Our Mission and Vision
At Create - Crafting From the Heart C.I.C, we believe in the power of arts and crafts to heal, connect, and inspire.
Our social enterprise is dedicated to creating programs that build
relationships within our community.
Join us on this journey to enhance wellness through creativity.
Meet the Create! Team
Rachel Freegard
Founder / Director / Arts & Crafts Tutor
Rachel is a Wokingham based Arts & Crafts tutor who is super passionate about the positive role that creativity plays in terms of our mental health and wellbeing. This was particularly important during her childhood when she was a child carer for family members suffering from PTSD & depression.
Creating has been a part of her life from a very early age and became a
lifeline in her own mental health journey. In the early 2000s, whilst
recovering from a rough bout of burn out and depression, she was
encouraged by her ceramics tutor to think about passing her skills on to others.
Her teaching journey started soon after and she has been providing
workshops since 2014 for the local Recovery colleges, Adult Education centres and charities, ever since. She is the brainchild behind Create! and is thrilled to have her fellow directors on board to assist in making this new venture a success.
When she's not at home creating - covered in glue and paint, walking in the woods is where she feels happiest.
Francesca Tate-Fernando
Director
Francesca is passionate about all aspects of wellbeing, but is also a
qualified Mental Health First Aider. Her journey started after she was
diagnosed with CPTSD back in 2019 and received treatement through
the Berkshire Traumatic Stress Service.
Volunteering with Create! is a very personal way for her to give back and support others who may have faced similar challenges.
Outside of her corporate career, Francesca also volunteers part time with SAFE, a local charity that rescues horses. Ever the animal lover she has two cats (Greebo and Mochi). Outside of this you can usually find her in the
kitchen baking up a storm, at the gym making up for it, or curled up with a good book.
Adam Green
Director
Adam is a professional based in the North West of England and has a
passion for governance, compliance, and law. He has worked in-house and for a range of legal firms over the last fifteen years and has experience in the charity sector, having worked as a trustee.
His roles include being a contract manager for a young people's charity and a journalist. Adam writes prolifically for several publications on interesting topics such as politics, the law, mental health and burnout.
He made a significant contribution to the publication winning the Commercial Awareness Award in 2021. When he is not working he likes to travel and has visited Montenegro, Greece, mainland Spain, and the Canaries.
Saibal Ghosh
Website Administrator
I’ve always believed that creativity — in any form — has the power to bring people
together, spark joy, and heal.
While my professional background is in technology and design, what truly inspires me is helping others discover their creative side and feel proud of what they make.
Over the years, I’ve learned that crafting, like coding, is about imagination, patience, and heart. I enjoy sharing ideas, learning from others, and seeing how small moments of creativity can brighten someone’s day.
I’m drawn to Create! Crafting From the Heart C.I.C., because of its beautiful focus on community, wellbeing, and self-expression.
I’d love to contribute my time, energy, and curiosity to support others — whether that’s lending a hand at workshops, encouraging confidence, or simply being part of a warm and creative space."
Helen Baron
Social Media Manager
Helen is a marketing manager with over 15 years' experience in marketing. She has worked in a range of roles targeting both consumers and businesses as well as
leading key national corporate responsibility projects.
Originally from the North but now based in Wokingham, she is passionate about how being creative can help support mental health and wellbeing and how crafting can be for anyone - no matter the skill level!
Helen is a busy mum of two who both love crafting too, especially using
materials from nature foraged from forest walks and is acutely aware of the
therapeutic, calming effect this can have on her little ones .
As well as being creative at home, outside of work, Helen loves dancing to music round the kitchen, travelling to new places and hiking.