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Update on
Looking Well Studios
We are enjoying being in our amazing new
premises. It has been refurbished by local tradesmen and the high
standard of their work is a pleasure. Unlike our old building, it is
full of light and very warm. We have incorporated as many
environmentally friendly systems as possible including a solar
panel, high levels of recycled paper insulation and a wood pellet
fuelled boiler. The boiler has travelled from the Czech Republic,
via Denmark to Bentham. Pioneer Projects is living up to its name as
it is the first of its kind in the UK. Thank you to all those people
in Bentham and beyond who have given time and money to help us
achieve this.
There are lots of ways you can make use
of our stunning new building. Our current programme of arts and
health activities is listed in the What's on Now section of the
Looking Well page. We have recently started a singing group and a
The Enormous Turnip gardening club. Come and have a look and tell us
what new activities you would like to do.
If you are looking for a venue for
serviced business meetings or an exhibition, our first floor studio
might suit you. The small business units are comfortable and will be
fully equipped, including one that can be used as a
therapy/treatment room and are available to hire by the session, day
or month. You may like to sign up as a ‘Friend of Looking Well’ or
volunteer to help with creative or administrative aspects of running
the charity. You are welcome to come and visit, we are open every
weekday 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. |
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Looking Well
News - Bentham
- by Julie Vass
Below are some of the many activities happening at the Looking Well
with brief descriptions from the tutors/group leaders.
Digital Image Manipulation
beginning 24th February 7.00 – 9.00pm.
What images interest you? What pictures do you like to take?
You will learn how to process your digital images and be creative
using Photoshop Elements: - Opening documents, naming files, basic
tools and layers palette, combining images, manipulate and restore
images, turning the image to black and white/sepia.
Emphasis will be on one to one tutoring and going at your own pace.
Designed for those who have very little knowledge of image
manipulation but have some basic computer skills.
Men’s Walking Group.
By Peter McCabe
A group of men go out walking from the Looking Well every Tuesday
morning at 9.30am.
We choose easier routes and enjoy one another’s company. The pace is
fairly easy and we stop to enjoy the scenery and wildlife. The male
of the species are welcome to join us. Get your boots on and step
out with us!!
Women’s Walking Group
By Sue Badley
Short walks (Mondays, 9.30-noon from Lairgill ), no further than
three miles, are led by volunteers who choose routes over gentle
terrain, avoiding too many stiles, at a pace suited to the group.
Areas we cover include Bentham, Wenning Valley, Austwick, Hornby,
Roeburndale and Ingleton.
The group is welcoming and sociable but we keep our eyes open too
and are keen to observe our surroundings, especially noticing the
effects on the landscape of the passage of the seasons. Helped by a
small collection of reference books, we identify plants, birds and
butterflies.
No commitment to walk every week, though members say it’s
infectious, and you’ll soon find you do.
Please contact Julie if you are interested in any of the
above activities/courses on 015242 62672 or email
Julie@pioneerprojects.org.uk . |
