Therapeutic Words @ Friars Street, Hereford

Therapeutic Words@ Friars Street

The introductory workshop on November 6th - which was called "Therapeutic Uses of Creative Writing"- was a success and there was some very positive feedback. I noted down such comments as: enlivening, inspirational, gave me hope, gave me ideas, opened up possibilities.

So the result is that we are doing some more next year (see poster) but I have slightly changed the emphasis because people seemed as interested in personal development as in professional development i.e. although they may use the techniques and ideas they experience on the course in their work lives, their main interest is in their own development using creative writing.

So there will be 4 more Friday morning sessions next year - the first one on January 22nd. Do get in touch if you are interested.

Inside the Yurt

Recently it seems as though yurts are following me around - in a good way!
On World Mental Health Day in October I visited the Herefordshire Mind drop in centre at Heffernan House and there was a beautiful full-sized yurt miraculously squeezed in to their lovely garden and the sun shone on us. A couple of weeks later I visited the new visitors centre at the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens and found myself inside another yurt - this time with its own carpets and a TV showing us a film about their amazing wych elm project.

And of course - Carol Ann Duffy recently wrote a very moving poem entitled Inside the Yurt - a typically image-crammed and magical piece dedicated to the work of Catherine Lockerbie. (You can see the poem on the Times online - click here

Current and future workshops

Creative Words @ Friars Street - Summer Words

Summer series 2010, 5 Mondays from 19th April 9:45am to 12:15.

Dates: 19th April, 26th April, 17th May, 24th May, 14th June (there are gaps for bank holidays, Segments etc).

We will be looking at poetry, prose and pictures with a summery flavour.

Segments
Happily, this series will now run into 2010. Segments until February are very nearly full but a new series starts in March. Please contact me to register your interest.
A reminder that the last segment of the year is Dec 7th 2009.

Dates for 2010:
Feb 8th, Mar 8th, Apr 12th, May 10th, June 7th, July 12th, Aug - no segment, Sept 13th, Oct 11th, Nov 8th, Dec 6th.
All sessions run from 9:45am - 12:15





Creative Words @ Friars Street
The November '09 series is now full. Please contact me if you would like details of similar courses in the future (or keep an eye on this page).


2nd August 2009
New weekly sessions in Hereford November 09

Many of you have asked when the next open workshops are going to be - glad to say I can confirm that a short 5 week course will take place at Friars Street, Hereford in November. (See details on right)
Please contact me for a booking form - I will collect deposits but not cash cheques until the course starts. (Deposit £15)














Therapeutic Uses of Creative Writing Nov 09

An introductory half-day workshop will take place in Hereford in early November. This course is designed to be useful to counsellors, therapists of all kinds and other health professionals. (Anyone with a general interest is also welcome)
I am hoping to develop a course on this theme if there proves to be enough interest.

Please contact me for a booking form. (details right) Or you can write to me at 35 Gresleys, Ross on Wye, HR9 5JN.












Segment Two is fully booked but there are still a few spaces left for Three and Four - priority goes to those who haven't been before so please do get in touch. ( Also I can add you to the waiting list in case people drop out at last minute.)






















Hereford Workshop July 09



This is the first in a series of new workshops that will be taking place more or less bi-monthly until next year.






We'll be looking at the different meanings of the concept of segments and I am hoping to use items from the Resource Centre's documentary archive.

Where is Friars Street?

The lovely new learning room at the Museum Resource and Learning Centre in Friars Street is still not as widely known as it deserves to be, being a relatively new development. Friars Street is close to the centre of town but is a small one way street so a map comes in handy - see left.