Community Arts & Healthy Living in the Lake District, UK

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26/10/2021
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I live in the Lake District 3 m from Kendal, a bus journey from mountains & lakes. I work on Arts projects in the areas of Celebration & Well Being. I work at Festivals and create Carnival Structures for our local Carnival. I work in Schools & colleges and my Well Being work takes me into groups for people who may be affected by Cancer, Alzheimers, Mental Health issues, Anxiety, & Homelessness. I work with groups of vulnerable people, therefore a good level of English is required as is self motivation and initiative. We prefer workaways who have already had life experience away from home. We enjoy vegan, vegetarian and most healthy cooking options. I work towards a positive exchange experience so that we all enjoy learning from one another. I find this more achievable when there is a cultural exchange with volunteers from outside of the U.K. We work hard, volunteers find it enjoyable and rewarding, we have a flexible timetable depending on projects and demands. We welcome genuine workaways who are travelling, we are not a stepping stone for moving to the Lake District from another Country. We can’t accommodate dogs, we’re surrounded by sheep and have 3 cats who live happily here. We always require cooking and looking after the home & cats if that’s what you love to do.

Donna
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Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Jardinería
Cuidado de animales
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Learn about working as a community artist and local life in the Lake District. See the beauty of the stunning lakes and mountains.
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Oct/Nov:- Help with Apple computer, iPhone, iCloud & web content & social media, all things technology. Healthy cooking & healthy living, exercise & yoga. Help with shopping, cleaning, organising and decorating. We have no art projects running in Oct, I’m focused on marketing and project applications. Thank you
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Alojamiento
A lovely room in our house in the countryside or a park up if you have a camper van.
Algo más...
Hillwalking, camping, swimming and local pubs and live music sessions in local pubs.
Un poco más de información
- Acceso a Internet
- Acceso a Internet limitado
- Tenemos animales
- Somos fumadores
- Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
I have a beautiful flat park up in the countryside for your campervan if this is how you are traveling you are welcome.
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5 hrs a day, 5 days a week

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10/09/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Lui & Linda) para el anfitrión

Working with Donna on community art project was a wonderful experience. We gained new skills, had enjoyable stay in countryside and felt inspired by Donna's energy and openness. Lots of places around to explore, Kendal is a nice little town as well - thanks Donna's daughter Tilly for a little tour. And if you are a cat lover, this is the right… read more

(Excelente )

20/07/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Tuong Vy) para el anfitrión

Aaahh I'm so glad I came here! I think this is the kind of workaway that everyones would like to experience, with lovely people. Donna is so nice, everyone I met was so friendly, from the first evening I arrived. Even just the landscape is worth coming, you get an amazing view of the hills and are surrounded by beautiful nature, fields, sheeps and… read more

(Excelente )

03/04/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Vittorio) para el anfitrión

This was my first Workaway experience and it will be extremely hard to top it!

I stayed with Donna little over a week, but I have quickly grown attached to everyone I met there. Donna and all her family and friends are all exeptional human being. Donna herself in an extremely funny, clever, capable woman, a self-made force of nature. I still… read more

(Excelente )

25/03/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Sara) para el anfitrión

The feedback!! God, so much to say.
To begin with: make yourself a favour and spend some weeks with Donna if you can. It is a GREAT Workaway experience!!!
I loved my stay at Donna's and I'll be back as soon as I can!! Donna is such an inspiring, energetic woman, a great friend, a great mother and a people's person. Being with Donna meant being… read more

(Excelente )

11/01/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Esther) para el anfitrión

Whoo !!! Honestly I don’t even know where to start...this is going to be quite long even though I’ll still be feeling it’s not enough !
-Dear new potential workaway, if you’re in a hurry and don’t want to bother reading all of this : Don’t think twice, just go, allow yourself to enter into this sanctuary of pure wellness ! You won’t regret it, you… read more have my word.

So, I was initially supposed to stay at Donna’s for 10 days, I ended up staying almost 2 months (including the second lockdown) which I guess is quite representative of the way I felt there.
Due to covid she didn’t have any art project running I could help with, but you can still feel the arty vibe floating in her beautiful place, especially if you get to see the well-known end-room ☺ It’s such an environnement conducive to the creation.
What’s more, the Lake District is a stunning area, incredible Nature !

