Life skills and interests

Over four relaxing and creative weeks, you’ll be guided through making a variety of handmade items that are perfect for self-care or thoughtful gifts for loved ones. Whether you’re treating...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Welcome to the Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery & Wellbeing College. As a new student, this introductory session is a great place to start. It will help you understand who we...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

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Delivered by our Creative Practitioner, Sarah O’Boyle, this six-week course invites participants to explore gentle doodling techniques and simple one-page book-making processes. Each session offers a gentle, hands-on introduction to...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Come and join fab facilitator Ali for a relaxing and enjoyable festive crafting session where you can unwind, get creative, and make your own unique Christmas decorations using air-dry clay....

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Decopatch is a creative activity using mixed media and paper craft techniques. On this fabulous workshop, our amazing volunteers Wendy and Jana will introduce you to the techniques of this...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Join us for a relaxed and supportive photo editing session with Creative Practitioner, Jess, and volunteer, Russel, designed as a follow-on to our Click Happy Photography Journeys. This workshop offers...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Join Creative Practitioner Jess and friendly volunteer Russel, for one or more of our brand new, relaxed and supportive photography journeys. These sessions will focus on generating a sense of...

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Greenhead Park, Gledholt Road Entrance (Adjacent to the Junction Public House) HD1 4LA

Ravensleigh Resource Unit, Dewsbury, 28 Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LL

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Discover a calming and creative approach to woodwork in this brand new 2026 course. You’ll learn how to design bold, rhythmic patterns, carve them into a flat wooden board, and...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Explore the expressive art of mandala-making in this 3-week course designed to nurture your creativity and support your well-being. Guided by a gentle, friendly approach, you’ll experiment with stencils, collage,...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

We’re starting a little earlier this year to get into the festive spirit, but it’s a good excuse to kick off the season with some fun and creativity. The festive...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Join us for this fantastic one-off workshop and discover the basic techniques of gel printing. Alongside, our friendly Peer Project Worker, James, and volunteer Rosalind, we will experiment with layered...

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Howlands Centre, Dewsbury, School Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1LD

Discover the art of fabric printing with our Gel Printing course! During this three-week, hands-on course and with the help and support of our fab facilitators James and volunteer Wendy,...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Engaging in arts and crafts can be a great way to improve our sense of wellbeing and, with the busy festive season ahead, this one-off winter workshop is a great...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Join us we head back in time to the 20th Century and learn about the Golden Age of Hollywood!  On this popular four-week course, delivered by our friendly and enthusiastic...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

This course has been inspired by our popular and well received Mindful Doodles course. You will have the opportunity to create a collection of simple handmade seasonal crafts like gift...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Step into the creative world of printmaking in a friendly and supportive space! Over six weeks, we’ll explore a variety of techniques, including lino and gel printing while playing with...

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Howlands Centre, Dewsbury, School Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1LD

"A wonderful opportunity to learn new skills and experiment with different techniques in a supportive environment. The course leaders and group were kind, sensitive and hugely supportive." A previous lino printing learner

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Join us for this two-week course as together, we take a look at printing.  You will learn about different techniques and colour mixing before having a go at printing yourself. ...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Join us for this relaxing one-off festive printing workshop where we will combine both gel and block printing to create our own greetings cards, wrapping paper, gift bags and more!...

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Howlands Centre, Dewsbury, School Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1LD

Learning lots of different calming art techniques with a sense of achievement at the results

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Join our friendly Peer Worker, James, and volunteer, Jana, for this unusual, creative course. Over four weeks we will look at creating our own 3D sculpture using wire armatures (cores),...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

This fabulous four-week course is one of our most popular and we are sure it will continue to be a firm favourite here at the Recovery & Wellbeing College. Throughout...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Join us for a hands-on cooking session where we turn fresh, locally grown produce from our beautiful community garden into delicious, nourishing meals. More than just a cooking class, it’s...

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The Outback Community Garden, Halifax, Lightowler Road, HX1 5NB

During this one-off festive winter workshop, we will discover how to create handmade decorations for our homes and/or cards and gifts.  Using nothing but a pencil, paper and scissors we...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Are you a music lover? Would you like to meet new people and collaborate in a creative setting with others? Have you ever fancied having a go at writing your...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

The instructions are clear with knowledgeable demonstrations from really friendly and enthusiastic tutors, I felt really welcomed and included.

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Howlands Centre, Dewsbury, School Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1LD

Come and enjoy some old-school Hollywood glamour, with a festive twist! Book your seat now for this extra-special, Christmas-themed celebration of the Golden Age of Hollywood! 😊 In this one-off...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Come and join Ali on this popular course and be part of something bigger – in a way that feels right for you. This six-week creative wellbeing course invites you...

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Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Join us for this amazing, creative weaving course where we’ll explore our own personal journeys and look at how we engage with the world around us. With the help and...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ

Delivered by Lulu, a professional writer from our partner Royal Literary Fund, alongside Recovery Coach, Paul, this one-off online workshop is all about increasing our confidence to write. Join us...

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Peer Project Worker, Ali, will guide you through a series of relaxing wool crafts that build in confidence and skill each week. We will begin with simple, colourful pom-pom and...

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Project Colt, Elland, Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, Elland, HX5 0SQ