Make A Will Week (6-10 October 2025)
Make a Will Week is on 6 – 10 October and this week is about taking charge of your future, safeguarding your loved ones, and ensuring your wishes are honoured. Whether you’re starting fresh or updating an existing will, we are there to support you every step of the way.
Askews Legal LLP, has generously agreed to prepare straightforward wills in return for a donation to Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind.
Paying a suggested donation can have a powerful impact. It can go a long way to ensuring that people in Coventry and Warwickshire get the mental health support they need and deserve.
- Single Will – £135.00
- Mirror Wills – £225.00
For more information visit: https://cwwmind.org.uk/make-a-will-week-2025/
Leave a gift in your will
Leaving a will is a thoughtful way to plan for the needs of your family and loved ones. Your legacy can have a lasting impact, not only for the people that you care about but on the lives of others too. By leaving a gift to Coventry and Warwickshire Mind you really can make a difference by creating a better future for mental health.
For more information please contact Jade at jade.clarke@cwmind.org.uk
Guidance on creating a will
- What types of wills can I make?
- Pecuniary gift (also called a cash gift) – this is a fixed sum of money (for example, £500).
- Residuary gift (also known as a percentage gift) – this is a proportion of your remaining estate after all other gifts have been paid out (for example. 5%).
- Specific gift is a nominated object for example a piece of artwork, a collection of coins or an antique.
- Useful wording when writing a will?
- Pecuniary gift (cash example) – I give £500 to Coventry and Warwickshire Mind (registered charity number 1003688) Wellington Garden’s, Windsor Street, Coventry, CV1 3BT to be applied for its general purposes. I declare that the receipt of the finance director or appropriate officer shall be a complete discharge to my trustees.
- Residuary gift (percentage example) – I give 5% of my residuary estate to Coventry and Warwickshire Mind (registered charity number 1003688) Wellington Garden’s, Windsor Street, Coventry, CV1 3BT to be applied for its general purposes. I declare that the receipt of the finance director or appropriate officer shall be a complete discharge to my trustees.
- I am a family member, solicitor, or executor dealing with a person’s estate, who can I contact at Coventry and Warwickshire Mind?
Legacy story: Coopers Lodge
Mr Cooper’s Legacy to Coventry MIND.
In 1996, Mr Cooper left Coventry MIND (now known as Coventry and Warwickshire Mind) a legacy donation.
Mr Cooper was part of the original group of individuals who established the organisation and worked in the finance department at Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry. Despite losing contact with the charity since his initial involvement, he decided that he wanted to leave an amount of money to continue to support the work we do.
His estate was split between four charities, including Coventry MIND, with each receiving in the region of £140,000.
There were no stipulations as to how the legacy should be spent. We were able to put a case forward to the Board of Trustees. Our day centre had previously operated from Queen’s Road Baptist Church for many years. This location had become unsuitable for the needs of the service and there were some issues in relation to the building meeting new requirements and other guidelines. So, the Board of Trustees took a decision to search for a suitable building and 61 St Nicholas Street was found. The site had been a family home combined with a Doctors’ Surgery.
The new building was purchased in 1997 and the Board of Trustees committed to spending the equivalent amount as the purchase on refurbishing the building to bring it up to the standards required to operate as a day centre. Without the legacy donation from Mr Cooper, it is very unlikely that we would have purchased 61 St Nicholas Street. The building was named Coopers Lodge in his memory.
Coppers Lodge has housed many projects over the years. Initially, it was home to our re-housed day centre. Share and Amber, providing stress and anxiety management courses in community settings, was also co-ordinated from the building. This then became part of day services with peer support groups, one-to-one support sessions and the Befriending Service. It has also been home to the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy, Mums in Mind and the Counselling Service, along with a continuation of the one-to-one Pathfinder navigation sessions.
In addition, the advantage of having our own building means we have been able to hold out-of-hours activities. Over the years, this has been used to provide a training venue, home for a women’s only support group called Women In Mind (WIM), events for the Children and Young People’s Service and much more. To date, we have supported over 40,000 people accessing services at Coopers Lodge and this is growing.