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All the autumn colours starting to show on this morning’s walk. We’re using the change of seasons to help with observations in our online group for 10/11 yr olds this month. #autumnvibes

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Happy Friday 🌿🍂

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Love love love getting book recommendations from our young people. Rebecca age 14 totally inspired by @acevedowrites

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Wonderful to see all the ways @Inkpots1 continues to innovate and thrive. I always learn so much from these conversations! https://twitter.com/Inkpots1/status/1437734273302376450

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Always special to connect with Sam @writebackuk - and this morning’s peer support session was another goody! Very valuable to share hopes, dreams and challenges

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Always special to connect with Sam @writebackuk - and this morning’s peer support session was another goody! Very valuable to share hopes, dreams and challenges

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I love early Autumn with the misty mornings, abund

I love early Autumn with the misty mornings, abundant hedgerows and permission to dig out big comfy jumpers.
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It’s also a good season for writers as the days start to shorten. This half term with our online groups we’re creating storyboards with an Autumn theme- gorgeous images, ideas and inspirations.

One of the absolute joys at Inkpots is sharing boo

One of the absolute joys at Inkpots is sharing books with young people. We have three pillars of support - one of which is to encourage reading as widely as possible. And not just story books - poetry, picture books, comics, graphic novels, non-fiction, blogs and so on.
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Then what is totally brilliant is when young people recommend books they have read and rave about. That’s what happened a few weeks ago when Rebecca recommended Poet X by @acevedowrites
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All the good feels when this happens!

September is such a time of change for many famili

September is such a time of change for many families. For those returning to school and college it means a whole host of new things anyway; this year there’s a whole of other layer of things to remember because of Covid.⁠
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It’s totally understandable if there’s some anxiety around it all – we’re nothing 'like ‘back to normal’. Us adults can’t always offer the reassurance we once could, when many decisions are out of our hands.⁠
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But what we can do is encourage young people to use their creativity to support their wellbeing – journaling, doodling, doing cartoons, writing stories, poetry, discovering new books and authors – and on and on. A glorious treasure chest to be opened up and explored. ⁠
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It's always brilliant to get feedback like this fr

It's always brilliant to get feedback like this from parents - and of course even better to know that the approach we use here has helped support a young person.⁠
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There are so many ways that creativity can help with wellbeing and I'm just in the process of putting together some blogs to outline ideas. (I'm also putting it out there for some accountability!)⁠
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If there's anything in particular you would like to see covered or would like some particular information about, do please leave a comment or DM me. Would really love to hear from you.

A few weeks ago, my inspirational friend @sarahphi

A few weeks ago, my inspirational friend @sarahphilpcoaching shared her founder's story. As always with Sarah's gently probing writing, it got me thinking about my own.⁠
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It's easy to explain how Inkpots has evolved over the past nine years. But this was much more about digging deeply into why it had happened in the first place.⁠
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Actually, I needed to go back many, many years into my own childhood.⁠
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I was bullied a lot - sometimes at school, but mainly at Guides. This was the 1970s when such behaviour wasn't recognised or dealt with by adults. But my life was a misery. I had no-one to turn to and the bullying went from bad to worse.⁠
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And it has stayed with me. I can join the dots, as Sarah would say, to see how that raging sense of unfairness I felt still drives me.⁠
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As you can imagine, bullying is simply not tolerated at Inkpots. Young people thrive when they feel safe and cared about; when they know that they will be taken seriously and that they and their precious work are respected.

This week is the start of one of favourite times o

This week is the start of one of favourite times of the year. We're promised a few warm sunny days this week too - one last hurrah for summer. And then we'll be into the cooler, misty days of Autumn. Candles, warm jumpers and hot chocolate!⁠
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But there's also such a 'back to school feel' this week too as our clubs return (another hurrah) and I can start putting some plans together based on some of the wonderful conversations I've had over the summer.⁠
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I've talked to young people (at length), parents, teachers, local community groups, potential funders, university lecturers and researchers. All with a view to helping develop Inkpots' services and programmes - making us as relevant as possible for young people in this rapidly changing world.⁠
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Hurrah for September and all of our plans!