{Work} She’s very flexible about everything, you can organize your days as you want as long as the work is done of course. The only thing you need is self-motivation and great energy. The work I’ve been doing there was very diverse, housework, painting, cleaning, sort of reorganizing and clearing living spaces, helping with shopping, leafletting (!!!!), healthy cooking, sorting things out…a bit of everything ! It didn’t feel like working at all to be fair as I was actually really enjoying all these littles jobs. Donna gives you so much in a humane way that you genuinely want to work hard for her! Valeria, Ingrid and I did a photoshoot in order to sell some vintage dresses she had, what a moment !! Vale and I also created a yoga area in the living room, hope you’ll get to see our beautiful handmade altar haha !

{Accommodation } Absolute luxury, you’ll feel like a proper guest !

{Food} What a blast it was to create amazing dishes with all these great products, this is the right place to become a blossomed cook haha, and to boost your immune system !!!

Yes I know, it could sound a bit suspicious as I don’t have any single bad thing to say about this place or my stay. I swear, I haven’t been paid to write this haha, everything was just absolutely amazing and precious.

I’m actually full of great memories, when I think about it now I only have warm and comforting images popping in my mind….so hard to sum it up here, well let me tell you about a few : 3 lovely cats, unexpected and exciting adventures up on the fells of the Lake District (stuff you can’t forget about… !), movie nights, inspiring, genuine and lovely people, card games by the fire (with dark chocolate of course), great music around, discussions as I like them, shelves full of captivating books to read…ohh I feel like I could go on forever ! I guess it’s all about sharing stuff, as simple as that.

Feel free to send me a message if you want to know more about my experience there, I’ll be pleased to answer your interrogations ☺

I’ll just finish by saying that this place and these people are the exact reason I’ve decided to travel for, to have precious experiences like these. I am tremendously grateful.
Thank you Donna for making me feel that welcome and share with me a slice of your life ☺
I’m so thankful I crossed your path.
Lots of Love as always, miss y'all
Stay wild :p
Esther Xx
Workaways…go for it !

(Excelente )

28/02/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Lara) para el anfitrión

Donna is an amazing host and I had a wonderful time with her, her children and the whole bunch of people that came and went during my stay :D
During this stay, there were not many artistic projects going on, so I mainly helped her daughter Tilly with some maintenance in the house, which was nice and relaxing. I had the opportunity to do some silk… read more

(Excelente )

12/01/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Moritz & Sally) para el anfitrión

My stay at Donna's was an absolute blast, I only stayed for two weeks at the end of November, but we really managed to squeeze so many experiences into that time. I did some workshops with her, I especially loved working with her homeschooled kids class and we built an amazing igloo together.
Donna always manages to find interesting and creative… read more

(Excelente )

09/12/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Dee) para el anfitrión

Where to start! Donna is an amazing and wonderful person to be around. Her positive energy and attitude to life was really refreshing. I loved being involved with the arts projects and the level of devotion Donna has for these groups really came through in the short time I spent there. Her home is open and free, set in a beautiful location in the… read more

(Excelente )

03/12/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Dide) para el anfitrión

Donna is such a warm, inspiring and positive woman who cares about people deeply. I stayed with her in a very busy time for 8 days working on giant lanterns (and giant poet from Lake District :) ) in Kendal Torchlight Festival. Working on the projects and surrounded by all these materials was a very practical and inspiring experience. Even we were… read more

(Excelente )

11/11/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (David) para el anfitrión

I'm so grateful to Donna for introducing me to her "little britain" community of hers.
I really enjoyed spending this week with her and her lovely friends and family. She is such a persona.
She reminds me a lot of this amazing character of Jennifer Saunders Ab Fab tv series Edina Monsoon.
Kind of the same look and attitude, absolutely same… read more

(Excelente )

13/10/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Becky & Woody) para el anfitrión

