Activities and Updates for March 2024
/Hello everyone,
Happy St David’s Day to you all.
We’ve had a great February with our workshop program. Half term was a blast! We even had some new faces to join us, so we hope everyone who came to the sessions had a great time.
We’ve also kicked off our pilot project for Cardiff schools - UCAN Arts Award - and the group is having a great time, learning about the creative arts and having fun!
This month we are continuing our workshop program as usual. Along with this we will be running more creative workshops during the Easter Holidays, and we’ll have an update on the dates very shortly!
As always a big thank you to everyone who supports UCAN and the work we do. Also a big thank you to our funders!
All the best
UCAN Productions
EASTER HOLIDAYS CREATIVE FUN
We are going to be holding several workshops over Easter!
With drama games, sound activities, storytelling and making new friends we’d love to invite UCAN Participants to join us.
We’re finalising the last details and will be releasing the dates shortly, so stay tuned for a further announcement!
In the meantime, if you’d like further information on UCAN and what we do then you can contact Hannah, our Peer to Peer Engagement Officer, via email hannah@ucanproductions.org or phone 07393365531.
FACE TO FACE WORKSHOPS
UCAN Friday Nights
We're still running our creative sound and music sessions, drama and games every Friday evening. If you are aged 7-25 there are opportunities to work towards an Arts Award with Alex, Alys and Hannah. This weekly session is a great chance to catch up with friends old and new while having fun.
Please contact Hannah - hannah@ucanproductions.org / 07393365531 if you want more information on attending, or you can check our social media for updates.
When: Every Friday 5:00pm-7:00pm.
Where: School of Optometry and Vision Science, Cardiff University, Maindy Rd, Cardiff CF24 4HQ.
Who: All UCAN participants welcome.
Maggie’s Club
Founded in honour of UCAN Board Member, Dr Margaret Woodhouse OBE, known to everyone as Maggie. This is held one Saturday a month. With fun, creative activities for sight impaired children and young people with additional needs. These workshops are led by the UCAN team and involve fun games, sound, music and tactile art.
When: Saturday 16th March 2024 2:00pm-3:30pm
Where: School of Optometry and Vision Science, Cardiff University, Maindy Rd, Cardiff CF24 4HQ.
Who: Children and young people who are vision impaired with additional needs.
UCAN After School
We will be running after-school drama activities with a group of participants based in the South Wales Valleys. The sessions use our creative arts methods to continue to build physical and vocal confidence in young vision impaired people, and there are opportunities to work towards different Arts Awards levels. The location changes, so please contact hannah@ucanproductions.org to find out where we will be running these sessions.
When: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Who: ages 7-17.
SASI
Come and join Alys every fortnight at the wonderful Sight Life Centre, Cardiff, CF10 1BR. Sessions aim to develop confidence, vocal and self-advocacy skills whilst making friends and having fun.
When: Wednesday 13th March 11:30am-2:15pm.
Where: Sight Life Centre, Jones Court, Womanby Street, Cardiff, CF10 1BR.
Who: 18+ years old.
Then and Now Project: Exploring the Lives of Blind People in Wales
Funded by the Heritage Lottery, this is an inter-generational project that explores the history of blind and partially sighted people, and the people and organisations who have been instrumental in improving the lives of blind people in Wales from the early 1800's to the present. The aim of the Then & Now Project is to build a collection of recorded stories, plays, discussions and interviews that will document people's oral history and historical stories.
If you would like to find out more information, or would like to get involved please contact Alys on alys@ucanproductions.org
When: Wednesday 6th and 20th March 2024
Where: Sight Life Centre, Jones Court, Womanby Street, Cardiff, CF10 1BR.
Who: 18+ years old.
ZOOM WORKSHOPS
UCAN with Alys
Have fun and learn new skills through drama. A popular group with lots of drama games, creative and storytelling activities. Alys is one of our trained workshop leaders and has worked with UCAN for many years. Her workshops are all about making new friends and having tons of fun through activities including storytelling and improvisation.These workshops are particularly beneficial for those who cannot attend face to face workshops or are keen to learn more about UCAN.
When: Every Tuesday 5:00pm-6:30pm.
Who: ages 13-18.
HOW TO JOIN
If you’ve previously filled out the registration form you won’t need to do it again.
If you are a parent who would like your child to join some free and fun workshops, please complete our online registration form by clicking here!
If you are 18 years and older please complete the form by clicking here
Once completed, you will then be contacted by a member of the team, who can talk you through how to get on Zoom either by audio using a mobile or landline, or by using a tablet or computer.
Alternatively call or text Hannah on 07393 365531 or email hannah@ucanproductions.org
