1500 ceramic flowers, painted by the public, to be unveiled in Epsom on World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023).

War heroes, a Titanic survivor, and a muse for Picasso are among those to be commemorated at The Horton, a former chapel, forgotten residents of Europe’s largest cluster of psychiatric hospitals

Supported by funding from Historic England, ‘Friends of Horton Cemetery’ has run dozens of art-therapy workshops at which ordinary members of the public, of all ages and backgrounds, talked about mental health and disability while painting flowers.

Join us from 13:00 – 15:00 for a Ceremony of Commemoration at the Cemetery site (KT19 8QG).

Forthcoming Event:

1500 ceramic flowers, painted by the public, to be unveiled in Epsom on World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023).

This will be followed by the Memorial Garden unveiling and celebration in Haven Way, Epsom with art, dance, commissioned music, a children’s choir and a theatrical evocation of those who were previously kept out of sight and out of mind.

Today we will seek to bring recognition and dignity to the forgotten.

Further information please contact: Dr Alana Harris, alana.harris@kcl.ac.uk or 07780601469.

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