Manchester’s mental health café launches new campaign to brighten up Blue Monday

Feel Good Club and Manchester’s Finest have launched a campaign to spread positivity across the city on Blue Monday. 

The third Monday in January is known as ‘Blue Monday’ and is often described as ‘one of the most depressing days of the year’. 

Christmas is well and truly over, the excitement of New Year New Me has worn off and we’re left with dark, cold and short days.

To add on top of all of that is a third national lockdown and a global pandemic.

A mental wellbeing cafe, Feel Good Club launched in the midst of the pandemic with mental health at the heart of everything owners Kiera and Aimie do.

Collaborating with Manchester’s Finest, the two platforms have come together along with Jack Arts to create billboards and posters containing supportive messages.

Commenting on the campaign, Miranda Banfield of Jack Arts said: “Bringing inspiration to the streets and positivity to our communities is at the heart of what we do at Jack Arts.

“We are delighted to be a part of this important project, displaying these powerful messages across Manchester, in the hope they are seen by those who might need them most.”

Co-Founder of Feel Good Club, Kiera Lawlor-Skillen added: “Feel Good Club is all about spreading positivity and making sure that people know they aren’t alone in how they feel, whether that’s a good day or a bad day, so on blue Monday it was more important than ever for us to do something that could possibly bring a smile to someone’s face.”

Steven Pankhurst, a director at Manchester’s Finest, said: “Finest was created for the people and ecology of Manchester. At a time where we all face our own unique challenges, we want to show support and spread a bit of positivity to everyone in our city.”

You can see the posters across the city for two weeks from today (Monday January 18th).

For more positive vibes head to Manchester’s Finest to see the collaboration between them and Feel Good Club in the monthly series ‘This Month’s Positive News’.

Watch December’s episode here, and you can give Feel Good Club a follow on Facebook and Instagram.