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!
information hub
LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR GROUP MEMBERS, PARENTS & CARERS
Please check this page regularly for updates . . .
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.
01908 318140
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.
Scan the QR code
"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"
(Parent)mAKE A DONATION Via our local giving web page
Alternatively, you could make a donation. just click on the word 'donate' below to go to the right page:
We're 'head over heels' that you have visited our website! We update it regularly so please call back again very soon to keep up to date with what we're up to.
Thank you!
The Phoenix Team.
Phoenix Rising:MK acknowledges financial support from MK Community Foundation
We also acknowledge support from The National Lottery
07858 560394