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News Archive October 2018
Help! performance at The Place Theatre, Bedford
Last Thursday, 4 October, saw a performance of Help! by Viki Browne at The Place Theatre in Bedford. Help! is a show about falling apart, pulling yourself together and being surprised by what you’re left with. It is for anyone who’s ever struggled.
Author: Annie Robertson
Posted on: 16th October 2018
Kushaal – The Queens Park Ladies Group
The Queens Park Over 55s ladies group was in full swing this week with a visit from Sadia of Beauty Lounge Bedford who kindly donated her time to come and give the ladies relaxing hand massages.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 15th October 2018
Queens Park Ladies Coffee Morning at Chaa Sha
The weekly Queens Park Ladies group for the over 55s takes a break in the school holidays, but we felt the summer holidays was far too long not to have a catch up! So last week we all met for a coffee and a snack at Chaa Sha on Iddesleigh Road.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 14th October 2018
Massive donation received from The Rock Choir!
This summer, the Rock Choir held a series of concerts locally and decided that they would fundraise for Mind BLMK at each performance.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 9th October 2018
Soup ‘n’ Roll’s 40th Birthday Celebration Event for Mind BLMK
The Shortstown Soup ‘n’ Roll group is now into its third month, and each month has been thoroughly enjoyable. The group is organised by the Wellbeing for Later Life Project which supports people over 55 living in Bedford Borough.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 4th October 2018
Mindline Trans+ National Helpline
MindLine Trans+ is a confidential, emotional, mental health support helpline and signposting service for people who identify as Trans, A Gender, Gender Fluid, or non-binary. Find out more
Elefriends
Elefriends is a supportive online community where you can be yourself. We all know what it’s like to struggle sometimes, but now there’s a safe place to listen, share and be heard. Find out more
Mental Health A-Z
Information and advice on a huge range of mental health topics from the National Mind website. Find out more
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World Mental Health Day 2020 is the most important one yet.
This year has been a tough one for us all and prioritising mental health has never been more essential than it is now.
That's why we want to bring everyone together to do one thing for World Mental Health Day on 10 October.
Find out how you can get involved, visit www.mind-blmk.org.uk/DoOneThing
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Since April we've made over 4,000 calls to people across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, offering support to people that are struggling with their mental health.
This year The Asda Foundation are offering funding to local charities and groups who have worked hard throughout the pandemic.
Please help us continue providing our crucial services during this difficult time. Nominate us - take five minutes to fill in this form and send to your local Asda store before 30 September: bit.ly/35SgUu6
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Peer support allows people to use their own experiences, to help each other who are experiencing similar issues.
Here we've shared how our peer support services can help you or someone affected by mental health.
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Our many mental health workers have been having welfare conversations over the phone, speaking with some service two to three times a week. We’ve heard from people who have been struggling with suicidal thoughts, because they haven’t been able to see loved ones for months as they are shielding and can't go out.
We want to continue being there in whatever way we can for our community, because no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. But we need your support to do this.
Just £10 could pay the cost of a 40 minute phone call to de-escalate a crisis. Please share this post to raise awareness of our work or if you can, make a one-off or regular donation at mind-blmk.org.uk/donate
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- Please fire your challenges my way - My reasons for doing this can be found below #mentalthealthawareness https://jamesmackeddie.com/2020/09/20/30-days-of-movember/