Who We Are
The Good Vibe Project is a weekly hub for autistic adults, running every Tuesday 10am – 3:30pm at the Polish Church on Fitzwilliam Street, Huddersfield. We first opened the hub on the 28th April 2023.
The volunteers at the good vibe project are autistic themselves, and so have personal experience in how to work with and encourage autistic individuals. There is currently no drop-in centre which ASD adults can access to socialize, make friends, learn new skills etc. Existing day centers are costly thus, not accessible to those on low incomes. Furthermore, they do not operate a drop-in service, nor do they allow carers/family to access their services alongside ASD adults.
The Good Vibe Project aims to remove these barriers and help ASD adults reach their full potential. It will run indefinitely at the same time and place every week, with drop-in/open access provision.
The venue is fully accessible and close to the train and bus station. The sessions include numerous activities including cooking, baking, and eating together. We have so far provided sessions of creative writing, arts and crafts, yoga, Zumba, Just Dance, karaoke, miniature figure painting, felting, card making, training to use public transport, and health and wellbeing sessions.
We aim to invite professionals from different fields, e.g. employment, mental health, well-being, sports activities, art, planning, and organisation. Our project will help reduce social isolation, fight depression and loneliness, and help members to gain new skills and to improve their mental health. It will give a sense of purpose and routine to Autistic Adults in Kirklees and the surrounding areas.
We are an inclusive provision to all ethnic communities, all ages 16+, and from all socioeconomic backgrounds. We take regular feedback from service users and their families to enable us to shape the future of the project. We post regular updates on our social media and WhatsApp group with photos from past sessions, and information about future sessions. We also have printed leaflets and handmade posters, which we have distributed around the local area.
Our Aims
To create a safe
space for autistic
adults to flourish
To improve the physical and mental wellbeing of autistic adults
To educate the public about autism
To improve the confidence and social skills of the autistic community
To improve the job prospects for autistic adults
To give autistic adults a space for their talents to be nurtured and showcased
To integrate the autistic community with the local community
To improve the skills and prospects for the autistic community
To offer workshops and regular group meetings to aid development and social isolation within the autistic community
To build a community of mutually supportive, positive, well-intentioned autistic adults
Meet The Team!
Reiy Wagstaff
Hello, I am Reiy! I joined the Good Vibe Project to gain experience through volunteering, and working along other autistic people has been one of the best decisions I've made. I am an environmental and analytical science student at the University of Huddersfield. I am the chair person for the hub and manage the admin and policies
In my free time, I play in concert bands and orchestras across Yorkshire, and I enjoy being outside and going on long rolls in my wheelchair.
Tinita Wyatt
My name is Tinita, I attend the hub with my brother. I have achieved certificates in understanding autism and individuals with disabilities. I have also achieved my level 2 in food hygiene to become the head chef at the hub.
I enjoy spending time with my pets, reading and spending time at the hub.
I also enjoy baking cakes and biscuits to bring into the hub. I also enjoys watching films.
Clifford Brown
Hello, my name is Clifford Brown, I am 63 years old and live in Huddersfield. I am the secretary for the hub on the committee
I am interested in photography and making LEGO.
I help at the Good Vibe Project Hub.
I also collect Teddy Bears.
Lynne Ambler
Hello, I am Lynne! I bring my son to The Good Vibe group. It's given me strength coming to the Good Vibe Project to fight for more contact with my son. I am also in the Common Threads Collective which works around social service involvement.
I am the treasurer and manager at the hub and manage the safeguarding and lead the sessions.