LGBT+ Creative Writing Workshops - Wednesdays
2026-05-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-20 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-27 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-10 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-17 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Old School House, Gladstone Mews Gladstone Rd, Bournemouth, BH7 6BG, United Kingdom
We run weekly creative writing workshops throughout the year with marginalised communities in Boscombe. They help to develop skills, confidence and self-belief.
All weekly workshops are run by trained outsider artists and are free to attend for people that meet our criteria of people that have been sidelined from society.
These workshops are free for people that have been sidelined from society and whose voices have not been heard. The project is open to any person over 18 who previously was or is currently experiencing challenges in any of the following areas: physical limitations; addiction; low income; domestic or sexual abuse; homeless/vulnerably housed; leaver of care; leaver of prison; institutional abuse; refugees/displaced people and those seeking asylum; long term users of mental health services.
For more information and to register your interest in attending please contact Caroline at community@gotbeaf.co.uk

Thursday Threads
2026-05-14 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-28 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-04 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-18 11:00 - 13:00
Thursday Threads
Seeking Refuge workshops are on going projects that give people seeking asylum, refugees and vulnerable migrants a space to come together and work creatively, as well as meeting new people. Workshops can take the from of photography, textiles and visual arts that work with locally commissioned artists.
Currently, we run free women’s workshops, called ‘Thursday Threads’, which meet every Thursday, at TOSH, the Old School House, Boscombe. Providing a supportive space, friendship and creative activities to enjoy over a cup of tea.
Thursday Threads gratefully acknowledge the support from Dorset Community Foundation, Valentine Trust, the Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Trust and the People’s Health Trust.
Contact Caroline for more info if you or if you know someone that would like to join one of our workshops caroline.bjohnson@recreatedorset.co.uk

Creative Writing Workshops - Mondays
2026-05-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-05-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-06-01 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-06-08 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-06-15 11:00 - 12:30
The Outsiders Project Creative Writing Workshops – Mondays
We run weekly creative writing workshops throughout the year with marginalised communities in Boscombe. They help to develop skills, confidence and self-belief.
All weekly workshops are run by trained outsider artists and are free to attend for people that meet our criteria of people that have been sidelined from society. These workshops are free for people that have been sidelined from society and whose voices have not been heard. The project is open to any person over 18 who previously was or is currently experiencing challenges in any of the following areas: physical limitations; addiction; low income; domestic or sexual abuse; homeless/vulnerably housed; leaver of care; leaver of prison; institutional abuse; refugees/displaced people and those seeking asylum; long term users of mental health services.
Our Monday workshops run throughout the year during term times 11am-12.30pm at TOSH. We also run a creative writing workshop on Tuesdays 6-8pm and a LGBT+ creative writing group on Wednesdays 5-7pm.
For more information and to register your interest in attending please contact Caroline at caroline.bjohnson@recreatedorset.co.uk

Creative Writing Workshops - Tuesdays
2026-05-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-16 18:00 - 20:00
The Outsiders Project Creative Writing Workshops – Tuesdays
We run weekly creative writing workshops throughout the year with marginalised communities in Boscombe. They help to develop skills, confidence and self-belief.
All weekly workshops are run by trained outsider artists and are free to attend for people that meet our criteria of people that have been sidelined from society.
These workshops are free for people that have been sidelined from society and whose voices have not been heard. The project is open to any person over 18 who previously was or is currently experiencing challenges in any of the following areas: physical limitations; addiction; low income; domestic or sexual abuse; homeless/vulnerably housed; leaver of care; leaver of prison; institutional abuse; refugees/displaced people and those seeking asylum; long term users of mental health services.
Our Tuesday workshops run throughout the year during term times 6-8pm at TOSH. We also run a creative writing workshop on Mondays 11am-12.30pm and a LGBT+ creative writing group on Wednesdays 5-7pm.
For more information and to register your interest in attending please contact Caroline at caroline.bjohnson@recreatedorset.co.uk
