We are absolutely thrilled to announce joint winners of #dansoup. The competition from all 4 pitches was stiff. But there could only be one winner, well...until the panellists flouted tradition and declared joint winners! The winners are:

1) Blue Tonic, who will provide restorative activities in blue settings
2) The Island, helping young men to work with songwriters and illustrators to express their feelings

Congratulations and look forward to hearing how you use the money to benefit good mental health.

Every May and October usually during Mental Health Awareness Week s we run #SOUP events. The audience hear 4 pitches for projects that use the arts (creative activities) to address mental health issues. Everybody pays a fiver for a bowl of soup and all those fivers go into a pot to be given to the winning project. The audience vote for the winner. The events also receive funding support from Lubrizol and the Institute of Mental Health so there is at least £500 in the pot to be won.

For our #lockdown event in May 20 we ran online for the very first time and opened applications to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire - hence #danSOUP.

Our next event is May 2021.

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