We’re so excited to announce one of our biggest competitions yet. As part of ‘Love Your Library’ month, we want to give our staff the opportunity to share their stories and write from the heart. All you have to do is put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) and…
We are so proud to announce that Aliphina, one of our incredible Support Workers in Leeds, had won this year’s Leeds Quality in Care Awards in the Paid Care or Support Worker of the Year category! She beat off some stiff competition, going up against 45 other nominees, but the…
This March it’s Love Your Library Month, where we’ll be sharing all the wonderful ways libraries help our community! You can read our article on getting your own library card here, which gives you access to all the wonderful things your local library has to offer. Having a library card…
On the 7th March, we had an Open Mic Night at Creative Together to celebrate International Women's Day. We would like to thank every single person who joined on the night, who were supportive of the theme and welcoming people who visited for the first time. We had three poems…
We are proud to announce that Creative Support has been re-awarded an 'Investing in Volunteers' accreditation thanks to the incredible efforts of our wonderful volunteers, supportive colleagues, and Social Value Team. During the pandemic we sadly had to put our volunteering programme on hold, but since we have come…
This March it’s Love Your Library Month, where we’ll be sharing all the wonderful ways libraries help our community! The first step to loving your library is becoming a member, but what if you’re not sure how to sign up? No worries, we’ve got you covered- here is a handy…
March is ‘Love Your Library’ month, where we’ll be doing a deep dive into all the exciting things our libraries have to offer. Send us your photos and stories for the chance to win some book tokens! Are you a frequent book borrower? Or could you be a first-time visitor?…
When the Russian invasion and war against Ukraine began in February 2022, many people in the UK wanted to do something to help in any way they could. As more news came out of the country, it was apparent that people with support needs were struggling. Creative Support wanted to…
This month marks LGBTQ+ History Month, an opportunity to learn more about the history of the community and support our LGBTQ+ friends and family. The LGBTQ+ Network have spoken about what community means to them to tie into this year’s theme of ‘Community Connections’, and have also pulled together a…
It's Community Kindness month, where we'll be highlighting some of the big and small ways you can show acts of kindness in your community. All month we've been asking you to share your stories of kindness, and tell us what it means to you. Read some of the responses below…
Sarah, our volunteer at Creative Together who is visually impaired, ran an amazing poetry session in January. She talked about imagery, and how to put words together to represent this. Sarah talked about our voice, and how to find and express it by piecing together words cut out from newspapers.…
New Year, New Career! Why not consider a change, and switch to a rewarding career in care? As we bring in 2023, we’ve chatted to some of our staff about their journeys into the care sector. From dinner ladies, to beauticians, to chefs, no matter how different their industries seemed,…
When you think of kindness, you might immediately start thinking of ways you can go about putting a smile on someone’s face. While this is lovely, and people around you will be grateful for your thoughtfulness, how often do you think about being kind to yourself? We are often nicer…
We're so pleased to announce that at the 2023 Made in Manchester Awards, seven of our talented members of staff were shortlisted out of thousands of nominees, and two brought home the gold! Abbie Dutton-Guiver, Social Value Team Leader The first went to Abbie in our Social Value Team,…
New month means new topic in our year of ‘Community Connections’, and this time we’ll be looking at, thinking about, and discussing everything that makes up ‘Community Kindness’. We can’t wait to celebrate acts of kindness in your lives, and share stories of goodwill you have experienced to bring more…
This Valentine’s Day, we’d like to invite you to take part in a Creative Coffee Morning at your service! To tie in with February’s theme of ‘Community Kindness’, why not host a Creative Coffee Morning this Valentine's Day to spread some kindness and joy? Get together with your colleagues, friends…
In 2017, 15-year-old Ruby Williams was repeatedly sent home from school due to her natural hair being ‘against uniform policy’, and ‘blocking other pupils from seeing the whiteboard’. Ruby and her family, with the support of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), fought against this for three years and…
We’ve given our Service User Awards a brand new look & would like to welcome you to ‘Creative Stars’! We want to continue to celebrate the many people who shine bright and regularly do wonderful things for each other, and are happy to announce that nominations to the awards are…
