Arts & Health Day in the Lord Mayor's Parlour

at Manchester Town Hall. Free.

12pm

Connected

Linda Boyles will be showing the stunning range of arts achievements from people in Oldham recovering from mental health problems - developed through Connected, Oldham's Arts and Mental Health Network. Connected's unique arts and mental health training course for artists, mental health service users and mental health workers will also be shown through lively video, slides and creative writing.

For more information on this project, please contact Connected through the Royal Oldham Hospital on (0161) 627 8021.

1pm

Art Works for Healthier Communities

Hospital Arts and Working for Health in Wythenshawe are giving a joint presentation discussing their projects and issues that affect them within a changing health-care system.

Hospital Arts is a small team working with other artists and a range of partners to develop and deliver arts projects in health contexts in Manchester and the North West. Strong emphasis is placed upon participatory arts practice.

Working for Health in Wythenshawe work to develop arts-based projects with community groups, producing locally-owned resources for improving health.

2.30pm

St. Luke's Arts Project

St. Luke's Arts Project will be giving a slide show about their work since 1993 and will present their research document, 'The Wise and the Foolish'.

3.15pm

Oldham Theatre Workshop

A presentation about 'Taking the Rap' - A Pilot Inter-Agency Peer Education Project, specifically targeting Asian young people - the aim of which was to explore the issues around drugs and young people. 'Taking the Rap' was part of Oldham MBC's contribution to Central Government's strategy, 'Tackling Drugs Together'.

For more information about the project, tel. (0161) 911 3240.