#NeverForget

Another great afternoon with more brand new stitchers who have done and amazing job making a bag in afternoon. Great job ladies, your sewing adventures start here 🤩

Thanks VINCI Building UK in Radcliffe for welcoming me to deliver suicide prevention training to today. More people feeling more confident to spot the signs & open a conversation ! A really good turn out, together we can make a difference Jon Hobday lee buggie Bury Council

Training suicide prevention intervention skills at Vision Academy trust, teachers need to look after not just their students but each other. Thanks everyone for being part of making #Bury a suicide safer place Bury Council Jon Hobday lee buggie Helen Tomlinson BuryVCFA

1st panel complete of our Women who Built #Bury textile project. 5 more to go in time for International Women's Day. Celebrating Women and sometimes amazing stories David Catterall DL @Debs4StMarys22 Lynne Ridsdale @ballydonna Bury Art Museum

More sneaky previews of our Women Who Made Bury textile project. For a small town we've produced a lot of amazing women from all walks of life. All will be revealed on IWD !! Lynne Ridsdale @ballydonna Helen Tomlinson Sandra Walmsley Charlotte Morris @Debs4StMarys22 BuryVCFA

Thanks to the team from The Calico Group in #Bury for doing our suicide prevention training today. Anyone can have thoughts of suicide and anyone can learn how to spot the signs & open up a potentially life saving conversation! Paul Vittles (now on Bluesky Social) BuryVCFA lee buggie Mental Health Charity - Creative Living Centre

Here's Alfie rabbit made by one of our youth group all from upcycled fabric scraps. Teaching our young people to sew are real life skills that build confidence , it's why places like ours are so important!! @ballydonna Lynne Ridsdale Helen Tomlinson BuryVCFA lee buggie

Today would have been my girl's 27th birthday, lost too soon to suicide. We are launching Bury's 1st Suicide Prevention conference June 18th , bringing communities together to prevent suicide with some incredible speakers Paul Vittles (now on Bluesky Social) David Catterall DL thebigfandango.com/workshop/detai…

Proud to be working with Mental Health Charity - Creative Living Centre to deliver this important event which will be a big catalyst for change and hope in #Bury Bury Council Cllr Sean Thorpe Helen Tomlinson Pennine Care NHS FT Lynne Ridsdale BuryVCFA Paul Vittles (now on Bluesky Social) ForThe100 David Catterall DL Sarah Fitchett

If you are an employer, health care professional, work in education or in the charity sector , #Bury's first suicide prevention conference is June 18th. Inspirational speakers about how we can build suicide safer communities BuryVCFA Mental Health Charity - Creative Living Centre thebigfandango.com/events

Stunning work by one of our young stitchers, learning different textile art techniques with this gorgeous trinket box. Sewing is a fab way of learning skills and looking after our well being BuryVCFA Helen Tomlinson @Debs4StMarys22 Bury Council lee buggie Caroline Aldridge

It's a wrap, final touches to our Women Who Made Bury textile project which will be up at Bury Art Museum for #InternationalWomensDay on March 8th. It's been a year in the making !! BuryVCFA Helen Tomlinson Lisa Valentine - Journalist Lynne Ridsdale Bury Times Bury Council @Debs4StMarys22

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus and Happy 2nd birthday to Sid , he who rules the roost at The Big Fandango!! You are the most handsome of doggies and we love you to bits 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

A stunning coat made by one of our talented stitchers Kathryn from an upcycled tailors fabric sample book, it is a work of art!! Here on Bolton St , Bury, we do some amazing stuff, re-use, repair, recycle Patrick Grant Jenny Eclair @ballydonna BuryVCFA Helen Tomlinson

On International Women's Day a big shout out to our team of women who share their incredible skills to make our community studio such a special place. Supporting mental wellbeing in Bury and working for a zero suicide community!! BuryVCFA @Debs4StMarys22 Helen Tomlinson

Thank you Bury Art Museum for inviting our craftivist stitchers to a great International Women's Day event & a chance to display our Women Who Built Bury Textile Project as part of the celebrations . Thanks BuryVCFA for funding this project Russ4Pilky26 Helen Tomlinson

Our stitchers do all sorts of exciting & amazing things including 18th C. Costume 🤩. This is a clue to our next Craftivist project ...it's about seditious materials, pockets and powerful women! 😉 Helen Tomlinson @Debs4StMarys22 Lynne Ridsdale Russ4Pilky26 Lisa Valentine - Journalist

We were part of Bury's first suicide prevention conference last week, alongside The Big Fandango, Bury Council, Bury Involvement Group, Mental Health Charity - Creative Living Centre and many others. Sarmad Nadeem spoke about key messages around 'changing the narrative' and a new approach to prevention and care.

So grateful for the constant support we have had from Bury Samaritans . Collaboration is the key to suicide prevention in supporting communities!!