People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 13/01/2026We’re starting a new block of creative movement sessions for older people, led by the team at Moving Memory Beginning this Friday in Herne Bay, the sessions are accessible, friendly, and open to all abilities. www.movingmemorydance.com/event/moving... 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 09/01/2026⏰ Deadline Extended! We’re on the lookout for a Communications Lead to help develop and deliver People United’s marketing, communications and press activities. 📅 New deadline: 16 January 2026 at 12pm Full details are available on our website peopleunited.org.uk/jobs/communi...peopleunited.org.ukWe're hiring! Communications Lead - People UnitedPeople United is hiring an experienced Communications Lead to develop and deliver People United’s marketing and communications activities. 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 19/12/2025We have an exciting opportunity to join the PU team as our Communications Lead. Visit our website to view the full job description. ⌛ Application deadline: Friday 9 January 2026 at 12pm Please share with your networks or tag someone who might be a great fit! peopleunited.org.uk/jobs/communi...peopleunited.org.ukWe're hiring! Communications Lead - People UnitedPeople United is hiring an experienced Communications Lead to develop and deliver People United’s marketing and communications activities. 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Read the latest blog on our approach to sustainability. peopleunited.org.uk/news-blog/pe... 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 04/11/2025✨ Community Arts in Action! ✨ Last week our facilitator Mandy joined Age UK Herne Bay for the first Journeying Journals session! 💛 Together, staff and volunteers handmade wellbeing journals that’ll travel with meal deliveries, connecting recipients as creative collaborators over the coming weeks. 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Today is your last chance to experience #TheWaitingRoom We’re open from 11am–4pm, so pop in and put your waiting muscles to the test. ⏳ Huge thanks to everyone who’s visited so far. We’ve loved seeing all your pics and videos! Keep sharing them with us. 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚 Here at People United, the concept of radical care is central to everything we do but what does that really mean in practice? In our latest blog post we're reflecting on the power of community focused care. Read it ⬇️ peopleunited.org.uk/news-blog/ra...peopleunited.org.ukReflecting on World Mental Health DayIn light of World Mental Health Day, we're taking a look at the power of community focused care. 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Extended Opening Hours – Saturday 11th October. As part of the Folkestone Fringe Big Weekender, The Waiting Gym will be flexing its hours with a special late opening! 🕖 We'll be open until 7PM, so swing by, stretch those waiting muscles, and experience the interactive installation. 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 30/09/2025We're looking for freelance support in evaluation and research from autumn 2025 to autumn 2028. 📝 Full role details and how to apply are available on our website. 📅 Deadline: 9am, Friday 17 October Please share or tag anyone you think would be a great fit peopleunited.org.uk/jobs/were-hi...peopleunited.org.ukWe're Hiring! Freelance Evaluation and Research Support - People UnitedWe are seeking freelance evaluation and research support from autumn 2025 to autumn 2028. Find out how to apply on our website. 020
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 16/07/2025📢 We're Hiring! 📢 We're on the lookout for a Projects Assistant (aged 18–25) to join our team! This exciting opportunity is supported through a partnership with Artswork Breakthrough Programme. 👉 Find out more about the role, eligibility criteria, and how to apply via the link.peopleunited.org.ukWe're Hiring! Projects Assistant, Herne Bay & Canterbury - People UnitedWe're hiring a new Projects Assistant to join the People United team and support our work in the arts and care space. 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 15/07/2025✨ Care Labs 2025 ✨ As part of our Care Labs this year we began our work with Herne Bay residents to imagine how we could create a healthier, more creative community, together. Certain themes came up again and again 🔗 Read more on our blog. peopleunited.org.uk/news-blog/ca... 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 02/07/2025We were in Herne Bay yesterday asking local residents what they needed to fuel their creative health. The session included discussions on: 🌿 Sustainability ♥️ Community wellbeing 🌱 Spaces for younger people Thanks to everyone who took part in the day. 010
Reposted by People United maddy 🌻 @maddyvian.bsky.social · 30/06/2025My recent commission with LAStheatre about the biodiversity in Thanet, Kent (where I live!) 🦀🌳🌾🐜 #illustration 0386
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 30/06/2025An online exhibition from Bosla Arts to check out, "Art is not neutral. It speaks, questions, and resists.": 020