I stayed with Donna for two weeks at a really busy time; working on giant lanterns (and "that giant thing" aka Wordsworth :) ) for Kendal Torchlight Carnival. I really enjoyed the creative side of the work I was doing, the space for artistic input, and of cause the carnival itself was brilliant!
Donna is a great host! I felt really at home during… read more

(Excelente )

03/10/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Evangelista) para el anfitrión

Donna is a fire of an artist and a workaway at Donna’s means that you will become part of her vibrant life.
She is a wild spirit (never met someone before driving that fast in her van ;o)!). Together we did not only set up and run the lantern workshops at the nearby school.
But Donna also drove us (two up to three workawayers) to incredible… read more

(Excelente )

09/08/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Hannah) para el anfitrión

This was my first workaway experience and wow did I get lucky! Donna immediately integrated the other workawayers and me into her life wich is powerfull, vibrant and inspiring. Good times! Sharing stories, skinny dipping in the river close by, going to pubs and events, hiking in the hills, dancing around the bonfire..not to mention the 3 precious… read more

(Excelente )

31/07/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Maari) para el anfitrión

Kendal is a lovely place to stay and Donna's home is an amazing farm house in an idyllic spot in the country. Donna's Workaway offering is unique, giving aspiring community arts workers an opportunity to find out what the working life of an arts practitioner is really like. Donna is a busy, dynamic lady with lots to offer Workawayers in cultural… read more

(Muy Bien )

19/05/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Jovile) para el anfitrión

My time with Donna just flew by! She is a very active lady that does 20 things at once and does them well. She is involved in so many things and her volunteers are very lucky in being able to experience them - she took me to Scotland for a knitting project of all things! Some other things where I could participate in included work with vulnerable… read more

(Excelente )

26/03/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Monica & Maria ) para el anfitrión

It was quite a long time now since I did workaway with you, but it doesn't matter, my memory of you and your beautiful doughter Tilly will never fade. (I never met your son).
I was doing workaway with your boyfriend in Scotland, and I was on my way to the north when he asked me if I could imagine to turn south instead and help you. He told me… read more

(Excelente )

05/03/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (claudia)

Claudia is a wonderful workaway, she did everything she was asked and more, always effortlessly and with attention to detail. Claudia quietly gets on with what needs doing and learns all tasks very quickly. She worked well as part of our team and also independently under her own initiative. She is gentle and worked very well with vulnerable… read more

(Excelente )

14/02/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (claudia) para el anfitrión

Thank you so much Donna and Tily for this amazing workaway experience and for your lovely welcome!!
I spendt about one month with Donna and Tilly and I had the possibility to cooperate in the realization of this beautiful project , very interesting for its creativity and its social aspect.
The realization of the tapestry inspired by Grayson Perry… read more

(Excelente )

05/03/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Shawnie)

Shawnie is a fantastic workaway and if you get the opportunity to host her I would highly recommend her. She is bright, capable, very creative and super conscientious. She has excellent ideas, loads of initiative, is very hard working and great company. Shawnee got stuck into my project as if it was her own and it benefitted from her high… read more

(Excelente )

15/01/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Shawnie) para el anfitrión

I spent a month with Donna and Tilly, and I can honestly say it was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had with Workaway. Kendal is a beautiful little town nestled in the Lake District of the UK, and is very unique in that it has an intricate and supportive network of arts/community outreach. Donna, being the creative and amazing… read more

(Excelente )

12/01/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (MEIRI) para el anfitrión

Donna and Tilly, They are so wonderful! Beautiful person! Donna, She is a powerful, positive and creative woman. She can do and think lots of things at the same time! I spent with them (and sweet 3 cats) for 10 days on New year.
My main job is preparing of Grayson Perry tapestry project workshop with the other workawayer Shawnie (She's great… read more

(Excelente )

20/11/2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Gladys)

Gladys is open, honest, sensitive to the needs of others, friendly, kind, helpful and very trustworthy. She has very good communication skills and is a pleasure to have around. She was physically strong and fit enough to help with the packing & unpacking of materials from my van into the different venues I work in. Gladys is artistic and creative… read more

(Excelente )

21/10/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Gladys) para el anfitrión

