This week’s Wednesday Freebies section consists of topics on- a) Liverpool holds free events to celebrate World Mental Health Day; b) Free pet workshops for kids in Hamilton; c) Get a free sample of Aveeno Daily Moisturising Lotion. Also, check out for more freebies in our blog section everyday.
Liverpool holds free events to celebrate World Mental Health Day
The World Mental Health Day is being celebrated at Liverpool on 10th October. The city is marking it with Liverpool Mental Health Festival, a 2-week programme filled with creative, engaging and free activities. To talk about and boost mental health is important than ever, in the context of huge cuts affected in funding for organisations involved in services to those experiencing mental stress.
The Festival programme with free activities to boost mental health is bigger ad better than ever. It is more inclusive and has live music, comedy, drama, art, film, flow arts, fire and drums. The Festival runs from 1st to 14th October and is organised by Liverpool Mental Health Consortium, working hard with partners and is inviting everybody from Liverpool and outside.
Proven favourites include Liverpool Mental Health Festival Art Exhibition, opening on the 1st October at the Brink and on display until 8th January (2018). On 7th October (Saturday), an all-day celebration will be held from 10am to 11am, on Williamson Square. Find here some of the best local bands with dance and performance. Participate in plenty of free activities. Get information and advice. There’s also drumming with Drums4Health.
New additions include – the inaugural Lunatic Fringe Poetry Slam on 12th October, and ‘Drama in Development’ featuring readings of 3 local writers on 5th October. Partner organisations like We Make Places and Unity Theatre contribute to the big variety of events over the fortnight. On 14th October, the programme ends with a Festival Finale, with the Bring The Fire Project, in partnership with Blackburne House and Katumba. It will be preceded with free flow art workshops and a dazzling performance of fire, drumming and light .
All ages are welcome to join this free event with food and drink available from Blackburne House Cafe. The Festival programme booklet is available at event spaces and cafes across Liverpool. For more info and to download the programme, visit the site- liverpoolmentalhealth.org. Or follow on Twitter (@liverpoolmhc) or on Facebook.
Free pet workshops for kids in Hamilton
A series of fun, free workshops are being organised by Pets at Home, from 7th to 22nd October. Parents are invited to bring their kids to these workshops. As winter will soon arrive, the session will educate the next generation of pet owners on responsible pet care and about looing after animals during rhe cold and dark weather.
It will give them a chance to hold pet animals and teach them how to prepare smaller animals for hibernation, to wear reflective clothes for dog walking and keeping pets well-cared indoors.
The staff of Pets at Home in Hamilton, who mostly are pet owners themselves, will be running the workshops in a friendly, fun way and share their knowledge. The workshops here are part of the programme for the school holidays in autumn by My Pet Pals Activity Club of the store,
The store manager, William Johnston, said this is a great way to learn about responsible pet ownership and its importance. How pet care changes during the autumn and winter seasons can be learn here, even if a child has no pets and they can interact for free with pets. To know more about the club and to book at Pets At Home your place, for the next nearest free workshop, just log on to the website – petsathome.com/workshops.
Get a free sample of Aveeno Daily Moisturising Lotion
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