S2R Create Space

24/11/2025

Underpin: Alter, Re-use, Upcycle🧵

Join us this Friday (28th November) for our FREE in person Hand Quilted Wheat Bag Covers Workshop from 1 - 2:30pm at The Arcade Pop Up, Princess of Wales Precinct, Dewsbury WF13 1NH. We will be trying slow stitching techniques and hand quilting a cover for a wheat bag using techniques inspired by Boro and Kantha. Every month we’ll be bringing you more inspiration and ideas for upcycling, re-using and altering fabrics and clothes. We’d love to meet you!

If you can't attend in person, we are hosting a FREE live online session on Loopy Rag Rugging this Wednesday (26th November) from 9.30 - 10.30am, as well as sending out video recordings you can have a go at in your own time too.

For more information or to book your place, email us at: contact@s2r.org.uk

Creative Minds South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The Arcade - Dewsbury

21/11/2025

CLEAR Men's Talk Digital from CLEAR Kirklees have created a wonderful video of the Working Together Better Partnership's Lantern Parade event last month that you can watch here:

Annual Lantern Parade - DewsburyEvent organised by local well-being support services in KirkleesFilming - CLEAR MT Digital

20/11/2025

❄ TGO Winter Get Together ❄

Come and join us on Wednesday 17th December from 10am - 3pm at our Brook Street building to celebrate another year at S2R with a range of free activities including drop-in crafts, games, singing, a warm fire, delicious winter food and refreshments. Pop in for an hour or two or join us for the whole day, it's up to you.

We will also be running two free seasonal workshops with Winter Mindfulness from 11am - 12noon and Willow Bird Feeder from 1 - 3pm. Please book onto these workshops in advance by emailing us at: contact@s2r.org.uk or calling: 07933 358800. Please note that these activities will be held on the 1st floor, accessible only by stairs.

19/11/2025

Staff Enrichment Days

We can help you look after the wellbeing of your team with our staff enrichment days offer. We have over 18 years experience in mental health and can offer you and your team a wide variety of activities, from mindful walks to pizza making and woodworking to aromatherapy, all designed to give your staff the opportunity to manage stress, boost wellbeing and have the opportunity to talk about mental health. Prices start at just £300 per session.

To find out more, please email: maxine@s2r.org.uk.

18/11/2025

Underpin: Alter, Re-use, Upcycle
Lesson 6 Peg Looming and Darning

In this session, Kim shows how to do a little bit of peg looming at the start (second part from another workshop) then covers scotch/honeycomb darning. She does a quick demo on a darning loom too.

17/11/2025

Upcycled Seasonal Trees Workshop🎄

Join us this Thursday (20th November) from 1 - 4pm at S2R Create Space in Huddersfield town centre and build your confidence in using hand tools whilst learning how to upcycle wood to create a 4ft, free-standing seasonal decorative tree. No previous woodworking experience required. Please wear clothing and footwear suitable for woodworking.

To book your place, please call: 07933 358800 or email: contact@s2r.org.uk

13/11/2025

S2R Tree Planting Gang🌳Free bus provided!

A bus will be picking up our tree planting volunteers from Brook Street, Huddersfield at 9:30am on Tuesday 18th November and returning you to Huddersfield for 12:30pm.

To find out more or book your place, please email: contact@s2r.org.uk

12/11/2025

Come and get creative with our Art in the Park group this Friday (14th November) from 10am-12noon in Greenhead Park. These sessions are suitable for all ability levels - just come along, join our friendly group and have a go!🎨

For more info or to book your place, please email: contact@s2r.org.uk or call: 07933 358800.

10/11/2025

S2R Tree Planting Gang🌳

Come and join us on Tuesday 18th November from 11am - 1pm and help us plant trees to mitigate climate change, improve biodiversity and provide a wellbeing asset for both ourselves and for future generations.

Travel with us by bus from Huddersfield or meet us on site at Clough Hall Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield HD4 6TE. For full details or to book your place, please email us at: contact@s2r.org.uk or call: 07933 358800.

Kirklees Council will also be planting trees on this site throughout the winter. To find out more about this project or to book yourself a place on one of the council's tree planting sessions, please visit: https://bit.ly/4ns7MAt

07/11/2025

Can you help us say thank you?

The Working Together Better Partnership are coming together for a special event to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers.

We are looking for refreshments or items for goodie bags for up to 50 adult volunteers. Ideas for donations and support are also very welcome.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Steve at: steven.blinston@waythrough.org.uk or Tor at: tor@hootcreativearts.co.uk

The Working Together Better Partnership is made up of seven Community Adult Mental Health service providers from the voluntary sector in Kirklees.

Find out more at: www.workingtogetherbetter.org.uk

Carers Count Cloverleaf Advocacy CLEAR - Engagement and Recovery hoot creative arts Waythrough Kirklees WomenCentre

06/11/2025

November Huddersfield Repair Café 🛠

Come and join us this Saturday (8th November) from 11am - 2.30pm at our Create Space building in Huddersfield town centre. Bring your broken or faulty items along to our friendly fixing volunteers who will show you that not everything that’s broken needs binning. Our fixers will tackle almost anything but no microwave ovens please.

For more information about the Huddersfield Repair Cafe, check out their website: www.huddsrepaircafe.com

05/11/2025

A Mindful Zentangle Taster Session 🖌

Join us for a FREE drawing workshop led by Carolyn Hilton from Mindful Maker CIC and be guided to take 'a line for a walk' using a fine liner on plain paper, creating your very own unique piece of art.

This workshop is suitable for all abilities and offers the chance to learn a new skill while enjoying feelings of pride, accomplishment, focus and relaxation. Often described as 'yoga for the brain', Zentangle art can help reduce stress and anxiety, quieten the mind and support focus, concentration and better sleep.

🗓 Wednesday 12th November from 10.30am - 12.30pm
📍The 3 Strand Cafe, Longcauseway Church, Dewsbury WF13 1NH

To book your place, email us at: contact@s2r.org.uk or for more information, please contact Cathy Deihim (Wellness Worker) at: cathy@s2r.org.uk

Longcauseway Church Mindful Maker