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29/04/2026

And this 'Welcome Here, Welcome Me' piece created by Jessica Annie Parkes at this week's Smoothie session inspired by James Wright.

Welcome Here, Welcome Me.

Welcome here, welcome me
Turn around, come and see
Bounds softly on the grass
She is black and white
Shyly as wet swans, they love each other
Welcome here, welcome me
Turn around, come and see
For she has walked over to me
And nuzzled my left hand
She is black and white
Shyly as wet swans, they love each other

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

And this absolute beauty 'Friedensreich Hundertwasser' piece was created by Vikas Chauhan at yesterday's ArtsCafe sessio...
29/04/2026

And this absolute beauty 'Friedensreich Hundertwasser' piece was created by Vikas Chauhan at yesterday's ArtsCafe session delivered by Tim Sayers.

29/04/2026

We had another wonderful Wednesday Words session with Rebecca Goss today and this lovely 'Golden Zone' piece was created by Andy Richardson during the group.

Golden Zone.

High in my eyrie in the Shropshire hills
I feel the calm that nature instils
and after some moments of introspection
my thoughts fly free in every direction.

Then they settle like a bird on a tall oak tree
with a gentle revelation that helps me to see
that even up here I am not alone
and I float, serene in the golden zone.

Lydia Towsey Lydia Towsey

Hello AllLooking forward to seeing you all at The Arty Social Online session tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. Login details re...
29/04/2026

Hello All

Looking forward to seeing you all at The Arty Social Online session tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. Login details remain the same.

And our programme for tomorrow as follows:

Welcome & What’s on today

News of the week introduced by Tim Sayers

Host with the most: Brigid Positively Macdermid


Theme: Monty Python Quiz


Music with Avtar

We look forward to seeing you then.

Hermione Aston

Looking forward to Wednesday Words tomorrow morning at 10.30am, login details remain the same.And tomorrow will be the s...
28/04/2026

Looking forward to Wednesday Words tomorrow morning at 10.30am, login details remain the same.

And tomorrow will be the second of the four Wednesday Words which are being supported by the Royal Literary Fund and called 'Writing for Self-expression'.

The session will once again be led by Rebecca Goss, let's hope it's as good as last week's wonderful session.

We hope to see you then

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

27/04/2026

And look at this wonderful piece created by Naomi Neighbour at today's James Wright inspired Smoothie session at The Bradgate Mental Health Unit today.

Field of Dreams.

At this particular time,
I changed my future life,
For the better.
And life itself,
Changed like a diamond.
The wonders of nature,
Sometimes are really exciting,
And magic.
In this field of dreams,
As I look into this pool of water,
I reflect on beauty,
And real-life dreams.
And all the fields come together,
And open up,
As part of the family.

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

27/04/2026

Here's some wonderful 'Couplets' created by Jayne Smith with Andy Richardson at a Wednesday Words online session earlier this year.

Rhyming couplets.

From short sleeves to hoodies.
From baddies to goodies.

From doing back flips to slips.
From eating anything to wide hips.

From sitting in comfort to standing in pain.
Tim wishes freedom from sciatica would reign.

From long red hair to the occasional grey.
Dye my hair? That’ll be the day!

From hitting record on my tape deck to selecting on a touchscreen.
The DJ talking did make me scream.

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

Would you like to volunteer to support our local charity 'Giving World'? If so please come to The Bradgate Mental Health...
27/04/2026

Would you like to volunteer to support our local charity 'Giving World'? If so please come to The Bradgate Mental Health Unit one Thursday morning around 10am and help us out at The Packing Saloon. We are low on numbers at present and your support would be much appreciated.

If you are interested then please contact Tim Sayers

Sallie Varnam Lydia Towsey Rob Gee Sam Kitson Emma Fay

26/04/2026

And another pyramid poem, this time 'End of Spring' created by Ashanti Wenham at last week's Smoothie group at The Bradgate Mental Health Unit.

End of Spring.

The
End of
Spring is here
What can we do
Now

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

And this is 'Continuous Lines', a still life piece created by Jessica Annie Parkes with Scott Bridgwood at a recent Arts...
26/04/2026

And this is 'Continuous Lines', a still life piece created by Jessica Annie Parkes with Scott Bridgwood at a recent ArtsCafe session at The Bradgate Mental Health Unit.

26/04/2026

A 'Gift' poem created by Jayne Smith at a recent Wednesday Words online session.

What is a gift?
What would be your most treasured gift?
Would it be time spent?
A cure to ease your pain?
Or, after a drought, dancing in the rain?

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

24/04/2026

And this is Alisha's take on a Japanese lantern poem, this is 'Winter' created at last week's Smoothie session at The Bradgate Mental Health Unit.

Winter.

Winter
Lifestyle
Autumn
Marigolds
Winter

Lydia Towsey WORD Poetry

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