WOW is the environmental charity with an inhouse creative engine at its heart – a project incubator and a hub for those who want to see their ideas make a difference in the World.
At the heart of WOW is The HoBB Project House and Field Centre where partners, volunteers, and visiting collaborators can eat, sleep, and dream their projects into being. Here, ideas take shape physically and digitally, supported by professional design and content creators. Each live interactive realtime collaboration is personal: we listen first, then co-create the tools, stories, and experiences that bring a project to life.
What WOW Does Best
WOW works on a wide range of projects:
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Community Engagement: From field trips and workshops to talks, presentations, and festival activities, we’re hands-on, supporting environmental and educational groups in exhibitions, meetings and negotiations. Ring Grant on 01547 520925
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Creative and Educational Design: Our publishing house (LPB) brings books to life along with digital content, signage, displays and learning tools – inputting decades of professional design experience to every project.
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Special Initiatives: Projects have included early reader storybooks, transitional toys for children, flood-resilient housing designs, sustainable energy solutions, and art-led fundraising exhibitions.
We’ve a deep understanding of quality, deadlines, and impact – honed over decades of working with schools, community groups, blue-chip businesses, and international collaborators.
Partner With WOW
WOW makes a very good “twin” partner as you go forward. We understand the practicalities of boards, volunteers, sponsors, and grant-givers – that personal approach it’s worth culturing when you find it.
Big words from past partners and collaborators about our trustee Grant whenever he’s hosted at the HoBB include:
“Grant. He DELIVERS. He’s an enabler, bursting with ideas, inspiration, and encouragement.” — Jessica Goyder
“Grant rocks and that’s from a fellow design professional. Outrageously talented and a network maverick to boot.” — Melissa Galt
“From the minute we arrived, we knew we were on a journey of discovery. Everything is achievable at The HoBB.” — Lucy W.
Who Works With WOW
Individuals, community groups, businesses, and schools have all benefited from WOW’s approach. We welcome projects of any size from a single page of a storybook to full-scale educational programmes or exhibitions. We adapt to your vision, supporting your goals with professional design, storytelling, and project management.
The WOW Experience
At The HoBB, you’ll find:
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A collaborative space where ideas become tangible.
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Expertise in listening, design, illustration, thinking things through, photography, and storytelling.
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A supportive environment that encourages reflection, experimentation, and skill-sharing – “Working with WOW is immersive, creative, and energising. “
Our focus is to create projects that deliver closure: the phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole, ensuring your ideas leave a lasting, high-quality impact.
Make a Real Difference with WOW
To partner with WOW is to contribute to a wider vision as every collaboration supports:
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Environmental awareness and education
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Constructive work alongside volunteers
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The International Water Awareness Centre (IWAC)
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Contribution of invaluable stories, art, and environmental knowledge
If you have a project idea, a story, or a concept that aligns with our mission, get in touch. At WOW, we’ll help you all we can.
WOW Projects / early beginnings:
1978 – (below) Tourist leaflet design for Abergwen Water Mill
1979 – (below) Hand-drawn character design for Educational Sheets.
1982 – (below): Poster design for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK. exhibition
1983: (below) ‘Waterman Talkabouts’ ( A series of eight school talks with hand-drawn illustrations by Tim Griffiths)
12/09/1984: (below) Hand-drawn video storyboarding
1985: (below) Poster and concept design for ‘Water Palace’ exhibition, Birmingham Central Reference Library, UK
1986: (below) Poster design for WOW ‘Water Centre’
1987: (below) Site plan for Hatton Pumping Station Water Centre
1988: (below) Sketch visuals for Sopley Mill Water Centre
1989: (below) Character design for AV “Hew the Human
1989: (below) “Raise the River Rea” campaign design for Friends of the River Rea
1991: (below) Poster design for 1st Green Show, NEC, UK
1992 – 2022: (below) A selection of WOW Partnership Projects that have contributed to WOW Projects:
We generate Creative Content for partners hourly, each day.
Summary:
Business and Community Organisations are welcome to contact us via our contact page to discuss what they have in mind, whether it’s something they want to achieve inhouse or wish to outsource.
What are we selling?:
Participation in a global value system.
Call To Action:
By using WOW’s dynamic, solutions-driven personality, you partner with over 30 years of project creativity and enthusiasm.
USP:
You pick the WOW project that you want your funding to support, and our charity benefits from it being ‘project-specific primary purpose trading’ securing 100% of your funds for your choice.
