The Heritage of Middle Street Resource Centre
This audio-visual exhibition documents the crucial role that Middle Street Resource Centre has played in supporting individuals with long-term mental ill health in the community for over half a century. During a time of limited government investment in community facilities, day services to support the wellbeing of people with mental health problems are under constant threat of closure. This exhibition aims to advocate for the importance of rehabilitative provision for those in need of it and to raise awareness of the heritage of mental healthcare in the community, as the experiences and histories of disabled people are often absent from museums and archives.
2022 marked the 50th year of Middle Street Resource Centre in Beeston, Nottingham. For over half a century, the Centre has been supporting the wellbeing of thousands of local people with enduring mental ill health who are socially excluded from mainstream society.
The Centre’s users, staff, volunteers and others, including young people, are helping to document and celebrate the Centre’s hidden history using arts and crafts, oral histories, reminiscence, poetry and visual methods, thanks to a project led by Nottingham Trent University, with the support of a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
This exhibition documents the crucial role that the Centre has played in supporting individuals with long-term mental ill health in the community. During a time of limited government investment in community facilities, day services to support the wellbeing of people with mental health problems are under constant threat of closure. This project aims to advocate for the importance of rehabilitative provision for those in need of it.
To access the rest of this audio-visual exhibition, please click on the links below:
History of Mental Health Day Centres
History of Middle Street Resource Centre
The Campaign to save the Centre
Values and Ethos of the Centre
