A new project has been funded thanks to the National Lottery for Cultivating Learning and Nature to help people with the cost of living. CLaN have been awarded a £9908 grant so that people across Herefordshire can participate in a craft-based project called ‘Woolly and Warm’. They will have the opportunity to take part in wool-based workshops to make draught excluders, hand warmers and rugs to help keep warm in the cold months ahead. It is also a way to connect with people and improve their mental health.
This project will encourage people to get active, be with others in a safe and non-judgmental space and to be able to create something using natural materials. All the work Cultivating Learning and Nature does supports wellbeing and since the pandemic we have focused more heavily on encouraging people to connect again.
Participants will get the chance to try out weaving, sewing and felting throughout a series of sessions across the county. Caroline Gilbert, Director at CLaN and lead Tutor commented ‘We have always tried to get people to make use of the resources around them and we have a glut of this amazing natural material that people can use to create useful and beautiful things. On top of that people can make friends and socialise which is a bonus!”‘
For more please contact Caroline Gilbert on 01981 550043 or email caroline@clan-cic.org
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