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Jun 2020
Nearly 2500 sign petition to save Henshaws Arts and Crafts centre
Nearly 2500 people have signed a petition to try and save Henshaws Arts and Crafts centre from closure.
Henshaws said at the start of the month that it will need to make long term changes to ensure that its services have a future, including closing the community hub in Knaresborough for the foreseeable future.
That decision struck the people who rely on Henshaws Arts and Crafts hard, leading to the petition to save it.
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- When Henshaws will stop its supported living service
- “Home once a week for love and cuddles,” the experience of a family with a loved one in Henshaws during the lockdown
- Why Henshaws is also closing its Arts and Crafts centre
- Why this family feels let down by Henshaws senior management
Caroline Dinsmore set it up and said that the centre has changed lives by transforming shy and unconfident disabled adults into confident and committed artists. She said:
Alongside the closure of the Arts and Crafts Centre, the disability charity will also cut its supported living services in Harrogate. However, the charity said the college is not under threat.
Adrian Sudgen, Henshaws Specialist College principal, said:
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