Independent Venue Community
ivcuk.bsky.social
Independent Venue Community
@ivcuk.bsky.social
Charity of @IVWUK.bsky.social offering social prescribing activity to venues during the day, throughout the year, around the country.

We unlock the potential of venues as cultural hubs.

Creative Opportunities for Local Communities.
So good to see #SocialPrescribing being talked about in the press. The benefits are clear to see and we have so many examples of its success through our programmes within our music venue community independentvenuecommunity.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
An insightful read. #Socialprescribing is increasingly being recognised as the hugely valuable work we've known it to be for over a decade.

Bringing wellbeing and creativity together has opened up opportunities for individuals and enriched communities.

Creative Opportunities for Local Communities
Creativity 🎨 = Wellbeing 💕 = Productivity and Growth! 🪴

Our new Evidence Review by Dr Daniel Fujiwara, Professor Paul Dolan, @worklifeyou.bsky.social and Vidhyarth Natarajan explains why embedding wellbeing measures in policy produces results 👇

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Subjective Wellbeing Evidence Review
This report provides an introduction to Subjective Wellbeing theory and application in policy and a comprehensive review of how Subjective Wellbeing data and evidence has been applied in UK government...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We're still playing catch up after the #IVClaunch but you can catch a glimpse of the day on video and read our thanks and reflections on the IVC website link below. Have a lovely weekend all. Thanks to Sal Redpath and Joe leam for the video 🎬
IVC Launch - A Reflection and Thanks - Independent Venue Community
We are still following up with everyone after the amazing IVC launch, there’s been such huge interest and offers of support for our vital work.  It was fantastic to see so many people from across our ...
independentvenuecommunity.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Grateful to @patrickhurley.bsky.social, MP for Southport, for for asking ‪Sir Chris Bryant, Minister of State at DCMS about our charity in the House of Commons last week.

We welcome the offer to discuss our work further from both MP's as well as Dame Caroline Dinenage & Lord Tim Clement-Jones.
May 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s been utterly brilliant to launch the IVC social prescribing programme at the House of Commons.
We are so proud to welcome The Last Dinner Party as our ambassadors, and see so many familiar and new faces in the room.
We can’t wait to share more soon.
May 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
1 more day… Get ready #ivclaunch
May 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
2 days… It’s getting so close #ivclaunch
May 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
3 days… News just around the corner #ivclaunch
May 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
4 days… Keep watching #ivclaunch
May 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
5 days… more exciting info very soon #ivclaunch
May 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
6 days… Keep your eyes peeled #ivclaunch
May 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
7 days… Exciting things coming #ivclaunch
May 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The open letter to government by #EdSheeran is now published. So much support from across the industry calling for much more money in #musiceducarion. Please do share edsheeranfoundation.com/protect-grow...
Protect & Grow Music Education: A letter to the Prime Minister
As an industry, we bring in £7.6 billion into the UK economy, yet the next generation is not there to take the reins.
edsheeranfoundation.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
‪A really important message from the brilliant #edsheeran that we're asking everyone to read, share and sign today please.

The full message on this thread

#musiceducation #musicsupport #musicinstrument

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Thanks for reading, hopefully see ya soon. ed
March 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Off to the #ListenforLife launch this morning in partnership with the @ntiaofficial.bsky.social Tinnitus & hearing loss are so often something we react to rather than proactively address & invariably when damage is done. The impact can cuase huge physical and mental health issues.
March 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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In West Yorkshire, we're unlocking the power of creativity to help people live healthier, happier lives.

Because 80% of things that help us stay healthy fall outside of healthcare.

Find out how the Creative Health Hub is bringing culture and healthcare together: research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-c...
January 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM