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We provide safe, non-judgmental, empowering spaces for people of all ages to improve their sense of self, self-esteem, and quality of life.
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Everyone is eligible to use our services; no matter your age, gender, background or circumstances. We’re here for you.
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Events
Saturday 5th April: Open day in Penyrenglyn
Saturday 5th April 2025, 11am - 3pm - Valleys Kids, Penyrenglyn Project
Have you ever fancied having a go at exploring your creativity? Come along to Penyrenglyn on Saturday 5th April and discover the National Gallery’s ‘Art Road Trip’. We will have lots of different arts and crafts activities for all the family to be creative together. Everyone is welcome and no creative skills are required. Be prepared to have great fun! Come along to join a range of drop-in activities inspired by the National Gallery’s collection and the landscape and wildlife of Penyrenglyn. These have been developed with families in mind; including collaborative drawing, making birds, collage landscapes and more!
Events
Sunday 6th April: Talk and workshop Penyrenglyn
Sunday 6th April 2025, 2pm - 4pm - Valleys Kids Penyrenglyn Project
Join artist Alex Bowie for a talk exploring floriography, the language of flowers, within the National Gallery's collection. This will be followed by an experimental pigment workshop which will explore the history of paint and how different colours are made.
Events
Wednesday 9th April: After School Group in Penygraig
Wednesday 9th April 2025, 4pm - 6pm - Valleys Kids Soar Penygraig, (Bike Club)
Join us for zine-making, Dada poetry and recreate your own version of National Gallery paintings. We will create our own personal ‘zine’s, taking inspiration from different paintings to create our own stories. We will explore ‘Dada’ poetry using a mix of media to fill the zines with different experimental drawings. Using chalk pens and acetate, create your own version of a National Gallery painting, changing the original image in creative ways.
Events
Saturday 12th April: Open day in Penygraig
12th April 2025, 11am - 3pm - Valleys Kids Soar Penygraig, (Bike Club)
Have you ever fancied having a go at exploring your creativity? Come along to Penygraig on Saturday 12th April and discover the National Gallery’s ‘Art Road Trip’. We will have lots of different arts and crafts activities for all the family to be creative together. Everyone is welcome and no creative skills are required. Be prepared to have great fun! Come along to join a range of drop-in activities inspired by the National Gallery’s collection. These have been developed with families in mind; including collaborative drawing, hat-making, free drawing and more!Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
Valleys Kids has benefitted from multi-year grant funding from the Leathersellers' Foundation to help sustain our work on Adverse Childhood Experiences.
In this video, commissioned by the foundation and created by experienced Director, Cinematographer & Editor Lucy Emms, we explore how our impact, locations, and purpose work in different ways to help explain and understand Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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