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Thank you for supporting Create’s British 10k runners

Posted on October 20, 2021 by mike - Blogs

Create staff member Anna tells her story of running the British 10k in aid of Create in 2018.

When Create received places for Virgin Sport’s British 10k back in January, I signed up to run on our behalf without much hesitation. A keen but decidedly amateur runner, my longest run to date was around 7km, and the British 10k seemed like the perfect motivation to challenge myself while representing the Create staff team.

A particularly long and snowy winter meant that my training got off to a slow start, but once the clocks changed running became a fun post-work and weekend activity – something I looked forward to rather than a chore.

8 week training plan for British 10K

Suddenly it was May, and with the race fast approaching I decided I needed to step things up a notch. An eight-week training plan was fantastic in giving my training some structure and helping me feel like I was making real progress. It also created a true lifestyle change for me: running before work! Until a few months ago I firmly believed that even running for a bus within the first few hours of waking up was more than I could handle, but if I wanted to keep up with my training plan while maintaining a social life, early-morning runs were a necessity. I discovered that starting my day with a run was a real boost that left me feeling energised, cheerful and ready for the day ahead. It’s one of the main things I’ll take away from participating in the British 10k.

The big day

The morning of the run was an especially hot and sunny one, and there was a buzzy atmosphere as I joined the crowds gathered near Trafalgar Square. Never having taken part in a mass sporting event, I was pleasantly surprised by how smoothly everything was run, and before long we were moving towards the starting line on Piccadilly.

Once I crossed the starting line my various concerns – collapsing in the heat, twisting an ankle, inexplicably becoming a much slower runner – evaporated. I was happily distracted by the musical entertainment, the runners in huge Sesame Street costumes, and of course the novelty of running past London’s beautiful sights on closed streets. The most difficult part of the run was when my energy began to flag between kilometres seven and eight, which took in Embankment and Westminster Bridge and offered little respite from the sun, but the thought of every step taking me closer to the finish line was enough to stop me from slowing down. The high point was of course when I passed two Create colleagues cheering on the sidelines – surprisingly exciting given that I see them in the office every day!

The finish line

After collecting my medal and goody bag I headed to the Create picnic in St James’ Park, where our fundraising team had picked the perfect shady spot. Relaxing on the grass with some of Create’s staff team and other runners was a wonderful way to end the experience.

All for a good cause

It was great to know that 14 other people were running in aid of Create: a huge thank you goes out to everyone who ran and everyone who donated. Your donations will enable us to empower the lives of even more of the most disadvantaged people in society through our free, sustainable creative arts programmes. Running the British 10k for Create was a genuinely brilliant experience; even if, like me, you’ve never run 10k when you sign up, I guarantee it’s something you won’t regret.

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Meet Cameron

Posted on October 18, 2021 by mike - Stories

inspired:arts is Create’s multi-art programme for young carers. This December (2017) inspired:arts has been in Merton where our jewellery designer Hayley Kruger has been working with young people from Carers Support Merton.

The group have experimented with various materials and design techniques to produce a range of jewellery, as well as seasonal Christmas decorations. Working in small groups enables the young carers to build upon teamwork and communication skills alongside developing their creativity. inspired:arts has given them a break from their caring responsibilities, encouraging them to build trusting relationships with their peers and develop social skills and confidence.

Cameron’s older brother has severe Global Development Delay, microcephaly and epilepsy. Now seven, Cameron has been caring for him since he was four years old. Cameron talked to us about taking part in inspired:arts.

“We’ve been making jewellery – making different designs by twisting and twirling the materials around, then tying them up. Today we’ve been doing designs with ribbon. We’re going to hang them from Christmas trees, so the trees can be decorated. We’ve not just been making Christmas decorations all the time though – we’ve been doing lots of different jewellery designs.

