What's on

Do you Enjoy Spending Time with People?

Are you interested in spending a couple of hours a week supporting someone who is feeling isolated?

Starting in June, West Essex Mind will be running courses in both Loughton & Saffron Walden that can provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to Befriend someone who is experiencing problems with their mental health.

Befriending someone can be an extremely rewarding experience and is a way in which you can make a really positive impact on someone's life. Click here to see our poster.

If you are interested in finding out more we would be very pleased to hear from you:

Call Kate on: 07792 096103, or e-mail: befriending@westessexmind.org.uk

 

Deb's London Marathon

Deb Butler, dressed as The Mad Hatter, completed this year's London Marathon in a time of 6 hours 12 minutes! Fantastic!

Even with a persistent hip injury, Deb walked and part-ran the distance, with friends also dressed in The Wonderland Theme as Alice and Rabbit. See the photos on our Photo Gallery and the Flickr gallery at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dublet/6962710972/

As a long-term sufferer of depression, Deb has raised a great deal of money for Mind, helping to raise awareness and understanding of this debilitating and lonely condition and to help Mind provide support for sufferers. Deb is now collecting all the much-appreciated donations and the grand total raised will be announced soon! You can still donate on Deb's link page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DebButlerTheLoonyOne

Afterwards Deb commented: 'Thanking you kindly for all your support! The time would have been quicker, but I stopped in total for about 20-25 minutes on the route as people kept wanting photos and chats, high-fiving everyone on route, a tea party with champagne at mile 17 with my running friends, and a long queue for a toilet stop half way.

‘The day was amazing, the mad hatter costume was a huge hit, people were cheering and high-fiving me as soon as they saw me, and as we approached the finish line, about 400 metres away the commentator spotted my costume and they filmed us for the whole way to the finish, and we were up on the big screens :) He kept saying it was the best costume he'd seen all day. It was the best tea party I've ever had :)'

WELL DONE DEB!

 

Health in Mind

Coming soon at The Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow: Find out how a healthy lifestyle and taking exercise can really improve your physical and mental health. Come in comfortable clothes and try out some new ways to exercise.

Refreshments and healthy snacks available!

The event on April 24th was postponed. A new date will be announced shortly.

For more info call Lois on 07854 732475

 

Opening Day photos

Photos from our new WEllbeing Centre Opening Day on March 12th are now on the Photo Gallery.

 

Photo Competition

The £10 first prize was won by Roger Pope for picture number 3 in the gallery, a view of Salisbury cathedral. Runners up were number 4 of Dublin Fountains, also by Roger and number 20, Snow 2012, by Ali Rawcliffe. Well done to Roger and thanks to all who entered. These three photos are on display in our WEllbeing Centre.

 

Would you like to buy a PC?

If you would like to buy a PC and are on benefits you might be eligible to get a fully refurbished PC for £92. You can also get 1 month's introductory mobile broadband for £10. Check out getonlineathome.org, pcxuk.com or ecycleonline.co.uk, or ask your bridge builder for more details.

 

Volunteer Administrator Are you interested in helping us for a few hours a week with some administration work? We need a volunteer to work in our Great Dunmow office. If you are interested or would like more information about this please contact Emma Gell at egell@westessexmind.org.uk or on 07854 793314.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Switchover

Television is going digital all over the UK and the old signal will be switched off soon. If you think you need some support or would like more information there is a help scheme available. Please call 0800 40 85900 which is free, or email info@helpscheme.co.uk or visit www.helpscheme.co.uk.

Smoke alarms and home fire safety check

Did you know that Essex County Fire and Rescue Service can come to your home and can carry out a home fire safety check and fit smoke alarms for free?
If you are interested in this please let a member of staff know. 

 

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