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Introduction to The Art Ministry
The Art Ministry is a local charity providing affordable, accessible and inclusive
art and craft activities for the whole community, so that people can maintain or improve their mental health and wellbeing. We run weekly sessions in Hadleigh, regular and one-off outreach sessions at other
locations, and take part in community events in south east Essex. See what we do by
watching our YouTube video. Click below to see our session schedule and
calendar of events: Contact us at: E-mail: contact@theartministry.org.uk
Phone: 07582 025163 The
Art Ministry, Registered
Charity No.: 1108227 1
Church Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2DQ
About Us The Art Ministry aims
to involve members of our local community in affordable, accessible and
inclusive creative activities to
provide opportunities for increasing social interaction, boosting self
confidence and improving self esteem, to help maintain or improve their mental
health and wellbeing. Our weekly creative
sessions are open to all, but focus on people most likely to benefit, such as children and
adults with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, visual impairments
and/or mental health issues.
Most of these sessions are delivered in our base in Hadleigh, Essex. We extend our
engagement with the community by working in partnership with other charities,
schools, social housing schemes
and local government across south east Essex. For these partners we
provide creative activities for children during school holidays, after school
clubs, block and weekly sessions
at sheltered housing schemes, and one-off sessions for other groups and
charities, such as Trustlinks, Southend Macular
Support Group, Southend in Sight, Southend on Sea Rape
Crisis and WI’s. We engage an even wider
audience in creative activities at an average of 10 community events each
year, such as the Hadleigh
Community Summer Fayre and the Benfleet Community Fayre. The Art
Ministry was founded in 1992 and became a charity in 2004, and
registered with the Charity Commission in 2005. We are
governed by a board of Trustees according to our declaration of trust. The
following year we registered with the Charity Commission, our registered
number is 1108227. The
charitable object of The Art Ministry is: To advance
the education of the public in the subject of art in all its aspects in such
ways as the Trustees shall from time to time determine. Currently, the Trustees have
determined the following areas of focus: To provide a
safe environment and facilities in a wide variety of art and craft activities
for all the community and to encourage social creativity as a means of
improving mental health and wellbeing. To bring widely disparate members
of the community together through the common language of art, with a bias to the minorities,
excluded and disaffected groups or individuals. Click here
see our details at The Charity Commission website. The
Trustees of The Art Ministry are: Fope
Afolabi-Brown Francesca
Brook Cindy
Chilvers Gabriela
Martinez-Campbell Betty
McCarthy Jasna
Seguic Allan Webb - Chair and Treasurer Our Patron is: Helen Rubinstein
Our
Session Leaders are: Amie
Annis Clare
Cain Sarah
Ridgewell Hayley
Simpson Allan
Webb Our Creations
See more of what our beneficiaries create below: Annual
Exhibition 2024 General
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Sessions |
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Time |
Session |
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Monday |
11
to 12.30 |
For
visually impaired young people & adults |
School terms, except bank holidays, at Ekco Club, Southend, £2 a session |
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11
to 1 |
For the local community |
School terms, except bank holidays |
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5
to 7 |
For junior school
children |
All year,
except bank holidays |
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Tuesday |
11
to 1 |
For young people &
adults with mixed needs |
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6
to 7.30 |
For senior school
children & young people with special needs |
All year |
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Wednesday |
12
to 2 |
For young people &
adults with mental health
issues |
All year |
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Thursday |
10.30
to 12.30 |
Any adult |
All year, except bank holidays Keats House, Southend |
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2
to 4 |
For young people &
adults with mixed needs |
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Friday |
10
to 12 |
For all artists |
All year, £4 a session |
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Please contact us before attending to check
availability and location. Unless otherwise stated a fee
of £5 is charged per session and first session is free. The above sessions take place in our art room in
Hadleigh, unless stated otherwise: The Art Ministry, 1 Church
Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2DQ For a map click here.
Volunteering We have a wide range of volunteering opportunities
at The Art Ministry. We provide a fun and rewarding environment, with
training and support, and the payment of reasonable expenses. No matter what your skills are, we are sure that we can make use of
them.
Session Helpers We
always have opportunities for volunteer session helpers. Sessions run
throughout the week, some are
term time only, and you can pick and choose which sessions you would like to
help with. Details
are shown on the Sessions table above. Event Helpers We also need helpers at community events, you can
see the events on our calendar or here If you have a skill that you would
like to teach to a session, such as card making, glass painting
etc., then we would be happy for you to
volunteer your services on an occasional basis. We would provide materials and cover
reasonable expenses. To see role description click here: Art and Craft Activity
Helper Role Description To download an
application form click here: Volunteer
Application Form Business
Assistants As well as session helpers, we need
volunteers behind the scenes to help The Art Ministry run smoothly, such as helping with administration,
fund-raising and grant applications. Trustees We are always seeking new Trustees to help us run The Art Ministry.
