Hartlepool Tall Ships Races: site-wide mental health support delivered to thousands over the event.

LilyAnne's Wellbeing a Hartlepool Charity has delivered site-wide mental health support across the Hartlepool Tall Ships races.

This is the first time we have delivered site-wide mental health support at such a major event which was delivered in partnership with Hartlepool Council, we became part of the events team and the council events management team ensured we where looked after and treat as part of the team.

The project was developed with Hartlepool Borough Council as part of our community give-back scheme, ensuring our team volunteered hours of time to ensure the event was a success and that those heading out to such an event could do so knowing support was on hand and safe spaces where set up across the site to access quiet and relaxing zones.

A team of 6 members of LilyAnne's Wellbeing walked over 350 miles across the 4-day event to ensure support was in place for those experiencing a mental health crisis on site.

The team where kept very busy with various incidents across the weekend which included supporting parents of lost children, those who had lost friends, facing a mental health crisis and a lady whose mobility scooter had broken down.

We had the amazing pleasure and honour to meet the undisputed super middleweight Champion of the world Savannah Marshall.

What an incredible weekend it was and we cannot wait to take part in future events offering roaming support.