“Things like this are good for young carers like me because people have lots of fun and make creative, colourful stuff.”
Cameron

“I felt very happy working with Hayley because she was so kind. It was lots of fun working with the rest of the group too, and now I’ve made some new friends. By taking part I’ve learnt that working in a group is not all about me – it’s about listening to others and having respect.

“Things like this are good for young carers like me because people have lots of fun and make creative, colourful stuff. Now that it’s the last session, I feel sad that you’ll never ever come back!”

(Don’t worry Cameron – Create will be running inspired:arts with Carers Support Merton again in February).

* Name changed to protect anonymity

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Brunel University fundraise for Create

Posted on October 18, 2021 by mike - News, Blogs

In March 2018, music students from Brunel University organised a series of three events in aid of Create, showcasing a variety of music, film, visual art, and spoken word. They raised over £400, which will go towards supporting emerging artists as part of our Nurturing Talent programme. Here, two of the organisers, Louie and Millie, share why they decided to fundraise for us and how they found the experience.

“We first came across Create during the process of organising our Tones events, as part of an assignment for our music course at university. As music students, we were looking for charities that work with the aim of bringing the arts to marginalised people in our local community, so when we came across Create, we admired their work and knew immediately that we wanted to support them. We put on three free events in public spaces all around Uxbridge, showcasing many forms of the arts such as music, dance, poetry, visual arts and film, and organising the events was a lot of fun!

“The best thing about the whole process was meeting so many talented people: getting to work with the great people from the local businesses and organisations who supported us (such as Hillingdon Library and Harris + Hoole, Uxbridge), members of the public and the wonderful team at Create! The Create team were lovely to work with, we kept in touch with Emma [Create’s Senior Development Manager] throughout the organisation process. Emma was helpful from the start and took a real interest in us and our events – she even invited us to attend one of Create’s local workshops for young carers.

“Spending time with the young carers was such a fun and eye-opening experience for us.”

“Spending time with the young carers was such a fun and eye-opening experience for us. It helped us to understand Create’s work and what kind of projects our fundraising would be going towards. The Tones events started as just another university assignment we had to do, but after attending the workshop we realised the reality of what we could do with this – that we could raise money for a charity that impacts many lives. We managed to raise over £400 for Create, which we are incredibly proud of and would have never imagined achieving at the start!

“As soon as we started to work with Create we began to think outside of the ‘university bubble’ and it gave us the opportunity to work more closely with the local community. Overall, it was so fitting to raise money for Create through our own arts events and it was such an enjoyable experience throughout. We would highly recommend other London university students to do similar projects with Create in mind!”

If you would like to organise an event in support of Create then email us here for more information.

This article is from 2018.

Meet Paul

Posted on October 15, 2021 by mike - Stories

art:space, our partnership with British Land, is our multi-artform project for young carers. During February 2018, our professional artist Jen worked with a group of young carers using the medium of printmaking to develop confidence, creative and social skills, and build relationships with other young carers while having a vital – and fun – break from their caring responsibilities.

“Being creative helps me relax. Projects like these help me realise I can do more than I thought I could.”
Paul, young carer

Paul, who cares for his dad who suffers from depression, attends Kingston Young Carers Project and took part in the workshops. He talks about his experience:

“I care for my dad. He has, I don’t know if you would call it an illness, but something called depression where he gets stressed and upset very easily and it can be hard sometimes. I’ve been caring for my dad since I can remember. I think young carers tend to spend a lot more time with their family. People that don’t have someone to care for someone tend to be more sociable and have more friends.

“We have been printing on T-shirts and bags for the last few days which has been fun. Making something gives you a feeling of pride. It was great working with a professional artist that has so much experience, she was able to show us new techniques and bring the most out of us. It was good working with the group as everyone had different styles and different ideas about what they wanted to make. Doing something creative was great especially as there were loads more resources here that we would never have access to at home.

“Being creative helps me relax. Projects like these definitely help as they distract us and let us have good times. They help me realise I can do more than I thought I could.”

