SOLA Arts
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SOLA Arts
@solaarts.bsky.social
Arts & Mental Health charity -Liverpool, UK. Supporting people at point of crisis / need to independence & opportunity. Supporting children, adults & families who are displaced and / or marginalised. Pioneer of Art Therapy in Merseyside. www.solaarts.org
We harvested and pruned our willow today so we can weave it in the Creative Growing Group. We are also working on a presentation on why we would like a polytunnel for the garden.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We had a lovely day in St Helens working with the amazing young people @growthcompanyaebliv We collaborated @ourheartofglass who screened ‘Flow’, then together we made dioramas thinking about what different animals need to feel safe.
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
SOLA Crafty Cards group are getting ready for the Share Knowsley Christmas Fayre on 29th November.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
'Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma
Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in beating barriers
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Some wonderful things going on in the SOLA Art Group this week.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Creative Growing Group today busy weeding & getting ready for a winter space.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's SOLA ESOL class today
We played games to learn prepositions of Time,place, and Movement.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Concern about immigration 'manufactured panic', says charity, after poll suggests its importance exaggerated by media.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
UK politics: Worries about immigration are ‘manufactured panic’ says charity as poll shows issue not a local concern – as it happened
YouGov poll say only 26% of people say immigration is an issue locally but more than half believe it to be a national issue
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Baking with Sola Arts 'Women Who Bake' group. Today we made healthy oat cookies mixed with peanut butter and coconut.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Preparing organic pasta sauce with the veg from the SOLA garden.
It's great to cook and eat together as part of the SOLA Creative Growing Group.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Abused for Our Food
Is there a dark side to the food we eat? Georgie Styles hears accounts of exploitation of farm workers in the UK, and allegations that supermarkets are not doing nearly enough.
BBC Radio 4 - File on 4 Investigates, Abused for Our Food
Georgie Styles investigates evidence of exploitation and abuse in our food system.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
‘Cards, Gift tags & Bookmarks handmade by SOLA Crafty Cards makers - getting ready for the Festive Season markets 🤩’
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October 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
October 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Reservist nurse wanted to give back to Afghans
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Reservist nurse wanted to give back to Afghans
Rebecca Warren worked at a resettlement camp for Afghans after serving alongside them in 2009.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers.
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‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Some kitchen storage made by the sewing group this morning. Including pockets for cutlery and keys.
Next week we start on designs.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
October 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Melanie, one of the Art Therapists at SOLA is wearing Golden ribbons on her shoes today for Mental Health Awareness Day.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
October 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses.
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NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses
Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Foreign staff have ‘changed our lives’: Scottish farmers fear for future after changes to skilled worker visas
Locals say staff from the Philippines and elsewhere have made life better, and plan to take their case to a government body.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Foreign staff have ‘changed our lives’: Scottish farmers fear for future after changes to skilled worker visas
Locals say staff from the Philippines and elsewhere have made life better, and plan to take their case to a government body
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM