BrightSparks Arts

27/02/2026

and this amazing 'Woke up Today' piece created by Jessica Annie Parkes at a recent 'Dreaming and Housing' inspired Smoothie session.

Woke up Today.

I woke up today and this is what I saw,
White signs
Cream clothes
Several audio systems with over 100 different stations.
Blackout blinds
Real Christmas trees
Tape cassettes, recordings and players.
Magazines
Bath salts
Music players
DVD players
Photo montages.
Photo draws
K-Pop albums
A swimming pool
Music printers
A full-on HD tv with over a trillion channels.
A tartan carpet
Thick curtains
Studio for arts
Wireless systems
Unlimited wi-fi
Surround sound.
What else would you add to this?

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

27/02/2026

And this lovely oil painting created by Jan Tardy.

27/02/2026

And this piece 'Pain' was completed by Ashanti Wenham at a recent Smoothie session at The Bradgate Mental Health Unit.

Pain.

If only the word pain was spelt "pay in"
and that woman would get paid with human currency
it would be called man money, or even mantra
this world would be a better place.
Especially if the mantra was never wasted,
and the currency was contactless
then I would be truly happy,
and the return of the saviour would only be extra.
I've found peace with myself,
and am currently waiting for the news to only receive good news and for bad news to be non-existent, peace.

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

27/02/2026

More 'Thank You' card designs, this time created by Diana Davies, Fiona and Ian at our ArtSpace group this week at The Attenborough Arts Centre

27/02/2026

26/02/2026

And more wonderful 'Thank You' card designs by members of the ArtSpace group at The Attenborough Arts Centre. This time created by Johnny, Georgia, and Richard.

26/02/2026

Bernadette created this wonderful two line piece 'The Good 'ol Days' at our Wednesday Words online session this week with Andy Richardson leading the workshop.

The Good 'Ol Days.

From Prince to Mister
In less than a Whisker.

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

26/02/2026

The Humour Hub in Melton Country Park Cafe & Visitor Centre is on every Tuesday and Wednesday until June - don't miss out!

Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary, come and join a lovely group of people and have a laugh!

26/02/2026

The Creative Collage Collective is coming to Kettering Arts Centre on March 10th. Join Loz and Sam for collage art sessions for the next 8 weeks. No experience necessary, all you need are scissors and a good imagination!

25/02/2026

And this 'My Magic Box' was created by Netty Jonas at the Smoothie group this week.

My Magic Box.

I will put in the box
My love for my boyfriend Chris
My best friend Colleen
My friends Yolanda and Heather

I will put in the box
My groups, BrightSparks
Strides, Norton Housing

I will put in the box
My Kindle
All my Star Trek books
My Abba CD’s
I shall sing in my box
Play the keyboard
Read my Kindle all day long

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

25/02/2026

And we were creating 'Thank You' cards for Voluntary Services at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust today at our ArtSpace group based at The Attenborough Arts Centre. Here are three created by E.J., Naomi Neighbour and Alison Johnson