PHOENIX RISING:MK

High Quality Creative & Social Opportunities for Adults with Support Needs

Sending Happy Easter wishes 

to all our group members, parents, carers and supporters! 

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LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR GROUP MEMBERS, PARENTS & CARERS

Please check this page regularly for updates . . .

Sneak preview of the 2 B.U. Exhibition 

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie-9Y6ODnY8 

TWO NEW SESSIONS STARTING IN MARCH!

          Mindful Mondays

Mindful Mondays! A great way to start the week!

This new session starts in March and will be based 

at our Kiln Farm base.

 Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment. This includes your thoughts, feelings, and the world around you. Being mindful means being ‘aware.’ So, the opposite of being on Auto-Pilot, when we do things without thinking. When we're aware of what we’re doing and what's going on around us we are living life to the full! 

Interested? Then please do get in touch.

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Breathing       Relaxation       Visualisation       Five senses       Present      

In the moment       Meditation

Music        Singing       Ambient Sounds        Confidence 

 Art  Mood boards        Walks        Cosiness         Hygge        Be You

Picture credit above: Arry May, Photography group member.

2BU  Exhibition

The Event Space, M.K. Central Library

 4th to 29th March.  

This exhibition is a reprise of some of the work we exhibited at our ‘B.U.’ Festival at Milton Keynes Museum last August 2023. All the work on show has been produced by group members from our day service, all of whom are adults with varying learning disabilities and support needs. We are dedicated to providing high quality creative opportunities and professional standard resources, allowing each person to flourish and work to the full potential of their individual abilities, despite any disabilities. Indeed, we hope you will see that the abilities on show here are very much in the ascendancy.

 

 “B.U.” is all about being you, embracing diversity and difference, standing up for yourself and your abilities whilst accepting others’ differences, challenges, and insecurities. The work on show reflects each individual artist, their passions, interests, individual personalities, and unique way of seeing the world.

 

We believe that the more the abilities and positive contribution of people with disabilities is seen and appreciated, the more likely their standing and status in society will be valued. Sadly, the achievements of adults with disabilities are not always seen and appreciated by the public, as they often remain within the walls of day centres and other settings.  We are therefore extremely grateful to Michelle Herriman and Milton Keynes Library for hosting this exhibition where our creative group members can realise the equal opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional gallery venue.

 

Adrian Pinckard,

Director.        

PHOENIX RISING:MK


Group member voice

A very insightful and interesting video by Photography & Media group Member, Thomas about what it's like for him to be a creative photographer with autism. 

Well done Tom! 

Click on the link below:

EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT PHOENIX RISING:MK.

Our new facilities at Kiln Farm

We have made a significant investment into the resources and equipment, particularly at our Kiln Farm site which means we can offer group members state of the art facilities in Media, Video, Sound & Radio, Photography, I.C.T. Art & Textiles. 

We would like to thank everyone who has made generous donations over the last year which has helped to make this happen.

Reception area seating

Soft seating 'chillout' area

I.C.T. Studio

Media and Photography studio

Radio and Podcast facilities

                                                                                               Art Studio

Textile Studio

Radio Studio at Stony Radio, York House Centre

Closure dates 2024

March 29th:Good Friday

Bank Holidays:

April 1st: Easter Monday

May 6th;  May 27th;  August 26th.  


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"Every young person with any needs should spend at least one session with Phoenix Rising: it makes you realise that there are groups that actually care for and nurture our precious young people xxxx"

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Thank you!

The Phoenix Team.

Phoenix Rising:MK acknowledges financial support from MK Community Foundation

We also acknowledge support from The National Lottery

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Blue Bridge,
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