The Bridge

Youth Board member, and YEF recipient Samantha has been hard at work cultivating her project The Mighty Dinosaurs to encourage children and young people in vulnerable circumstances to learn more about prehistoric creatures. Here, she talks about the project and her need for your support.

Youth Board member, Janah talks about the subject of Arts in Education and the work the Without Walls event did to make change in education.

Before our Without Walls event last month, members of the Youth Board worked with artist Sian Watson Taylor in primary schools across the region to create artwork that expresses what creativity looks like without barriers. Here, Youth Board member Connor reflects on his first school workshop experience.

Hi! I’m Shantelle and I’m part of the Mighty Creatives Board. This is my blog post takeover following up from our Without Walls event where I’ll be sharing my story and why the theme was important to me!

As part of a series of blogs from our Youth Board, member Samantha shows us a sneak peek of the Without Walls exhibition and talks more about the process behind the event in September.

Student paediatric nurse Ashleigh took on a month long placement with us at The Mighty Creatives to work on her Creative Writing Packs - a project for children and young people in hospitals in Nottinghamshire. Here she reflects on the work she's produced and her time at TMC.

Secondary school teacher and Creative Mentor Laura reflects on her journey as a Creative Mentor with TMC and the inspiration she gets from primary aged mentees.

Creative Mentor Richard reflects on what Creative Mentoring means to him and the children and young people who benefit. Here, he speaks on the benefits of Creative Mentoring and some highlights from working with children and young people in need.

Our CEO Nick took on the latest leg of our Boss Bike Rides campaign last week, and shared his reflections on our changing world against the backdrop of the iconic Ratcliffe-on-Soar cooling towers.

Our Comms Coordinator, Hope takes us along on a day in her role at TMC, from leading meetings, to creating content for socials, let’s see what she’s up to!

Our European WellBe partner Yonko along with his son Christian took part in their own Boss Bike Ride in Bulgaria! Below Yonko reflects on the importance of leadership - something our Boss Bike Rides campaign champions in all paths.

Mr Holly - regional creative producer - gave us a run down of some of his highlights on the TMC Mighty Hub!

Janah writes about what our Youth Board discussed at their away day last month and what's next for them.

Nick Owen led the charge for another Boss Bike Ride this past weekend.

YEF recipient Casey talks about his poetry anthology Fly Don't Fall.

To ring in Artsmark Celebration Week, Felicity Woolf, our Chair of the Board of Trustees reflects on 20 years of the Artsmark Award.

Becky Beavis, of Artsmark Platinum school Bourne Westfield Primary Academy, gives us a look into the school's journey to Platinum.

Young Empowerment Fund (YEF) participant, Sarah, discusses her project and being a funding recipient.

After a mighty 12 years at The Mighty Creatives, our Head of Development Becky Rose reflects on her very personal journey at TMC in this parting poem.

Rebecca is a hugely passionate primary creative Arts lead at Bourne Westfield Primary Academy, Lincolnshire.

Simon Hollingworth highlights some of his top entries from our Hub, our one-stop-shop of online creative resources for children and young people to use at home or in the classroom.

This February Arts Council England (ACE) have launched Creativity Exchange, a new online community to encourage teaching for creativity across the curriculum.

Our Splash! artist, Helen, talks about her experience playing the role of Flo and what she's working on now.

Egg Box Theatre shares their 3 top tips for sensory play ideas for young children and children with additional needs that  you can do at home.

Our Finance Apprentice Charlotte reflects on a year working with us at The Mighty Creatives.

Claire Parker's guest blog talks about the impact TMC's creative mentors have on the lives of young people.

Derbyshire Virtual School's Kim Johnson talks about creative mentoring.

Our CEO, Dr Nick Owen pays tribute to the life of Sir Ken Robinson.

Jo Stockdale of Well Within Reach discusses child wellbeing and the return to learning.