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Join us for a discussion about mental health and music - from hobbyists to professional musicians - all are welcome. Food and drink provided.

Each…

The official release of the Autumn 2023 Your Voice in Kirklees Newsletter is today and we hope everybody enjoys reading this edition! …

 In these sessions you will:

• Learn how to DJ
• Explore different types of dance and music styles…

Thursday 12th October at 6pm 
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On Friday we spent the day at Yorkshire Sculpture Park visiting Lindsey Mendick's exhibition at the Weston gallery and taking part in a clay…

This page details toolkits, guidance, factsheets, and reports…

The time has come when Kirklees Council and the NHS re-tender the current Community Option…

What is a Welcome Session? 

• Try out…

Adult mental health and creativity programme out now

Our new timetable of weekly activities available as part of our adult mental…

Our next Speak our Music event is fast approaching and on Tuesday 26th September we welcome back Satnam Galsian, British Asian Folk Singer…

Creative Minds funding awards

Kirklees Year Of Music 2023 has partnered with Creative Minds, a local award-winning NHS charity…

Have a go at our free online singing taster workshop designed to boost your wellbeing. Our enthusiastic & friendly singing leader will guide you through…

The hoot office will be closed from Friday 16th December and we will be back from Tuesday…

Happy New Year!

We hope you've had a restful and enjoyable end of the year. We’re excited to be…

hoot creative arts are thrilled by the news from Arts Council England that we were to remain…

The Big Draw Festival 2022
Come back to colour

Make your mark and draw with us on a giant piece of paper using…

hoot creative arts is looking for people with an interest in creativity and health, diverse voices and wide-ranging skills & experience…

It’s…

hoot creative arts welcome new health & wellbeing co-ordinator ahead of Kirklees Year of Music 2023…

Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator & Producer  - Year of Music 2023  

We're looking for an exceptional candidate to…

We are constantly monitoring the local and national situation so in light of the government’s increased level of caution…

hoot is open as normal but please take care on your journeys today and let us know if you can't make it. 

Stay safe & warm -…

Every few months we check in with how things are going in our Adult Creativity & Mental Health service Out of the Blue, and our Arts and Dementia…

In a year that will be remembered for its incredible challenges we responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by completely re-…

hoot is the only arts and health to be…

The second volume of The Baring Foundation's Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People has been released and you’ll find us…

Based on the Government’s announcements on the 12th July, and in conjunction with the rising case numbers in the…

hoot creative arts and The Lawrence Batley Theatre are inviting you to take part in this exciting creative project in August.

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We’re really chuffed to be welcoming you to our brand spanking new website where you can discover how being creative makes you…

‘If art is the act of making and sharing meaning and thus defining the human experience, then,…

In March 2020 when national restrictions were put in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic organisations across the UK were challenged to drastically…