Video Icon A storyteller talks about their journey with mental health as part of the Oral Histories Project
Audio Icon A storyteller talks about their experience working as a maintenance joiner in Newton Lodge at Fieldhead Hospital
Document Icon A storyteller talks about the reason they became involved in the Oral Histories Project
Video Icon A storyteller speaks about their first experience with the deterioration of their mental health
Video Icon A Community Reporter speaks about their experience of Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic
![Do remember, dear reader, that there are a lot of lonely people out there. people who, like me, may only have one or two conversations a week, some less than that. Yes, social distancing is important, but you would be surprised what a sunny hello from 2 meters away or over the garden wall can do , a five minute chat can lift someone’s day , brighten outlook , you might make a friend , you may even save a life. We might all be in masks right now , but we are still smiling people behind them."](https://communityreporter.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/story-images/difference%20a%20hello%20can%20make%20-%20blue_0.png "Do remember, dear reader, that there are a lot of lonely people out there. people who, like me, may only have one or two conversations a week, some less than that. Yes, social distancing is important, but you would be surprised what a sunny hello from 2 meters away or over the garden wall can do , a five minute chat can lift someone’s day , brighten outlook , you might make a friend , you may even save a life. We might all be in masks right now , but we are still smiling people behind them."")
