Artcycle Hants | Creative Upcycling & Community
Craft Workshops
Making
brighter lives
Artcycle is a community interest organisation bringing people together through creative craft-making workshops that transform waste materials into something useful, beautiful and full of potential.
By repurposing materials that would otherwise go in the bin, we encourage a can-do attitude, practical skills, environmental stewardship and entrepreneurial thinking. We believe that creativity can change how we see both waste and ourselves — unlocking the potential in discarded materials while building confidence, connection and opportunity.
The result: making brighter lives by coming together for cleaner, stronger communities.
Meet the team
Every conversation, workshop session is only made possible by a team dedicated to supporting young people, children and the community
Emily Jones
Craft recycler volunteer
There’s so much untapped potential in rescued materials. By sparking imagination, Artcycle's purpose is to reshape how we think about consumption. The good news is waste to wonder, flips problems into solutions.
Since 2024 she had the vision to combine 30 years design experience working in business winning for blue chip corporate organisations, and the lessons of operating an award-winning stationery business. Away from the desk, she had an unexpected heart for litter picking.
"I started my first business with £50 and desire to empower youngsters to build a posture of creativity and entrepreneurship. I am excited to the see what the Lord Jesus has planned for the future of Artcycle".
There’s so much untapped potential in rescued materials. By sparking imagination, Artcycle's purpose is to reshape how we think about consumption. The good news is waste to wonder, flips problems into solutions.
Since 2024 she had the vision to combine 30 years design experience working in business winning for blue chip corporate organisations, and the lessons of operating an award-winning stationery business. Away from the desk, she had an unexpected heart for litter picking.
"I started my first business with £50 and desire to empower youngsters to build a posture of creativity and entrepreneurship. I am excited to the see what the Lord Jesus has planned for the future of Artcycle".
Claire Turner
Craft recycler volunteer
Sophia Harding
Craft recycler volunteer
Charlotte is a volunteer, she has stepped in during her gap year to help bring new ideas to early years, through designing education resources for our outreach programme. She is deeply committed to inspiring children and using rescued materials, plus supporting their development through practical, creative learning.
"I want to encourage children to care for their environment and understand the value of reusing and rescuing materials".
Charlotte's heart for young carers and children who carry additional responsibilities, ensures every child feels seen, supported, and empowered and have respect for themselves, others, and the world around them.
Sophia inspires peers to see waste not as a problem, but as possibility. A new shipwright, she loves the practical, problem-solving and the potential of wood and its miraculous properties that enable the creation from magnificent tree into beautiful seafaring craft.
"Like the mustard seed, I know that all change starts small—with one idea, one act, one piece of someone else's rubbish reimagined and reshaped. Through our practical workshops, and as the youngest team member I can share the message of stewardship, responsibility and appreciation of all we have been blessed with".
Charlotte Dean
Craft recycler volunteer
Statement of Faith
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity and perfect humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ; in His virgin birth; in His sinless life; in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His outpoured blood; in His bodily resurrection; in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and His personal return to power and glory.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit; by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe the Bible to be inspired in its entirety by God’s Spirit through human authors revealing God’s truth to humanity. All scripture is
God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
We believe in the personal and visible return in glory of the Lord Jesus Christ to raise the dead and bring salvation and judgement in final completion.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in Christ.
Nurturing for future generations
Creation for the heart, soul and mind
ADDRESS
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20 Shearwater Avenue
Portchester
Hampshire
PO16 8YE
+(44)07788 577468
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