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Scottish mental health festival draws to a close in Inverness





Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Tim Williams reading a poem. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Tim Williams reading a poem. Picture: James Mackenzie.

AN afternoon of film, spoken word and music marked the conclusion of a festival to support the arts and challenge stigma about mental health.

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: The back room in The Bike Shed. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: The back room in The Bike Shed. Picture: James Mackenzie.

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland was led by suicide prevention charity Mikeysline, which was joined by various organisations for the concluding event at the Bike Shed venue in Merkinch.

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: John McLeod playing Scottish tunes on the penny whistle. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: John McLeod playing Scottish tunes on the penny whistle. Picture: James Mackenzie.

It included a short film, introduced by its writer and director Callum Kelsey, plus spoken word and music contributions by Tim Williams, John McLeod and Keith Walker.

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Graeme Watson, Mikeysline Support Worker. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Graeme Watson, Mikeysline Support Worker. Picture: James Mackenzie.

Earlier, participants walked from Bught Park to Falcon Square for the annual Walk A Mile In Their Shoes. It was led by the Northern Constabulary Pipe Band.

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Keith Walker reading a poem. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Keith Walker reading a poem. Picture: James Mackenzie.

Inverness MP Drew Hendry and Highland councillors Jackie Hendry and Bill Boyd took part and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service members lined up at Ardross Street.

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Sue Irons, Hug Action for Mental Health. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland: Sue Irons, Hug Action for Mental Health. Picture: James Mackenzie.

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