Nature & Nurture Collective

28/08/2025

*New*
Art & Wellbeing group for late-identified neurodivergent adults

Monthly: 22 September, 20 October, 17 November, 15 December 2025 (2026 dates to follow)
Mondays 7-8.30pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX

This is a monthly art & wellbeing group for late-identified neurodivergent* adults. No diagnosis necessary. Facilitated by a neurodivergent Art Therapist (Jenny Clarke).

Join this friendly and welcoming creative group to make some art and connect and share experiences with other neurodivergent adults in a low-pressure environment.

You don't need to be good at art to take part, just interested in exploring/experimenting with art materials. All materials provided for self-directed art making (you decide what you make). Jenny can help make suggestions if you don't know where to start. You are also welcome to bring a project and work on that if you'd prefer.

Tea, coffee and biscuits included in ticket price.

In lighter months we can use the lovely garden and woodland area at the venue as well as the indoor room.

*Neurodivergent is being autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, dyspraxic etc - or any combination :-)

Tickets are on a scale of what you can afford:
£5 low income
£10 mid income
£15 pay it forward

Bookable here: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FFHI

Please contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

12/08/2025

**Art & Wellbeing group for families of young people not attending school**

Fridays 10.30am-12pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX
Facilitated by Jenny Clarke, a registered Art Therapist (www.thymearttherapy.co.uk)

Our lovely weekly group is starting up again on Friday 5 September. We have been running since January 2025 and I have booked the venue for Sept 2025 – July 2026.

This is a small group with some core families taking part but we have available for some further families to get involved. The group offers neuro-affirming, low demand creative wellbeing support for young people aged 8+ who aren’t in school, who are not currently in school (i.e. home educated, flexi-schooled, EBSA). It's designed for neurodivergent families but all welcome. The aim is for parents and young people to take part together.

You will be able to:
- Explore art and nature based activities
- Work together or separately
- Everyone attending can join in
- Choose what you'd like to do each time (self-directed art-making available)
- Use the garden and wooded area - if you'd prefer to stay inside that is fine too

You don't have to be good at art to join in, and the focus will be on the therapeutic benefits of making art such as expression and relaxation. Some of the activities we have done so far include; bubble painting, styrofoam printing, rubber stamp carving, shaving foam marbling, soft clay, cyanotypes, badge-making. All materials provided.

Tickets are £7.50 per person, bookable here https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ECRM (please buy a ticket for everyone attending). Or book a block of sessions for £5 per person per session – contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

Offered as part of the Nature & Nurture Collective, for more info www.nature-and-nurture.org
[photos shared with permission]

01/07/2025

Nature & Nurture Collective Art & Wellbeing Group for Families

Neuro-affirming, low demand creative wellbeing support for young people aged 8+ who aren’t in school, and a parent/carer.

Our lovely group is going to carry on in September. If you’d like to try it out this term, please do - we have three sessions left before a break for the summer.

Weekly on Fridays 10.30am-12pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX

Facilitated by Jenny Clarke, a registered Art Therapist.

Tickets are £7.50 per person (please buy a ticket for everyone attending).
For more info and tickets: www.nature-and-nurture.org (link in bio)
Or book a block of sessions for £5 per person per session – contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

[photos shared with permission]

11/06/2025

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09/06/2025

If anyone is looking for home-ed or general tuition for their young person, please check out my friend Kat's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Focus-and-Flourish-Tuition/61574493462640/
She would be a lovely tutor :-)

31/05/2025

Our group has been going for four months so far and we've enjoyed experimenting with many materials including natural materials found outside in the lovely woodland area at the Bedminster Quaker Meeting Hall. Each week there is a different technique/set of materials available, alongside the basic materials brought every week, so that the art-making is open and flexible.
[photos shared with permission]

**Nature & Nurture Collective Art & Wellbeing Group for Families
Neuro-affirming creative wellbeing support for young people aged 8+ who aren’t in school, and a parent/carer.**

Weekly on Fridays 10.30am-12pm
Next session: Friday 6 June 2025
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX
Facilitated by Jenny Clarke, a registered Art Therapist.
Tickets are £7.50 per person (please buy a ticket for everyone attending).
For more info and tickets: www.nature-and-nurture.org
Or book a block of sessions for £5 per person per session – contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

08/05/2025

This is the beautiful outdoor space at Bedminster Quaker Meeting Hall (we also use an indoor room with direct access to the garden). I’ve been using this venue for my Friday family art & wellbeing group for young people who aren’t at school, and I’m going to be using it for my forthcoming Nature-based Art Therapy group for late-identified neurodivergent adults. It’s a really interesting garden/woodland area, contained and private. Please www.nature-and-nurture.org/what-s-on for details of both these groups

24/04/2025

This group is back on again after Easter from tomorrow, there are spaces if you'd like to join us :-)

20/04/2025

🌳Nature-based art therapy group for late-identified neurodivergent adults🌳

Are you new to identifying as neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD or any other neurodevelopmental condition)? Join us to explore identity, strengths and challenges in a neuro-affirming, supportive creative group. No formal diagnosis necessary. Facilitated by Jenny Clarke, a neurodivergent Art Therapist (HCPC/BAAT registered).

🌿Tuesdays 6-8pm
10 June - 22 July 2025 (seven weeks)
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House
Wedmore Vale, Bedminster BS3 5HX

🪴Cost: £175, which can be paid in two instalments. All materials, hot drinks and biscuits included. This is a small group (six people maximum). Everyone booking will be offered an introductory 30min video call. Bookings will close on 19 May.

🖼️For further information www.nature-and-nurture.org/what-s-on/ or to book a place, please email jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk

31/03/2025

*Nature & Nurture Collective Art & Wellbeing Group for Families*

This group offers low demand, neuro-affirming creative wellbeing support for young people aged 8+ who aren’t in school, and a parent/carer.

Starting up again 25 April and running until 17 July with a break on 30 May.

You can now book a ‘term’ of sessions for £5 per person per session – contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

Weekly on Fridays 10.30am-12pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX
Facilitated by Jenny Clarke (Art Therapist)

Tickets are £7.50 per person (please buy a ticket for everyone attending). For more info and tickets: www.nature-and-nurture.org