Create . Participate . Connect
Key Strands: Young People, Creative Well-being, Community Action, Artist Support
A well-established community arts charity based in Belper, Amber Valley in Derbyshire, since 1983. We work with a wide variety of groups and partners across the region, delivering quality, diverse, arts workshops, projects, events and support, particularly with those at risk of social exclusion.
Any queries, please get in touch
This Season...
Creative Writing Short Course
This is a chance for you to express your creativity, learn new skills, and have fun in a relaxed, low-pressure environment.
Ritz River Rescue!
As part of Transition Belper’s Eco Festival this year…come and bling your bike up in our Co-create space. Then bring it to the event on 14th September as part of their parade!
Baton of Hope
We are really chuffed to be working with Belper Shed and Baton of Hope to bring these ‘Text & Tools’ workshops by Poet, Daron Carey. The poems will be lazer-cut onto wood and become part of hand-made bird boxes and displayed in the Guildhall Market, Derby as part of the Baton of Hope event on 13th September.
Bloomin’ Marvellous 2025
Nature-based creative sessions, including a cuppa in a community garden followed by an indoor eco-art activity for adults.
Bling your Bike
As part of Transition Belper’s Eco Festival this year…come and bling your bike up in our Co-create space. Then bring it to the event on 14th September as part of their parade!
River Goddess
Join Anna Roebuck (The Making House) to add to the Recycled River Goddess before she goes on tour with Friends of the Derwent on their ‘Derwent Pilgrimage’ to HELP SAVE OUR RIVERS!
BIG thanks to individuals and organisations that have contributed to our core funding,
to enable us to continue to deliver our charitable work:-
Vernon Robert Bowmer Charitable Trust
Belper Town Council
Big Give pledgers
Kind donations through both in-person philanthropy and our website
More info on project funding/logos on our ‘About’ page…
Facebook Posts
Here's a BIG shout out to all those amazing senior women on World Menopause Day! ![]()
What a journey it is and we are very much looking forward to working with some fabulous, experienced, female creatives/performers in the coming year as they go BLOOM...watch this space 😍✌️🌹
Lovely to be back at Hope for Belper Food & Community Hub with some drop-in creative wellbeing...today with earth painted lavender bags, great conversation/support and some lovely Belper Freedom Feed Em fresh cooked food! 👌💜 ![]()
Belper Town Council
Great to begin our Creative Writing (for wellbeing) Course this week with #leannemoden in #adabellfield cafe next to Belper Library. Watch this space...![]()
Belper Town Council
Fancy trying your hand at writing some short prose or poetry? ✍️🤔💭![]()
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Join us for a 3 week short course with Leanne Moden. £20 for all 3 sessions.![]()
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Book by 3rd October to secure your place via the event link below ![]()
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Creative Writing Course with Leanne Moden
