Life in Colour – Impact Event
On Friday 31st January, we held an event at Cedar Court Hotel in Harrogate to celebrate the impact of our programmes and partnerships across Yorkshire. This was our largest event ever with 150 people booked on, our partners, participants, friends and key people from across Yorkshire.
The theme of the event was ‘Life in Colour’ inspired by Vicky’s story, a participant on our Rise2Thrive programme. Vicky received support through the programme from New Beginnings and Mindful Photography, both organisations helped Vicky to see the colour in her life and heal after experiencing domestic abuse from a previous partner.
To bring the theme to life we used coloured goodie bags filled with treats for our attendee’s, sweets and had themed corner activities to gather stories of hope and impact.
Throughout the event, we had inspiring guest speakers Kev Curran and Luke Scott share their own stories of how finding support can lead to a ripple effect of change as they both now help and inspire others.
It was lovely to have the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith join us. David shared why he is passionate about making a difference and how he wants to keep supporting our sector to make an impact and transform lives. Paul Cliff, Head of Adult Skills, closed the event with a talk about the Power of Partnerships, combined with a music quiz which was lots of fun!
We all left the event feeling inspired to continue to make a positive impact across Yorkshire!
If you missed the event and want to watch Vicky’s film ‘Life in Colour’ check it out below
Post by Hannah Prole
Impact Manager
Hannah is our Impact Manager at Better Connect. Her role is to show the impact that Better Connect and our programmes are making in many different ways such as through social media, our website, networking, events and presentations. Hannah is passionate about creating positive environments that people feel safe to be themselves in, especially at work. She loves building strong relationships with partners, meeting new people and really getting to know why people are the way they are and why they do what they do!
Hannah loves being creative and getting into ‘flow’ with her work. She loves making things and being involved in the creative process. Hannah loves working for Better Connect because she gets to have variety in her role and appreciates the positive culture and focus on wellbeing.
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