Paisley Town Centre recently hosted 225 S3 pupils from across Renfrewshire.
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#FestivalsConnect and So Do In-Person Launch Events!
On a bright Tuesday morning a couple of weeks ago, members of the CCSE team found themselves walking briskly about the corridors of UWS’s Paisley campus, counting chairs, tracking down pens, collecting printouts from photocopiers.
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The arts and health sector is being mapped out by potential funders using a tight definition. Creative Scotland (link 1) sees this activity as being led by professional artists, with explicit artistic and health/wellbeing objectives, and designed to improve health and wellbeing.
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The hashtag #Shedders is one that is gaining recognition nationally. It denotes the steadily rising Men’s Shed community, a community focussed on supporting men’s mental health and wellbeing.
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Recently, Paisley’s marvellous STAR Project completed a 9-month long, seasons inspired, arts based therapeutic intervention; ApArt.
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Creativity
Creativity across the global education landscape is considered a fundamental skill that will help future generations thrive. It can support young people to be more engaged in learning by fostering imagination and curiosity.
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Background
In 1808, a group of local community figures came together to establish the Paisley Philosophical Institution.
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