July 2025: Thank you from Suffolk Mind

We’d like to say a big THANK YOU to all of these fantastic businesses and individuals who have helped us raise vital funds for Suffolk Mind this month.

Ben Lane, TNFC and friends

Thank you to Ben Lane, TNFC (Thursday Night Football Club) and friends who took part in Play on the Pitch at Ipswich Town Football Club last month to mark the group’s 15 year anniversary. Ben noted that having TNFC has been great for the group’s mental health, and several players have stated that football has helped them through stress and difficulties in their lives. The team raised an incredible £355.54 at Play on the Pitch, which could fully-fund six counselling sessions for someone in need of our support. Thank you so much!

Coes

Thank you to Coes, who created a cycling challenge to raise awareness of Suffolk Mind. Members of the team took part in the challenge on Saturday 5 July, which saw them cycling between the five stores across Suffolk, a total of 151 miles! Coes also had a static bike located in its Ipswich store for staff and customers to keep ‘spinning’ throughout the day! Our CEO Jon even popped along to have a go! They managed to raise more than £1,600 for Suffolk Mind, and this amount could enable our CFYP team to take our Skill-shops for Young Minds programme into a secondary school for two groups of 10-12 students. This programme helps young people to better understand their brain and empowers them to have the skills and strategies to look after their own mental health. Thank you all so much!

Frankie Rutson

Thank you to Frankie Rutson, who completed a huge challenge for Suffolk Mind, running 60km from ONE Sixth Form to Ha’penny Pier in Harwich! Frankie raised an amazing £1,235, which could provide 23 fully-funded counselling services for people in need, or enable our CFYP team to present our Life Hacks for Young Minds for six large groups in secondary schools. Thank you Frankie!

Mahala Nicholls

Thank you to Mahala, who took part in the Orwell Challenge Half Marathon last month! Mahala smashed her target, raising £380 for Suffolk Mind. This could fund our Helpline for 15 hours or provide six fully-funded counselling sessions for someone in need. Thank you Mahala!

Nova Automotive Group

Thank you to Nova Automotive Group, who raised £884 from a raffle in aid of Suffolk Mind at their staff summer party! This amount of money could enable our CFYP team to present our Life Hacks for Young Minds assembly to two groups of students, helpling them consider specific challenges to their age group and giving them support to stay well. We hope you all had a brilliant time at your summer party and thank you so much for your support.

Vivo Clean

Thank you to Vivo Clean, who raised a fantastic £500 for Suffolk Mind at the Suffolk Show in May! This could allow our CFYP team to work with two classes of primary school children using our Sammy the Sea Squirt Movement Sessions, helping them understand the link between movement and good mental health. Thank you Vivo Clean!

Fancy fundraising yourself? There’s all sorts you can do on our events page or, if you have your own fundraising idea, get in touch with the team.