As many of you will be aware, our Recovery & Support service will be closing by the end of September, due to a lack of funding. Please see the full statement on the service closure here to understand more. 

Recovery & Support provided a variety of groups and activities across Calderdale, developed and run by the R&S staff team and co-produced with volunteers and service users as much as possible. Some of these groups had reached a stage at which Healthy Minds volunteers were leading the regular sessions. We have been looking at ways that some of these groups would be able to be delivered by volunteers, supported by Healthy Minds, beyond the closure of R&S. 

Without Recovery & Support, our capacity and resources are limited, but thanks to our fantastic volunteers who have stepped up, we will have some groups and activities happening from September. 

We want to make it clear that this is not a continuation of the Recovery & Support service. As it will be volunteer-led, some things might be a bit different. We are confident our volunteers will provide opportunities for people to come together, share stories, create networks and support each other.   

Volunteers will be supported by staff from across Healthy Minds, including Safespace and our Volunteer Manager, and we are hopeful that as we move through this difficult period new possibilities may emerge over time.

More details will be sent out in October. 

Join us for a special afternoon as we celebrate our shared experiences with our Upper Calder Valley Recovery & Support team over the years.

Come along and enjoy feel-good activities, refreshments and an inclusive Open Mic of song and spoken word.

2 - 5pm, Sunday 25 September

The Old Sorting Office, Rise Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7AA

Are you interested in sharing your creativity at our Open Mic?

We'd love to hear from you!

To be involved please contact Sam:
07845 014 928
samantha@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk

Accessibility is important to us and we always aim to use accessible venues where possible. If you're attending and have any accessibility requirements please contact Sam to discuss.

Lots of us are feeling worried about the rising cost of living at the moment. With energy prices rising, many people will be struggling to afford basic services, having a big impact on our mental health.

We are here to support people through it however we can. Whether you need a comforting chat with someone who understands, or help being connected to another service, please reach out, we are still here.

We hope you find our 'Coping with the cost of living' article useful, sharing information including what financial support is available and other helpful links.

We will continually add to the page, so if you know of any relevant information or links others would find useful, please let us know and we can add them.

Nikki and Kath Go Above and Beyond

Kerchelle goes 50 miles for Healthy Minds

In just 31 days, Healthy Minds fundraiser Kerchelle managed to walk 50 miles in Todmorden and the surrounding area.

Such an achievement and all to raise funds for Healthy Minds!

If you would like to show your support to Kerchelle and her brave challenge then you can still visit her JustGiving page.

Are you feeling inspired?

Fancy Fundraising for Healthy Minds?

We’d love to hear from you and your ideas!

Our amazing fundraisers are so important and we so appreciate their support.

We want to make it easy for everyone to fundraise for Healthy Minds. Look out for our new fundraising tool kit in the next few months. It will feature on our website and will give you all the tools you need to organise your very own fundraiser.

See you at the finish line!

And we’re off! Just a few weeks to go before the big day: the Virtual London Marathon 2022, our 'Marathon for Mental Health'.

We are lucky to have 12 amazing participants willing to step up to the challenge and walk or run 26.2 miles for Healthy Minds.

Already they have raised £800 and that’s just for starters. Combined, they plan to raise loads more. What heroes.

The fabulous people from Halifax Woolshops have also been super supportive. They have given us space in the pedestrianised area to hold our Marathon for Mental Health Finish Line.

It’ll be displayed there from Wednesday 28 September, come down and take a look!

Join in the celebrations. There will be party food, cake and music at our finish line on marathon day - Sunday 2 October.

And finally, a shout out to local businesses!

Our beautiful finish line will be decorated in ribbons.

This year, local businesses can get involved by having their very own branded ribbon attached to the finish line. It will be seen by hundreds of shoppers visiting Woolshops over the five days it is on display.

For their generous sponsorship of £50 we will have a ribbon printed for them personalised with their own choice of words.

Please help Healthy Minds and spread the word!

Well, it has been a hectic summer holidays here at Time Out and we've loved every minute of it!