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Art for NHS Nightingale Manchester

By Alfred Searls
29 April 2020

The Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership has asked for art to brighten the walls of the new NHS Nightingale Hospital North West, at Manchester’s G-Mex Centre. And we at the Together Trust are responding.

The children and young people in our schools and care settings, who in many cases have learning disabilities, complex needs, communications difficulties and autism, have been busy creating art in all shapes and sizes.

Mark Lee, Chief Executive at the Together Trust said: “Art plays an important part in everything we do at the Together Trust, whether that’s in our schools, our residential homes or in our services in the community.  In many cases the people we support have the kind of complex needs that mean they’ve often struggled to cope in other settings.

“But at the Together Trust we use art to help our children and young people express themselves and I’m delighted to see them responding in this way to the call for art for the NHS Nightingale hospital in Manchester”.

The Together Trust has a long association with the arts, and using art as therapy as a means by which children and young people can express themselves. Edward Gosling, known to all as Teddy, was just 2 years old when he was admitted to our Bethesda home for disabled children in 1900.

Born without any arms he was taught by the home to use his toes to complete everyday tasks. Teddy showed such artistic talent that arrangements were made for him to train at the Manchester Municipal School of Art, where he soon flourished. As well as being a talented painter he also created a number of wood-carvings and several war memorials, and one of his pictures was admired and purchased by the Queen of Norway.

This year, as part of our 150th anniversary celebrations, we put on an exhibition at The Lowry Centre showcasing work created by children and young people supported by the charity, which celebrated the long history of the Together Trust and the work we do.

And now many of  ou young people are showing their support for carers, staff and patients at the new NHS Nightingale hospital in Manchester. We hope you enjoy their work!

By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14.
By a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14.
By a child in foster care, through the Together Trust’s fostering service.
By a child in foster care, through the Together Trust’s fostering service.
By a child in foster care, through the Together Trust’s fostering service.
By a child in foster care, through the Together Trust’s fostering service.
By a child in foster care, through the Together Trust’s fostering service.
By a child in foster care, through the Together Trust’s fostering service.
'My Echo, My Shadow and Me' by Ethan Camilleri, a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14.
'My Echo, My Shadow and Me' by Ethan Camilleri, a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
'Blue Knight with Swords' by a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14.
'Blue Knight with Swords' by a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14.
By a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14
By a student from Inscape House School is a run by the Together Trust for children with autism. Inscape breaks down barriers to learning for children with autism. Based in Cheadle, it supports young people from Year 1 to Year 14
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
By a child who lives in one of the Together Trusts residential home for children who have social, emotional and mental health differences.
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