Stories and case studies
This Place is Built on Cups of Kindness We are pleased to announce that our article “This Place is Built on Cups of Kindness: Ethical Care, Relational Interdependence, and the Architecture of Wellbeing at Revival, a Community Social Enterprise in Whitstable, UK” has been published in the Journal of Ethics and Social Welfare. Focusing [...]
Music is medicine for the mind: the Revival social enterprise cafe as a community model for mental health An article has been published in Mental Health and Social Inclusion (2025) 29 (7): 61–71. It explores how Revival, Mind in Bexley and East Kent’s community-led social enterprise cafe in Whitstable, supports mental health and inclusion [...]
Mind in Bexley and East Kent Annual Review 2024-25 We’re proud to launch the Mind in Bexley and East Kent Annual Review 2024–25, a year defined by community, compassion and meaningful impact. More than 7,000 residents accessed our support this year, from NHS Talking Therapies and suicide bereavement care to creative wellbeing groups, greenspaces [...]
Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards: Celebrating the Region’s Wellbeing Champions The people, organisations and initiatives delivering projects to improve mental health and wellbeing in the region were recognised at the 2025 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. Fifty-two winners and 21 champions from across Bexley, Bromley, Kent and Medway were announced at the ceremony held [...]
Revival Hosts European Social Bank Leaders: A Milestone Moment for Social Innovation This October, Revival Whitstable a Mind in Bexley and East Kent Social Enterprise had the honour of welcoming 15 senior leaders from social banks across Europe, in a visit organised by Charity Bank UK. It was more than just a meeting, it [...]
Event video - Veteran Recognition Awards 2025 Winners of the 2025 Veteran Recognition Awards Veterans celebrated for positive community impact Veterans from across the county had their community contributions celebrated at an event in Canterbury. The annual Veterans' Information Fair and Recognition Awards saw two dozen ex-military [...]
East Kent – a look back at Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 was a huge success in East Kent. With this year’s national theme centred on “Community,” local people responded in great numbers to help raise awareness and support East Kent Mind. From cafes, bakers, galleries, hotels, pubs and [...]
Katie Whitewood, Co-President of the East Kent Mind Society, and fellow Ambassadors of East Kent Mind New ambassadors meet University Vice Chancellor East Kent Mind has launched an Ambassador initiative to enlist members of the community to support its wellbeing work. The students at the University of Kent were amongst the first [...]
Revival Food & Mood featured on BBC South East Today Our wellbeing cafe and mental health hub Revival Food & Mood was featured on BBC South East Today recently as part of Whitstable Unplugged’s Digital Detox Sundays. The aim of Digital Detox Sundays is to have a once-a-month Sunday that is free from digital [...]
Mental Elf festive fun run a huge success in Canterbury Gemma Barnes from Barclays, TVs Phil Gallagher and Sheriff of Canterbury Keji Moses start Mental Elf in Canterbury East Kent Mind’s inaugural Mental Elf 5km festive family fun was a huge success with people from across Kent. In blustery conditions, the sold [...]
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