Face to Face Recovery College Courses (18+)

This workshop delivered by Red Cross, will explore tools and strategies to build resilience. You will learn to help yourself and others adapt and recover from challenges by identifying practical...

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Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

Alcohol Awareness – want to know the effects of alcohol, the calorie content, the short- and long-term effects, not only on the person drinking but those around them and the...

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Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

This workshop is for people who are interested in learning about what personality disorder means and how it may affect them or somebody they care about. It will include:- An...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

If you want to find out more about journaling and how it might be a beneficial tool for your wellbeing, whilst using your creative skills to learn how to sew...

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West Yorkshire History Centre, 127 Kirkgate, Wakefield, WF1 1JG

Carers Wakefield & District are proud to announce that they are now able to offer the ‘Caring For Me and You’ self-management course for carers and are delivering this through...

Our partners at the West Yorkshire History Centre are inviting students to come along to create art and craft pieces inspired by the records within the John Goodchild Collection to...

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West Yorkshire History Centre, 127 Kirkgate, Wakefield, WF1 1JG

Our simple rag wreath workshop will guide you through the simple steps needed to make your very own rag wreath to take home and hang up for Christmas. Whilst it...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

Join us in this 3 hour workshop to discover how to better connect with your senses. It will teach you how to spend less time caught up in your thoughts...

Over the course of 9 weeks we will take you from total running beginner through to completing a 5km Parkrun event. We will follow the NHS Couch to 5K scheme...

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Thornes Park Stadium, Horbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 8TY

This 6 week course is a beginners crafting group aimed to get you started using items found around your own home. Crafting can relieve stress and tension in our everyday...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

Have you always hated the gym? Perhaps you’ve never found a kind of exercise or activity to keep you fit and healthy that you’ve actually enjoyed? Maybe you, like many...

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Vibe Fitness, 26 Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 2BT

This workshop is delivered by Red Cross and aims to build your confidence and willingness to help someone in an emergency by learning essential first aid skills, whilst using everyday...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

Freedom From Fibromyalgia This introductory course, run in conjunction with Be True To You Recovery CIC, Keilly will provide an overview of fibromyalgia, what it is and how it effects...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

If you enjoy gardening, want to learn to grow your own food and would like to meet other who share the same interests then Grow Wakefield’s Edible Gardening clubs may...

If you enjoy gardening, want to improve your physical and mental health, and would like to learn to grow your own food why not come along to our Edible Gardening...

Journaling has been proven to have a positive effect on mental health. This course will provide an opportunity for you to learn how to start journaling as a means to...

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Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

In this short workshop, hosted at the West Yorkshire History Centre, we’ll take you on a patient’s journey from admission to discharge, looking through the exclusive archive collection at what...

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West Yorkshire History Centre, 127 Kirkgate, Wakefield, WF1 1JG

This programme, facilitated by Live Well Wakefield, is aimed at people who are living with any mental health condition. It is an opportunity for you to learn and share supportive...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

This is a 2 hour workshop to introduce the creative art of painting pebbles or rocks! As the name suggests, pebble painting is simply painting on pebbles or rocks.  You...

This 4 week course will give you the chance to connect with your creative side. Scrapbooking is a pastime that has many benefits. It is fun to do and you...

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Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

Life can be challenging and difficult for people. It can lead to not knowing how to soothe or take care of ourselves effectively. Often, people turn to unhelpful and destructive...

This session, lead by Blossom CIC, provides a unique opportunity to build self-defence and confidence techniques. It is accessible to all, transcends age, gender, physical ability and is completely inclusive....

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Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

Stroke Awareness Would you know what signs to look for if you thought someone may be having a stroke? Have you suffered a stroke yourself, or care for someone who...

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Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, WF8 1BD

Feeling lonely and isolated can make life challenging, especially during a crisis. It can be difficult to know how to help. This workshop is delivered by Red Cross and aims...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

Self-harm is something that makes many feel uncomfortable, yet it is more common than you think. This workshop aims to explore self-harm and risky behaviours, we will consider: Cause and effect...

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Baghill House Health and Wellbeing Centre, Walkergate, Pontefract, WF8 1QW

Did you know… More than 3 out of 4 women experience menopause symptoms at some time. 1 in 4 experience serious symptoms. 2 in 5 women said their menopause symptoms...

Do you want to gain an understanding of anxiety? Then this workshop may be for you. It will explore areas such as the vicious cycle of anxiety, what happens to...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

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This introductory workshop could be for you if you are interested in developing an awareness of what the experience of hearing voices may mean to you or someone you care...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ

This course was developed by Help for Hero’s and was co-designed by Veterans for Veterans. It aims to provide you with the opportunity to gain clarity about your direction in...

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5 Towns Veterans Support Hub, The Veterans Centre 32A Ackworth Road (Purston Park) Featherstone WF7 5LU

Have you ever wondered if you were descended from a knight? or if your family name bears a coat of arms? Archive research can help you find out more about...

Have you always wanted to learn a musical instrument but think you are not musical? Maybe you have seen the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and wished you could play...

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Prosper House, Prosper House, 59 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 4JZ