Working with the community gives people of all ages a unique opportunity to make a difference to the social fabric of society through creativity.

Working together we make a difference to each other.

·’I love it when the art group is here as I can get lonely- I have made new friends in the art group and I think it has helped my confidence, I am not scared to speak to people in groups now.’

·’I have found a new passion in art since going to Lee and Boz groups, when I left the hostel to go into supported accommodation I started an arts and crafts group, I would never have had the confidence or skills to do  this if it wasn’t for Boz and Lee.’

·’I felt like I could speak to Boz and Lee about my struggles whilst doing Art, this really helped my mental health, before then I didn’t realise how much it would help, I wish I started doing Art sooner, I find it as a form of therapy.’

Below words and images made by young people in art workshops at the Grange with Boz and Lee for Groundwork

Spray painting t shirts and boards

Banksy would be proud

We are currently also working with Empowerment, PANDA and the Blackpool Allies group to help create artworks for Pride Blackpool later this year.

Badges made for the PANDA group

Lantern workshop at Claremont Community Center, with Empowerment