News Archive June 2018
Suffolk Mind Trustee takes on 100-mile bike ride for charity
A trustee of Suffolk Mind is cycling 100 miles to raise money to help people with mental health difficulties.
Julian Tyndale-Biscoe is taking part in Prudential RideLondon, the greatest festival of cycling in the world. He will be setting off on 29th July 2018 on his dad’s bike to raise money for Suffolk Mind and Mind nationally. Prudential RideLondon was developed by the Mayor of London and his agencies in 2013. It’s to encourage more healthy and active travel across the capital.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 14th June 2018
Suffolk Mind Housing Project is rated outstanding
A housing project run by Suffolk Mind has been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
An inspection was carried out at Montrose House in Ipswich on 12th April 2018 where its rating was upgraded from good, after a previous inspection in 2015.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 11th June 2018
Suffolk Mind celebrates Suffolk Day with Suffolk Storytelling
Suffolk Mind is joining celebrations across the county on Suffolk Day, by hosting a free storytelling event in Ipswich.
The charity is hoping to enchant children and adults with stories of magical creatures, sword fighting princesses and the Suffolk version of Rumpelstiltskin. There will also be a special guest in the form of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, who will star in Elmer’s Big Parade Trail across Ipswich in the summer of 2019.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 8th June 2018
Suffolk Mind celebrates its volunteers
Suffolk Mind has been celebrating the hard work of its volunteers at an event in Ipswich, during national Volunteer Week.
The charity held an afternoon tea event – with scones freshly baked by chief executive, Jon Neal – at Quay Place on Monday 4th June, to reward those who give up their time to help with making Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health.
Author: Stuart Dent
Posted on: 4th June 2018
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As part of RED January, we’re encouraging people to get involved in the keepy-uppy challenge for Suffolk Mind. All you need to do is challenge yourself to do as many keepy-uppies as possible, text KEEPYUP to 70970 to donate £5 to Suffolk Mind and then nominate someone else via your social media. Our Research Coordinator, Naomi Simons nominates Craig Thompson.
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It's day 17 of RED January - you're over half way now. How are you getting on? Share your RED January activities with Active Suffolk to be in with the chance of winning a FitBit!Day 17...
Sign up to parkrun and commit to running, walking or skipping the 5km route tomorrow morning.
Discover the local park run events and register at www.parkrun.org.uk
Tag us in your RED January efforts for your chance to be entered into a prize draw where five lucky people will win a FitBit!!
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We had such a fantastic time at Clubbercise last night. A huge thank you to LP Fitness Essex for coming to Quay Place to help us move every day as part of RED January. 🤩🤗
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 (29)
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.
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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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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: 29/02/2020
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! -
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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