Shoosmiths Nottingham colleagues attend afternoon walk, tea and cake with charity partner, Improving Lives

On 5 April 2022, three Shoosmiths Nottingham colleagues enjoyed a walk and chat at Highfields Park in Nottingham with Improving Lives volunteers and service users.

Since 2018, the Shoosmiths Nottingham office has been partnered with Improving Lives, a charity who work together with people living with mental health issues in Nottingham and enable them to believe that life can change for the better. They aim to reduce social isolation, improve physical and mental health and increase independence and financial security for those living with long term mental health conditions.

It was a great afternoon beginning with a stroll round the lake, followed by tea and cake - and the weather even held out despite forecasts of rain! Improving Lives staff commented that a few service users were clearly struggling before arriving at Highfields Park, but by the end of the afternoon they were happily chatting away. It was wonderful to see how much the service users appreciated being able to do something outside of their usual day to day routine.