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We provide arts-health activities for people with health conditions. Qualified Arts-Health Practitioner. M.A.(Distinction).

Our therapeutic approach supports people with dementia, disability, special education needs, social anxiety, and isolation. Colourful Memories CIC is a non-profit grassroots organisation dedicated to empowering individuals living with health conditions through uplifting arts and arts health activities. We offer transformative workshops for people affected by dementia, learning disabilities, special educational needs, bereavement, children's wellbeing, and neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease.

30/10/2026

Here is another AMAZING 😍 painting🖌🎨 sent to us by an attendee of our Clitheroe group. The painting was started last week at the group session and finished during the week. Well done, FANTASTIC 🤩 work!

30/10/2026

🌟✨💫⭐ ⋆.˚✮𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕪𝕠𝕦✮˚.⋆ 🙌 to Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS and the South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (LSC ICB) for supporting and funding our Arts Health - Ribble Valley Arts & Crafts 🖌🎨 project at the Clitheroe Young Farmers Club in Clitheroe. We’re now halfway through the project and have already received lots of great feedback.

Here is what attendees are saying about our sessions:

🌟 The art class has made me feel more confident and encouraged me to get out and meet people. Everyone in the group is friendly and welcoming, and I’ve made many new friends.

🌟 Neil is professional and accommodating. He always considers our abilities and brings a fantastic selection of art materials.

Yesterday we changed things up by adding Christmas 🎅🎄 ⛄ activities alongside Halloween ones. 🎃🕷👻 Everyone completed about three activities each, making Christmas stocking filler bags. Then we moved on to Halloween crafts, creating skulls, spiders, and trick-or-treat bags. It was another enjoyable afternoon.

Checkout 👀 the AMAZING 🤩 work below! 👇

The sessions have grown over the last few weeks, but we still have some spaces available. If you’d like to join us, please contact Neil on 07807 249464 or email [email protected] to book your place. All activities are led by an experienced and qualified Arts Health practitioner. 🎓🗞👩🏻‍🎓

Our next session at the Clitheroe Young Farmers Club at the Clitheroe Auction Mart is on Thursday, 5th November. 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm.

Great job, everyone! AMAZING ✨ work! 👏👏👏 🌈

29/10/2026

A MASSIVE thank you 🙏 to the National Lottery players and the The National Lottery Community Fund for awarding Colourful Memories CIC a grant earlier this year.

This FANTASTIC 🤩 support enables us to deliver our Community Wellbeing project at the Padiham Town Hall; this funding allows us to provide the sessions FREE of charge, making them accessible to everyone.

The sessions are ideal for adults of any age who live with neurodiversity, SEN, disabilities, loneliness, or isolation.

As Halloween 🕷🕸 🎃 👻 is this weekend, yesterday we provided a variety of Halloween-themed activities. Take a look 👀 at the AMAZING 🤩 work below! 👇 These sessions have gone from strength to strength 💪 and are making a real impact in our community. Yesterday we circulated feedback forms; here are a few comments that we received:

🌟 Colourful Memories provides a powerful benefit to mental health, brain function, and personal growth.
🌟 A support worker shared that the person they support talks about our sessions all week and always reminds staff to bring them along, which is wonderful to hear.

All activities are led by an experienced and qualified Arts Health practitioner 🎓🗞👩🏻‍🎓

Our next session at the Padiham Town Hall is on Wednesday, 11th November. If you’d like to join us, please contact Neil on 07807 249464 or email [email protected] to book your place.

Great job, everyone! 👏👏👏 AMAZING work! 🤩🤩🤩

27/10/2026

✨ It was lovely to visit Heightside House Nursing Home in Rawtenstall today! We provided a variety of creative 🕷 🎃 HALLOWEEN 🎃🕷 themed activities for the residents. This was our biggest group yet, and lots of residents made different Halloween Crafts, 🖌🎨 from witches' hats 🧙‍♀️ out of cardboard to scary Halloween masks and trick-or-treat bags for their families. 🍭🍬🍡 It was another successful session with lots of smiling 😁😁😁 faces. Thank you so much, Heightside House Care Home, for inviting Colourful Memories CIC to visit. 🙏 Take a look 👀 at the FANTASTIC! 😍😍 😍 work below. 👇 Colourful Memories provides professional activity sessions to local care homes and day centres, and all activities are led by a qualified Arts Health practitioner. 👨‍🎓 For more information about our activities, please contact Neil on 07807 249464 or email [email protected]. Well done, 👏👏👏 everyone – AMAZING 🤩🤩🤩 work!