Last weekend I visited @tate for the first time in

Last weekend I visited @tate for the first time in two years.
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There’s something about the scale of the building - the Turbine Hall for starters - which has me in awe. There’s always a display (or three) which takes my breath away; humbling me even.
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According to a study by the University of California, Berkeley, seeking out awe can reduce both mental stress and inflammation in the body.
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Sounds good to me! Is there anywhere/anything which leaves you awe-struck?
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Have an awesome weekend too!

As a huge fan of Autumn, I'm delighted to see 1 Se

As a huge fan of Autumn, I'm delighted to see 1 September - and feel a nip in the air.⁠
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Of course, it also marks the return to school over the coming days for many of our young people. Our own clubs return next week and it'll be brilliant to see everyone again and catch up on the summer's news.⁠
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But our thoughts will be those who are moving schools and for whom the start of a new term brings its own challenges.⁠
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We hope everyone has a smooth start to the start so that it provides a good foundation for the weeks and months to come.

One of the most popular visitors to our Inkpots’

One of the most popular visitors to our Inkpots’ groups has been @amywilsonbooks.⁠
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Amy’s books are always magical, mysterious and spellbinding - and her new book is no different.⁠
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‘Lightning Falls’ has a hallowed ghost, a rainbow bridge and a whole family of ghostly characters.⁠
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Read our review of Amy’s new book on our website - the link is in our bio.
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https://inkpots.org/lightning-falls-by-amy-wilson/

As we come to the end of the month, thoughts are b

As we come to the end of the month, thoughts are beginning to turn to the return to school. We know many young people who are also preparing for their first day at secondary school too.⁠
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We have a free handout for parents and young people which has a few ideas to make the transition go as smoothly as possible. We’ve kept it as practical as possible with some tips from young people who have already been through the process.⁠
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You can get hold of a copy via the link in our bio. Any probs with the link (or questions) please just DM.

We encourage our young writers to use all their se

We encourage our young writers to use all their senses in their writing. Visits away from home over the summer open up opportunities to soak up new experiences which can be used in stories.
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That might be smelling salty sea air, squelching in a muddy festival field or watching a burning sunset.
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All are rich experiences which can be squirrelled away for future use.
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We feel honoured that wonderful creatives are runn

We feel honoured that wonderful creatives are running masterclasses for young people here at Inkpots this summer.⁠
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The final session in the series is for young writers age 12 - 15 years and will be led by the truly inspirational @louisareid.⁠
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Louisa’s books in verse are so accessible, immersive and moving. They are hugely popular with our members but any young writer can join our session on Tuesday 31 August at 10.30am. We know it will be informative and inspirational.⁠
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Further details are on our website and the link is in our bio. Or pop a DM to us and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

We're starting to re-connect with young people who

We're starting to re-connect with young people who come to our regular term-time groups. It's fabulous hearing about summer holiday trips and the creative activities they've all been doing.⁠
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One of the most important things here is our sense of community - knowing that you're supported and valued is important to all of us.⁠
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There's just a hint of September in the air these mornings so we'll be getting ready for the return to our groups soon - and welcoming everyone back, plus new members too!

One of the most exciting things about this time of

One of the most exciting things about this time of year is that we can start looking forward to welcoming new children to our Inkpots groups. And in September we’re starting a new group for those who are 10 - in year 5 at school.
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Our sessions are all online and sometimes it can bit a bit daunting to join in with a new group of people. So we’re running a free short session for any young writer or artist who might be interested but would like to see what happens first.
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So if this sounds interesting, keep Thursday 26 August at 10am free! Drop us a DM or email gill@inkpots.org to grab a spot and we’ll do the rest.

We are so excited that the award winning cartoonis

We are so excited that the award winning cartoonist and illustrator Jess Bradley @venkmanproject is running a masterclass for us on Thursday 16 August at 3pm.
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This workshop is open to all young writers and artists age 8 - 11 years. It’s a fantastic opportunity to spend time with a hugely inspirational artist and for children to develop their own characters and comics.
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All the details are on our website and the link is in our bio. You can also DM us and ask away if you have any questions.
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Come and join us for a fabulous afternoon of fun 🎨

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