Pure Innovations Rochdale & Oldham

28/04/2026

🚒 Fire Truck Planter Donation – Heywood Fire Station 🚒

Our wonderful client Zack has spent the past 6 months handcrafting this incredible fire truck planter, and what a result it is! From the initial design to the final build, Zack dedicated so much time, care, and effort into creating something truly special for Heywood Fire Station.

With the support of staff members Janis, Will, and our art facilitator Vicky, Zack not only developed his creative skills but also built his confidence and communication—personally reaching out to the fire station to arrange this generous donation.

A huge thank you to the amazing team at Heywood Fire Station for welcoming Zack, along with his friends and family, to see the planter being gifted. It was such a fantastic day and a real privilege to be part of such a meaningful moment.

We love building connections within our community and supporting local partnerships like this 💛

👏 Massive well done, Zack! You’ve done an amazing job and should be incredibly proud of yourself.

09/04/2026

🎉 And the Name is… 🐘✨

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who sent in their amazing name suggestions — we loved every single one! 💛

We’re excited to announce that our beautiful elephant is officially named… APOLLO 🌟

Congratulations to our winner who suggested the chosen name! 🏆 Please drop us a message to arrange collection of your goody bag from the Boathouse Café.

We can’t wait for you all to see Apollo shining at EleFest and then proudly welcoming visitors at the zoo this summer ☀️🐘

Thanks again for all your support — stay tuned for more updates!

01/04/2026

We have a lovely pop-up stall at our Boathouse Café at Alexandra Park! Pure Coffee All items have been handmade by our talented clients who attend the Pure Innovations service 💙

Easter has officially arrived at our boathouse Cafe and we’re all ready for the weekend ahead, head down to our café and take a look!

Also, a reminder that we have a FREE Easter fun activity happening tomorrow for all children 🐣
Come along to decorate a cake, design and make a badge, try your luck on the tombola, and enjoy lots more games!

We can’t wait to see you there!

13/03/2026

🎉 Exciting News! 🐘✨

We’re thrilled to share that our beautiful elephant sculpture will be going on display at EleFest at Blackpool Zoo!

📅 Friday 10th July
⏰ 6–10pm

EleFest is a fantastic evening event held at the zoo, featuring a lively mix of stalls, performers, and activities — with around 3,000 people expected to attend. It’s going to be an amazing celebration and we’re so excited for our elephant to be part of it.

After the festival, she’ll take pride of place at the entrance of the zoo, where she will be on display for visitors to enjoy for a few weeks throughout the summer. ☀️

🐘 But she still needs a name!

We’d love your help — drop your name suggestions in the comments below. The person who suggests the chosen name will win a goody bag of treats!

🏆 The winning name will be announced Easter weekend.

🎁 The goody bag can be collected from Boathouse Café, Alexandra Park, Oldham.

We can’t wait to see your ideas!

06/03/2026

Ben attends sessions at The Boathouse Cafe and Creative Hub.
Pure Coffee

Nikki our Project Support Worker at the boathouse Cafe, gave this amazing feedback on Ben's recently progress -
“Ben has excelled in confidence since at the Boathouse baking group he has worked hard and has expanded his skills to work front of house by making coffee using the barrister.
Ben also helps out in the kitchen by portioning up the Soups that have been made and mastering the dish washer. Ben’s other duties include re-stocking the fridges with drinks, checking stock and replenishing the chocolate and crisp stand. Ben is
polite and engages well with staff, clients and paying customers. He is a great addition to the team here.

Amazing work ben, keep improving them skills we are so incredibly proud of how far you have come!

04/03/2026

ITS TIME FOR SOME EASTER FUN & GAMES AT THE Pure Coffee The Boathouse Cafe Alexandra park.
🐥🐣

Come along, Treat yourself to a nice coffee maybe a piece of cake while the little ones enjoy themselves with lots of different activities all for free!

03/03/2026

Over the past year, our amazing Upcycling Group has been working on some truly special projects within the community ♻️💙

We’ve had the privilege of recreating chairs using football shirts for Rochdale AFC Community Trust — giving treasured shirts a brand new life in a creative and meaningful way.

Alongside this, we also took part in a fantastic project creating 2 flags for Dale 1907.

But the creativity didn’t stop there…

Our wonderful client Nathan went above and beyond. Using the leftover football shirts that were donated to us for recycling, he independently designed and created handmade teddy bears and small cushions 🧸

After carefully crafting each item, Nathan generously donated them to Dale 1907 to help raise funds for their charity.

We are incredibly proud of his initiative, creativity and kindness. This is what community spirit is all about 💙

Well done Nathan – and thank you to everyone who continues to support our upcycling journey!

19/02/2026

26/01/2026

Out and About 🚶

Recently we visited Manchester science and industry museum, we all thoroughly enjoyed trying out all the experiments, having a look at the trains and visiting the new refurbed powerhouse.

Michael - 'i really enjoyed going to the museum, i liked trying out the experiments and getting to use a pully system to left a car up it was interesting'

23/01/2026

✨ Craft Workshop Experience ✨
Discover what our day service offers for individuals with disabilities/additional needs from the age 16+

We’re excited to give local students the opportunity to take part in one of our interactive craft workshops, where we come to your local school or college and showcase the fun and exciting things we do at Pure Innovations.

Our workshops are designed to be engaging, hands-on, and informative, Students will:
🎨 Take part in a hands-on craft activity
🌈 Learn about our day service and the exciting things we do at our centres.
🧠 Explore creativity, inclusion, and the community.
🏠 Take home the item they’ve created along with information to share with family or carers
Our sessions are fun, engaging, and give students a real feel for how our service supports adults with disabilities in meaningful and creative ways while also opening up conversations about inclusion, creativity, and support within the community.

📩 To book a workshop or find out more, please email: Chantelle.Goulding@pureinnovations.co.uk

07/01/2026

Art session 🖌️

John loves music, Jazz being one of his favourites.
He is working on a painting of different music
styles, this piece is incorporating Broadway, New
York.

Joanne is working on a series of
hearts, embellishing some of them with glitter.

Colin is working on his sketch book, drawing his
favourite images, today he is working on
sunshine, which brings a bit of colour to a dark
miserable rainy day

Tobias is also working on his sketch book,
drawing using different mediums, today he is
using felt tip pens, he has previously worked
with crayons, paints and ink.