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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

🎉 The first six systems for the Creative Health Leads Programme are announced! Berkshire West, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, North East London, South East London, Walsall Together & West Yorkshire 👏 Thanks to @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & The Baring Foundation ncch.org.uk/news/ncch-an...

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This person took this when they called the race

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UCL Thomas Coram Research Unit @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

✨ It’s here! The Arts-Based Research Methods with Underserved Communities toolkit—co-created by @ucl.ac.uk & Wits University 🎨 16 global case studies 📚 Practical, inclusive methods 👥 Centering co-creation 🔗 discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10... @humeraiqbal.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Last week we had our annual in-person team meeting in Weston. Lovely to welcome colleagues from across sectors from Blackpool/the NW and Hastings/the SW and show them around Weston in the sunshine! Blog here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WSM-me... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

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Flourishing Lives @flourishinglives.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Older People's Arts & Wellbeing Sector Support Survey 2025 How can we best support your work to help older people to flourish? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Please complete our (v short, we promise!) 5 min survey & help us support your work! 👉https://shorturl.at/fqlHg

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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Fantastic new range of resources & guidance by the National Arts in Hospitals Network (NAHN). Whether you are just beginning to think about establishing a hospital arts programme or have one that is already well-developed, you will find plenty here to help nahn.org.uk/arts-in-hosp...

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Helen Shearn @thesearts.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Delighted to be part of the consultancy team undertaking the strategic review for the Restoration Trust and to have coordinated this Roundtable with CHWA!

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The Heritage Alliance @heritagealliance.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

1/3 💰 Are you an Artist or Museum looking to fund your exhibition? This #FundersFriday is for you! Browse 400 more funds like these at www.heritagefundingdirectoryuk.org. #HeritageFundingDirectory Credits: Barker Langham, Museum of London.

[CC: The Rhythms of London museum exhibition display design.]

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Matthew Mckeague @memckeague.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Good to see this case study of Delapré Abbey featured by @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social. The type of preventative wellbeing support they'll deliver here, in a top 10% deprived neighbourhood, is essential to battling the types of health problems mentioned here 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2025....

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Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis

As poverty deepens across Britain, the Guardian visited some of the hardest-hit places where leaders are aiming to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities

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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities @mobcommassets.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Last week, we hosted an online knowledge exchange with all 12 Phase 3 MCA projects. The event was insightful and inspiring, highlighting many connecting themes such as systems approaches, lived experience, and creative methods. Check out the excellent summary sketches from the sessions:

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The Heritage Alliance @heritagealliance.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Our refreshed Heritage Creates report showcases the growing partnership between the heritage sector and creative industries.🎨🏛️ Thank you to Farcroft Restorations for their support. Check out the latest case studies here 👉 bit.ly/HeritageCrea... #HeritageCreates #CreativeIndustries

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Lizzie Glithero-West @heritagelizzie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Evening all - I’ve created a starter pack with @heritagealliance.bsky.social members, leaders & key partners who are currently on Bluesky go.bsky.app/9ipPKbp

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Mayor of London's Culture team @ldnculture.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Wonderful energy at Redbridge town hall yesterday, exploring the power of Creative Health with NHS North East London and its partners! Potential to tackle health inequalities through arts & culture🎨 Thanks to Creative Health Associates, @lahartshealth.bsky.social & @artscouncilengland.bsky.social.

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Flourishing Lives @flourishinglives.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Interested in exploring older men's participation in arts & wellbeing? Join us w/ Tony Cealy hosting our new online Older Men's forum meeting: an informal space for peer sharing & learning in #arts & #wellbeing. 11am - 12.30pm, Weds 2 April Sign up now! 👇 shorturl.at/zonE3

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Exploring Older Men's Participation in Arts & Wellbeing Services - Forum

An informal discussion for arts & wellbeing providers to meet & share ideas around developing their work with older men in arts & wellbeing

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Are you a clinician looking to learn more about grief and bereavement? Our new course, When Grief Gets Complicated, is now approved for 7 CPD points by @rcphysicians.bsky.social UK Starts 1 February! @capcbristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social Register: www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...

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Flourishing Lives @flourishinglives.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We're looking for a new Head of Engagement (part-time, 0.6 FTE) to join our Executive staff team. If you're passionate about the arts & ageing and want to help make London a truly great place to age creatively, read more & apply now! shorturl.at/nIJQq

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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Check out the new website for 'Coastal Community & Creative Health', a national partnership to tackle #HealthInequalities in coastal communities in the UK. The project will generate evidence & resources to improve #MentalHealth by widening access to community assets. coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk

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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 23/01/2025

Locals are fighting to protect the town’s heritage tram service which has been temporarily suspended | Adam Green northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...

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Is Blackpool scrapping its beloved Heritage Trams?

Locals are fighting to protect the town’s heritage tram service which has been temporarily suspended

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Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Coastal Community and Creative Health is a 3 year, £2.4 million national partnership funded by AHRC to tackle health inequalities in 3 coastal communities, Blackpool, Hastings and Weston-super-Mare capcnews.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/02/15/n...

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National partnership to tackle health inequalities in coastal communities awarded £2.4 million – News

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Dulwich Picture Gallery @dulwichgallery.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Step into the world of Tirzah Garwood in the first major exhibition dedicated to her work. Known for her 'sophisticated naïve' style, Garwood transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary. Discover Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious tinyurl.com/dpgart

Wood engraving in black and white of a train carriage compartment with a woman sat on bench on right looking out and three people sat opposite her. Hilly landscape visible through window.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

We added a bunch of new museums, galleries and libraries to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack! If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click. go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 30/11/2024

Great to be at Kingswood House yesterday with the other researchers for the unveiling of the new info board about the working people connected to the house plus lovely snippets of oral history and many photos. Well done Kingswood Arts! #Dulwich #LocalHistory

A group of researchers stand in front of a historical exhibition they made about the lives of ordinary people connected to a large mansion in Dulwich

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I? Like if you do RP if you really do

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