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Introducing our Ceramics Coordinator, Will Broughton!
"Hi, I'm Will, the Ceramics Coordinator at Start in Salford. In the last few months the ceramic department has shifted up a gear to become a hive of industry.
Our income generation volunteers have been producing our Lowry figures as fast as they can to cover orders. Thanks to them for all their hard work- keep it up guys!
As well as this there is a new entry & level one ASENTIS program which is due to complete it’s first year in June. Well done to all those on the course everybody has made excellent progress this year!
Learn how to make a folksy wall hanging
From a heap of unpromising looking old clothing and material remnants, the textile taster group created striking looking folksy hangings.
An old wire hanger was turned into a metal hoop. People then tore strips of material (about 15cm by 2) and knotted them onto the hoop, combining a mix of colours and materials. We then sewed little hearts out of the same materials and filled them with lavender-infused stuffing, finishing off to create an unusual, attractive and scented hanging for the wall, window or even front door.
If you’d like to transform a piece of worn out clothing into a beautiful folksy hanging, you can download illustrated step-by-step instructions here.
Phil Hamer Awarded Volunteer of The Year
We are extremely proud of our member volunteer Phil Hamer who won the Volunteer of the Year Award for his work with Mind. Phil currently volunteers for us as a photographer and is very highly regarded by all of us at Start.
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First prize for poster design, congratulations Sam Viner!
Recently, members of Start in Salford's Visual Arts Department where given the opportunity to take part in a poster competition on behalf of the Salford Direct Payments team. Sam Viner from the Visual Arts Taster group achieved first prize for his design, meaning that his work will become the new image for the campaign being used throughout Salford on bus stops and billboards. Sam also won £100 as part of his prize which he is kindly insisting is donated to Start. Thank-you and congratulations Sam!
'A landmark in the landscape' Start in Salford's garden book
The therapeutic and educational benefits of gardening are well documented particularly by the research carried out by Thrive and Loughborough University.
Here at START we commissioned a book that documents a year in the life of our gardening group, aptly titled by one of our members 'A landmark in the landscape'. The publication beautifully illustrates the meaning and the benefits of engaging in a community horticultural project and the impact it has on individual’s social, physical and mental and emotional wellbeing. Transcribed interviews and photographs taken by the members and truly capture the essence of the project.
