Touchstone

A faith based project in Bradford. We seek to increase mutual understanding, strengthen community relationships and nurture healing and reconciliation.

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

Trauma, past and present, can have wide ranging effects on how we feel about ourselves, our relationships and the world around us.
We offer a confidential supportive space where you can meet with a counsellor or listener to talk about issues that might be troubling you.

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

We believe counselling should be available to everyone and therefore, operate a sliding-scale contribution scheme based on income and what is affordable for you.
To find out more and download a referral form check out our website.
https://t.co/nhUjieQOFD

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

We are delighted to announce the opening of 'Counselling at Touchstone'
The waiting list is now open and counselling will commence from Wednesday 21 September 2022.
For further details and referral form please click on the link below.
https://t.co/FZwK74f6QR

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

Huge thanks to Carol and Paul Barrett from @RSPBEngland who came to speak to us today - we made bug hotels and left inspired to make simple but effective changes to our gardens/outside spaces that will help to protect nature and wildlife. #careforcreation #rspb_love_nature

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

Wonderful to be able to welcome Little Amal to #Bradford today, on her journey from Syria across Europe, as part of #RefugeeWeek2022. Amazing atmosphere in @CityParkBD as Bradford showed just why it is a City of Welcome and a #CityofSanctuary @walkwithamal @CityofSanctuary

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

We had a really lovely first session of our ‘Whose Bag is it Anyway’ project today, where we are learning about what different faiths teach about caring for creation and considering how we can act together to combat environmental breakdown #interfaith

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

So proud of our wonderful city!!! #Bradford2025

[Bradford 2025 @bradford2025]

BRADFORD IS #CityofCulture2025💥

This is our time to celebrate our extraordinary district – and for our young population to become leaders and change-makers to begin an exciting new chapter in our story.

This is Our Time, Our Place #Bradford2025 https://t.co/Xlmb48FZz5

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

You can find out more about the book and purchase your copy here - https://t.co/uK1G4tRQ21.

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

Great to welcome back Barbara Glasson and Penny Johnson to Touchstone today for the launch of their book, “Writing the Wisdom: Creative Writing as Healing from Childhood Trauma”, based on their “Creative Writing for Wellbeing” workshops with women survivors of childhood abuse.

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

Huge thanks to the @TheVCSAlliance and the ‘Act as One Ageing Well Programme’ for presenting us with this award for ‘Outstanding Community Development Work’ at a special awards ceremony today - for our work supporting isolated and vulnerable people during the pandemic. #Bradford

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

Bradford - a place where people from different faiths come together in creative ways to form deep friendships that recognise and celebrate their shared humanity 💜 #Bradford2025 #CityofCulture2025 #interfaith #friendship

[Dr Sofia Buncy MBE DL @MWIPproject]

Had a wonderful celebratory lunch for #Eid & #queensplatinumjubilee with some super ace women today! It was so wonderful to finally see you all in person, to share & rejoice.Thank you @Touchstone3 #interfaith #Women #teaparty

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

We had a wonderful time at our community celebration today, celebrating #Eid and the #Jubilee at our ‘Tea Party with a Desi Twist’! It was lovely both to see old friends and to see new friendships forming, over the consumption of a lot of cake of course!! #interfaith #teaparty

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

We were able to share how this project brought together women from different faiths to form deep and genuine friendships, which became a huge support for them during such a difficult time. Huge thanks to Shaeron and Anna for inviting us to be part of a really lovely event.

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

It was an honour to speak at the book launch of ‘Everyday Sacrament: Visual Meditations in an Age of Pandemic’, by artist Shaeron Caton Rose and Anna Bland, from @leedssanctuary. One of the meditations is based on a project we ran with Shaeron, during lockdown, ‘Together Apart’.

[Inter Faith Network @IFNetUK]

#interfaith iftars continue in many areas. Here a #women's #iftar hosted by @Touchstone3 in #Bradford. #Ramadan @kaneezkhan31

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

Such a joy to host this women’s interfaith iftar at Touchstone yesterday evening. We talked, laughed, prayed and shared a meal together- surely the cornerstones of building and deepening friendships! Thank you all for a beautiful evening #Ramadan #iftar #interfaith #friendship

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

@VicAnneTurner @PeopleandtheDAL So glad you're telling them about Judy - we know her here at Touchstone - she's amazing!

[The Peace Museum @PeaceMuseumUK]

This is beautiful! Thank you for much for taking part, we cannot wait to put all of these sections together to create a new banner for Bradford! #IWD2022 #BreakTheBias #BDMCIWD @bradfordmdc

[Touchstone @Touchstone3]

We’ve finished our hand made panel for The Peace Museum’s new banner inspired by women peacemakers.Our panel, made by members of our women’s interfaith ‘Art of Friendship’ group, represents the role women of faith have in making peace. #interfaith #peace #women @PeaceMuseumUK