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Cooking up connections: residents enjoy ‘around the world’ barbecue
Residents from St Clair Gardens and Harry Salt House cooked up a feast and enjoyed an 'around the world' barbecue in the sun. Staff and residents prepared dishes from various countries to share, learning about different ingredients, countries and cultures. Everyone...
Where history meets hope: charities come together at Coventry Cathedral
On Thursday 29 August, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind were 'sent to Coventry' Cathedral to take part in a community charity day celebrating the Cathedral's first anniversary of becoming a charity. With lots of local charities including Myton Hospice, Cats Protection...
Taking Pride in supporting our community
Dee, Jackie, and Rachael, along with our fundraising ambassadors Emily, Paul, and Charlotte, attended the Coventry Pride celebration in Fargo Village. This was the first major Pride event in Coventry since before the lockdown. We were also joined by our friends from...
Special tribute for young Coventry rugby player
A memorial fundraising charity day was held on 20 July for a young man from Coventry who sadly took his own life in 2023. The day was celebrating the life of Shai, a popular and much-loved member of Pinley RFC Coventry. Organisers Lorisa and Natasha, friends of the...
FarGo Village hosted the Oxford Beard Festival on 27 July, raising £250 for Coventry and Warwickshire Mind.
The event saw crowds of men, women, and children competing for prizes using their beards. This year's theme was ‘Strong Man,’ with competitions including weight lifting and pulling objects with beards or moustaches. Sue Higgins and her daughter Faith King organized...
From rain to shine: an end-of-year BBQ bash!
Staff, volunteers and service users from our Vibes autism youth groups celebrated the end of the school year with a BBQ! Sabrina, Service Manager, said, 'After Monday's rain turned our BBQ into an indoor event, Tuesday's weather allowed one of our autism youth groups...
Have you accessed crisis mental health care through NHS 111?
NHS England would like to hear from people who have accessed crisis mental health care services through the NHS 111 ‘select mental health option’ service. They have published a survey to gather feedback on how people are finding the service and the quality of support...
Cheers to wellness: mental health support at The Yard
It's Saturday night and you're 'out out' for a good time. You arrive at The Yard ready for a boogie and spot the last thing you expect to see next to the dancefloor – someone offering mental health support. That's what Dee, Peer Support Team Leader, was doing on...
Dazzling amount raised at our Summer Masquerade Ball
A huge thank you to everyone who attended and performed at our Summer Masquerade Ball. We are delighted to announce that we raised over £2,000. This will help fund our 20+ vital services within Coventry and Warwickshire.
Coventry’s domestic abuse partners meet to develop services
On Tuesday 9 July, domestic abuse partners in Coventry met at One Friargate to discuss how services can be developed and shaped to support survivors of domestic abuse and professionals working in Coventry. Coventry and Warwickshire Mind's Space 2 Thrive service would...
Godiva Festival fun: celebrating mental health and community!
On Saturday, 6th July, we attended the Godiva Festival with a stall in the family field. After a very rainy start, the sun came out and the crowds arrived. In just a few hours, we saw around 200 people! We had plenty of merchandise to give out, and we made stress...
Festival of Culture and Diversity
On Wednesday 3 July, residents, staff and service users from Harry Salt House, St Clair Gardens and our outreach service met to celebrate a Festival of Culture and Diversity. During the day, there were insightful talks from our partners, including P3 Charity, Sky...