International Literacy Day 2022
As many of you know, I spend a bit of the year in Cambodia where not all children have access to an education. In 1969-1970 the USA...
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Jun 23, 20221 min
Thank you, National Lottery!
We have been granted £9894 for forge ahead with our social media and marketing. We would like to say a huge thank you to the National...
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Feb 23, 20211 min
Worcerstershire Community Foundation
We would like to give a big thanks to WCF for their kind donation of £1000. This will go towards supporting children and their parents in...
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Feb 5, 20211 min
Funding Update
As our funding from the government and The National Lottery Community Partnership fund comes to an end we wanted to say thank you and...
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Aug 4, 20201 min
And before you know it, we're half way through the summer!
We're on to week 3 of our summer groups and we are all really enjoying them. We've had lots of new faces that we hope will keep coming...
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Jul 20, 20201 min
Schools out for summer...
But BENS Groups are just beginning and we are excited to have some new faces joining us throughout the summer. We have been having a lot...
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Jun 9, 20201 min
Back to school Workshops
Gosh it's been such a long time since we all broke up and I don't know about you but I have mixed feeling about it. There are things I've...
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May 19, 20201 min
Time flies
I can't believe how time is flying by. We are missing the sessions but we're so proud of all our young people for staying safe at home....
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Apr 4, 20201 min
Week 1 - Rainbows
So, this is the second week of Covid - 19 lockdown and people have been thrown into a very different way of living. We have been trying...
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Mar 30, 20201 min
Delays to our plans
So, Sue and I worked hard last week disinfecting every inch of our room, every toy, every table, chair, surface, wall... I think we have...
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Mar 24, 20201 min
Coronavirus shutdown
We are frantically trying to put something in place that will help us to keep in touch with you. We want to stay in touch with you all so...
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Feb 15, 20201 min
Getting creative
We had a task to make some art for the Old Needle Works Foundation. They want to brighten up the building and wow, did we make so me...
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Feb 9, 20201 min
Just Dance on the Wii
There's nothing like a bit of Just Dance to get a party atmosphere. I love a bit of spontaneity in the groups. The best sessions are when...
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Jan 25, 20201 min
Chinese New Year at BENS
We had some lovely chinese lanterns made at BENS this week.
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Jan 25, 20201 min
Sue is on board for a new year and new sessions
So Sue has been with us since the project started but helped out part time. We are really excited to tell you that at Christmas 2019, Sue...
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Oct 30, 20191 min
Tuesday night is drama night
On the 12th November until April 2020, BENS Groups will be joined by Rosie an undergraduate at Derby uni who is studying creative arts...
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Oct 19, 20191 min
We've become a Community Interest Company
I am so excited to tell everyone that we have become a CIC and Sue who has been working with us since the start has agreed to become a...
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May 26, 20191 min
New partnerships
BENS Groups have gone into partnership with the Old Needle Works and HeadGym to provide a support service for young people from 4 years o...
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Mar 23, 20191 min
St Patricks Day
St Patrick's Day gave us the perfect opportunity to think about what we want, where we want to be, what we wish for. We also thought...
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