The Humber NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College is taking part in the Tour de Yorkshire land art competition in order to share its message of hope through the medium of a piece of artwork created in collaboration between service users, carers and Trust staff.
The competition will see local businesses and members of the public decorate all manner of things including fields, car parks and buildings along the Tour de Yorkshire route on from 29 April – 1 May and the Humber Recovery College entry will see giant letters spelling out the word ‘HOPE’ being built at East Riding Community Hospital in Beverley.
Hope is one of the key aspirations of the Recovery College which aims to support people to have the hope that it is possible to work towards their own goals as defined by them.
The artwork will be a collaborative work, decorated with hands to symbolise unity and togetherness.
Loraine Emery, Recovery College Clinical Lead, said:
“One of the principles of the Recovery College is that those people who have been through the process are able to become tutors themselves in order to help others. This principle is what led us to the concept of everyone giving us a hand.
“What we have asked people to do is to draw around their own hand, cut it out and decorate however they would like. Then we have asked them to write a word that signifies hope to them on it. These hands will then be used to cover giant letters spelling hope.”
Loraine continued: “We wanted to support an event like this because many people often don’t realise the benefits that physical exercise can have on mental health and how it can help on the recovery journey.
“It is also our wish that our message of hope will strike a chord with those taking part in the Tour de Yorkshire as we’re sure they are all hoping for a great result in the race!”