In the UK there are an estimated 700,000 young carers who have varying degrees of caring responsibilities, some spending more than 50 hours each week caring for a loved one. Young carers often have no creative outlet and lack the chance to play with their peers.

Our projects offer a chance for young carers to develop confidence and friendships with other young carers who understand the issues they face. All our workshops are run by professional artists, ensuring that our participants work with the most inspiring, skilled, creative people.

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Actress and comedian Jamie-Rose Monk organises fundraiser for Create

Posted on October 15, 2021 by mike - Blogs, News

Back in November 2017, actress/comedian Jamie-Rose Monk organised All Sorts, a night of music, spoken word poetry and comedy, in support of Create.

This raised £1,132. In her guest blog, she shares how the evening went and why she was inspired to fundraise for us.

“I decided to organise All Sorts because I’d wanted to do an event for charity for a while, just to do a good deed! Whilst researching different charities, I came across Create. I was so glad to find there was an arts-based charity out there doing such important work. It felt like the perfect fit for the kind of event I wanted to organise.

“I have always loved organising things, even down to planning trips and parties when I was younger. I wanted to use that skill on a bigger scale and for a good cause! I’ve met so many interesting and talented people through various avenues and thought I could put some of those people together to create an incredible evening of entertainment.

“Organising the event went very smoothly! The venue, The Star of Kings in Kings Cross, was super helpful and did a fantastic deal on the hire price as it was for charity. They were also so good with letting us bring in cakes and getting in early for some acts to rehearse. All my acts were easy going and very reliable, and Create was a great support. So my only stress was worrying about if people would actually come to the event!

“We sold out and had to add standing tickets so the night was a great success! It was such a wonderful celebration of the arts. I was really overwhelmed with everyone’s generosity, not only with their hard earned cash (for the ticket to the event, our raffle and cakes!) but also with their support. It was a really warm, welcoming audience for our incredible acts.

“The event had been made up of musicians, comedians and poets. They are all so talented and I am so grateful to them for giving up their time. The acts included Sheila Atim, an actor and singer-songwriter currently starring in Girl from the North Country at London’s Old Vic theatre, comedy duo Bosh & Babbs, who’ve been described as “the new French & Saunders”, “fiercely impressive” stand-up comedian Sarah Callaghan, and many more!

“I had such a good evening watching talented friends that I don’t know how to pick just a few highlights. Certainly finding out how much money we raised for Create was one, and the reaction from the audience was very special. Performing with my lovely sketch group Buttery Brown Monk was a joy as always – oh and the Spice Girls singalong with Sheila of course!

“I think Create’s work is so important, particularly as funding for the arts continues to be cut.”
Jamie-Rose Monk

“Create’s cause of empowering disadvantaged and vulnerable people through the creative arts really resonates with me. Having always had the arts as a big part of my life from a very young age, I used to see first-hand the power it can have. Not only in terms of entertainment, although we all need our spirits lifted after long days or at difficult times. I used to teach drama to young children and it was amazing seeing extremely shy children, who found it hard even to leave their mum’s side in the first session, slowly gain in confidence, become better communicators and begin sharing their ideas with the other children.

“I think Create’s work is so important, particularly as funding for the arts continues to be cut. It is so upsetting to know the benefits of the arts and creativity and realise that people may not be exposed to these for reasons outside of their control. I’ve been lucky enough to have incredible teachers, from when I took GCSE drama to my Postgraduate Diploma in Acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. They opened up a whole new world of creativity for me and I cannot thank them enough for giving me a bag of tools to enter the industry with. I am so grateful for all the work I’ve done so far. Like teaming up with Sam Buttery and Ryan Brown to create our sketch group Buttery Brown Monk and being part of BAFTA Award winning CBBC series Class Dismissed.