It's a great opportunity to broaden your horizon, develop new and/or use existing skills and contribute to
a very worthwhile local charity. Trustee meetings are six times a year, usually on a weekday evening. Trustee have a specific remit, such as
fundraising or volunteer management, and all share in management and responsibility for completing the action points that
result from the trustee meetings see the advert here. Please click
on the link below to see the role description: To download an
application form click here: Trustee
Application Form Contact Us Contact email: Click here to send us an e-mail or to
contact@theartministry.org.uk Art Room Address: The Art Ministry 1 Church Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2DQ For a map click here. News We held our Annual Exhibition of Works at Hadleigh
Old Fire Station on 30th October. Over 150 visited the exhibition during the day and
evening. We have just had a visit of
pupils from Cedar Hall School, they come to us for a creative session a couple of times
a year. This time the crafting theme was Halloween. Patron We are pleased to announce that we have appointed local
artist and former Trustee of The Art Ministry, Helen Rubinstein to the honorary role of Parton of
The Art Ministry. New Trustees We have recently appointed three new trustees, Francesa Brook, Cindy Chilvers, and Gabriela
Martinez-Campbell. You can see details of our Trustees here - Trustees Summer Events In May we were at the Hamlet Court Road
Festival, and in June we were at the Benfleet Community Fayre. In July we were at the King George’s Community Fayre
on Canvey Island and in August we were at the Hadleigh Community
Summer Fayre. We even found time to provide creative activities at
the Lions Midsummer Fun event. During the summer holidays we ran children s
sessions, two in our art room, two at Leigh on Sea Community Centre and two at
Eastwood Community Centre. Events We are at Leigh on Sea
Community Centre for one more children’s creative
crafts session this year. Tickets are sold out. Christmas
Kids Sessions 28th November If you would like regular
updates from The Art Ministry by email please click here "Keep in
touch" We provide art and craft
activities at local events, such as Hadleigh Community and Leigh Regatta, and at local venues such as
Leigh Community Centre and Hadleigh Old Fire Station, so please be sure to check
out our calendar from time to time : The
Art Ministry Events Calendar Fundraising Green tokens are back at Waitrose, so next time you
are in their Leigh on Sea store, grab a handful and put them in our slot and help us
get the top donation of £1,500, until 1st January. We are part of Co-op Local Community Fund scheme
until 16th October 2026. If we get more Co-op members choosing
to The Art Ministry as their local cause, than
two other groups in the area then we will get the top grant if £3,000
next year. If you are Co-op member, please choose us, and if
not, join for just £1, and choose us by clicking the link below: Please choose The Art Ministry Please nominate us to win £1,000 in a Movement for
Good prize draws. They take place throughout 2025. Enter once for free, it takes a couple of minutes,
and we are in all the draws enter here. You can donate to The Art Ministry by clicking on
the Total Giving logo: You can generate donations to us when you shop on-line
or in store at lots of retailers via the Give as you Live scheme. Just click
on the Give as you Live logo to sign up for free: We have received a donation of £2,000 from NISA
thanks to the manager of their Benfleet store nominating The Art Ministry for a Heart
of the Community Award. We
are grateful for the Magdalene Hospital Trust
for giving The Art Ministry a grant of £1,000. In November 2024 we were awarded £20,000 by the
People’s Postcode Lottery Trust, amazing! We are currently partly
supported by: Southend Community
Investment Fund, People’s Postcode Trust, ROSCA Trust, ASDA Foundation, Essex Fund, Perry
Watlington Trust, Allen Lane Foundation, Norman Garon Trust and the Magdalene
Trust, and many others. Policies Combined Safeguarding Policy for
Children, Young People, and Vulnerable Adults Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Useful Links Southend in Sight -
Southend based sight loss charity providing support and services Live Well Southend -
Southend Local Offer Essex Local Offer - Essex
Local Offer SAFE
- a parent support group that raises autism awareness and provides essential
support to autistic individuals and their families in Essex Trustlinks
- Mental Health Support Carers Choices - Carers Support Send The Right Message -
Support for families with children and young people with
specific educational needs and/or disabilities Southend
on Sea Rape Crisis - Free, confidential specialist support for all
survivors who have
been raped or experienced any other form of sexual violence at any time in
their lives Healthy Life Essex - a
resource for a healthier, greener lifestyle in Essex Action for Children - Essex
Short Breaks, Clubs and Activities Rehab 4 Addiction -
Operates as a free information, advisory and referral service for those seeking
addiction treatment options throughout the UK and abroad. They offer free
advice on both private and free services and give a selection of treatment
options to help you make an informed choice Banner Buzz we recommend
Banner Buzz, they offer of a free banner for
charities Park - award winning
printers, and donor of paper to The Art Ministry Copyright 2025: The Art Ministry, 1
Church Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2DQ
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