Phoenix Wellbeing

28/05/2026

16/05/2026

Hull Museums and Phoenix Families CIC have been nominated for the Partnership of the Year Award at the 2026 HEY Smile Awards!

See website or 👉 https://hullwhatson.com/hull-museums-phoenix-families-cic-regional-award/

12/05/2026

This week’s class sessions have been truly incredible. Continuing our focus on mindful connection through the senses, we immersed ourselves in sound and music — closing our eyes, slowing down, and allowing the world around us to guide our creativity.

Through listening carefully to different sounds and rhythms, students explored mark making as a way of expressing what they could hear and feel. What begins with uncertainty or anticipation quickly transforms into calm engagement; breathing slows, minds settle, and creativity begins to flow naturally.

As a creative therapist, these are the moments I love most — watching young people discover that creativity isn’t about perfection, getting it “right,” or producing the same outcome as everyone else. It’s about self-expression, emotional regulation, and creating something unique and meaningful from their own experience of the world around them.

Activities like these provide safe opportunities for reflection, connection, and confidence building, reminding students that creativity can be both calming and empowering. ✨🎶🎨

01/05/2026

29/04/2026

Our little CIC has been shortlisted for a HEY Smile Charity award - so proud and excited !

HEY Charity Awards Finalists!

We’re delighted to introduce the finalists for the very first HEY Charity Awards!

These inspiring individuals and organisations have been recognised for the outstanding impact they make across our communities, going above and beyond to drive positive change and make a real difference.

We received an incredible response, with so many heartfelt nominations. Choosing our finalists was both inspiring and incredibly challenging.

All finalists have been invited to join us at our inaugural HEY Charity Awards evening on 21 May 2026, and we can’t wait to celebrate their commitment, passion and dedication.

Join us in congratulating our amazing finalists:

Arts & Culture Award:
- Artlink Hull | 87 Gallery
- The Godber Theatre Foundation
- Voices of Weighton

Children & Youth Award"
- CatZero Humber– Children’s School Holiday Programme
- Explorers – Artlink Hull’s flagship creative learning programme
- Freedom Road Creative Arts

Digital Inclusion Award:
- Hull Sisters
- Lets Tech Together
- The DASH Team at SHoRes

Education & Training Award:
- Downright Special
- The Warren
- Concrete Youth

Environmental Award:
- Doreen's
- Molescroft Wildlife Network
- Oldroyd's Corner Yorkshire CIC

Funder of the Year:
- A Shining Light
- Freddie Cole
- Amelia Ehlert & Katelyn Ellis

Health & Wellbeing Award:
- Hull and East Yorkshire Mind
- Men in Sheds Hull
- The Hinge Centre

Impact of the Year:
- House of Light Hull
- Neighbourhood Network
- One Punch Hull

Inclusion Award:
- Aim Higher
- East Hull Community Farm
- Waste Not Want Not – Ashby Volunteer Team

Leader of the Year:
- Natasha Barley
- Chanelle Urquhart
- Sally Langton – Wilberfoss Amateur Theatre Society

Newcomer Award:
- Sarah Barlow (Together We Foster)
- Freedom Providers Project, Yorkshire in Business
- One Punch Hull

Partnership of the Year:
- Artlink Hull and Sight Support HEY – SocialEYES Creative Connections
- CatZero & Sewell Group
- Phoenix Families CIC and Hull Museums

Special Recognition Award:
- TO BE ANNOUNCED

Sports & Active Award:
- Mark Cooke
- Organisation Goole Youth Action
- Will Wilson

Team of the Year:
- The Community Advice Officer Team – Sight Support HEY
- City Of Hull Street Angels - 1180873
- Howden Fitmums and Friends

25/04/2026

Nice idea …

Love this idea! 💛

23/04/2026

In our Phoenix wellbeing sessions this half term, we’re exploring something simple but powerful — our senses.

Our senses give us constant information about the world around us. They help us understand what feels safe, what doesn’t, and how we respond. But what we’re discovering is this: slowing down enough to truly notice them is not easy.

Our brains are wired to move fast — to scan everything at once rather than pause and focus on just one thing, like a smell, a taste, or the feeling of something in our hands. Taking that time feels unfamiliar… but it’s also where the magic happens.

Phoenix sessions are about creating that space.
A space to slow down.
To connect more meaningfully.
To notice what we usually miss.

When we do that, something shifts — we can breathe more deeply, think more clearly, and begin to access both logical and creative thinking in a calmer way.

In education, especially alternative provisions, this kind of mindfulness-based psychoeducation isn’t just a nice idea — it’s essential. It helps our young people build awareness, regulation, and connection to themselves and the world around them.

Take a moment now…
What can you hear?
What can you feel?
What can you notice that you didn’t before?

Our senses are often underrated — but they’re incredibly powerful.

28/03/2026

Very grateful for to Health Stars for their support to enable our valuable family work 💜