07/11/2025
And so the work begins
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🤩 Its official - planning permission has been granted for our Thackley Wellness and Training centre in Bradford, Sowing Seeds Wellbeing CIC - Sowing Seeds Sensory (this is the EGS Motors on Park Road and they are still open in Idle! We are also still operating from our Idle centre and won’t be closing there).
We understand how challenging change and transitions can be which is why our Thackley centre offers far more therapeutic, wellbeing and nurturing workshops and support into employment and independent living (including accessing ASDAN courses and NCFE qualifications), particularly for our young people, post-16 and adult learners who need 1-2-1 support. We are so excited that we will also be able to offer animal therapy and forest school activities for all ages outside too all alongside our non-school and soon to be independent school in Idle, Sowing Seeds Alternative Learning.
At the moment, we are keen to find a sponsor for our Preparation for Adulthood studio which will be a studio flat with a sofa, kitchen facilities and utility facilities (including a washer and ironing board, etc!). It will look and feel like a cosy one bedroom studio and deliver independent living skills workshops and training for our young and adult learners with a special educational need or disability. We will also invite and work with a range of schools, partners and services in West Yorkshire to support families and the community from 9am - 8pm. The later sessions are for yoga and Pilates so it will be a lovely and calm end to the day. 💜
Our Thackley centre will also mean that families can have meetings with social services, care teams, receive training, and access different free services or connect virtually when required. We are also looking into transport to support with accessing our centre although it is on the main bus route from Bradford which is very handy!
Thank you so much to everyone for your generous donations, support and helping us with these next steps to achieve this dream! We are also asking for donations of furniture and utilities for our studio - if you’d like to get involved or provide any services to us, please DM me or email Rachel@sowingseedswellbeing.co.uk