Donna is such a wonderful person with a beautiful heart. She always ensures that I get the best experiences out of my stay. Her work focuses on helping those in the community and I am really glad to be part of these meaningful art projects! The family is very welcoming and the 3 cats are super cute. It was fun cooking in the big kitchen,… read more

(Excelente )

11/11/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Dóra) para el anfitrión

I had the chance to spend 10 days at Donna's lovely place with Donna, Donna's nice daughter; Tilly and the 3 cats (shame on me, but I don't remember all of their names). It was a busy and difficult period of the year, there were a lot of art projects going on at the same time, so sometimes I had long days, but I think it was worth being there and… read more

(Excelente )

21/10/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Marie) para el anfitrión

I had a wonderful time staying with Donna and her family !
Donna is such a smart, Independent and thoughtful woman, it was a pleasure to work with her !
The work was a lot of fun and very creative too! The other workawayers and I had a lot of freedom in how we wanted to realise the project and Donna always supported us when we brought up our own… read more

(Excelente )

06/08/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Audrey) para el anfitrión

I had a lovely work away experience with Donna and her family.
They were friendly and kind and made me feel very welcome.
The work was varied and interesting and I felt included in the project work as it developed. Donna was a good host and gave direction when needed and support to complete the tasks to my best ability.
I had a very rewarding… read more

(Excelente )

14/05/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Joseph) para el anfitrión

My first work away experience and wow, what a lovely 2 weeks ... Based near the beautiful town of Kendal. There was lots of spare time between work for sight seeing and fun. On my second night I was invited to a Reggae night in Ulverston, which was quite the experience. Most of the work revolved around sorting through Donna's art studio moving… read more

(Excelente )

29/04/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Nicolas & Clara) para el anfitrión

My first workaway experience and was fantastic. They make me feel like part of the family, I make friends, we share music, long talks, knowledge and movies night! The work was simple and really interesting, in my experience I help with moving an art studio and in art activities for dementia group of people really lovely. I recommend 100% and is… read more

(Excelente )

31/03/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Zélia) para el anfitrión

Ten days at Donna's, Tilly's and Caelan's house,
or
How I had an amazing first experience as a Workaway volonteer.

My only regret is not staying longer in this fantastic place, where I have been warmely welcomed. It's hard to find words that are strong enough to describe my stay. My trip there was very short but also incredibly intense, as we… read more

(Excelente )

02/02/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (María) para el anfitrión

Between November and December I was living with this family and another volunteer called Lauriane. We accompanied and helped Donna in the projects that she had. Every day we had different tasks, depending on the project. We used to go to different places every day, at different times. Donna was very flexible about the schedule, if we worked more… read more

(Muy Bien )

26/11/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Wanda) para el anfitrión

Thank you for this experience!
The two weeks I stayed with Donna, Caelan and Tilly were full of joy, new experiences, talks to other artists, carnival costumes, beautiful landscapes, glitter and LANTERNS!!! :) I was involved in the torch light carnival - started with building lots of lanterns and costumes, ended with getting into one of the… read more

(Excelente )

27/10/2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Felipe & Sofia)

Sophia & Filipe are hard working, super fast and efficient, doing whatever needs done in an effortless manner.

It was like having elves, everything got done in the house and at the workshop that needed doing often without me asking or even noticing them do it.

They’re a great team working well together with a lovely balance of being sociable,… read more

(Excelente )

22/09/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Felipe & Sofia) para el anfitrión

Donna is a warrior. An example of the female power. She can do a lot of different things at the same time.
We learn a lot in this workaway, making customs for the Kendal festival!! We meet a lot of interesting and creative people.
Donna, tilly and caelan made us feel like we were in home. They are very opened people so you can share some good… read more

(Excelente )

10/10/2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Belen)

Belen was a fantastic person to host, she is kind, intelligent, efficient and fun. She was a little shy at first, it being her first workaway at 19yrs old, she was very quick to learn everything and soon found her confidence. I had a big carnival project on the go, Belen worked hard on this project and showed lots of initiative, her name is on the… read more

(Excelente )

14/09/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Belen) para el anfitrión

