A creative arts group for women aged 18+

• Discover and feed your creativity

• Improve your mental health and wellbeing

• Make new friends

Join our warm and welcoming weekly group for women and explore a variety of exciting arts and crafts — from linocut printing to feltmaking, photography, silk painting, ceramics, leathercraft and so much more! No previous experience is needed and people of all abilities attend our sessions.

Sessions are FREE to attend and include a FREE lunch!

When? Fridays 12pm-3pm (term time only)

Where? Jack Drum Arts, St Cuthbert’s Centre, Church Lane, Crook, DL15 9DN

Book Online Here
Sessions are popular so we are releasing the bookings in stages to give everyone who wants to a chance to attend. You can book online on our Ticketsource page here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/jackdrumarts

Contact
For further information and if you are unable to book using Ticketsource contact Jill Chambers.
📧 jill@jackdrum.co.uk (please include your full name and use the subject line: “Artful Connections”)
📞 01388 765002

Partnerships
Workshops are delivered by skilled creative practitioners with support from a link worker

Impact
This programme has been designed to help maintain and improve the mental and social wellbeing of participants. It aims to support women facing a range of challenges, including poor mental health, social isolation, financial hardship, long-term unemployment, and those furthest from the labour market. The focus is on reducing loneliness, improving resilience, and fostering community. If you are part of a social prescribing network and would like to know more, please contact Jill using the details above.

Previous workshops have included
Monoprinting from Nature with Cath Hodson
Felted 3D Mushrooms with Sabina Poonwassie
Blacksmithing with True North Trades
Leafy Leathercraft Pouches with Wendy Elsdon
Batik painted silk with Wendy Elsdon
Embroidered Landscapes with Louise Goult

Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund alongside donations and earned income generated by our team.