A Twickenham pub will be celebrating World Mental Health Day with a paint-by-numbers mural on their pub wall.
For World Mental Health Day, which is tomorrow October 10, the Cabbage Patch has created an interactive artwork across their advertising board that patrons can colour in.
This piece was the brainchild of pub manager Stuart Green and South West chalk artist Alimac Chalkboards.
Stuart said: “We all used to do colour-by-numbers as children, I thought it would be lovely to do that to recognise World Mental Health Day and hopefully it does some good for everybody.”
Ali, who owns Alimac Chalkboards, hoped that the piece would spark pubgoers’ interest and allow them to destress.
She said: “We were looking for something more than just what’s on the pub, we wanted to engage people and let them bring the piece to life.
“I put together a drawing that really reflects Twickenham, like the bridge over to Eel Pie Island, then some longstanding businesses in the area.”
Such reference include old establishments like Sandys Fishmongers and Paul Cooper & Sons Greengrocers.
Stuart said: “Twickenham is an amazing place to be and we’re very much a community-focused pub, everything we do has a nod to the people around us.”
There are also mentions of the Harlequins Foundation and LooseHeadz – a rugby clothing brand advocating for mental health in the sport – within the piece as close partners with the Cabbage Patch.
The Harlequins in particular showed up to do some colouring, with Lagi Tuima and Archie White helping the art piece flourish a week ago.
Stuart said: “The Harlequins Foundation does some phenomenal work in our community, it’s amazing to have their support.
“As a pub, engaging with the younger parts of our community can be difficult but we help raise awareness for the Foundation, who help youngsters who perhaps need a little extra help in life whatever that may be.”
This morning the Foundation brought a group of kids to the pub for some painting, and they were part of Premiership Rugby’s HITZ education and employment support program.
Partnerships manager Liberty Vallance added: “We have really enjoyed working with The Cabbage Patch on their paint-by-numbers activation for World Mental Health Day, and it was good to see how engaged the HITZ learners were.”
Their enrichment officer James Reed said: “It was a great experience to be a part of such a fantastic initiative run by The Cabbage Patch.
“Learning not only about the establishment’s storied history with the Club, but also the commitment they have shown to working with the Harlequins Foundation.”
Stuart said: “It’s a tough world out there, and now it seems to be tougher than ever.
“If this gives someone five minutes of their day where they can forget their troubles, that’s great.”
