Informed consent   It is important to ensure that anyone who is being interviewed has given their informed consent to be included in my research project. This emphasis upon informed consent means that it is your responsibility to inform people fully about the purpose of your research, so that they can understand what they are […]

Today I met with the arts and crafts group, there were only three people today all doing something different, water colour painting, Collaging, and pattern making.      

This week I met the gardening group at SPARC they were a diverse group that seemed to enjoy gardening at different levels from the novice to the expert.

I had my first meeting with the Woman’s group at SPARC they are very diverse in age and ability and they seem quite set in their ways I was advised by a member of the group that they like to sit in the same place each week.  I was not introduced to any of the […]

I had my first meeting with Lynn Barrett at SPARC on the 27th this went very well and she has said she would be more than happy for me to come along and meet their clients with a view to working with them in the and she would be more than happy for me to […]

Anna talked about her  MA  journey, her work with a transgender group in Manchester and how she collaborated on a book with a local poet. Anna spoke about her project and the people she met along the way explaining how she felt great responsibility towards the people she worked with and how she feel a […]

I really enjoyed the Layla Sailor talk although I have never wanted to be a commercial photographer or fashion photographer I have learnt a lot from her talk. I have always thought there was a huge difference between being a practising artist and being a fashion/commercial photographer, but its the individual artistic difference they bring […]

I have decided to look at other avenues for my project and have been in contact with a mental health group called SPARC Stockport Progress and Recovery Centre is a local voluntary organisation providing support to adults in the Stockport area who experience mental health problems. They offer a range of leisure, therapeutic, educational and […]

My tutorial with Greg was very productive this week I have always had a problem writing my journal we talked about taking a more disciplined approach I may have to force myself to write every day to start off with.. but as Greg said it isn’t about creating something that is logical and presentable it […]

As part of my research I have been in contact with Judith McGarty, she runs not for profit adult training scheme, Inspired Stockport and has recently been working with Chelwood food bank running a computer course. I was interested to find out what response she had had for her course as I thought this would […]