We invite people who’ve experienced grief to join us for a morning of conversation and print making. We will guide people through the process of making solar prints with materials collected from the garden. There will also be moments of reflection and conversion about grief whilst we make.

**Please note that this workshop takes place in the Feelgood Factory Community Garden**

Feelgood Factory Community Garden: The Marion Square, L30 5QA
What3Words: alone.blend.judge
Due to one-way system, access the garden by driving down The Marian Way & turning onto Marion Square, behind Iceland (137 The Marian Way, L30 3TE)
Free, off street parking on The Marian Way click here

After experiencing loss, we (Chris Alton and Emily Simpson) both noticed a lack of opportunities for these conversations. By sharing our experiences through collaborative art making, we aim to create spaces where those living with loss can feel less alone and find community. For this series of workshops we are thinking about how we tend* to our grief through creative activities. Sessions will be hosted in Netherton Library and Feel Good Factory’s garden.

The session is free, all materials and equipment will be provided. No knowledge or previous experience of solar printing is required. There will be practical support and worksheets to guide the creative process.

*Here we mean ‘tend to’ in the sense of taking care of or paying attention to someone or something, such as tending to a garden.

Please be Aware:
- These are stand-alone workshops. You do not have to attend all three, but are welcome to do so
- This workshop is for anyone who has experienced grief and is ready to talk about it and hear from others
- This event is for ages 18+ but parents and carers are welcome to bring those they look after if this makes attending possible.
-  The session will focus on our experience of grief and living with loss rather than the details of a person’s death. This is to avoid more distressing subject matter
-  Whilst Chris and Emily have led many workshops like this, they are not trained counsellors and this is not a counselling session
-  We ask participants to be respectful and sensitive towards other people and their experiences. We recognise that taking part in an event like this requires people to be vulnerable and so we ask participants to be mindful of this and considerate of each other’s boundaries and the different stages of grief we may be in.

Access: If you have any questions or access needs, please email hello@atthelibrary.co.uk . Feelgood Factory and Netherton Library are both fully wheelchair accessible.