Trustees
Suffolk Mind has a formal constitution and is governed by an unpaid Board of Trustees with day to day management delegated to a CEO. The trustees are responsible for the governance of the organisation, the delivery of safe and high quality services, and keeping financial accounts and safeguarding the assets of the charity.
Ian White
Ian White joined Suffolk Mind in April 2016 as a member of the Board and the Finance, Audit and Performance Sub-Committee. Ian is a Chartered Accountant and the Managing Director of Becketts, a Wealth Management Company based in Bury St Edmunds. Prior to this, Ian worked for many years in the healthcare sector, specifically in companies focussed on delivering support in the Mental Health sector. Ian is the Chair of the board of trustees.
Tim Mutum
Tim Mutum joined the Board in January 2016. Tim has considerable previous experience as a charity trustee for Headway Suffolk and Crohn's and Colitis UK. Tim's current positions include Chairman of South Suffolk Leisure, Trustee of Abbeycroft Leisure and Chairman of the Grants Panel for Crohn's and Colitis UK. Until 2012 Tim worked in Local Government for 40 years. Tim is Vice Chair of the Board of trustees.
Dr Emma Brierly
Emma joined Suffolk Mind in 2014. Emma is a local GP with over 20 years experience in the NHS. Emma has had a broad based experience of primary care in the inner city settings of Ipswich and Brighton. She now works in Kesgrave. Emma is particularly interested in Women’s health, Care of the Elderly and Psychiatry.
Colin Hopkins
Colin Hopkins is now retired and a volunteer at Quay Place. Colin began his career with the RAF, spent 24 years with BT and most recently worked in the private sector. He has experience in strategy, business planning and finance.
Leanne Thorndyke
Leanne has worked at a senior level for national and local charities and is currently Head of Marketing and Communications at Bowel Cancer UK, the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. Leanne is passionate about mental health in the workplace and feels strongly about having service users and beneficiaries at the heart of what we do.
Vicky Southgate
Vicky joined Suffolk Mind in September 2019 as a member of the Finance Committee. She is a Chartered Accountant and is currently the Director of Finance at Link Mortgage Services, a financial services company based in Ipswich. Vicky is particularly interested in supporting aspiring team members to become qualified finance professionals. She is also passionate about improving emotional wellbeing and mental health in the workplace.
Andrew West
Andrew joined Suffolk Mind in March 2020 as a trustee and member of the Finance Committee. Andrew is an experienced employment lawyer at Gotelee Solicitors LLP, and became the firm’s Managing Partner/CEO in September 2019. Andrew is a strong advocate of the importance of mental health in the workplace and the provision of quality mental health services, education and support across Suffolk. Andrew is also a keen fundraiser for Suffolk Mind.
Kelly Sayers
Kelly qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and currently works as a consultant solicitor at Keystone Law specialising in HR and employment matters. Kelly was a Friend of Suffolk Mind for several years before joining the Board and is an enthusiastic supporter of Suffolk Mind, in particular the work we do to help businesses to support their employees at work.
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We’ve created some handy resources to help your children meet their emotional needs whilst at home. You can download it on our website: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/additional-help/resources-for-children/
We're pleased to support the new #KeepMovingSuffolk campaign launched by the Most Active County team at Suffolk County Council today.
There are fantastic tips to help you stay active whilst you're at home. Visit their website for more details: www.keepmovingsuffolk.com/
Here's some advice on how to meet your need for control at the moment. It's following on from our video this morning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqin8kHfTzE. You can download these resources on our website: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/additional-help/covid-19-advice-helpful-resources/
Meeting your emotional needs is key to good mental health. They may be difficult to meet at the moment, but here's our Workplace Wellbeing Trainer Jo with some advice on how to meet your need for control: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqin8kHfTzE
COVID-19 wellbeing: how to meet your need for control
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Suffolk Mind Workplace Wellbeing Trainer, Jo Flack explains how to get your need for control met during this current pandemic. To help you stay well, we at S...A HUGE thank you to the Suffolk Pride team for donating an amazing £350 to Suffolk Mind from their fantastic quiz night!Some good news! We're pleased to share we've been able to donate a total of £350 from the proceeds of our fundraising Quiz Night at Issacs on the Waterfront to Suffolk Mind!
Here's some advice on how to meet your need for control at the moment. It's following on from our video this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqin8kHfTzE. You can download these resources on our website: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/additional-help/covid-19-advice-helpful-resources/ #COVID19 #wellbeing #mentalhealth
Meeting your emotional needs is key to good mental health. They may be difficult to meet at the moment, but here's our Workplace Wellbeing Trainer Jo with some advice on how to meet your need for control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqin8kHfTzE #COVID19 #support #mentalhealth #wellbeing
Fundraising Events
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Emily Burrell (1)
Event Date: 28/06/2020
Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK suffer from mental health problems each year. So I have decided to do a skydive in aid of Suffolk Mind to try and help local people in need of support.
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Fire Walk (44)
Event Date: 26/02/2020
The East of England Co-op are hosting a firewalk to raise money for Suffolk Mind, on Wednesday 26 February 2020 at Ufford Park Hotel in Woodbridge.
Would you like to rise to the challenge of walking on hot coals? Click here t
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John West Great East Swim (1)
Event Date: 20/06/2020
Support those who are supporting Suffolk Mind by taking on the John West Great East Swim on Saturday 20th June 2020. -
Kelly Porter - Harwich half marathon (1)
Event Date: 05/04/2020
Kelly Porter is taking part in the Harwich half marathon for Suffolk Mind.
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Link Mortgage Services (1)
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Dress down days at Link Mortgage Services. -
Natasha runs the London Marathon for Suffolk Mind (1)
Event Date: 26/04/2020
Natasha Miles is our first ever Suffolk Mind marathon runner and she's running in memory of her partner, Nick Dinsdale.
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Oliver Southgate (1)
Event Date: 10/05/2020
This year, my new year resolution is to help raise awareness of mental health. So what better way than to raise money for a charity that is also personally very close to me!
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Red Gables supporting Suffolk Mind (1)
Event Date: 23/11/2019
On Saturday 23rd November, 12pm - 4pm, Red Gables is putting on a fantastic event including live music, a raffle and bric-a-brac all for Suffolk Mind. -
RED January (6)
Event Date: 01/01/2020
Sponsor our REDers who are challenging themselves to get active every day, their way this January.
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Start a smile (1)
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Jade Berry at the Purple Pumpkin Creative Studio will be hosting quarterly events for people to paint a small item like a tile, start or heart for someone who's having a hard time. All the proceeds will go to Suffolk Mind. -
Suffolk County Council Chairman’s Charity (5)
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We are delighted that the Chairman of the Suffolk County Council, Councillor James Finch, has chosen Suffolk Mind as his charity of the year, helping us in our aim of making Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health.
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Suffolk Food Hall (1)
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The team at the Suffolk Food Hall have chosen Suffolk Mind as one of their chosen charities of the year for 2019 and are supporting us with many events and activities throughout the year.
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TMJ (1)
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TMJ Interiors was established in 1981, and has become a leader in specialist joinery and the interior fit-out industry. We manufacture and install quality joinery for the commercial, residential and specialist sectors, and we pride ourselves on our highly skilled and dedicated team. This year, we
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