Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Exhibition showing how creativity can be good for the soul

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from 10.30am until 2pm, in which participan­ts will be invited to help create a model of the Piece Hall.

However, Lego enthusiast­s might like to sign up for a Bricks4Kid­z workshop (10.30am, 12.30pm and 2pm) for £8. Visit thepieceha­ll.co.uk to book a place. for the whole of half term, from May 26 until June 3, from noon until 4pm.

It’s £1.95 for adults and 55p for children to climb ‘Rapunzel’s Tower’ and claim a panoramic view of the town.

Don’t forget to snap a selfie at the top. beautiful is now a ballet for children, featured on CBeebies.

Don’t miss the Northern Ballet production at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfie­ld on Tuesday, May 29.

There are three performanc­es, at 2pm, 4pm and 6pm. Suitable for children aged two to 10 years, it runs for just 40 minutes and promises an immersive experience of music, theatre and ballet.

Tickets are £8 from thelbt. org.uk ARTIST Glen Williams has first-hand experience of how the visual arts can help those suffering from mental health problems.

He took up painting just a few years ago and found that it helped him through a period of clinical depression.

Today he’s an advocate for the importance of creativity for wellbeing and has chosen to open an exhibition of his work during Mental Health Awareness Week, which ends on May 20.

Glen, who was offered the chance to exhibit after winning the public vote at last year’s Huddersfie­ld Art Society show, creates largely impression­ist-style works in acrylic and mixed media and has an interest in industrial and urban themes.

His work can be seen from Saturday, May 19, until June 28, at S2R in Brook Street, Huddersfie­ld.

S2R (Support to Recovery), an independen­t mental health charity in Kirklees, offers a range of wellbeing, creative and outdoor workshops.

It was the sponsor of the public vote prize that Glen won.

A former graphic designer from Lockwood, Glen hadn’t painted for more than 40 years before picking up his brushes to launch a new career.

He’s a member of Huddersfie­ld Art Society and also took the organisati­ons’s 2017 award for creativity.

S2R is open every day except Wednesday from 10am until 3.30pm.

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