The staff and volunteers of Cornwall Mind have set themselves a Strava challenge to collectively walk/run/cycle the South West Coastal Path of 630 miles! Why are we doing this? Two very important reasons. Team building – Our merge with Restormel Mind in Bodmin is almost complete, our two local Minds have joined together to create
“A Space to Speak Your Mind is a mental health radio show and podcast made in collaboration with community radio station, Source FM, mental health charity Cornwall Mind and with support from Cornwall Rural Community Charity. Each month we create content around different topics in mental health and keep people up to date with the latest resources
Andrew Litten’s ‘Concerning the Fragile’ opens at Anima Mundi from 27th of June and previews online from 20th.The multi-media exhibition reflects the fragility of life with a succinct and inescapable relevance to the recent word crisis, unguardedly exploring complex states of our contemporary condition through a multifaceted body of work. The exhibition will be linked
Loneliness Awareness Week takes place from June 15th -19th. One of the feelings millions of us have and still are experiencing during this current coronavirus pandemic is loneliness. In our combined efforts to stay safe and save lives, our usual ways of seeing family, friends or just familiar faces have been put on pause. The
Zoom group – Write Yourself Well A six-week series of writing for wellbeing workshops, Mondays 2-4pm, starting June the 22nd We all carry a wealth of stories within us and writing is a pleasurable way of helping us to explore these and to make sense of our lives. During these two-hour online group sessions we
Fundraising for Cornwall Mind by Tom Hands “I will be running 52 miles in 48 hours for Cornwall Mind. As we are all very much aware there is a huge issue right now, how Covid-19 is affecting people’s mental health. Poor mental health has affected both myself in the past and now people very close
A huge thank you goes to the wonderful Roche Line Dancers. They raised us £106.00, we are absolutely delighted. Our manager Jon went along to meet everyone and was persuaded to give line dancing a go! Thank you so much to everyone involved, every penny stays in Cornwall to help support our local communities. The current
by Dan Cocks On the 31st of January and 1st of February 2020 I attempted Mudcrew’s Arc of Attrition, a 100 mile non-stop ultramarathon run entirely along the challenging South West Coast Path in Cornwall from Coverack to Porthtowan. Runners have 36 hours to complete the distance and the average finish rate is just 46%. It was
Volunteers’ Week takes place between the 1st – 7th June every year. It’s a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. This is a perfect opportunity to say a huge, heartfelt thank you to all our amazing volunteers here at Cornwall Mind. Our wellbeing groups
J.E.T. Set Go Joe, Emmie & Thomas Chappell ran 50k in 5 days during Mental Health Awareness Week for Cornwall Mind and absolutely smashed their £250 target! They have raised nearly £1000! Well done and thank you so much Joe, Emmie and Thomas for supporting us and showing such kindness during Mental Health Awareness Week.