AN EVENT to mark World Mental Health Day (October 9) will be held in the town square on Friday.

The event, sponsored by NHS Waltham Forest (the re-badged primary care trust) will feature art, salsa dancing and storytelling lessons.

Staff from Greenwich Leisure Ltd, the organisation which manages the borough's leisure centres, will be providing health checks.

There will also be a marquee containing stalls from various organisations involved in helping people with mental health problems.

The event begins at 11am.