“Being creative has so many benefits – for me it really helps with stress and negative emotions. It’s so good for my mental health: from something simple like using an adult colouring book to attending a dance class can really make a big difference to my mood. Being able to express myself is something I will never take for granted. It’s an opportunity everyone deserves.

Read more about Jamie-Rose here.

art:space – celebrating ten years of empowering young carers with British Land

Posted on October 15, 2021 by mike - Blogs

We have been working in partnership with British Land since 2003, the year Create was founded. Four years later, in 2007, we designed and delivered our first project with young carers – a vulnerable group of children who often experience bullying, isolation and mental ill health – in Westminster, the borough in which British Land’s head office is located, which we called art:space.

Since then, enabled by our ongoing relationship with British Land, we’ve worked with more than 1,000 young carers in Bath, Milton Keynes, Swindon, Winchester and the London boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Kingston, Southwark and Westminster. art:space offers them the opportunity to develop confidence, creative and social skills, and build relationships with other young carers while having a vital – and fun – break from their caring responsibilities.

Supported by committed, skilled volunteers from British Land, each art:space project brings young carers together for creative workshops during school holidays throughout the year. Often located at British Land sites, and using the spectacular artwork and architecture to inspire creative activities, our professional artists work with the young people to explore a range of art forms. These include music, drama, dance, film making, animation, sculpture, costume design, jewellery-making, painting and word play. Final performances or exhibitions at the end of each project give the young carers the chance to work collaboratively to share their work with a wider audience and build their confidence.

Joanne Hammond, Community Investment Executive at British Land, said: “The art:space programme is a wonderful example of how we connect with our local communities. Working with Create, we are delighted to give vulnerable young carers who are local to our properties a break from their caring responsibilities and the chance to explore their creativity, boost their confidence and build supportive relationships with their peers. Create carefully designs each art:space project to meet the needs of local young carers and fulfil our objectives, making a positive local difference. Our volunteers and visitors are inspired and impressed by the creativity of the young carers, enlivening our properties with their original artwork and performances, supported by Create’s professional artists.”

To celebrate ten years of art:space, we’ve collected some of our favourite quotes from participants over the years.

Meet Cara

Cara (15) took part in art:space Winchester

“It’s difficult to get away from home and do creative things. The time it takes to travel to do projects means that I’m leaving my mum alone and she needs my help to care for my sister. My sister has the learning age of a 4-6 year old although she’s actually 20 so I play with her, keep her happy, help her get changed and give her medicine. It’s a lot for my mum to deal with on her own. At school we don’t do things like film-making but at home I do photography so this project helped me take the skills that I have and develop them into something new. Being creative makes me really happy. It gives me a chance to get away from the stress, even it’s just for a little while. These workshops have enabled me to have fun with my friends and learn something new together. When it’s stressful at home, I come and do this three-day workshop and it takes my mind off it.”

Meet Erin

Erin (10) took part in art:space Westminster

“I feel really proud of my role creating the animation. The bit that I made got used by everyone, so that made me happy. I learnt so much in these workshops: how to set up a camera; how to set up a tripod; make animations; everything really! I have a quick temper sometimes so I was proud that I was able to work well in a group. I took a step back and learnt that it’s good to listen to other people’s ideas. Also, other people at school have been asking about the workshops and what we’ve been doing in them, so that felt good. I’ve felt a bit more confident too, because I used to have only one friend in the school but now I’m on the way to having more friends.”

Meet Owen

Owen (16) took part in art:space Bath

“My mum developed a back problem when I was about 12 years old. It progressed until a doctor told her she couldn’t work anymore and she now suffers from depression and constant pain. My brother and I were left to go through the teen years alone and it was tough, I have only just realised that. It was really nice to explore making music because I’ve never had the chance to try it out before. Being in this environment with musicians who are friendly and have a laugh with you really encouraged me to try new things and expand my skills and knowledge. Creativity helps me to think positively, just getting on with music and doing something I like doing improves my mind-set. I felt a lot of pride when making the soundtrack; pride and a feeling of accomplishment in saying, ‘Yeah, I did that.’”

