Harbour House, a charitable contemporary art and wellbeing centre in the heart of Kingsbridge, is proud to release its 2024/25 Impact Report, celebrating the transformative year of creativity, community connection and wellbeing.

From April 2024 to April 2025, Harbour House welcomed nearly 37,000 visitors, hosted 83 free workshops and events, worked with 40 artists across Devon and Cornwall and supported over 14,300 attendances across 2,340 movement classes, helping thousands of local residents explore, create, move, and thrive.

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Bowland Beth Performance. 2024. (Dom Moore )

“This report is a celebration of what’s possible when art, community, and care come together,” said [Amy Dickson], Director of Harbour House. “We’re proud to have delivered programmes that truly reflect the voices and needs of our community, breaking down barriers to access and supporting wellbeing through creative practice.”

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Naomi Frears' New Moves Workshop. 2024. (Dom Moore )

Key highlights include:

  • 40 Devon & Cornwall-based artists engaged through exhibitions, classes, and socially engaged art projects
  • 83 free workshops and events delivered to 2,889 participants
  • 14,300+ attendances across movement classes with 22 local practitioners
  • 1,456 attendances across visual art classes
  • 12 community partnerships, including Kingsbridge Food Bank, Learn Devon, and the NHS
  • 62 free room bookings (186 hours) offered to community-serving groups

2024/25 also marked the launch of Harbour House’s first full engagement programme, shaped by five strategic aims: improved community cohesion, improved mental and physical wellbeing, increased cultural and socio-economic development, reducing social isolation, and increasing environmental literacy.

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Jeremy Deller, Acid Brass, 2024. (Luke Frost )

One standout project, Mindful Movement and Mindful Making, delivered in partnership with South Hams Community Action and the NHS brought together participants living with long-term mental health conditions for 12 weeks of therapeutic art and movement workshops. At the end of the series of workshops every participant reported improved confidence, connection, and wellbeing.

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Jai Chuhan, 'Dancer'. Opening Event, Harbour House, 2025. (Dom Moore )

In addition to free public programming, Harbour House created 18 job roles, collaborated with 6 community producers, and welcomed 12 front-of-house staff, empowering local creatives, educators, and residents to be part of the community hub.

Harbour House’s impact is made possible through generous community support and funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Activities 115, and the Gibbons Family Trust. Every visit, class, and donation helps sustain its mission: to make creativity, movement, and wellbeing accessible to all.

To view the full report or to get involved in upcoming community projects, visit: harbourhouse.org.uk/impact-report-24-25