Our Projects
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The Dragon Café
The Dragon Café is Mental Fight Club's flagship project, providing a unique, relaxing and creative space.
Open to all, every Monday.
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Dragon Café in the City
A Mental Fight Club project in collaboration with Shoe Lane Library and the City of London.
Open to all, every other Wednesday
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MFC Presents
These special events feature a range of leading artists working within their area of expertise .
We give patrons the opportunity to have fun, explore, learn and discuss a wide range of different artistic practices.
Our History
Mental Fight Club is a creative group which arose out of the experience of severe mental illness and recovery of the late Sarah Wheeler. In 2003, Sarah ran a series of group readings of the epic poem ‘Mental Fight’ by Ben Okri – people liked them, word got out and Mental Fight Club was born.
Mental Fight Club’s aim is to be an open, welcoming group which puts on exciting, well-organised and inspirational creative events and projects. Most of our part-time paid workers and volunteers have lived experience of mental health, but also as friends, family and carers of those with mental ill-health. We work hard to develop ways of working together that help us all with our on-going recovery and self-awareness and equip us with new skills and experiences.