Community programme to support wellbeing in Cornwall

An arts and wellbeing organisation will partner with nine local hubs across Cornwall to provide creative activities.

Arts Well’s community hubs partner project aims to enable people to connect with others, learn new skills and build confidence.

The activities are intended to improve health and wellbeing in areas with highest deprivation – including by supporting people with mental or physical health challenges.

The project is aiming to recruit and support 20 volunteers. Arts Well plans to reach 200 beneficiaries by offering around 250 sessions.

The initiative has received £56,592 from Cornwall Council’s Community Levelling-up Programme, which distributes money from the UK government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

Arts Well’s Development Director Olivia Beckwith said the sessions will include mixed age groups, as well as those for young people, older people and families.

“There is a huge amount of evidence to support the positive impact that creative activities can have on people’s health,” she said. “We want to reduce loneliness and isolation and improve mental wellbeing, by enabling connections and strong relationships to be built through art-based activities.”