Category Archive : The Blog

Panel Discussion

Our Director was invited to join a panel discussion on the importance of history, origins, heritage and culture at this vibrant event at the weekend. Congratulations to the organisers. Brilliant event!

Update on Our Photography Course!

Tutor Jagdish Patel with some of the photography students at the first day of the course today. Discussing a little about photography and how it has been historically used with, on and for black communities in the UK.

Our Dementia in the Black Community Course!

Today’s session on Dementia in the Black Community with national dementia expert Dr Mary Tilki #DreamWeavers

Creative Writing and Storytelling

New course beginning 23rd of October. Join us for creative writing and story telling!

Goal Setting for 2020

Begin 2020 with our Goal Setting course, the perfect way to start your year!

New January Course!

Goal Setting for 2020

Do you feel like you could be doing more with your life?  Setting personal and professional goals using our tools and approaches will help you feel more productive and focussed.  This course will give you the time and space to focus on your life and what you want out of it. We also explore how our lives can help others around us and the wider world.

Participants will be able to:

·       Identify and set their goals for 2020

·       Set longer term goals for their lives

·       Use a range of strategies keep them on track

Venue: College Street Centre, College Street, Nottingham, NG1 5AQ (2 minutes walk from Nottingham Playhouse)

Dates: Thursday 8 and Friday 9 January 2020

Times: 10am to 3.30pm (10 hrs)

Facilitator: Lisa Robinson

Booking essential. Contact Bright Ideas Nottingham, 07989 302 571

New November Course!

Working with Children and Young People

Have a go at designing fun and engaging activities for young people. Learn about creating a safe environment, co-producing codes of conduct and dealing with difficult situations.

Participants will be able to:

·         Assess their skills, qualities and knowledge/understanding

·         Devise an activity for children and young people

·         Identify opportunities for working and volunteering with children and young people

Venue: Nottingham Central Library, Cecil Roberts Room

Dates: Monday 4, 11, 18 and 25 November

Times: 10am to 3pm

Facilitator: Evadney Jalloh

Booking essential. Contact Bright Ideas Nottingham, 07989 302 571

New October Course!

Creative Writing and Storytelling

Explore your creative potential through writing and storytelling

Participants will be able to: 

·       Create a rhyming poem

·       Create a free verse poem

·       Use their voices creatively to add expression and depth to their writing

·       Contribute to a group story 

·       Identify volunteering opportunities to use their creative writing and storytelling skills

Venue: College Street Centre, College Street, Nottingham, NG1 5AQ (2 minutes walk from Nottingham Playhouse)

Dates: Wednesday 23, 30 October, 6, 13, 20, 27 November and 4 December.

Times: 10am to 1pm

Facilitator:  Michelle Hubbard

Booking essential. Contact Bright Ideas Nottingham, 07989 302 571

Community Gospel Singing!

Our gospel singing course, with our tutor Freddie Kofi, is already sounding beautiful! We will be performing on the 26th October at Cromford Mills.

This is a FREE course that runs on Mondays at the Pilgrim Church in the Meadows. To join us now please text: 07989302571

#DreamWeavers