Time To Change

Alastair Campbell has featured much on the news today with the launch of the Time To Change campaign. A project aimed at ending mental health discrimination. Porthole has for some years being receiving ‘treatment’ for depression and thus wholeheartedly urges you to listen out for his interviews, take a look at their website www.time-to-change.org.uk and think about your response to mental health.

Many people dismiss Campbell because of his former links to Tony Blair but he has first hand experience of depression and is a first class ambassador for the cause. Please take time to listen to what he has to say, if you get the chance to see his TV documentary ‘Cracking Up’ then it is well worth watching, it is an enlightening, informative and personal look at mental health.

Tonight’s dump of snow brought temporary chaos to Terrace Road. Cars climbing towards the Market place struggled to get past the Art Gallery & Museum leaving others stuck lower down the hill as they lost their momentum. Others could not make it to potters, with one notable lady in a Peugeot spending almost 15 minutes trying to get between NatWest and The Green Pavilion! But still at least the young people on the Slopes enjoyed more speedy poly-bagging towards the Old Hall and a slightly older but young at heart couple enjoyed making snow angles in the Pavilion Gardens, much to the bemusement of the hastily water borne ducks. If you take a duvet/snow day tomorrow enjoy; but do try to get out and enjoy the wonderful white stuff!