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What the creative process means at Co-ordin8

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To learn something and receive education is a privilege and not all the world have this luxury – to learn in an environment that caters to my specific needs is almost impossible to find, yet in Torbay a group of community tutors have moved some way to this ideal goal of all educators. Co-ordin8 was ‘created’.

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Co-ordin8 Christmas Fayre 2019!

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  • Dawn and Trystran run the Tombola Stall!
  • Co-ordin8 Trustée Cindy Stocks on the 100 Club Stall!
  • a person behind a seasonal wreath
    Helen sells seasonal wreaths made by our students.
  • a selection of Christmas wreaths on a table
    Wreaths made by our students.
  • a person dressed up as an Elf
    A helpful Elf (Neil) sets the scene!
  • a table full of cakes of different colours and sizes with two people sitting behind it
    Volunteer David and Student Fiona run the cakes stall… all home made!
  • Cakes and quiches
    Real Tasty Bargains!
  • jars with cloth lids on a table with a woman in a fluffy pink jumper behind. In the back ground are other stalls and people
    Sue Martin sells home made Pickles and Jams!
  • a man behind a table of plants. He is talking to two other people with another looking on
    Local Horticulturalist Ken Nichols sells plants grown by our students and also offers plant advice.
  • rows of plants with cut out dragon flies with glitter
    Students Made Winter Dragon Flies to cheer up plants in pots.
  • two people behind a plant stall
    Horticultural Group Student Sue Cox runs the plant stall too.
  • An old woman is in the kitchen with a hot tray of pasties
    Volunteer and Retired Cook ‘Aunty Ann’ keeps the hot tasty treats magically appearing from the oven.
  • the foreground has Christmas trees with two men talking in the background
    A generous donation of 17 local Christmas Trees from the Parish Church turn up on the day!
  • a woman is putting pieces of paper into a tombola
    Gemma helps with the Luxury Raffle
  • pans of soup on a stove, next to a pile of bowls and a tray of mince pies with bread rolls in the background
    Hot home made Butternut Squash and Pumpkin Soup made with help from our students.
  • a person dressed in a santa suit is sitting on a chair
    Santa Made an Appearance despite being very busy this time of the year
  • three men are behind computers and a mixing desk
    A Local Radio Crew provided sounds, requests and merriment with some vintage classics and new hits too.
  • a row of Christmas cards
    Hand-made Christmas Cards designed and put together by our students are available for sale (still available and you can buy these from autumn onwards every year!)
  • a co-ordin8 Christmas card with drawings of six Christmas cards
    Co-ordin8 Christmas Card, designed by our student Paul Philips.
  • a table of cuddly toys and a lady smiles behind them
    A kind volunteer runs the ‘Teddy Stall.’ ….an idea from our student ‘Neil Harvey’. The stall provided teddies a new home and family at bargain prices.
  • a collection of bird feeders on a table. The bird feeders are half coconuts stuffed with a variety of seeds
    And don’t forget the birds! Friday Group made bird feeders (a bargain at £2 each) to help the local wildlife get through the chilly months
  • a picture frame with a light blue background with whites dots. 3 butterfly shapes cut out of maps are in the picture frame
    Craft Items made by our students from recycled materials make ideal gifts and are available throughout the year!
  • two flowers made out of found pieces of coloured glass are in a square white frame
    Craft flowers
  • a teddy bear with a gingham shirt and smock wearing a sign that says: Shop till you drop because tomorrow they will cancel your credit card!
    Teddy has a humorous warning
  • a man and a woman in red jumpers looking at the camera and smiling. The man's red jumper has a image of Rudolf the reindeer onit
    Volunteer ‘Christine’ and student ‘Brian’ look for mince pies!

Co-ordinArt Visiting Artist: Colin Brandi

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As part of enriching our student’s learning journey in art and culture Co-ordin8 hosts direct appearances from visiting local artists. The benefit behind this being that students will be part of a genuine master class and enjoy seeing, touching and learning about other art methods, media uses and styles, plus be able to directly experience working alongside professional artists. The idea behind this allowing for plenty of new ideas to be gained and useful questions to be asked.

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Animal Magic with Carla’s Critters!

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This summer Co-ordin8 brought the Zoo to our students at our Paignton Parish Church Venue. This was all made possible with thanks to Carla’s Critters. Run by Carla Dunne who brings her very tame and well cared for small animals to local groups for a very special and interactive shared learning experience…and age is no barrier!

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