Hari Budha Magar: Photo credit Abiral Rai Disability champion will speak at wellbeing awards Double amputee Hari Budha Magar will be one of the VIP speakers at the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. The Gurkha veteran, who lost both his legs above the knee to an IED in Afghanistan in 2010, is now [...]
Veterans honoured for community support Ex-military from across East Kent gathered in Canterbury for the inaugural Veterans Recognition Awards. A dozen former servicemen and women from Thanet and the Canterbury district were praised for their support of fellow veterans and the wider community at an event staged by East Kent Mind. The mental health [...]
East Kent Mind School Ambassador Project - launches in Margate Our new East Kent Mind School Ambassador Project worked with its first school recently. The Project has been set up to help Primary Schools provide their children with the skills to help each other with their mental health. Lynne Hallowell, Training and Volunteer Lead, [...]
Award trophies roll off production line Two designers have seen their creations turned into trophies for the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. The Kent-wide competition invited students to create a trophy to present to the 50 winning initiatives and organisations judged to deliver best practiuce in the fields of wellbeing or mental health. Such [...]
Try something new this summer from our Activities Programme Our new July to September Wellbeing Activities Programme is out now and packed full of courses, groups and workshops designed to improve mental health and wellbeing. Whether you’re interested in joining the Creative Art Group, Music for Fun, trying Pilates, Tai Chi or Yoga, or prefer [...]
Recognizing the dedication of veterans Ex-military who support the community will be recognised at the first Veteran Recognition Awards. The awards will be staged at the start of a veterans information fair with stands from organisations who provide support to the ex-military community, reservists and adult family members. Alongside this will be a refreshment stand [...]
Illustrations picked to celebrate awards night A design competition to create the trophy for the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards has picked two illustrations as its winners for 2024. A three dimensional design created by Niamh Bates, 17, of Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Faversham has been selected as the overall winner to present to the [...]
Revival Fundraiser Friday 21st June 7 pm Onwards Revival, 58 High Street Whitstable CT5 1BB
Stonelees Golf Centre Open Day raised over 3k for East Kent Mind We would like to offer our thanks to the staff and golfers at Stonelees Golf Centre near Ramsgate, after their Open Day raised over £3,060 for East Kent Mind. The Open Day took place on Saturday 25th May and was to celebrate [...]
Ex-military treated to VIP visit to major attraction East Kent Mind's veterans project was given an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the One:One Collection to see how progress of this planned visitor attraction is developing. Two dozen ex-military, reservists and adult family members from Canterbury, Ramsgate and Birchington joined the visit, which was led by [...]
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