Health, wellbeing and environment

Focussing on health and wellbeing, the environment and how words and ideas help connect people, raise awareness, and drive change, we use creativity to promote physical and mental wellness, combat loneliness and to create a society that reflects and values a diverse range of stories.

This strand of our work focuses on people in and around Norwich, and was co-developed with a range of community organisations, third sector and grassroots arts and cultural partners.

Dragon Hall Social and the NCW Book Club

We offered a monthly social at Dragon Hall for our writerfocused community in Norwich and a parallel book club (both virtual and in person) to support readers. Over 100 people have participated this year.

A Life Written

A Life Written is a ten-week memoir writing course for the over 70’s, developed in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University. The short course explores the impact of life writing on wellbeing by providing participants with the tools to tell their own stories, family histories, myths and emotional challenges. Across 2021-22, over 20 older people have participated, with an anthology produced celebrating the creative motivations and achievements of each cohort.

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