A dawn to dusk walk through Tooting celebrating the many places and things that contribute to happiness. Following on from the Tooting Earth Talk Walk in 2009, the walk will visit favourite 12 different places across Tooting at each of which an aspect of our happiness and wellbeing will be experienced and celebrated.
A free guided cultural walk around Southwark, promoting mental health and physical wellbeing, using art, humour and history and de-stigmatising mental distress. This walk will explore the history of May Day traditions and stories in the area and celebrates the return of spring.
Taking part is free for everyone, but voluntary donations will be much appreciated.
This walk focuses on William Blake, an English poet, painter, and printmaker (1757 – 1827). Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. The walk will explore themes of Poetry, Art, The City of London, Blake’s influence on artists, Religion, Politics, Revolutionaries, Abolition, Riots and Mental Health, and Non-Conformism.
The London Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2012 will take place from June 13-20 this summer and promises to be a great showcase for the huge variety of arts and health activity in the capital.
