Centre gets loved up

With the shelves awash with romantic ideas, Henshaws Yorkshire is urging valentines shoppers to opt for unique handmade gifts this year which help support people with visual impairments and other disabilities.

 

‘Handmade at Henshaws’ is the range produced by art makers at the Knaresborough-based Arts & Crafts Centre. The team of visually impaired and disabled arts makers work with instructors from the centre to create a range of cards and gifts, including notebooks, key rings and broaches.

                                                                                                

Centre Manager, Phill Hopkins, comments: “We find the work produced by our art makers proves extremely popular at Valentines as the public look for original cards and gifts. As we are able to personalise many of the items we make, including cards, it adds a unique, handmade element that can’t be found on the high-street.”

 

All profits from Handmade at Henshaws go back in to the centre while the programme also provides vocational opportunities for art makers who build their skills and are given the opportunity to participate in rewarding activities.