Aspire Ryde

I have had many roles at Aspire Ryde since it was created by my parents in 2014. in the early days this was as basic as bringing tea and coffee to the first volunteers, but as I got older this grew into volunteering in the cafe and in Aspires charity shop, Aspire Ryde Community Hub. This later grew into more formal positions as project leads on creative projects, which have been my first experiences with teaching, and the organisation and admin side of running such projects.

Write On!

One of my first major projects was leading a writing group in the summer of 2022. The group included mix of local writers, including novelists, poets, and hobby writers. It was my first significant leadership role, and I encouraged members to set and maintain writing goals and to grow their confidence in sharing their writing with others.

Lifeline

the first iteration of lifeline was as a singing group run out of the Aspire Creative hub for teenagers aged 11-17, which aimed to improve confidence, performance skills, and to bring happiness to our community through music. I taught a number of songs to the project members from across a broad range of genres and periods to nurture musical diversity, and gave 1-1 sessions on the basics of vocal technique. we also collaborated with the Aspire Singers and their first official recording session (and many Singers members were frankly offended that their favorites from back in the day were being taught in our sessions as "oldies!")

the version of the project that was run in 2024 was a more inwards-facing group, that focused on exploring participant's mental health, and building interpersonal relationships, life skills, communicating skills, as well as continuing to foster their musical passion and talents. We were on a journey to create "mental health champions" that felt empowered to spread mental health awarenesses in their community.

Ventnor Fringe Festival

I was given an opportunity to perform at Ventnor Fringe festival in 2024 at the Better Days Cafe as a Creative Hub Practitioner- the end result of the hub's youth development framework, and was also given the opportunity to give short vocal and guitar lessons to the customers at the cafe throughout the day we were there.

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