Wellbeing stories behind the scenes at Reading Festival
We’ve been speaking to former performers and artists about their tips for having a great time and looking out for each other. Matt from @theamazons Rose Rey @rose__rey Deyah @iamdeyah
Soulscape Quiz Night
Round up your friends and family and let’s go head to head with our general knowledge at the Soulscape's Summer Quiz! There’ll also be a raffle, games and a team table-top challenge. Make sure you have your £’s or card to join in! Bring your own drinks and nibbles (that includes your own glasses please) Up to 8 people to a team. Please email Andrea the names of those in your team once you have purchased tickets - andrea.caplin@soulscape.org.uk TICKET SALES CLOSE TUESDAY 7 MAY Friday 10 May 2024 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM FBC - Finchampstead Baptist Church Goorse Ride North, Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 4ES Book your tickets here
CAKE
What is CAKE? CAKE is Care And Kindness in Education Teachers spend a lot of time with our young people and are often under a lot of pressure in their role. Food is something that brings people together and on cake day in schools, staff enjoy gathering together in the staff room. Our teams of bakers produce wonderful homemade bakes to deliver to the schools. A practical way to show kindness, letting staff know they are appreciated! How to get involved: We are always looking for volunteers to support the work Soulscape does. Whether it be as a baker or perhaps as part of a team running various projects in school. To find out more and get in touch. [...]
More Inside Out
What is More Inside Out? More Inside Out was created to support young people, focusing on their well-being and enabling them to express themselves through art without necessarily having to find the words. The thinking behind this, and indeed evidence-based research supports, is that Art is widely recognised as a therapeutic process across a range of mental health needs as well as a means of building a sense of community. In a recent Good Childhood report the focus was around young people’s fear of failure. Art activities, where you don’t have to be great at it and can have fun is a wonderful retort to fear of failure. How does More Inside Out work? The aim is to work [...]
An Autumn Evening with Soulscape
Join us on October 14th for an autumn evening of live music, dancing, and great food. If you're looking for new, fun ways to support Soulscape, make sure you attend our autumn event! Bring your friends and enjoy a relaxed evening of fun while raising all-important funds to support Berkshire's brilliant young people. The evening starts at 7pm where you’ll be greeted with a complimentary drink and canapés. There will be incredible South East Asian street food (see the menu here), live music from The FlashBack Band, a raffle and much more! So this October, grab a drink from our licensed bar, enjoy the live music, and dance the night away! Book your tickets here [...]
Year 7, here they come
With a new Year 7 cohort safely settled into secondary school, Soulscape's Michelle McLeish reflects on this year's Mind the Gap project. Mind the Gap remains one of my favourite projects. It’s a project that is easy to get involved with and really valued by students and staff. We've had to adapt Mind the Gap over the past two years thanks to the pandemic. But we're so grateful that it's gone ahead! Last year, I delivered all our Year 6 workshops by videolink. This year we got to do them in person again, but 2021 was still a little different. "Mind the Gap explained lots of things to us about secondary school and they eased my worries. I am looking [...]
Explore Year 6’s exhibition!
View the final artwork from More Inside Out Year 6 students from across the Wokingham area have been busy preparing some amazing artwork at our More Inside Out project. Now their final pieces are ready for you to see. They invite you to take ten minutes out of your day to explore their virtual exhibition. You can press the "fullscreen" button below the book to view the pieces larger. More Inside Out - An Online Exhibition The young people have used exciting new art techniques that they learned at the project workshops to express something about their emotions, characters and the community they forged during the project. We had a brilliant time with More Inside Out. We hope you enjoy the exhibition, [...]
Support Us As A Business
enquire today Why get behind Soulscape? Soulscape is the charity that has contact with almost every family in Wokingham. We work with every secondary school in Wokingham Town, and more nearby. Giving our young people space to explore issues around mental health, relationships and sex, peer pressure and drugs – that’s a cause that all of your colleagues and clients can get behind. As a local business, we know you care about the young people of Wokingham and Bracknell. They’re your staff’s kids, nephews and nieces, and your future colleagues. You read stories in the news about the pressures that young people face today, and perhaps worry about someone you know or the effects on the community. [...]
Fundraise for Us
Fundraising changes everything Schools across Berkshire really value what we’re doing and are constantly asking us to come in and run our programmes – but we can’t say ‘yes’ unless we have the funds. Fundraising is the key. Your fundraising could enable us to go into another Berkshire school and bring a creative workshop on mental health, identity or relationships to a new group of young people under pressure. Whether you are itching to run a marathon, or fancy doing a car wash with your kids, there are loads of ways you can raise funds for Soulscape’s work. To get started, please download our fundraising pack >> Soulscape Fundraising Pack Download
Volunteer with Soulscape
To work with thousands of young people in schools every year, Soulscape relies on a big team of volunteers. These great people come from all walks and stages of life. There are grandparents, students, professionals, parents, musicians, bakers, all sorts – and that’s the way we like it! We always need more hands on deck, so if you want to be part of something amazing, please join us! If you’d like to join the team next year… We’re looking for a Fundraiser to work 1-2 days per week helping organise and run events to raise vital funds for Soulscape’s work. If events are your thing, please see the role description below and get in touch. Fundraiser role description [...]