Mental Health Boulder Project

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Creative Wick in partnership with Hackney Wick Boulder Project and CoreArts is being funded by the WickAward to deliver beginner climbing mentoring sessions (one-to-one) with a qualified instructor, to help people manage their mental health issues.

The benefits of bouldering and climbing as a mindful practice used as part of mental wellbeing management, have been apparent for some time to climbers, and are now being recognised more and more in mainstream areas and the media.

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MUSIC INCUBATOR 2023

APPLY NOW – IT’S YOUR TIME A programme for young people to benefit from mentorship by industry professionals to create their own music track and perform a live show in Hackney Wick. There are 12 free places available on the 8 week course for anyone aged 16-24 and the application deadline is 17th January with…
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Creative Wick Film School

In April 2016, Creative Wick, Alias Hire, a Hackney Wick based film equipment hire company and Open Vizor, with the support of the Wick Award, delivered a free film school for 12 young people from Hackney Wick and Fish Island and the surrounding communities of East London.  The film school was based at Hub67.
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