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Stage 1. Contact us, either yourself or via a support worker. Text Sue on 07725997342 and she will arrange a time where she, or one of our friendly team can meet you at a café in town or in the Burnholme Café. When we meet up, this is a chance for us to find out a bit about you and to also tell you about what we can offer. To start with this can just be a regular meeting or perhaps one music/art/workshop session per week.

 

Stage 2. The next stage is building up a more regular participation at one of our two weekly group sessions. These take place on Thursday and Friday afternoon in our rooms at the Burnholme Centre and focus on engagement, enjoyment, sociability, and some skill building in any of the following: music, lyric writing, art, workshop-skills.

 

Stage 3. After a few months of regular attendance, we can offer a fuller programme of up to 10hours. This varies from person to person but can include job coaching, mentoring, a voluntary work placement, and even studying for a level 3 art/music-industry qualification.

 

Stage 4. Our new charity, Tang Hall EMPLOYMENT, offers paid supported work either with Tang Hall SMART or another employer whilst people make the transition into employment. This is currently being piloted with people who have graduated from Stage 3 of our Kickstart course.