Growing Me CIC

19/12/2025

😀 Feedback Friday! 📣

"The activities you have provided have been perfect and accessible for children of all ages"

You can read the full testimonial here: https://growingme.org.uk/elementor-1891/

17/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas Crafting at Buxton Library! ✨🎄

Looking for a fun and completely FREE way to keep excitable kids entertained in the run‑up to Christmas?

Pop along to Buxton Library on Monday 22nd December, 10am–12pm for festive crafting.

No booking needed, just drop in and get creative. Perfect for the whole family.

For more information, call 01629 533460.

16/12/2025

A festive special for our December Making Event... Do let Nicky know if you're planning to come along: nicky@growingme.co.uk

15/12/2025

15/12/2025

Look who I saw on the brook near the Growing Me Studio the other day...

A beautiful little egret! 😍

Once almost extinct in the UK, now, thanks to conservation efforts and laws introduced in the 1980's, the little egret is thriving, even in inner city Derby!

Humans can do incredible things to protect and care for others. And the ripple effect of those actions, can be felt many years into future.

12/12/2025

😀 Feedback Friday! 📣

"Since starting the Growing Me journey I can definitely say that it has strengthened the bond between us and our children as well as securing the knowledge in the children that we accept them for who they are and the trauma they carry with them"

You can read the full testimonial here: https://growingme.org.uk/elementor-1891/

05/12/2025

😀 Feedback Friday! 📣

It always fills our hearts with joy when we get beautiful feedback...

You can read the full testimonial here: https://growingme.org.uk/elementor-1891/

03/12/2025

30/11/2025

What a wonderful weekend... Growing Me is feeling very lucky to be part of such a supportive community. Thank you to everyone who came, and to the Banks mill open studios organisers and to the particularly fantastic Bex at for a Sunday afternoon chocolate boost!

29/11/2025

Come to Banks Mill Studios, Derby today or tomorrow... There's loads of wonderful creative people and activities for all. Growing Me is studio 2.5

27/11/2025

Derby Scrapstore is such a treat to visit... We have sourced some beautiful quality fabrics from here to use in our toolkits. If you can help them out, I'm sure it will be lots of fun!

Can you lend a hand?

We’d love a few extra pairs of hands in the Scrapstore! Volunteers help us with all sorts of things – sorting donations, restocking materials, tidying, and chatting with visitors.

You can give as much or as little time as you like, and it all helps keep our charity running. If you enjoy a bit of organised chaos and creative surroundings, we’d love to hear from you.

📍 Visit us: 6-10 Werburgh Street, Derby, DE22 3QG
🕰️ Open: Monday – Wednesday 10:00–14:00 & 1st & 3rd Saturday 10:00–14:00

26/11/2025

Today, we had the pleasure of meeting students from the University of Derby's Creative Arts Health and Wellbeing course.

Together we explored the role of creativity, relationships and playfulness in helping children heal from trauma. And everyone got stuck in with some Growing Me style activities.

Thanks to for having us, and to all the students for being so welcoming and engaged!