The Amelia Scott believes culture has the power to change lives though its vision of ‘enriching lives and inspiring learning’.

Cultural experiences enhance our quality of life and improve our mental and physical health, resulting in benefits that range from the physiological to emotional wellbeing.

We run courses and events throughout the year designed to support your wellbeing.

Take a look below to find out more about our creative health program. From arts and crafts, to Dungeons & Dragons, there is something for everyone!

Our sessions are designed to be friendly, welcoming and supportive giving you the chance to learn something new, make new connections and have fun.

‘Over Xmas I took a book out from the library of 100 masterpieces of Western Art and used the process of slow looking at some pictures, noting down 10 things which struck me as significant before looking to see what the book said about them. I found this very enjoyable and made me more confident about my views on each art work I am also applying the same technique to poetry and find it really helpful’

Participant Feedback

Visit our What's On pages for information about upcoming courses and events

Roll for Initiative!

Roll for Initiative is an innovative creative health course developed in partnership with West Kent Mind and University of Plymouth. We use the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons to support participant’s mental wellbeing. The project has been an incredible journey, we have learnt so much and have created a toolkit to enable other cultural venues to run their own projects.

You can download the toolkit here:

Roll for Initiative! - Dungeons & Dragons Toolkit

​​​​​​​Outreach

Outreach sessions involve handling real museum objects, as well as a range of other hands-on activities. The Amelia strongly believes in making new memories and so each session will also include the opportunity to get creative. The sessions are delivered at your own venue and can be tailored to meet the needs of your group.

Please email the team at creativehealth@tunbridgewells.gov.uk to find out more.

Feedback:

"Daniel was pleasant, engaging and obviously very interested in the subject matter. Residents were ready to listen to him and were very much engaged in the session from the start. He spoke knowledgeably about each artefact and gave a good context for each one – so residents could imagine and picture the provenance of each object. He also asked what certain objects might be – which caught their attention and prompted a great deal of language, often from residents who find speaking and verbalising difficult. It was lovely for residents to actually hold the objects – this was a tangible way for them to engage and to bring them more into the session."

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Book Clubs​​​​​​​

These clubs are equally fun for visitors and Amelia staff alike. We offer a friendly environment, and all are welcome. There is no expectation to be an avid reader just interested in reading a new book about once a month.There are currently 3 book groups hosted at The Amelia Scott. We try to keep the book groups to a friendly number of around 6. Therefore, if you are interested in joining a book group when a place becomes a available or are interested in joining a waiting list please email Sam.Rosling@TunbridgeWells.gov.uk. We are always keen to start up more book groups so please do get in touch.In addition, the library can also support book groups with getting books in. Please contact Sam.Rosling@TunbridgeWells.gov.uk for more information.

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If you would like to know more about how to get here and our accessibility, please go to our Access page (https://theamelia.co.uk/visiting-the-amelia/accessibility.html)