Kent COG project is a finalist for a national environmental award The Kent Community Oasis Garden is a finalist in the 2023 Green Gown Awards. The project is delivered by East Kent Mind in collaboration with the University of Kent. The Green Gown Awards are a way of recognising impactful and innovative sustainability practice across [...]
Sir Terry Waite. Photo by James Gifford-Mead. Peace envoy to be VIP speaker at annual awards Sir Terry Waite will be the guest speaker at this year's Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards in October. He will help showcase the work of 30 individuals, organisations and initiatives across Kent, Bexley and Bromley that improve wellbeing. [...]
Dylan Rees with his winning trophy design Dylan's design wows award judges The design of the trophy for this year's Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards has been revealed. An illustration by Dylan Rees, 13, of The Whitstable School has been transformed into the nine inch trophy and cut out of sustainable bamboo using state-of-the-art [...]
Ramsgate art exhibitions to celebrate the life of local artist Peter A Leigh Three art exhibitions in Ramsgate are running in August to celebrate the life and work of local artist Peter A Leigh. The three concurrent events are from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th August, at Radford House, Arts in Ramsgate and Hold Creative [...]
Hornby Visitor Centre Manager Ami Britton Hornby Visitor Centre is teaming up with East Kent Mind to support frontline mental health services in the county. The popular visitor attraction and retail outlet for brands including Hornby, Scalextric, Airfix, Humbrol and Corgi has donated a stack of big box items to support the mental [...]
Kent-based accountancy firm Burgess Hodgson helped raise £6,500 for East Kent Mind through hosting a number of fundraising events throughout the year. The business has over 150 staff based in Canterbury, Kent, and works for a portfolio of clients across the UK and beyond. One of the Partners Alex [...]
Staff from across the charity Mind in East Kent supported the Wear It Blue campaign to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 15-Sunday 21 May). Mental Health Awareness Week was established in 2001 and the aim of the annual campaign is to encourage positive conversations around mental health and wellbeing. The focus of this [...]
Your chance to design awards trophy Do you have artistic flair or know someone that does? Tell them about our design competition to create the trophy that will be presented to winners of the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards in 2023. The design can be created by an adult or child - but the deadline is [...]
Mel Dawkins, AndyDavidson and Fred Pearce supporting the #WearItBlue campaign Reds go blue for Mental Health Awareness Week Three community leaders have joined forces to promote Mental Health Awareness Week. Cllr Mel Dawkins of Canterbury and Fred Pearce and Andy Davidson of Herne Bay, who were all Labour Party candidates in the elections for Canterbury [...]
Revival Food & Mood had its long-awaited official opening on Thursday 27th April, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by supporters, guest speakers and local dignitaries. The reopening of the Mind in Bexley and East Kent social enterprise café and wellbeing hub took place at its new location on the High Street in Whitstable, Kent. [...]
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