Projects
As well as delivering our core services of Skylar, Gul, Gallos, Crisis and family support work, every year Trelya delivers a series of specialist projects that build on individual and community skills, passions and interests. We recognise the power of enabling everyone’s creativity to flourish and deliver a range of high-end creative and arts-based projects across the year.
Below are a selection of examples:
Istoris (The Cornish word for ‘histories’)
Working with an artist and the local community to explore, record and celebrate often overlooked or underrepresented local heritage and cultural stories.
Nerth – (Cornish for energy, force, power and strength).
Nerth is designed to benefit children, young people and families across West Cornwall who are impacted by mental health issues and multiple life challenges. The
Gul Skills Community Hub
The Gul Skills Community Hub, part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is a three-part project which will include remodelling part of, and upgrading,
Action Lescudjack
Action Lescudjack, part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is a community focused project which is working to establish Trelya as a community hub,
Love Will Find a Way | Kids in Museums #TakeoverDay
A group of young people from Trelya were invited to visit PK Porthcurno in June 2023 to take part in their “digital takeover” programme. Every
GUL Community Kitchen, Cafe and Training Hub
The provision of an exciting youth café and community arts space for children, young people and families and a community café and training kitchen.
Bruk Up Stigma
In 2022 Trelya was the lead partner in ‘Bruk Up Stigma’ – an international cross-sector partnership between local mental health services and charities for young
Young People’s Stories
For many reasons, it is not always appropriate to use real names, faces and stories. The stories below are illustrations of real-life work Trelya has
Peter Freeman – Community Light Installation
Over the past 12 months Trelya has been working with international lighting artist Peter Freeman (who’s work includes Lewisham Rainbow Bridge) to create a permanent
Trelya showreel
Trelya was excited to work with Jamal Sterrett (winner of Nottingham’s Young Creative Award) to create this user led showreel of Trelya’s current service delivery.
Trelya fLashbacks
Over the years children, young people and families have led and developed a range of creative projects at Trelya. This reel captures some of our
Asset Based Working
Trelya has a firm belief in using an asset based approach in all our work.
The Lost Forests of Mounts Bay
Using an archaeological collection that focuses on the history of West Cornwall, Penlee House and Museum worked with young people from Trelya, to explore one
Monolgues
Pass the Mic.
Funded through The Listening Fund (a fund supported by Blagrave Trust, Comic Relief, the National Lottery Community Fund, and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation), Pass the Mic developed approaches for organisational ‘deep listening’ and responding to young people. Young people worked with Trelya to build a vibrant, life-sized phone booth to showcase their stories. By picking up the phone and dialling a number, you can hear a monologue directly from a young person about an experience of engaging with local services. Monologues include, for instance, experiences of being taken into care, of being long-term unemployed, and of engaging with health services as a teenage parent.
You can listen to them here: