TenterLIFE is inviting the community to walk and talk your worries away to the official opening of the Tenterfield Community Memorial Garden on Sunday, October 27.
TenterLIFE brings together community members and organisations to initiate and support targeted, localised suicide prevention activities and events. They actively provide opportunities to raise community awareness of mental health and wellbeing programs that protect against suicide.
TenterLIFE is tying the monthly walk in with the opening at Millbrook Park to show the significance to the community and families involved, and to recognise Mental Health Month.
“We came up with the idea of building a memorial garden so that people could go there and remember their loved ones and reflect on memories,” said Lexie Sherren, Chairperson TenterLIFE Suicide Prevention inc.
“We’re building a shelter, which will have a couple of bench seats in it, and then a little garden as well. And on the uprights of the shelter, we’ve got some brass plaques, which will have names engraved on them.”
“It doesn’t matter how they passed, be suicide, illness or accident, this place will be a great opportunity for people to go and sit somewhere peaceful and remember their loved ones.”
Construction is underway at the park, getting ready for the grand opening on Sunday, October 27 at 10am.
Morning Tea will be provided and if you are planning to attend, please RSVP by 20th October for catering purposes.
“Everyone is welcome to come to our free event, including dogs,” said Lexie.
“We hope to see you there.”
TenterLIFE is part of a national Suicide Prevention Network working in the areas of prevention, intervention and postvention from a grassroots approach to implement effective and relevant suicide prevention strategies.
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