23/10/2026

❗😯 WOW! We received this photo from a lady who attended our Arts and Crafts 🎨🖌session yesterday in Clitheroe. She made a beautiful Halloween-themed garland decoration. 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 It's great to see the crafts from our sessions in people's homes. Well done—AMAZING 😍 work! These sessions are FREE! to attend! The next session is on Thursday, 29th October, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. To find out more or to join future sessions, contact Neil on 07807 249464 or email [email protected]. Well done! 👏 Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS

23/10/2026

It's FANTASTIC 🤩 to see the Colourful Memories & Dementia Positive Pendle, 'Home Support Booklet' being circulated in the community. I created the booklet last year to support people living with dementia at home. It's based on real experiences of caring for both parents affected by dementia. Lovely to see the resource being shared for free in the community to help others. 😀👍

23/10/2026

✨We were out in the community again yesterday, making a difference to people's lives through therapeutic activities. ✨ Yesterday, Colourful Memories CIC provided another session in Clitheroe. Everyone enjoyed making different crafts. 🖌🎨 One gentleman made a Land Rover Series 1 model, 🛻 while a lady worked on a diamond art picture of a sloth. 🔶💎🔶 Other attendees painted canvases by working on painting-by-numbers projects and some made trick-or-treat bags for their grandchildren. 🍭🍬🍡 Others made pumpkin decorations. 🎃 There was something for everyone. As always, we provided activities that suited each individual's abilities and interests. Take a look at the AMAZING 🤩 crafts that were made! 👇 These sessions are perfect for anyone looking 👀 for a relaxing, friendly crafting group to socialise and meet new people. The sessions welcome adults of any age. The sessions help reduce isolation and give people a chance to try different crafts in a safe, welcoming environment. The sessions are free to attend thanks to funding and support from Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS and the NHS (LSC ICB) (Arts on Prescription). Sessions run weekly at the Clitheroe Young Farmers Club Ribbledale Centre (BB7 1QD) on Thursdays until 21st January 2027. The next session is on Thursday, 29th October, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. To find out more or to join future sessions, contact Neil on 07807 249464 or email [email protected]. Well done 👏 to everyone who took part—FANTASTIC ✨ work! Clitheroe Young Farmers Club

21/10/2026

🎃🎃🎃 Today, Colourful Memories CIC provided another ARTS & CRAFTS 🎨🖌 session for our Arts for Well-being project at the Gannow Community Centre in Burnley. We provided Halloween-themed activities, 🕷 🐈‍⬛ 🎃 making pumpkins and decorating Halloween-themed bags. Check out! 👀 some of the work below. 👇 It was another busy and successful afternoon that brought people together through Arts and Crafts. Thank you! 🙏 to the ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST and BPR CVS for making this project possible. Our next session is on the 4th November from 1 to 2:30 at the Gannow Community Centre. Sessions are free to attend! To find out more or join future sessions, contact Neil on 07807 249464 or email [email protected]. Well done to everyone who took part; AMAZING! Work! 🤩🤩🤩

15/10/2026

Today, Colourful Memories CIC provided another successful arts health session for adults in the Ribble Valley. We delivered the session at the Young Farmers Centre at the Clitheroe auction and made some FANTASTIC 🤩 Halloween decorations. 🕷️ 🎃 Everyone who attended were thrilled with their creations, and some said they plan to make more for their grandchildren. We were also delighted to welcome back a talented young man, who created more wonderful storyboard illustrations. Well done, everyone! Great work! 👏👏👏 Our next Clitheroe session is on Thursday, 22nd October, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at the Clitheroe Young Farmers Club Looking forward to seeing you all again! Thank you to the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS for funding and supporting this project! Thank you! 🙏 Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

15/10/2026

Yesterday, Colourful Memories CIC provided another session at the Padiam Town Hall as part of our lottery-funded project. Thanks to the The National Lottery Community Fund we can provide these sessions for FREE! Yesterday was one of our biggest and busiest sessions yet. We supported people with a range of activities, including Halloween-themed crafts like making bats, hats, and spiders. 🕷🕸 The witches' hats were made from card, and the bats were created by making pom-poms and cutting out bat shapes. It was a busy session. Some attendees made pom-pom spiders using pom-poms and pipe cleaners, while others painted 🖌🎨 canvases. Adults of all ages joined in, all sharing an interest in Arts and Crafts. Take a look at the AMAZING! 🤩 work below, 👇all made from wool, cardboard, and lots of creativity. These workshops are a FANTASTIC ✨ way to learn new skills and meet others in a safe, supportive space, all led by a qualified Arts Health practitioner. Our next session in Padiham is on Wednesday the 28th of October from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. To join, please contact Neil on 07807 249464 or email [email protected] to reserve your spot. Well done, everyone! 👏👏👏

Address

142 Union Road
Oswaldtwistle
BB53DR

Telephone

07807249464

Website

https://mycolourfulmemories.com/, http://www.mycolourfulmemories.co.uk/

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