Cara, Erin and Owen articulate why art:space is such an important project. From taking young carers’ minds off what can be an overwhelming family situation to building creative and social skills that they can use at home and at school, art:space exemplifies how much the opportunity to be creative benefits the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in our society. We are deeply grateful to British Land for our long-term partnership and for enabling us to empower the lives of more than 1,000 young carers over the past 10 years.

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Create wins East End Community Foundation Smooth Sailing award

Posted on October 15, 2021 by mike - News, Blogs

Last week, our Development Assistant Thisbe attended a holiday celebration hosted by East End Community Foundation (EECF) which generously supports our work with young carers in Newham. Unexpectedly – we didn’t know awards would be handed out! – and to our delight, Create received EECF’s Smooth Sailing Award.

EECF’s CEO, Tracey Walsh, commented: “Create was selected by the EECF Grants Team for the Smooth Sailing Award in 2016/17. It has demonstrated excellent communication, always kept us up to date on project developments, was happy to host visits and has consistently submitted its monitoring and end of grant reports on time and with a great level of detail. Its work in Newham with young carers has demonstrated really positive outcomes. Congratulations to Create for receiving the award and for being such a pleasure to work with.”

This award is particularly meaningful as it reflects the hard work, dedication and professionalism of our staff team and artists. Training, evaluation, meticulous financial management and flexibility to meet our funders’ and community partners’ specific objectives are key values at Create, ensuring that we always provide the very best outcome for our participants. We are thrilled to be recognised with this prestigious award.

Receiving EECF’s Smooth Sailing Award is the perfect end to a year that’s seen Create recognised by Children & Young People Now, Charity Awards, Foundation for Social Improvement and Directory of Social Change Awards.

Here’s to more award-winning work in 2018!

Nicky Goulder, Founding Chief Executive

This article is from 2017.

Create’s charity partnership with Deutsche Bank

Posted on October 15, 2021 by mike - Blogs

deutsche bank partnership connect create

In April 2017, we launched connect:create, a partnership with Deutsche Bank. Via the programme, we’ve been able to work with over 120 young people: pupils with autism in west London, and young carers in Birmingham, Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth.

Deutsche Bank’s Head of Corporate Social Responsibility UK, Nicole Lovett, explained: “Through Born to Be, our youth engagement programme, we are committed to driving social mobility. The World Economic Forum predicts that by 2020 creativity will be the third most important skill in the jobs market. The connect:create programme plays a vital role in developing key skills, like creativity, so those most in need improve their life chances.”

The young people who’ve taken part in the programme have explored artforms from spoken word poetry to life-size self-portraits; and collaborated creatively to choreograph dances and write songs. For young people whose opportunities to express themselves, build confidence and make friends can be limited because of autism or caring responsibilities, the chance to learn a new skill and share creative ideas with peers can be truly empowering.

Thanks to Deutsche Bank, the young people who took part in connect:create have had access to the benefits of creativity through workshops run by our professional artists and we’re delighted that, after a fantastic first year, Deutsche Bank has renewed funding for connect:create for a further two years. We’re also delighted to have won two days ago Children & Young People Now Highly Commended Awards recognising our work with two areas that Deutsche Bank are supporting: young carers and young people with disabilities.

Adam (not his real name), 15, a young carer who took part in connect:create, told us about his experiences during our animation workshops: “During the animation project we started from scratch, got materials together, and worked together to make an animation. Animation looks easy but it takes time, you can’t just do it first time round, you have to keep trying. When we’d finished the animation, I felt surprised that just from putting some materials on paper you can make a film. You work as a group and make what you want to make. At times I can be moody and only join in when I want to but this project has shown me that I should join in all the time.”

