A BRIGHT yellow American school bus will be pulling up in Leamington after finding a new lease of life as a mobile sanctuary for mental health.
For Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, real estate investment and development advisor Delancey has teamed up with wellness organisation The Zen Project to fund and bring the Zen Bus to neighbourhoods across the UK, including to Royal Priors on Thursday May 15 between 1pm and 4pm.
With free drop-in guided meditations, resilience workshops, practical wellness sessions and soundbaths, the initiative is designed to make wellbeing resources and experiences accessible to communities that often go without.
For many people boarding the bus it may well be the first time they’ve paused all week, and in a world where there is a general decline in mental health, the bus and its sessions are needed more than ever.
According to the Office for National Statistics, over 67 per cent of UK residents report ongoing concern about the impacts of the pandemic. Meanwhile, more than 76 per cent of people say they have personal experience of mental health struggles—whether directly or through someone close to them.
Mental ill health is also now said to be the most common cause of work-limiting conditions among those aged 44 years and younger.
Kaye Smith, co-founder of The Zen Project, said: “These numbers tell us something important. People are not just stressed—they’re overwhelmed. And many don’t know where to turn. That’s why we bring support straight to the street, to workplaces, to schools. The Zen Project is about showing people that wellbeing tools can be simple, practical, and part of everyday life.”
