Comics help raise thousands at Suffolk Mind’s first-ever comedy night

Suffolk Mind hosted its inaugural Stand Up For Mental Health night at Seckford Hall on Thursday, June 26 – with guests treated to a host of national and local comics alongside a Greek street food feast.

The night was headlined by Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo regular Angela Barnes, with support from fellow stand-ups Shazia Mirza, John Mann and local MC Louie Green.

In total, comedy lovers raised £2,000 – enough to fund our Helpline for two weeks or provide 40 counselling sessions.

Our Corporate Partnerships Manager Henry Tapp said: “Our first-ever comedy night was a roaring success and yet another example of how you really can put the ‘fun’ in fundraising.

“The comics had us all in roars of laughter throughout, with Angela opening the show on a high with her renowned and hilarious way of spinning a yarn.

“The amount we have raised will make a real difference in supporting our mission of making the county the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health.

“A huge thanks goes to Louie and the team at Glass Eye Comedy for helping us put on the night, alongside our incredible sponsors MSC, Greenscape Energy, Hudson Group, Bates Wells & Braithwate, Pound Gates, Pitkin & Ruddock, and TMJ Interiors.”

Further fundraising events planned for us this year include our annual Colour Rush in October, while runners will also be working up a sweat to raise money at the Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon in September.