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We were pleased to attend the @vastvolunteering Co

We were pleased to attend the @vastvolunteering Community Health Champions summer celebration today - @rebeccamariadavies and @annafrancisart shared our Community Health Impact Assessment project which we are so pleased to be continuing to develop. This year our focus is on understanding more about air quality in the neighbourhood and starting to explore the impact that bad landlords can have on neighbourhood health. We were joined by Community Health Champions from across the city and it was great to hear about the work people are doing. We will be sharing more about our health impacts project soon - we are looking forward to working with @thecentriclab as part of their Air Is Kin academy and @home_energy_action_lab who will be coming to the street later in the year to help us think about indoor air quality in our homes and loving our continuing work with @kavita.bp to explore what makes our neighbourhood special and also what can make it a challenging place to live at times.

Here's what's on over the next fortnight at PIP! ☀️ Please note: This afternoon, Gardening Club is running earlier from 3.30pm and our yoga session may take place at The Pippin if it's raining.

This Week:

🌱 Tuesday 30th June
🕓 3.30 - 5pm
Gardening Club at The Pippin

⛹️‍♀️ Tuesday 30th June
🕓 4.00–5.30pm
Youth Club at The Pippin

🧘‍♀️ Tuesday 30th June
🕓 5.30 - 6.30pm
Yoga with ESPI at Festival Park OR The Pippin

🌱 Saturday 4th July
🕓 1 - 3pm
Gardening Club at The Pippin

🏀 Saturday 4th July
🕒 3.00–4.30pm
Sports at the Park

Next Week:

👥 Tuesday 7th July
🕖 1pm - onwards
121 Interviews with Kavita at The Pippin

⛹️‍♀️ Tuesday 7th June
🕓 4.00–5.30pm
Youth Club at The Pippin

🌱 Tuesday 30th June
🕓 4 - 5.30pm
Gardening Club at The Pippin

🪑Tuesday 7th July
🕖 6 - 9pm
Upholstery Group Workshop at Acava

👥 Wednesday 8th July
🕖 All Day
121 Interviews with Kavita at The Pippin

🤝 Thursday 9th July
🕖 6 - 7.30pm
CDMP Meeting at The Pippin

🏀 Saturday 11th July
🕒 3.00–4.30pm
Sports at the Park

🪑Saturday 11th July
🕖 9 - 5pm
Upholstery Group Trip to Wightwick Manor

Have a lovely week!

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Cordial Workshop, 18th July from 1 - 3pm with Deb

Cordial Workshop, 18th July from 1 - 3pm with Deb Jackson and @msdmeanar.

It may be a surprise to discover that many of the flowers and plants that we either think of as pretty and ornamental or just ignore and pull up as weeds are actually little powerhouses of flavour, nutrition and healing.

Our neighbours will go on a journey to get to know our plant allies. Discover edible flowers and make delicious cordial; explore herbs that heal and make infused oils and healing balms; learn how to dry plants and work with them to make nourishing teas and incense.

Dreaming of an Artist’s Residency! ✨✨✨✨

Dreaming of an Artist’s Residency!
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With @theportlandinnprojectcic and @potteriesmuseum
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TODAY! At @potteriesmuseum - some tickets still available. Entrance is thru the cafe. There will be drinks, crisps & Air Con!

(Swipe for @theportlandinnprojectcic current Artist Gardener in Residence @msdmeanar with her Gary Numan car diffuser, on her way to check on the plants in this heat 🌱💚)

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About the Event:
What is the dream artist residency for Stoke?
Anna Francis and Rebecca Davies from The Portland Inn Project with Ben Miller from The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery will host a conversation for artists, creative practitioners and researchers to ask this question.
With both The Portland Inn Project and The Potteries Museum and Art gallery undertaking building development projects currently, including dedicated artist residency space within the plans, now is the perfect time to dream together about what makes a good artist residency. Anna and Rebecca will draw on over 20 years experience of programming and taking part in artist’s residencies, and share plans for the Artist residency rooms within the PIP building and Ben Miller will share the museum’s architectural plans, and potential within the Artist Residency Studio under development, before we open up to explore together what artists need and want from a residency programme in the city. Eventbrite link 🔗 in our BIO!

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If you are an artist with experience of artist residencies, or a creative person who would love to do one, this event will be for you.
This event is part of the Museum’s Friday Twilight Series

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Where: The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery Spitfire Café (come to the café entrance on Bethesda Street, beside the Spitfire Gallery)

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When: Friday, 26th June, 6.30pm – 8.30pm

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What to Expect: Sharing stories and experience, discussion and dreaming together, drinks and snacks

Video:
Rebecca and Anna created this video during the final leg of a month long residency @scottishsculptureworkshop - after spending a very long time making pots and the organisation’s first ever draft of our Mission, Vision and Values, VERY SRSLY, we did this silly video.