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Covid & I
Covid & I is a podcast created as part of the Sound Ideas To Share project.The national mental health charity Richmond Fellowship, which operates a skills-sharing network, Our Time for those who experience mental ill-health, partnered with Creative Lives and BBC Radio Merseyside to make this project happen.The project recruited people who had a passion for media, arts and culture to support those whose lives have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Covid & I is a podcast for all those who felt the impact of covid by sharing positive stories of individuals and organisations who made positive changes to get through the pandemic. About Creative LivesCreative Lives is a registered charity that was established in 1991. We champion community and volunteer-led creative activity and work to improve opportunities for everyone to be creative. In particular, we celebrate and promote people expressing themselves creatively with others, recognising the benefits this can bring. Creative Lives support and encourage people to be creative in their everyday lives, find out more by visiting www.creative-lives.org.We are delighted to partner with Timebanking UK and the Richmond Fellowship to support people in Merseyside to express themselves creatively and learn fundamental skills about podcasting making and the media.
Covid & I
John McGlone speak about the challenges of homelessness
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Episode #5 John McGlone speaks about the challenges of homelessness, and not just the obvious problems but also the tricky issue of what to do with your pets! John discusses the ways in which he believes civic services everywhere, unfortunately, fail those who need them the most, even when that isn’t ever their intention. He offers a wealth of life experience and discusses the importance of the voluntary and charity sectors to those who find themselves on the streets.