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 17/06/2025"This isn’t just about access, it’s about agency. It’s about recognising that culture is not something done to people, but something we all help to make. And when people are given the tools and trust to shape cultural life, the results are transformative." www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...artsprofessional.co.ukCitizens for culture - Arts ProfessionalEmma Harvey of Trinity Community Arts and LaToyah McAllister-Jones of St Pauls Carnival - both based in Bristol - have teamed up with Citizens in Power to create the first citizen-led cultural deliver... 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Re-sharing our Queer Zines of Care on the Kent Coast project for pride month: peopleunited.org.uk/stories/futu... 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️peopleunited.org.ukQueer Zines of Care on the Kent Coast - People United 020
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Our plaque from @livingwageuk.bsky.social arrived today in our office in Canterbury! 140
Reposted by People United Esmée Fairbairn Foundation @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Together with @peerpoweryouth.bsky.social and @placematters.bsky.social , we're pleased to share a report, Supporting Employees with Lived Experience, with learning from 24 social impact organisations as part of a peer learning group on lived experience. esmeefairbairn.org.uk/supporting-e... 152
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 27/05/2025We're getting ready to send out our May newsletter, make sure you're subscribed here: peopleunited.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Last month our director Jo, joined in a conversation at Marmalade Festival, exploring the questions like ‘who’s in charge of the arts?’ and ‘what do infrastructures of care look like?’ - read about it here: www.marmalade.io/care-filled-... Photo taken from linked article, written by Siana Bangura. 020
Reposted by People United Mind @mind.org.uk · 12/05/2025Mental Health Awareness Week has begun 💙 If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️ Please share far and wide! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 1137113
Reposted by People United Margate Film Festival @margatefilmfest.bsky.social · 22/04/2025We're OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! Send us your shorts, features & artists' moving image that celebrate diversity, change, rebellion, feminism and bold cultural identities. A celebration of independent world cinema and visual arts in #Margate UK, this November. Submit at margatefilmfestival.co.uk/submit/ 022
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Trustee callout for an organisation working with young people impacted by trauma through arts and creativity! ⬇️🎨❤️ 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 22/04/2025We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer! 💫 020
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 14/04/2025We've been shortlisted for the 2025 Creative Health and Wellbeing Alliance Awards! Read through the list of stellar organisations also shortlisted here: www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/get-involved...culturehealthandwellbeing.org.ukCHWA Awards 2025Thank you to everyone who applied for the CHWA Awards. We are pleased to announce the 2025 Awards shortlist below. The CHWA awards are a chance for us to reflect, celebrate and champion the fantastic ... 121
Reposted by People United ArtWorks Alliance @artworksalliance.uk · 11/04/2025Sign-up for news with our regular newsletter for participatory arts artworksalliance.uk/newsletter-s... 022
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 21/03/2025For world poetry day we're celebrating our climbable poem launched by The Studio in September 2024, created in collaboration with Kent Refugee Action Network, Hannah Whittaker, and Yomi Sode (at F51's climbing wall) ✨ vimeo.com/1064699564vimeo.comPeople United - Holding OnThis is "People United - Holding On" by People United on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Call out for disabled, D/deaf and neurodivergent artists: 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Reminder for Leeds based organisations - New Narratives workshop opportunity is this month! ⬇️ 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 04/03/2025We’re delighted to announce that Valerie Synmoie will be taking up the role as Co-Chair alongside existing trustee Ben Payne. We’d like to welcome Valerie to PU and are very much looking forward to this new chapter in our Governance. 👏🎉 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 04/03/2025"Accessibility and inclusivity are not charity, but an invitation to embrace a diverse planet." 021
Reposted by People United ArtWorks Alliance @artworksalliance.uk · 03/03/2025What happens when artists, educators, and communities come together to shape the future of participatory arts? ArtWorks Alliance is a space for collaboration, learning, and advocacy. How could being part of this network support your work? artworksalliance.uk/joinonline/ 033
