We participated in a great project recently ‘The Unremembered’ to commemorate the brave sacrifices of the Labour Corps especially those from across the globe – in particular black and minority ethnic soldiers, and their heroic contribution to the war effort.
http://www.big-ideas.org/project/the-unremembered/
We are running a series of free community workshops at The Bridge in Brighton on Mondays in April, encouraging older people from the area to make Life History books to facilitate the celebration and sharing of memories.
Thank you to The Bridge for funding these sessions and hosting the activities.
The acclaimed ‘imaginative and inspiring’ Trench Brothers project commemorating the contributions and personal stories of ethnic minority soldiers in the First World War will culminate in Brighton and the South Eas https://archive.strikealight.org/projects/trench-brothers-wwi-project/t this year.
We are really enjoying our ongoing project Dancing with Dementia in Brighton, encouraging older residents with dementia to stay active, and using music to trigger memories. https://archive.strikealight.org/2018/04/
Our Creative Director Nicola took part in a short film for Brighton charity Community Works recently about their mentoring scheme. https://bit.ly/2IWTZiy
We are pleased to have been commissioned by St Peters- Preston Park to deliver a series of six free creative workshops at the church and in their grounds between May-September 2018. The workshops are a key part of the HLF-funded Project Restoring the Chancel: Highlighting the 20th Century History of St Peter’s, Preston Park to engage local people around St Peter’s https://archive.strikealight.org/projects/st-peters-preston-park-workshop-dates/
Lots of ideas to go away and research – good to meet others and share experiences and ideas. I feel more confident to go away and plan some reminiscence activities. I have more insight into the benefits and what’s involved’.
This two day training course based at Strike a Light’s studio in Brighton takes place on 18th and 19th July 2018 (10am-4pm).
https://archive.strikealight.org/training/reminiscence-training/
This one day reminiscence training course based at Strike a Light’s studio in Brighton takes place on Wednesday 20th June 2018 (10am-4pm).
https://archive.strikealight.org/training/reminiscence-training/
We are very pleased to be commissioned by The Friends of St Peter’s – Preston Park, Brighton to deliver a series of six creative workshops at St Peter’s, Preston Park between May-September 2018.
Strike a Light will be running a free drop in creative activity at East Brighton Trust’s Community Grants Drop in next month. Come along and find out about sourcing funds for activities and amuse your kids at the same time!
The event will be held on Tuesday 24th April from 2-6pm at The Bevy, Brighton