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Events take place at CoolTan Arts Unit B 237 Walworth Rd SE171RL unless otherwise stated.
www.cooltanarts.org.uk www.afunnyfarm.org.uk
info@cooltanarts.org.uk Tel: 020 7701 2696
2nd October: Ruby Wax – Losing It performance Time TBC, check website for updates
1st-31st October: World Mental Health Day Exhibition at Oxford House, Bethnal Green
5th October, 6.30pm: Exhibition Opening and Film Screening at Carnegie Library
9th October 11.30am: CoolTan Arts’ Sponsored Walk - *Part of the Story of London* - SIGN UP NOW!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Buy the poetry book at CoolTan Arts, at our events or online (details/links soon available). It is
fantastic! Well done to all the poets, Emile, Trevor and Elizabeth.
CoolTan Arts’ Anthropology for sale at £5.99 (+ posting if applicable), all proceeds go to CoolTan.
Largactyl 2 Go: Olympic-inspired urban exploration walk
Saturday 11th September 2010, 2pm, Hackney Marshes
Join CoolTan Arts for an urban exploration walk of the area where the Olympics and Paralympics will
take place in 2012; find out about the place, people and local community, and how the Olympics /
Paralympics affect the everyday lives of Hackney community. Experience the clash between the former
industrial area and the funky artistic area Hackney has become, and how it changed with the
preparations and constructions for the Olympics. It will be entertaining, with lots of quirky details and
facts you never knew before!
Walkers meet at 2pm at Hackney Marshes in Homerton Road, London, E9 5PF! The walk will end at
Pudding Mill Lane by View tube; some of the walk leaders will be able to take you back to the main
Two2Go event at Hackney Marshes.
Venue: Together Our Space Gallery, 12 Old Street, London. EC1V 9BE. Entrance: free
Date(s): Private View: Thursday 23rd September, 6pm-9pm
Public View: 24th September – 26th November 2010, Monday to Friday: 10.30am-5pm
WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES – OPEN TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL DISTRESS
Join a regular workshop at CoolTan
Do you need to get out of the house? Come along to one of CoolTan’s workshops to meet people,
learn new skills, have fun, and break out of isolation with like-minded people. Our workshops are
open to any adults experiencing mental distress with access to direct payments or Community Care
Plan CPA. Please contact CoolTan Arts on 020 77012696 or email referrals@cooltanarts.org.uk for
more details or to make a booking.
Workshop Timetable
Day Morning Afternoon Evening
Visual Arts 1-3pm
Mondays Volunteering Batik 2-4pm Volunteering
Sculpture 3.30-5.30pm
Basic / Intermediate IT 12-4pm (please book)
Yoga, Meditation and de-stress 1pm-2pm
Tuesdays Drawing 11am-1pm Movement Therapy: 2pm-3pm Volunteering
Photoshop 2pm-4pm
Video & filming 4-6pm
Visual arts women only 2-4pm
Wednesdays Volunteering Knitting 4pm-6pm Volunteering
Web development 4-6pm
Thursday Poetry 11-1pm Largactyl Shuffle workshop 2-4 pm Volunteering
Friday Visual Arts 10.30am-12.30pm Visual Arts 1-3pm N/A
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Saturday’s N/A Largactyl Shuffle Walk 12noon, every 3 Saturday N/A
Become part of the Story of London – join CoolTan Arts’ sculpture workshop
Mondays 3.30pm-5.30pm
Be part of the story of London in October and make a sculpture in our workshop with Rossen. The
workshops are open to adults experiencing mental distress. For more information, please contact
rosie@cooltanarts.org.uk.
*** The programme will start again 2nd week of September. ***
More details and updates available at CoolTan Arts, or phone, email or write to us and ask
for Phil Ruthen, Advocacy Training Coordinator. Telephone: 020 7701 2696 or Mobile: 0798 565
8443 phil@cooltanarts.org. News at: http://www.cooltanarts.org.uk/advocacy-2/ and
http://afunnyfarm.org.uk/
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Why volunteer? – Need help getting back into work, want to give back to the community
Volunteers do a wonderful job and CoolTan couldn’t exist without the work they do. Volunteering at
CoolTan Arts can help you gain confidence and new skills, get work experience, make new friends.
Volunteer opportunities are available every day. If you would like to help us, please speak to Asia at
CoolTan, contact her on 020 7701 2696, email volunteers@cooltanarts.org.uk or check the website
http://cooltanarts.org.uk/category/voluntary-position/ for more details.
Event volunteers and event photographers
Do you want to help out at an event or with exhibitions? There’s a lot happening at CoolTan and we
need as many helpers as possible. No matter how much or little time you have, please drop us a line if
you are interested in volunteering at an event!
Walk Leaders Wanted - The Largactyl Shuffle Group is looking for new walk leaders
Meeting Time: Thursdays 2.00 – 4.00pm at CoolTan Arts
If you enjoy our walks, why not help us with the next walks?
If you are interested in volunteering on the walk, either as a steward, contribute to walk leading or the
research please get in touch. Learn about local history, go on trips, learn new skills, get fit and have fun!
If you’d like to get involved with the group, please contact us on 020 77012696 or email
asia@cooltanarts.org.uk.
Services for Health and Social Care Organisations, mental health practitioners, GPs,
social workers, key workers…
CoolTan Arts can work with GPs and other health professionals to meet the social care needs of their
clients. We are very keen to meet you and your teams and tell you more about the services CoolTan Arts
offers.
If you are a community mental health practitioner and you would like to refer clients, please contact us
on 020 77012696 or email referrals@cooltanarts.org.uk.
If you are interested in finding out more about us and how we can work with your organisation, or want a
CoolTan representative at your team meetings to give an introduction to CoolTan, please contact us on
020 77012696 or email rosie@cooltanarts.org.uk.
Last, but not least, a big thanks to our donors, funders, supports, and to all the people who give their
time and energy to CoolTan Arts and make what we do possible.
Unit B 237 Walworth Rd London SE17 1RL T: 0207 701 2696 M: 0798 565 8443
W: www.cooltanarts.org.uk E: info@cooltanarts.org.uk
CoolTan Arts Registered charity number 1064231 Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales reg. 3244552