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New Return Client: Arts for wellbeing

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The Evaluator is delighted to be working with a return client; Pendle Leisure Trust on the project evaluation for Arts for Wellbeing.

We’ve been longstanding fans of how art can make you feel better. In fact, Kirsty Rose, Director of The Evaluator, spent almost ten years as a project manager in arts and health.

The arts are great for wellbeing because they help us to relax and express ourselves. Whether it’s painting, dancing, or playing music, getting creative lets us switch off from stress and focus on something fun. It’s a break from everyday worries and a chance to enjoy the moment. Plus, creating art can boost confidence, especially when we see our skills improving over time. Even just listening to music or watching a play can lift our mood and help us to feel more connected to the world around us.

Being creative also helps with mental health by giving us a way to process emotions. Sometimes, it’s hard to put feelings into words, but drawing, writing, or even acting them out can make it easier. The arts also bring people together, whether through a community choir, a book club, or a dance class. Sharing creative experiences with others helps us feel less alone and more supported. It’s a great way to meet new people, have fun, and feel a sense of achievement.

We’re delighted to have the chance to work with Pendle Leisure Trust again to help them tell their story of impact through this project.

New Client: Eden Rivers Trust

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New Client: Eden Rivers Trust

The Evaluator is delighted to be working on a new project with the Eden Rivers Trust. Using the tagline “breaking barriers, building bridges”, this project is dedicated to reaching new communities and places access at the heart of all it has planned. It’s just the sort of work we love to do.

Eden Rivers Trust Explain:

“Access to Eden: breaking barriers, building bridges is a partnership project, led by Eden Rivers Trust that will remove the barriers that prevent people and wildlife from accessing the natural heritage of East Cumbria and ‘build the bridges’ needed so that they enjoy and thrive in, on and beside Eden’s rivers.

The project is split into two broad areas:

Greener spaces on your doorstep
This is about making improvements to the river environment at eight sites that are ‘on the doorstep’ of urban areas along the length of the river Eden – creating sustainable, healthy and thriving natural spaces. Many of these will be community-led/inspired practical conservation projects that will make the sites in Carlisle, Lower Eden, Penrith and Source of the Eden (Kirkby Stephen) better places for people and wildlife.

An Eden for everyone
This is a programme of activities, often connected to the doorstep sites above but also covering the whole of the Eden catchment area, that will create opportunities for people to enjoy Eden’s rivers and nature. This will include improvements to selected walks and trails, coupled with better information plus opportunities including volunteering, training and events for all ages and abilities to get closer to nature, so that more people can explore, enjoy and care for Eden’s rivers.

Core to our project is the desire to create an organic community conservation network for the Eden. We see this operating across organisational boundaries where ideas, knowledge, and opportunities flow from one site to the next, across the Eden, and take our beneficiaries with them, ensuring they have the maximum opportunity to experience the natural heritage of the Eden on their own terms.”

View more about the project here:

Eden Rivers Trust – Access to Eden: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges

If you have questions or want to explore how The Evaluator can help your organisation drive impact, feel free to get in touch! Email us now on info@theevaluator.co.uk or call 01756 532 538.