The following programmes offer the opportunity to develop soft skills and confidence through a range of informal activities.  For more information and to find out how you can get involved, contact the individual providers direct.

Rhyl Music Project

The workshops offer a chance for participants to learn about musical composition and film-making. The resulting footage and audio is being edited into a film which will be premiered in Rhyl. No previous experience is required.

Workshops are based at Y Dyfodol, The Hub, Skillbuild, Dewi Sant Centre, North Wales Women’s Centre, CDAS, Hafod, Pixel and Nacro. Participants in the workshops are supported to improve their confidence and self esteem, and to learn new skills.

For more information, contact Neil Dunsire at TAPE Music and Film on 07990888883.

Community Engagement Programme

This programme provides a range of informal learning activities aimed at engaging with unemployed and economically inactive residents in Rhyl.  The programme delivers a range of taster activities including environmental art, community mosaic, gardening/allotment/countryside skills, cook and eat, learning mentoring, first aid, IT, art/crafts, pottery and jewellery making.

The activities are designed to develop participants’ organisational skills, confidence, communication, motivation, self belief and aspirations and to enable them to begin the learning process, setting individual targets and to progress into further learning opportunities.

The work which has been produced by these participants is truly inspirational, and has quite literally changed people’s lives.

 For more information, contact Pat Butters at Llandrillo College on pat.butters@llandrillo.ac.uk

 Community Harvest

SOVA’s ‘Community Harvest’ programme is working with volunteers to keep bees and grow vegetables and berries at a farm site at St Asaph for use in jams and chutneys. Volunteers and participants are able to gain self confidence and self esteem while developing a range of skills in growing crops and bee-keeping. So far, there is an extensive vegetable plot, along with bee hives which volunteers have developed from scratch with the help of a professional bee keeper.

Working on the projects gives participants team work skills and an amazing sense of achievement, as well as developing the skills needed to progress into learning or employment.

 If you want any more information, contact the Dewi Sant Centre on 01745 345900 or CJIW on post@cjiw.org – Darren Owen on 07536054491