Testimonials
Each year, we ask our community members - participants, volunteers and support workers - to complete a short, qualitative questionnaire asking them about their experiences of attending our Revive, arts for health weekly sessions and the impact this has on other areas of their life beyond the sessions we deliver. The questionnaire is analysed using a thematic based analysis and split into two main categories - Experiences and Impacts. The subheading within these categories are split into sub-categories depending on the themes emerging from the answers given.

Summary
It is clear from feedback that the participants enjoy the craft activities and the opportunity to be creative, often carrying on with their favourite activities outside of the sessions. Some even go on to share their newly learnt skills with family and friends. However, it is striking that comments, specifically relating to the actual activities themselves' makes up only a smaller portion of the total feedback. The majority of the participant comments refer to topics such as confidence building, improved mental health and wellbeing, building social connections, overcoming social isolation, and the general impact made on their lives outside of the sessions. Participants mention the positive impact of spending time in a group where they feel like they can be themselves and get mutual support from others with similar experiences, some comment that the sessions get them out of the house (and out of isolation) and that it gives them something to look forward to. Some acknowledge that while it has not always been easy, meeting new people and making friends in the group has increased their social confidence (i.e. going to other groups in addition to this group) and increased confidence in their creative skills. One participant says that even their family has noticed an improvement in their wellbeing.
From this we can see that while the activities themselves are an important part of the sessions, they are also a catalyst for bringing vulnerable people together and making positive changes in their health and wellbeing beyond the sessions as well as within them. It appears that the process of making and the social connections made during the activity sessions are more important than the final creation. None of the feedback has been negative, and hopefully this reflects the positive impact Little Bird SOS has had in our local community.