06/02/2026
Good Hope Hospital, in partnership with Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council, has opened a new photography exhibition created by Sutton residents.
The Town Council invited residents with a passion for photography to submit their favourite images that captured the life and character of our Royal Town.
As the quality of entries received was so high, the Town Council wanted to share these photographs more publicly with the local community. This provided an excellent opportunity to collaborate with Good Hope Hospital who were looking to freshen up a busy corridor and create a warm and welcoming environment for visitors, staff and patients.
Since launching the Soul of Sutton exhibition, several residents have shared that the images on display have provided a positive distraction whilst visiting or receiving treatment and that viewing them helped them feel uplifted.
One of these was Dave Taylor, whose image ‘Where’s mine?’ is now on display and features Jake the dog, an Australian Shepherd. Colleagues enjoyed meeting both Dave and Jake when they visited the hospital to open the exhibition.
Simon Jarvis, Hospital Executive Director at Good Hope Hospital, said:
“Once again, we’re privileged to be able to host the latest Soul of Sutton photography exhibition. We’ve had so many positive comments about last year’s winning photos from hospital colleagues, patients, and visitors, so it’s fantastic to be able to offer up some space again.
“Huge thanks to Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council for organising the competition, and the brilliant local photographers who have really captured what’s special about our town and our community.”
A further nine entries, as well as the thirteen 2024 entries, are now on display in the Good Hope Hospital Treatment Centre and corridors. Residents featured are: Alison Matthews, Dave Taylor, Kathryn Sawbridge, Keith Wright, Harriet Birdsell, Neil Dance and Sutton Park Grange Care Home.
