1. Tameside Museums and Galleries
Living and breathing wellbeing at Tameside Museums

2. Our Commitment Wellbeing Tips Aspirations
An organisation in decline will concentrate on preserving itself at the expense of the people it set out to serve. In planning our options, the driving priority is to ensure that the people of Tameside can still enjoy access to the collections, learning programmes and social activities that they most want, that make them feel connected, valued, proud and inspired – which may not necessarily be the things which we as curators would choose. Emma Varnam, Tameside Museums Service

3. Our Commitment – the Museum Service
Provide activities & facilities relevant to our local area
Reflect the creativity and heritage of Tameside people
Create a fun and welcoming environment
Maintain high standard venue and excellent service
6 sites in Tameside – over 200,000 visitors – 65% of those are Tameside Residents – with high levels of deprivation – 11,000 school pupils

4. Moments of Magic
Museums are in the life-changing business. Getting up in the morning and going to work in the morning is an opportunity to create ‘moments of magic’ in our visitors’ lives.
This savings requirement can only mean that we need to reduce venues
We must charge – when we have not charged before
GMMF – being pragmatic – open source talent … sharing our assets, be that paintings, creativity, exhibitions and talent

5. Wellbeing – opportunism to embedding
First commitment – Fit for Life exhibitions followed by Cancer Chancer – extended into our Popps project
5 ways to wellbeing – programming
Stealth communication

6. What we currently do
All programming is aligned with 5 ways to wellbeing
4 regular monthly adult groups
All exhibitions and activities must meet wellbeing outcomes
Adult education provision is extended and responsive to the needs of the community

7. Planned Activity Commissioned activity to publicise the brand
Exhibition and public art to communicate 5 ways
Develop a legacy resource for the 5 ways
Evaluate and demonstrate effect on the community.

8. (Tameside)… embraces the health and wellbeing potential of museums more comprehensively and strategically than any other local authority I know of  Mark O’Neill Director of Research and Policy – Glasgow Life

9. Groups worked with in the last six months
Stitch in Time
Quilting Bee
Rutherford Reminiscence
Cora advisors
Looked After Children
Young Carers
Pupil Referral Unit
Knit and Natter
Art for Tots
Baby 123
Art for Teenagers
Harry’s Art Club
Manga Group
Holiday
workshops

10. Get Serious! We don’t have the resources money for that!
Wellbeing is the day job – it is what we are what we do
Our funding and significance is reducing – even more reason to make yourself invaluable and useful
As resources reduce, we are one of the few public spaces where people can meet
Fight for your right to PARTY!

11. Tips Believe it Pragmatic Leadership Knock on the Doors
Understand other peoples outcomes - priorities
Demonstrate you are serious
Be useful – the ‘go-to’ girl/guy
Believe it – understand why you can contribute to this agenda – it’s not rocket science
Make sure you understand the pressures and the outcomes of Health Partners – what can you realistically deliver for them
Demonstrate you are serious – keep them well informed – up to date reports – figures, data, good news stories – press releases
Pragmatic Leadership – In Tameside Museums and Galleries staff understand why we are following this agenda, they know what our direction will be – why it is important to the community and what the rewards are for them professionally and personally

12. ….Emma, basically you are running a primary preventative service
Stephanie Butterworth, Director of Adult Social Care, Tameside

13. Aspiration - 10 years time
A vibrant relevant museum portfolio
A relevant and accessible collection
Over 100,000 pupil visits.
A community that knows and is proud of its past and optimistic about its future.
Funding/trust is based on personalities and knocking on people’s doors advocating is about telling your story and people trusting you.

14. Moments of Magic