Sew Positive is a unique UK charity helping people mend, repair, upcycle and repurpose textiles to calm the mind, improve mental health, well-being and help our planet.
These drop-in weekly sessions will focus on creative textiles and sewing for mental health, run by Community Artist and creative tutor Peggy Mends, and supported by Sew Positive volunteers. They will be engaging, creative, user-led and you don't need any sewing skills or prior art skills. It's about your own creative journey to support your wellbeing. This is a collaboration between Sew Positive and your GP surgery (through Social Prescribers), and information about your taking part will be shared with them so that they can assess the success of our programme with you.
We are running two Taster Sessions to try creative activities, meet the tutor and volunteers and sign up on:
- Thursday 15 August 10am-2.00pm
- Thursday 28 November 10am-2.00pm
Then Thursday drop-in sessions (for those registered via our form on Linktree only) which will take place during term time 10-12.30 on Thursday mornings at Ross Street Community Centre Cambridge on the following dates:
- Term 1: 12 September to 21 November 2024 (excluding half term)
- Term 2: 16 January to 27 March 2025 (excluding half term), with occasional sessions at Botanic Gardens for nature inspiration. Once you (or your Social Prescriber) have registered on our Linktree registration form, you can join us when you are able.
These sessions are prioritised for CITY 4 Cambridge South patients at:
Petersfield Medical Practice
Cornford Road Surgery
Cherry Hinton Surgery
Mill Road Surgery
Woodlands Surgery
Queen Edith Medical Practice
PLEASE REFER ON OUR LINKTREE REGISTRATION FORM HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepuRCjQ3ZaPM3a1CC5bOJJq1FJD_R-w9BTG0xT0G4ujFrSaw/viewform
PLEASE NOTE: We do not offer personal care or dementia support requiring care, so patients may need to provide 1:1 carers to attend with them to support them taking part in sessions, or wait with them if requiring medical care. Our services are inclusive and we make reasonable adjustments wherever possible to ensure as many can attend without barriers.
Adults experiencing social isolation, loneliness, chronic health, mental health issues or co-morbidities. We are not a therapeutic service, with an emphasis on engaging with and being part of a community using sewing and creativity. Participants report improved wellbeing, increased skills and understanding of health and relationship to creative activities. We also partner with other charities including Red Hen project for specific services.
These sessions are prioritised for CITY 4 Cambridge South patients at:
Petersfield Medical Practice
Cornford Road Surgery
Cherry Hinton Surgery
Mill Road Surgery
Woodlands Surgery
Queen Edith Medical Practice
PLEASE NOTE: We do not offer personal care or dementia support requiring care at these sessions, so patients may need to provide 1:1 carers to attend with them to support them taking part in sessions, or wait with them if requiring medical care. Our services are inclusive and we make reasonable adjustments wherever possible to ensure as many can attend without barriers.
Please still apply if you are not a patient at the above practices, but are able to get to Ross Street Community Centre, and we will be in touch to let you know if there are spaces nearer to the start date of mid September. Places are free for anyone facing social isolation, which may be classed as one of the following factors; unemployment, financial hardship, youth or old age, ill health (physical or mental), discrimination, relationship or family breakdown, domestic abuse, poor housing, being a victim of crime, or as a rehabilitating offender.