University lecturer Dr Lois Mansfield (CF 2019) gave a keynote presentation at the national Wales Real Farming Conference on 25 November. Lois shared learnings from her Fellowship, which explored development opportunities for struggling upland economies in the UK.
Artist Leon Clowes (CF 2011) was interviewed by the BBC about his storytelling project this month. Leon shared his experience of kinship care and his work through the Nans Kids project to tell the stories of those raised by their grandparents.
By Leon Clowes,
Charity founder Nicola Sharp-Jeffs (CF 2016) ran a pilot training session this month on economic wellbeing and maternity for employers at the charity she founded, Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA). The training formed part of Nicola’s Covid-19 Action Fund project, which is developing ways of preventing economic abuse.
By Nicola Sharp-Jeffs,
Child services worker Michelle Cunningham (CF 2014) has been awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England this month. Michelle will use the funding to create an interactive children’s ebook that aims to support their mental wellbeing.
By Michelle Cunningham,
Artist Leon Clowes (CF 2011) has been interviewed for the mental health podcast The Two Of Us, which was broadcast on 5 October. Leon shared his experience of kinship care and his work to raise awareness of kinship carers’ contributions to society.
By Leon Clowes,
