The Friends of Craigtoun welcomed representatives from Change Mental Health, NHS Breathing Space and Andy's Man Club on Friday 18th September for the official launch of St Andrews' first "Take Some Breathing Space" bench, which we are delighted to have at Craigtoun Country Park.

Change Mental Health have partnered with NHS Breathing Space to bring benches to St Andrews, Newburgh and Tayport as part of a national network of over 100 benches across Scotland. Each TSBS bench offers an invitation to pause, reflect and talk in the hope that, by normalising conversations about mental health, we will get to a point where people talk as freely about their mental health as they do their physical health. As a community, we can work together to help reduce isolation, aiming for a future where no-one needs to face mental illness alone.