Last autumn Catching Lives Arts Coordinator Miriam Ellis secured funding through Kent County Council’s Saving Lives Innovation Fund to run a photography project with our clients. “We ran various activities outside the centre including a day out in London and an afternoon of Falconry at Mount Ephraim.” Miriam explained. “The trips encouraged more people to...

Catching Lives received a late Christmas gift from Stagecoach’s very own Santa Claus terry Clowes, last week. Before Christmas Terry drove his decorated bus around the roads and streets of East Kent dressed in his wonderful homemade Santa Clause outfits. Not only did this bring a lot of smiles and good will from passengers and...

Anyone coming into Catching Lives Open Centre of an afternoon will have come across Lachlan in the middle of one of his paintings. During December and early January his work was exhibited at Espressions Cafe, Lily’s Bistro and Catching Lives Bookshop, all situated in Palace Street, Canterbury. Reaction to the work was extremely positive and...

Staff at Northgate Medical Practice in Canterbury held a raffle over Christmas and raised an impressive £200, with all proceeds going to Catching Lives. The practice has been very supportive of our work and have gone out of their way to make our clients feel welcome.“We have been piloting regular appointments here at Northgate Medical...