Waiting lists are down!! Really good news for anybody referred to Prescription Art Test Valley this year. Our new February class, ably led by facilitators Fiona and Susie, included participants who had been waiting for less than a month for a place. Two members of the current class secured a place in the class less than a week after referral. How are we achieving this? Generous support from grants from the Romsey community. Two enthusiastic facilitators able to run more frequ

Two fantastic special sessions for our follow on groups so far this term. In October we learnt to paint like Picasso. Some very vibrant creations resulted. Thank you to Ian Case for leading the class. On November 4th Lindsay Parson led another successful and well attended clay class. Wonderful to see everyone so engaged and enthusiastic. We are looking forward to Sue Veck leading the class in four weeks time with creations using jelliplates. Watch this space for more photos.

We are delighted (and relieved) to welcome two new members to our team. They are both enthusiastic to join us and will be training up to facilitate our new patient classes starting in November. Welcome to Fiona and Susie! Fiona Mackie is a talented artist and already runs art classes for the wonderful Jane Scarth House, a local charity which supports those affected by cancer. Susie Boote was a nurse and midwife for other 40 years at Southampton Hospital before retiring. She

On a warm summer’s evening, volunteers from Prescription Art Test Valley gathered for a joyful pot luck supper to celebrate more than...

On 4th March we sadly said goodbye to Vicki Matthews who was a founder member of PATV and has been a facilitator since its inception. She...

Another PATV session came to a close this week. We admit to having a few mince pies! Heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers for providing...

We are feeling very upbeat at PATV at the beginning of a new term and are proud to be celebrating seven years of free art sessions We...