Working with Donna and sharing house with her, Tilly and Caelan were such a pleasure! The ambience throughout the house was wonderful, it was like being home but with great different people. They were full of energy and did an amazing variety of things wich allowed us to talk about the so many stuff we had in common. At the same time we were… read more

(Excelente )

29/09/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Helen) para el anfitrión

Donna, Caelan and Tilly are a warm, friendly and essentailly a dynamic family. I felt very welcome and enjoyed the work of creating costumes for the Kendal carnival. Their home is a little off the beaten track, which is great to wake up to sheep munching on grass outside your bedroom window, a little less so as you are largely dependent on lifts.… read more

(Excelente )

29/07/2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Edson)

Since leaving his feedback for us Edson returned to celebrate his 30th Birthday with us. We were Edson's first & last hosts in the U.K. When he left it felt like he was one of our small family and we miss him.
Edson is kind, considerate, thoughtful, easy going and hard working. He was happy to do any kind of work we asked of him. We enjoyed the… read more

(Excelente )

07/03/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Edson) para el anfitrión

"Feels like home" is the best way to describe this place. I think it will be rare to have a better experience than I was given to living with Donna, Tilly and Caelan for a month - as well as Marta for two weeks. Donna is very easy to live with, lovely, interesting and very committed to improving people's lives. Her sons are also extraordinarily… read more

(Excelente )

03/05/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Jasmin) para el anfitrión

Donna, Caelan and Tilly are basically the nicest family ever and super creative and open minded. I enjoyed 3 weeks with them at their farm cottage in beautiful fields and rolling hills on the Lake District outside Kendal. The first week was house sitting and caring for the family's 3 needy but lovable cats, and the other 2 weeks spent involved… read more

(Excelente )

26/04/2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Helen)

Helen is a fantastic Workaway, she is fast & efficient, very artistic & creative, has plenty of initiative & ideas, is a pleasure to have around, a great cook, positive & interesting. Welcome back any time!
Donna X

(Excelente )

09/04/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Helen) para el anfitrión

Donna is an inspirational woman who was so warm and welcoming into her family home. She is full of life and enthusiasm for her work which is infectious. Her two adult children Caelan and Tilly are wonderful, mature individuals. It was a pleasure to be involved in family life for the short time I was there.
I helped keep the house clean and tidy,… read more

(Excelente )

22/03/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Matilda & Morgan) para el anfitrión

Ever since reading Swallows and Amazons as a kid I wanted to visit the Lakes District one day, and staying with Donna really was the best way to do it!
Her work in the community is inspiring and has a genuine positive impact on the people involved, so you can't help but be excited to help however possible. The work required is incredibly… read more

(Excelente )

17/03/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Marie) para el anfitrión

My stay with Donna, Tilly and Ceala was short but very enjoyable! As Donna had a broken arm and it happens to be the busy time before Christmas I helped mainly with light household work as cleaning, cooking etc. with plenty of time to organise my next travel steps ( I would have loved to do some walks as it's very beautiful there but I was lucky… read more

(Excelente )

13/03/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Emiliano) para el anfitrión

I have been only a week with Donna, in August and I helped her during the preparation of the Sheep Fest. This art project has been very funny and interesting, with a lot of practical, different and easy tasks. I really enjoyed all the time that I spent with Donna, she has a colourful and creative mind, full of brilliant ideas. She knows how… read more

(Excelente )

06/03/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Marta) para el anfitrión

Donna, Caelan and Tilly are amazing family and I had such a pleasure to stay with them for 2 weeks. I learnt a lot about artistic projects, healthy and unconvencional way of living and how to pronounce English words (thank you Caelan :D).
Their home is really warm, full of family atmosphere and delicious food. My main responsabilities was… read more

(Excelente )

29/11/2016

Dejado por el workawayer (Natasa) para el anfitrión

Donna is an amazing, inspirational and positive woman. She is completely devoted to her students and she changes lives through her community art work. Her studio is big, amazing and well organised and so is her house (even more after some of my help). The house is situated in a beautiful area in the countryside with amazing views over the fields… read more

(Excelente )

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