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Community Mapping
Activities
Ruth met with library volunteers to
map out potential participants for our
connecting community target group;
adults and older people;
Ruth led a variety of activities around
the idea of everyday creativity and the
sense of community created through
volunteering and helping each other.
Becky met with library volunteers to
early years children and families.
Ruth focussed on accessible activities
that had health and well-being outcomes
for the elderly targeted age group. Ruth
delivered a mixture of drop in activity,
conversational sessions and walking
activity to connect with current interests
of her target audience.
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Women’s Institute
Grandtots at the Baptist Church
Existing library groups; Friends
of Newbold Verdon, Knit & Stitch,
Dementia Support, Family History
groups & ‘Forget-Me-Not’
Ruth planned her activities around
developing key skills with health and
well-being benefits:
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Skills development in lino cutting
and fabric printing
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Knowledge development in colour
theory, pattern and planning
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Health and well-being development
in hand eye co-ordination and sense
of belonging and achievement
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Design and print of tea towels and bags
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Button banner – a collaborative activity
of stitching 1872 individual buttons to
represent the volunteer hours required
to run the library for a year.
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