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Your voice shapes our work
Growing Works Voices
Growing Works Voices is a space for people with lived experience of our programmes to share ideas, give honest feedback, and help us grow in the right direction. No experience needed — just your perspective.
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Growing Works Voices
Have your say
What is Growing Works Voices?
A Community Voice At The Heart Of What We Do
Growing Works Voices is our participant involvement group — a friendly, informal space where people who have taken part in our programmes can have a real say in how we work, what we offer, and how we develop in the future.
We believe that the people who use our services understand better than anyone what works, what could be improved, and what is missing. Growing Works Voices puts that knowledge to work.
Share ideas & honest feedback
Tell us what's working, what isn't, and what you'd like to see more of
Shape our priorities
Help us decide where to focus our energy and resources
Co-design new activities
Work with our team to develop new programmes and improvements
Connect with others
Meet other participants who share your experience of Growing Works
Other ways to give
More ways to support our work
Can’t donate right now? There are other ways to help Growing Works reach more people across Kirklees.
Programme participants
If you attend or have attended Bud, Sprout, Young Shoots, or Wild & Well, your experience is exactly what we need.
Parents & carers
Family members and carers who support participants in our programmes are equally welcome to share their perspective.
Former participants
Even if you no longer attend Growing Works regularly, your past experience and insights are still incredibly valuable to us.
How it works
Simple, friendly, and flexible
We keep things as straightforward and accessible as possible. Here’s what to expect when you get involved.
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Register your interest
Fill in the short form below to let us know you’d like to get involved.
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We'll be in touch
A member of our team will contact you with details of the next meeting.
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Attend a meeting
Join us every 12 weeks for a friendly, accessible group conversation.
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See your impact
We feed back how your ideas and feedback have shaped our work.
Our meetings
What happens at a Voices meeting?
Our meetings are friendly, informal, and welcoming. There is no pressure to speak if you don’t feel comfortable — you can contribute as much or as little as you like.
Every 12 weeks
Meetings take place four times a year at a convenient location
Fully accessible
We ensure our meetings are accessible for everyone — please let us know any requirements when you register
Relaxed & informal
No jargon, no formal procedures — just an honest conversation about our work
We act on what you tell us
We feed back at every meeting how previous ideas and feedback have been used
Refreshments provided
Tea, coffee, and a biscuit or two — because good conversations need good refreshments
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Meetings per year, every 12 weeks
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Feedback acted on and reported back
Open
To all participants, families & carers
Free
No cost, no commitment — just your perspective
Register your interest
Get involved with Growing Works Voices
Fill in the short form and we’ll be in touch with details of the next meeting. There is no commitment at this stage — we just want to know you’re interested.
If you have any questions before registering, please email us at info@growingworks.org.uk and we’ll be happy to chat it through.
What people say
Voices from our community
“This charity is incredibly important to me. It helped me as a person — now I have the confidence to share my skills and support others, helping them like Growing Works helped me.”
Bud participant
“Coming to Sprout has very much helped over the years. It’s a safe space where people don’t judge — I can’t recommend it highly enough to other families.”
Sprout participant
“I have never seen my daughter so confident in this space. She really knows what she is doing and walks in independently with a big smile on her face.”