Today, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day and Inkwell’s Craft Cafe were holding Craft sessions in the Victoria Quarters in Leeds city centre to help celebrate. We were working alongside Leeds Mind, Touchstone, Time to Change and LYPFT to raise awareness and educate the public about mental health, with a range of interactive activities available promoting health and well being.
The up-market Victoria Quarters was built in the 1900′s and is decorated with colourful mosaics and beautiful marble, it’s magnificence certainly helped create the perfect atmosphere here today. The building never looked so colourful with the addition of our fun and bright Pom Poms which the public really enjoyed learning how to make.
All of the organisations who were here today joined forces and worked together, chatting with the public and shoppers about mental health and our services. Time to Change were continuing their campaign to help stop the stigma against mental health and many more pledges were made, while others offered their invaluable feedback and opinions on how we could improve access to Psychological services in Leeds. Positive messages were written on luggage tags which then adorned the nut tree, which by the end of the day was a myriad of colours and a glorious display of today’s positivity and creativity.
Even more entertainment on the day was provided by talented folk musicians and Foxwood Steel an amazing seven piece steel band which added to the festival and fun atmosphere.
So that’s what you guys were up to. Looks fabulous. I think we should festoon the ceiling at Inkwell with those pom-poms. Especially the gents loo. We need to have some alternative to the plant orientated ladies rest room.
Pom poms are always popular, they are so easy to make and fun too. The collages you did at Inkwell and the flower making workshop with Lorna were a great sucess too! Thankyou & well done everyone!