We are really proud of our achievements with Dwylo Bach rural and touring and our work with Mudiad Meithryn. With sessions happening in Conwy, Ruthin Craft Centre, StudioMADE and other venues across North Wales continuing with funding from Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Community Fund.
The success of Care Creatively, working with creative practitioners in Denbighshire and Conwy Residential Care Homes and Community Groups and our partnership with Denbighshire Libraries with our new reminiscence resources.
The sensory Parcel Service which is now operating in resource centres for adults with learning disabilities across North Wales with funding from our partners and The Learning Disability Transformation Fund.
In August 2023 we were granted charitable status and are now known as Making Sense Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
We are now led by a board of Trustees Anthony Farnsworth – Chair, Alan Griffiths, John Rostron and Maggie Sheppard.
We have been funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
This funding is about developing Making Sense CIO as a sustainable charity, building our capacity, strengthening our board.
The funding includes the creation of 2 new roles focusing on creating and delivering a strategy for our future Ticky Lowe and Eleri Hayhurst have been busy shaping the future of the charity and a big part of that has been creating a new website!
Other funding news
The Shared Prosperity Fund in Conwy has funded continued to work with care-homes in Conwy where we have matched up artists with activity coordinators in 10 care homes.
Arts Wales has provided funding for an Arts in Health and Wellbeing Project working with Wrexham Council’s Dementia champion and with activity coordinators representing 25 care homes in Wrexham including 3 artist residencies and consultation and support for care staff.
Huge thanks to Craig Yamey for logo design and branding for Making Sense CIO.
Mark Anderson for his patience putting our beautiful new website together!
Anthony, Maggie and all our trustees for working with to achieve Making Sense Charitable status and getting through our first year!
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK, investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit: www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus.
