Man About Town

In 2019 just a few short months before the world as we knew it changed forever we approached the Cloth Cat Music Charity with an idea to offer music, virtual reality and film groups to men at risk of suicide in Leeds. The project was to be called Man About Town and would be based on the social prescribing model of providing activities for men accessing mental health services. The men we meet experience isolation, suicide ideation, anxiety and depression and have told us how the groups have made a lasting change to their outlook and lives to date. The films we have made shine a light on the work and show the resilience of our members which is inspiring and life affirming. The one outcome we didn’t expect from this work was how much fun the lads have when we meet, the chat and the support they offer each other keeps them going as the groups grow and evolve.