Survey
Observation
By talking to friends and people in my immediate circle I realised that there is a need in people's lives, a need to come together share time, skills and network together.
I would like to try and create a gathering of people, a hub group to build up and share skills within the community, a coming together of people learning about new skills which will include and cover many diverse and different sectors.
It needs to be holistic and include the following; therapies, art, music ,eco issues ,health,different spiritual interests and social interaction.
Create an email hub to send out and gage how much interest there is from the community to implement such a group.
I will take it from a hub of email addresses that already exists from a drumming group a friend ran.
The email hub covers over 100 people at the moment.
The gatherings will evolve to include lots of other sectors and as a hub it will have many edges on which to expand upon.
I will be utilising the initial email hub to include health, environmental issues, creative skills, spiritual issues,music support groups and self-empowerment.
I will also be building a website of the wide ranging skills and therapies that are available as a hub for people to view on line and source therapist, skills, eco knowledge, food, information about split of groups from the main group and the all the sectors included in weaving the web.
There will also be a newsletter of news and events from weaving the web, which will be sent by email.
There will be a meeting once a month which will comence in october 2011 click on link OBREDIMET
Encouraging the set up of smaller spin off groups from which they can take on leadership.
Permaculture starts with people without them there is no permaculture .
I aim to promote therapists and try new ways to encouraging people to take responsibility for their well being.
Setting up and expanding the alternative therapies/skills and networking evenings with like-minded people will create more interaction with people, putting myself out there becoming involved with others expanding on my people and leadership skills.
I want this project to build up into a core network of skills and therapist, not just from qualified therapists but also those people taking small steps and trying out new skills ,encouraging and developing thier confidence through doing taster sessions and skill shares encouraging them to expand their boundaries.
Most therapist work alone and often struggle financially by bringing them together we can put people in touch with each other and build a social event and support group.
I will also be building a website to promote therapist advertising skill shares, news and events going on in Weaving the Web The gatherings, also include an opening and closing ceremony with a healing circle at the end.
Build a database /network of therapist
Build a date base / network of skills available
Set up a website and newsletter/forum to reach as many people as possible and as a Hub for people to connect and find information.
Use the network to introduce new ideas food coops/ green issues/courses
use this project to interlink to all the other projects in my portfoilo
Resources
Friend who used to coordinate and run a drumming group has over 100 people on her Email database including therapist.
using an available source of muscical instruments to break down barriers between people and learning.
utilize the available expertise of an art therapist to involve people in being creative and trying new ideas.
Skills required
Expand knowledge of Outlook to build a database and coordinate events and people.
Website design to build up website to inform of dates and events use to advertise and add articles on what they do.
Create set design for photographing articles for display
people coaching skills
interaction with people
Costs
Use of village hall £15 covered by a donation of £2 per person
Tea/coffee/milk
Time Line
Time slot allocated to the gathering 18.00 to 22.30 once a month
setting up and clearing up 1. hour 20 minuets
2 hours sourcing format for the evening
8 hours spend compiling documents and questionnaire's to email
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