Andrew Nowak is Deputy Head of Queensmill School in west London, a specialist school for children and young people diagnosed with autism which partnered with us during connect:create. Like Nicole, Andrew says that creativity is essential for the development of key skills:

“The work Create is doing today is valuable because we’re talking about young people who have significant challenges in terms of imagination, creative thought and working with others. Projects where we’re challenging the young people to work creatively, to work with their peers, to come up with new ideas outside their areas of interest, play a significant role in their education. I don’t think you can underestimate how difficult the young people here find it at times to work collaboratively, to work creatively, so any project where we’ve got people who want to provide support in developing those skills is of vital importance.

“One thing we do know about autism is that lots of skills that are perhaps inherent in other people we have to teach, so by doing projects like this we are teaching the young people to be creative, to use their imagination. The hope is when they come up against challenge they can reflect on those experiences and think about how they can succeed. This project will serve as a reference point for the young people, so at times when we are challenging them to think creatively or when we are asking them to work together, we can say: ‘think back to that time when you did that Create project, think about the skills you used, how did you approach it?’

“The project is also getting them to think about things they wouldn’t otherwise think about. With young people with additional needs you can fall into a trap of having quite a narrow curriculum and being really focussed on core skills, but they need to learn about everything and understand the world.”

We also won the FSI Small Charity Big Impact award earlier in the year, one of the prizes for which was a film, which we chose to focus on our Deutsche Bank project with Queensmill School. You can watch this here, and below.

This article is from 2017.

Create wins three Children and Young People Now awards

Posted on October 15, 2021 by mike - News

children and young people now awards 2017

Last night was a highly emotional and successful one for Create: our work with children and young people was recognised with not one, not two but THREE Children & Young People Now Highly Commended awards.

Our Senior Project Manager Jodie Sadler and I attended the ceremony, an evening that celebrates the work of those working with children, young people and families across the UK. The event was fun – the celebratory tone was set from the start with a vibrant performance by students from the World Heart Beat Music Academy which received rapturous applause – always great to have the arts up front! The evening was compered by TV and radio presenter and Childline Counsellor Anna Williamson.

The Children & Young People Now Awards have become the gold standard for everyone working with children, young people and families. Now in their 12th year, these awards are a great source of pride and recognition for all those who strive to improve the lives of others. They raise the profile of projects and initiatives to funders and the general public, and showcase learning and best practice from across the country. Crucially, entrants must be able to provide evidence that what they have done has had a positive impact on people’s lives.

So what did we win?

The Youth Work Award for ‘the initiative that has done the most to promote young people’s personal development and help them to achieve their potential.’

We were Highly Commended for creative:connection, our programme that brings disabled and non-disabled children and young people together for creative activities, helping to break down barriers and develop shared understanding.

Whitney, 14, who took part in a creative:connection project in Barnet, north London, said: “I didn’t know any disabled people before this project so I wasn’t sure how we’d work together a team. I thought they might struggle with certain things and they proved me wrong. I have a different understanding of disability now. I saw that the disabled students had so much fun being creative and getting stuck into the activities.”

The Young Carers Award for ‘the initiative that has done the most to support children, young people or young adults up to 25 who care for a family member or friend with an illness, disability, mental health problem or addition.’

We were Highly Commended for art:space and inspired:arts, our programmes that give young carers a break from their caring responsibilities and enable them to develop new skills and peer support.

Anthony, 12, who took part in an inspired:arts project in Newham, east London, said: “I wasn’t really a creative person before and I didn’t think much of art but the Create workshops have helped me realise that there are loads of exciting artforms I can explore. Now I’m thinking about taking Art GCSE. Young carers take on a lot and do a lot at home, so it’s really important that every now and then we get together and have a chance to do something that’s just for us. When you spend time with other young carers you can share your problems and experiences with each other, which is really important.”

The Youth Justice Award for ‘the initiative that has made the biggest contribution to improving the life chances of young offenders, or those at risk of offending or reoffending.’

