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"Where misunderstood youth find their voice, their tribe, and their power through the creative arts."

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Mums Connection Club is a lifeline for mothers who feel lost, overwhelmed, and unheard. Based at our WHITE COLNE Studios, it brings together women navigating crisis, whether raising children with SEND, facing trauma or managing life transitions like menopause. Through connection, conversation and creativity, we create a powerful healing space where women can finally exhale, feel seen, and rebuild their strength. WEDNESDAYS from 1pm-4pm

This is more than a group - it’s a community of lifesavers.

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Creative Learning

ages 11 to 18

 

Monday to Friday. TERM TIME  

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Creative & Social

ages 10 to 16

Fridays: 11am till 2pm.  

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Finding Your Tribe

ages 10 to 18

 

SATURDAYS. YEAR ROUND 

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Join us in our media suite and get involved with the conversations that truly matter, right here, right now.

"Neuro Diversity & Parenthood"
'Teen Voices'
'Menopause and Me"

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Underdog Crew Studios (The Underdog Crew CIC) is a multi-award-winning community studio, harnessing the power of professional filmmaking and the creative arts as a vehicle to inspire, empower and equip marginalised and at-risk young adults. We are not 'just another' alternative provision we are a life changing, and sometimes saving, neuro diverse team who truly get it.

By embedding industry-standard practice within an accessible and supportive environment, we create pathways into education, employment, and personal growth that might otherwise remain out of reach. Our programmes focus on those most in need, with a strong emphasis on supporting young carers and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

We know the struggles you've had with the education system, local authorities, CAHMS and many others in the fight for your child's 'positive inclusion'. We know, because we are you. We take broken to fixed, change can't to can and turn stigma and misunderstanding into armour and opportunity. We are the Underdog Crew and 'we just  get it!'

We are EMPOWERING!  We are SUPPORTING!  We are NURTURING!  We are CHANGING LIVES!  

IGNITED BY 'ANGLIAN COMMUNITY TRUST'. FUELLED BY THE SPIRIT OF COLCHESTER

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The teen mental health crisis

In Essex alone, around 22,500 children and young people CURRENTLY need specialist help for mental health issues, with many more on WAITING listS for critical support.
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Got a question or idea? Give us a call, visit us in person, or simply fill out the form below — we’d love to hear from you!

Unit 6&7, Fox & Pheasant Centre, Colchester Rd, Colchester CO6 2PS

01787 585519

07498 606258

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