

CHWA Awards 2025 The CHWA Awards 2025 took place on 23rd April 2025. A recording of the event will soon be available on our You Tube Channel.Thank you to everyone who applied or nominated people for the CHWA Awards 20...

Congratulations to both the winners, Next Door But One for their Supporting Staff award and Tracy Breathnach and team for How Ya Doing? for their Supporting Freelancers award 👏 🏆

www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/get-involved...

Our Creative Space and Music in Criminal Justice Settings projects were nominated for their practitioner wellbeing innovation which includes relational training and impactful reflective practice sessions for creatives.

Read more about our projects at: www.hootcreativearts.co.uk/our-projects