We were Highly Commended for Inside Stories, our programme through which young offenders write, record, illustrate and set to music original stories for their children.

Ryan, who took part in an Inside Stories project, said: “You’ll hear a lot of people in jail saying their kids are their rocks. You can only make two phone calls a week in here and it’s hard to talk to them because, well, there’s not a lot you can say to children while you’re in prison. Having this book that you can give to them, and a CD where they can hear your voice makes you feel good. They can say “that’s my daddy”. It makes me feel good knowing they can hear my voice whenever they want, just by pressing ‘play’ on a CD player.”

We are deeply committed to raising awareness of the empowering qualities of engaging in the creative arts. To have been acknowledged with three Children and Young People Now Highly Commended awards is wonderful recognition of the deep commitment to our work with children and young people shown by our funders, our dedicated staff team and the inspirational professional artists who deliver our programmes.

Nicky Goulder, Founding Chief Executive

This article is from 2017.

Create’s 14th anniversary gala dinner raises £37,444

Posted on October 15, 2021 by mike - News

On Thursday 12 October we celebrated our 14th anniversary with a glamorous, delicious and fun Gala Dinner at Mosimann’s. Each year, we collaborate with Anton Mosimann and his team to create an inspiring and creative evening of food, wine and conversation, to raise a significant level of funds for our work.

This year, guests enjoyed a Champagne reception in the minstrel’s gallery, during which our Founding Chief Executive Nicky Goulder introduced Sophie’s Story, a video generously made by Rampage Studios about our music project earlier in the year, which culminated with children performing their original song at the Design Museum.

During the evening, guests enjoyed a six-course meal, following which Colin Sheaf – Chairman of Bonhams UK – and his wife Annie conducted an auction in their wonderfully entertaining style. Lots including an overnight stay in a director’s double with breakfast at Blakes London, two Luxe Tickets to London Fashion Week Festival, a satin leather satchel by British designer Anya Hindmarch CBE and a Swiss landscape painting by our Patron Ken Howard OBE RA. Bidding was enthusiastic and, with the funds raised via table sales, our raffle – which included a prize generously donated by Bags of Love – and individual donations, we raised an astounding £37,444 net.

This will enable us to empower more disadvantaged and vulnerable people across the UK over the coming months. By carefully tailoring our programmes around the needs of each participant group, we use the creative arts to tackle low self-esteem, low self-confidence and social isolation. These funds will enable us to achieve so much.

We appreciate very much the ongoing support of our guests, Anton Mosimann OBE, Mark Mosimann and the staff at Mosimann’s, Colin and Annie Sheaf, and all who donated items for the auction and raffle.

Author: mike

Thank you for supporting Create’s British 10k runners

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING TEAM CREATE’S BRITISH 10K RUNNERS

8 week training plan for British 10K

The big day

The finish line

All for a good cause

Meet Cameron

MEET CAMERON

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Brunel University fundraise for Create

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FUNDRAISE FOR CREATE

Meet Paul

MEET PAUL

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Actress and comedian Jamie-Rose Monk organises fundraiser for Create

ACTRESS/COMEDIAN JAMIE-ROSE MONK ORGANISES “ALL SORTS” FOR CREATE

art:space – celebrating ten years of empowering young carers with British Land

ART:SPACE – CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF EMPOWERING YOUNG CARERS WITH BRITISH LAND

Meet Cara

Meet Erin

Meet Owen

Support our work today

Create wins East End Community Foundation Smooth Sailing award

CREATE WINS EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S SMOOTH SAILING AWARD

Create’s charity partnership with Deutsche Bank

CREATE’S PARTNERSHIP WITH DEUTSCHE BANK EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH CREATIVITY

Create wins three Children and Young People Now awards

CREATE WINS THREE CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE NOW HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARDS

So what did we win?

Create’s 14th anniversary gala dinner raises £37,444

CREATE’S 14TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER RAISES A STUNNING £37,444