MENTAL HEALTH & COMMUNITY
Thurrock Mind
240 music sessions delivered to 20 young people, alongside work experience and holiday-club opportunities to create positive pathways back into the community.
Templesprings uses music and the creative arts to connect with young people, build confidence and create routes into volunteering, leadership, learning and employment.
Creative arts are Templesprings’ engagement tool: a way to connect with young people and open doors to wider opportunities.
Since 2008, the charity has combined music education with youth programmes, holiday activities, volunteering, work experience, social action and creative-industry opportunities. Young people can stay connected long term through C3, mentoring and volunteer roles.
Every partnership is shaped around a practical need: early development, mental wellbeing, enriching school holidays or a first route into the creative industries.
Developed with support from Essex Community Foundation and Royal Opera House Bridge, using music, movement and sensory activities to support early-years development.
240 music sessions delivered to 20 young people, alongside work experience and holiday-club opportunities to create positive pathways back into the community.
Free holiday clubs combining music, arts, sport and nutritious meals for more than 150 children and young people.
Comic Relief and other grant support helped provide scholarships, holiday activities, equipment, recording opportunities and creative-industry experience.
Templesprings is an Arts Award centre offering Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold. Young people develop creativity, communication and leadership while working towards nationally recognised achievements.
Ask about Arts Award ↗Templesprings was nominated for The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2020, recognising the contribution of volunteers and staff.
More than 50 students from local education partners completed over 1,500 hours of practical work experience.
Young people remain engaged through mentoring, volunteering, leadership and social-action opportunities.