Many Hands 25 C.I.C

10/11/2025

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07/11/2025

🎄Next sessions for Cobby Crafters at Silsden Town Hall 🎄

🕥 10.30 - 12.30 🕧

3rd December- Christmas Table Decorations
17th December - Assorted Christmas Crafts

As always, free of charge (these sessions are funded by Silsden Town Hall) but donations appreciated.

In the bar at Silsden, top floor. See ya there!

Over 60s as this is what the funding is covering. More sessions to hopefully come in the future for other age ranges!

10/10/2025

Applications for ABCD grants are now OPEN!

More information and the application form can be found here: https://www.thevcsalliance.org.uk/abcd-micro-grant-funding/

Closing date for applications: Wed 5th November 2025. 5pm

07/10/2025

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14/09/2025

11/09/2025

🧠 Trauma can have a powerful and lasting impact on mental health.

When we experience trauma—whether from abuse, loss, violence, neglect, or sudden change—it can leave emotional wounds that affect how we think, feel, and behave.

At Many Hands we aim to help you tackle these issues caused by trauma by exploring and understanding how our traumas have affected us, and finding ways to overcome these.

Trauma can have impacts on our cognitive abilities, like:
-Memory loss
-Confusion
-Racing thoughts
-Hypervigilance
-Attention issues
-Block in communication
-Catastrophizing
-Trouble with decision making
-Issues with processing information
-Depression
-Trouble with problem solving
-Trouble learning

It can also affect our existence in a more fundamental manner, including:
-Self-loathing
-Loss of hope
-Loss of meaning
-Pessimism
-Helplessness
-No sense of purpose
-Death ideation
-Sense of dread
-Identity fragmentation
-Isolation and loneliness

Trauma can cause us to have short and long lasting emotional issues, such as:
-Emotional flashbacks
-Mood swings
-Low motivation
-Betrayal sensitivity
-Feelings of anger, guilt or shame
-Feeling detached from reality
-Emotional dysregulation
-Dissociation
-Reckless behaviour
-Sleep disturbances
-Numbness
-Avoidance
-Negative beliefs
-Shattered world view

Trauma also can cause us to have physical issues, including:
-Low energy
-Chronic pain
-Balance and co-ordination issues
-Stomach ache
-Trouble with sleeping
-Chronic pain
-Muscle tension and stiffness
-Headaches
-Easily startled
-Fatigue and tiredness
-Digestive issues
-Changes in eating
-Dizziness
-Nausea

If you are facing any of these issues from trauma, stress, overwhelming anxiety or a loss in your life, we may be able to help you.

Please contact us today to see if we can help you, either through messaging us or emailing us at [email protected]

10/09/2025

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at our ‘Cobby Crafters’ session at Silsden Town Hall this morning.

Thanks to all of you who came along and were looking forward to seeing you again on the 24th September when we will be using beads.

09/09/2025

What's happening tomorrow at CobbyCrafters?

Tomorrow is the medium of painting!

Come along and make a watercolour bookmark, or a painted glass pot, or a wooden slice.

These are not taught workshops, but rather an opportunity for you to come and explore and enjoy playing around with some new materials, or trying a new skill.

09/09/2025

Tomorrow! 10.30 - 12.30

Free creativity sessions for over 60s, held at Silsden Town Hall. Come along and explore the medium of paints.

Fancy having a go at a painted glass pot? Or a watercolour painted bookmark?

Here's some feedback from previous creativity sessions and why people have enjoyed them.

- “I enjoy it because it’s all about expression and not about getting it right”

- “It takes me away from the monotony of everyday life“

- “It lets me focus on something that is important to me“

- “I am really enjoying the creativity, the therapy I’ve found in doing it is amazing”

06/09/2025

What will we be getting up to in the sessions at Silsden Town Hall?

Well! Each session will be different, and here's a sneak peak at the first 5 sessions we will be holding...

10th September - Paints and Watercolours - you could have a go at watercolours, or make a bookmark, a glass jar, or a gorgeous unique pebble.

24th September - Beads - You could make a necklace, a window hanging, a bracelet, or a beaded coaster.

8th October - Papers - You could collage with our large selection of cards and papers, do some creative journaling, or make a card for a loved one.

22nd October - Yarn - you could make a pom pom garland, try your hand at crochet, or make a woven hanging.

5th November - Fimo/ air dry clay - you could make an air dried clay model, have a go at stamping raw materials to make a coaster, or a fridge magnet.

Just turn up on the day, 10.30am start for 2 hours.

04/09/2025

🎨 New for autumn 2025 are our free sessions for over 60s held at Silsden Town Hall - starting Wednesday 10th September 🎨

If you are feel like you want to try something new, meet some new people or come for a craft and a chat, then these sessions are for you!

There will be a range of activites on, from journaling, to painting, to some jewellery making... Each session will be different so you can try out a new creative activity!

Held at Silsden Town Hall, we are branching out into a more accessible venue, as the main Many Hands venue is not easily accessible for those who struggle with stairs. So if this has ever put you off attending our sessions, please come and try us out!

Just turn up on the day. Prompt 10.30 start. Kath will also bring homemade scones!