Newport Live Riverfront Theatre: Colour in Kindness

Beneficiaries

  • Elderly / Old People

    Older adults, carers, people living with dementia, isolated individuals, and young people supported by fostering and wellbeing services.

  • Carers

    Carers, people living with dementia, isolated individuals, and young people supported by fostering and wellbeing services.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 150

    Participants include isolated adults, carers, older people

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Colour In Kindness a creative wellbeing campaign to beat the January blues. Before and after Christmas, The Riverfront will distribute free creative and sensory art packs to individuals and community groups—each designed to spread joy, kindness, and connection. Deliveries by professional singers, artists, and street performers will bring surprise moments of happiness leading up to “Blue Monday,” the year’s saddest day on 19 January.

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

150

Packs will also be available at The Riverfront for free

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£9,500.00

TIMELINE

Nov 2025 - Jan 2026

Project Outcome Targets

Actively reduce loneliness & generate community connection

Increase participation in creative activities

Strengthen wellbeing through shared creative acts sparking joy through creativity.

Project Activities

  • Create and assemble free creative and sensory art packs promoting kindness, fun, and wellbeing

  • Deliver packs with joyful popup visits by professional artists, singers, & street theatre performers

  • Facilitate creative wellbeing workshops in January to reconnect and reflect.

  • Collaborate with Maindee Primary School to create postcards and poems for each pack.

  • Include information and signposting to local and virtual wellbeing services.

Resources Needed For The Project

Resource Description Quantity needed When needed How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs)
MONEY This application seeks full support for this new initiative. Nine Thousand, Five Hundred Flexible
Project details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Wales: Newport

IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Reflective practice, engagement and participants, conversation and survey.

Frameworks

Support for community health or wellbeing interventions