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 03/03/2025A great resource on how to create a great resource! ✨👂 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Our March newsletter will go out later today - are you subscribed? peopleunited.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 000
Reposted by People United Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Call for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists! Take part in an online workshop - Uncomfortable Bedfellows - an arts-led exploration into the challenges faced by disabled people in healthcare environments. Learn more and apply by 7 March (BSL avail): shorturl.at/fpso5shorturl.atAccentuate call out for deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists – Screen South 043
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Resharing our Queer Zines of Care project as we approach the end of LGBTQ+ history month: peopleunited.org.uk/stories/futu... 🏳️⚧️❤️🏳️🌈peopleunited.org.ukQueer Zines of Care on the Kent Coast - People United 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 24/02/2025"From decolonising the history of the UK to challenging current migration narratives, work of this nature demonstrates how higher education and the arts working together can intersect with activism, create change and fuel challenge and debate." 000
Reposted by People United National Voices @nationalvoices.bsky.social · 19/02/2025🧵 🗣️ Almost 10,000 people experiencing health inequalities have had their voices heard in national policy making via #HWAlliance activity. Our new report explores the successes and impact of the #HWAlliance in developing inclusive health and care policy. www.nationalvoices.org.uk/publication/... 1105
Reposted by People United ArtWorks Alliance @artworksalliance.uk · 20/02/2025This is what our members tell us about the value of Participatory Arts. Join our community of practice to add your voice artworksalliance.uk/joinonline/ 052
Reposted by People United Nucleus Arts @nucleusarts.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The Medway Art Box Seed Swap is back! Turn up at the box with your packet(s) of seeds, decide which packet you’d like, take it and put your seed packet back in its place. Share on social media and tag / mention @medwayartbox. Open 24/7 (ends 4 March) #SeedSwap #Spring #Rochester #TelephoneBox 042
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Read our most recent blog on our current journey of curiosity through the social kitchens in our local community: peopleunited.org.uk/news-blog/fo... 🍏 🥒 🥦 🫑 🥑peopleunited.org.ukFood Solidarity in East Kent - People United 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Excited to share that we are part of the Citizens in Power network - a collective of practitioners, organisations and governments who want to explore how communities can take the lead in shaping their creative and cultural lives. Read more about it here: www.citizensinpower.com/all-projects...citizensinpower.comIntroducing the Citizens In Power Network — Citizens in PowerThis network of over 65 people and organisations will work together to develop practical models of citizen-led decision-making. 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 11/02/2025We really valued the support from @include-plus.bsky.social - you can read more about our project here: abhayadhikari.medium.com/a-summer-of-... or follow the link below to register your interest with their team! 020
Reposted by People United Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025It's #MuralMonday! 🎨🏳️🌈 As we continue to add many murals to Art UK, we have gathered a Curation of murals by LGBTQI+ artists, take a look 👉 buff.ly/4jIAV9T #LGBTplusHM25 'You Are Loved' by Mister Samo (b.1986) © the artist. 📷 Mike Parry / Art UKbuff.lyLGBTQI+ Mural Artists | Art UKDiscover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 500,000 artworks by over 55,000 artists. 1174
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 03/02/2025"Publicly funded arts have a unique responsibility to enable collective dreaming. By reflecting on the past and acknowledging the legacies of colonialism, capitalism and exclusion, the sector can help communities imagine futures that prioritise resilience and justice." 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 03/02/2025In 2025 we will be continuing to explore questions around radical care - what does radical care mean to you? Reach out and reply if you have something to say or share this post with someone in your community who might have a reflection to share. We are excited to connect with you this year! 030
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 11/03/2024'Do you remember your first time at the coast?' 🌊🐚 010
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 06/11/2023Check out the job posting for director or co-directors of our award winning, socially engaged arts charity - deadline is Wednesday 15th November 2023 💻❤️: peopleunited.org.uk/jobs/were-hi... 000
People United @peopleunited.bsky.social · 24/10/2023Have you read our blog post from our CEO @seahorsebella.bsky.social - new changes ahead at People United! Stay tuned for the new job posting later this week: peopleunited.org.uk/news-blog/ch... 👋❤️ 111