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BIG WELLBEING DEBATE

This event was one in a series of ten themed election hustings events held around Scotland.

The entertainment went down a storm and the thought provoking discussions resulted in the politicians and audience members resolving to build on communication links established on the night.

Perhaps the hardest hitting point of the night,  was a request for us all to think about the contrasting public and media reactions to the hair loss of international figures Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears - one, the result of Cancer the other, due to mental health difficulties.

Other topics included the role of The Arts in promoting wellbeing, funding support for voluntary organisations and community groups, health promotion, the priority given (or not given) to mental health, availability of transport and the politicians sharing their humanity by telling us all what two things they felt could promote their own wellbeing.

Wellbeing is the ability of people to be as well as they can be, whether living with, recovering from, or seeking to prevent, ill health.

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Date; 7pm April 16th 2007

Venue; The AK Bell Theatre, York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP Tel 01738 444949

Facilitator; Lesley Riddoch

Entertainment;  Saint Andrew of The Woollen Mill & friends

(Michael Marra & Kevin Murray)


Panellists;
Representatives from The Conservative Party (Mary Scanlon MSP), The Green Party (Mark Ruskell MSP), The Labour Party (Doug Maughan), The Liberal Democratic Party (Alex Cole-Hamilton - List Candidate)., The Scottish National Party (Roseanna Cunningham MSP), The Scottish Socialist Party (Charlie McCarthy - List Candidate) and Solidarity (Alan Manley - List Candidate).