News & Events

12 Nov 2024

16 Days of Activism is an annual, international campaign which raises awareness of, and calls for an end to gender-based violence. It is estimated that 25% of women have experienced some form of gender-based abuse before the age of 16. In England and Wales 3,000 offences are recorded each day, with 1 in 12 women a victim of violence every year, with the actual number expected to be much higher.

The campaign runs from Monday 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and finishes on Tuesday 10 December, Human Rights Day.
It is estimated that 25% of women have experienced some form of gender-based abuse before the age of 16. In England and Wales 3,000 offences are recorded each day, with 1 in 12 women a victim of violence every year, with the actual number expected to be much higher.

As part of 16 days there will be a CLEAR Voices exhibition of artwork and poetry at 8 Cathedral Lane. Having a voice and being heard is important in a journey of recovery - sometimes that voice is expressed creatively, through play, music, art or poetry. The CLEAR Voices exhibition is provided through the art and words of children and adults supported by CLEAR. We are hugely grateful to all contributors for their courage, talent and for the journey they have been on.

Pop in to 8 Cathedral Lane from 27th to 30th November to visit our exhibition.

• Wednesday 27th - 5pm to 9pm
• Thursday 28th - noon to 4pm
• Friday 29th -10am to 4pm
• Saturday 30th - 10am to 4pm

Check out the Safer Cornwall webpage here https://safercornwall.co.uk/16-days-of-action/

04 Nov 2024

CLEAR, the Cornish charity that supports people to flourish after trauma, is holding a Get Set for Christmas event on Saturday 9th November from 10-30am to 4-30pm in their charity shop at 8 Cathedral Lane in Truro.

Get Set for Christmas event will include the first reveal of bespoke handmade Christmas gifts and decorations alongside a wide selection of preloved clothes, homeware and donated crafts. There will also be a visit from the Maids of Melody choir to sing in the coming season.

Carolyn Webster, CLEAR CEO, said: “8 Cathedral Lane is all about people, place and planet. It’s a beautiful space to shop, connect and learn, offering planet-friendly preloved items and creative goods with a focus on reuse and repurpose. All this activity raises much needed funds for our charity so we can help more people to flourish after trauma.

Pop in and say hello on Saturday morning and Get Set for Christmas!”

Sue Brown, Chair of Trustees, said “Thank you to everyone who has made 8 Cathedral Lane such a success – everyone who has found a treasure to buy and of course everyone who has donated – you are all helping us make a real difference.
Cathedral Lane will help us to become less reliant on grants to support the ever-increasing demand for therapy and counselling. All surplus income from 8 Cathedral Lane is being reinvested directly into our therapy and counselling services."

CLEAR helps around 800 children, young people and adults each year to heal from harm caused by abuse and emotional trauma. It is the only all age, all gender therapy service in Cornwall and the only organisation in the county to be accredited by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

CLEAR also delivers the Invictus CLEAR Counselling service supporting 11-21 year- old’s experiencing poor mental health and the Hope for Harm service, supporting adults who self-harm.

The development of 8 Cathedral Lane is being supported through £37,120 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. In Cornwall it is administered through Cornwall Council. For more information, visit www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukshared-prosperity-fund-prospectus

11 Sep 2024

CLEAR, the Cornish Charity that supports children and adults to flourish after trauma, has appointed a new team to help expand the role of 8 Cathedral Lane in Truro. Thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Charlotte Gibbens and Aimee Lowe will job share the new role of Volunteer and Venue Coordinator.

CLEAR’s premises at 8 Cathedral Lane is a real example of high street diversification, offering a flexible retail, training and community space in the heart of Truro. It opened on 7 October 2023 and has opened for 3 days a week selling donated preloved items and handcrafts.

The additional funding will help expand the activities at 8 Cathedral Lane, offering training and wellbeing activities; a space to meet and to host community events such as the Truro Children’s Clothes Bank ‘Baby Clothes Day’ on 12th September 2024.

