Chadwick, Sheldon
Biography
Sheldon Chadwick is a seventh generation fairground Showman. He has completed a PhD at Liverpool John Moores University on the ethnographic study of Showmen and the mental health of the community. He is also the founder of The Showmen’s Mental Health Awareness Charity and for some time served as the Education Liaison Officer for the Lancashire Section of the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain. Sheldon is an advocate of his community and campaigns to raise awareness of their history and contributions to mainstream society. He also campaigns against discrimination and provides support for showmen in education and accessing Higher Education.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Tea and Wellbeing Day Flyer, 18 April [2023]
Printed flyer advertising The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity Tea and Talk Wellbeing Day, produced in collaboration with the Scottish section of The Showmen's Guild. White text on pink background, and illustrated with a colour image of three people standing in front of a tea and cake stall, 1pp.
Teaching Material, 2023
Training pack for Mental Health Liaison Officers for Showmen's Guild representatives, produced by The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity in partnership with Epic Assist Charity Scotland.
Various Material, 2023
Various items, compiled by Sheldon Chadwick, concerning his involvement in The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity.
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