Carolyn Webster, CLEAR CEO, said:  “Welcome Charlotte and Aimee! Our fantastic new team will initially be focussing on recruiting and supporting more volunteers and people seeking work experience so that we can be operational for 6 days a week.

8 Cathedral Lane is key to our income diversification strategy, helping us to become less reliant on grants to support the ever-increasing demand for therapy and counselling to support trauma recovery. Any surplus made from 8 Cathedral Lane will be reinvested directly into our therapy and counselling services."

Charlotte Gibbens, CLEAR Volunteer and Venue Coordinator, said: “I am excited to be starting this new role and looking forward to meeting and working alongside lots of people and organisations in the local community. The charity shop is a wonderful place to work and to meet so many people who are keen to support us.”

Aimee Lowe, who shares the Venue and Volunteer Coordinator role with Charlotte said:  “I am passionate about broadening access to wellbeing activities, and my new role with CLEAR, who do so much good work, gives me the opportunity to pursue my personal goals and support a great charity. The more successful we are at 8 Cathedral Lane, the more people CLEAR will be able to help”

The Venue and Volunteer Coordinator role is part-funded for 8 months by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The development of 8 Cathedral Lane is also being supported Cornwall Community Foundation through Social Enterprise Fund.

CLEAR helps around 800 children, young people and adults each year to flourish after trauma, building emotional resilience and supporting positive mental health. It is the only all age, all gender therapy service in Cornwall and the only organisation in the county to be accredited by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

10 Sep 2024

CLEAR, the Cornish Charity which supports people to flourish after trauma, is hosting a display of artwork produced by CLEAR Ideas, CLEAR’s young people’s lived experience group, at 8 Cathedral Lane in Truro from 17th to 21st September.

The artwork was produced during a Culture Camp Project delivered by St Ives School of Painting. The project aimed to give young people a creative outlet and a boost in wellbeing and self-esteem. They got to work with a practicing artist, world renowned Leach Pottery and Tate St Ives, topped off with a Bronze Arts Award for each young person at the end of the project.

Carolyn Webster, CLEAR CEO said: “We are so grateful to the young people who have given permission for their creative work to be shared and so proud of their achievements

Having a voice and being heard is important in a journey of recovery. Sometimes that voice is expressed creatively, through play, music, art or poetry. 8 Cathedral Lane provides a space for us to celebrate, support and amplify those ‘CLEAR Voices’

A huge thank-you to Cat and her team and to Steph, our music therapist who supported the CLEAR Ideas team through their artistic journey.”

Cat Lee, Youth Arts Manager at St Ives School of Painting said: “It has been a privilege to work the young people from CLEAR and you can’t fail to be impressed by their talent. They were so supportive of each other throughout their time on Culture Camp which was lovely to see, and they made new friends. I hope they continue to use art as a means of self-expression in the future.”

Stephanie Allen, CLEAR Music Therapist said:  "The young people worked exceptionally hard during this project, each overcoming their own barriers and challenges.  They showed strength, maturity, and compassion as they came together to unite as a group.  These efforts have resulted in some spectacular and creative art, which we are delighted and proud to share".

CLEAR helps over 800 children, young people and adults each year to heal from harm caused by abuse, violence and other emotional trauma. CLEAR is the only all age, all gender therapy service in Cornwall and the only organisation in the county to be accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Update 21st September 

The exhibition was open on Tuesday 17th 1-4pm; Thursday 19th 9am-4pm; Friday 20th 9am-4pm; and Saturday 21st 10am-2pm. And was followed by a private reception for the young people and their families where we celebrated their achievements. This was a great  evnt for the young people with their friends and family with interview by BBC Radio Cornwall and a coiple of police officers popping in to congratulate the young people on their fabulous efforts!

If you would like to listen again to the Radio Cornwall coverage of the event on 27th you catch it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jpdwtm
The news headlines at 1:01:25 and 2:31:39 and a longer piece at 1:24:37

Check out some of the art work produced by the young people below