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June 4, 2021 Off

Fundraiser Ben writes about his incredible experiences taking on the Dales Divide

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Fundraiser Ben Rickaby, who is taking on six ultra-distance cycling challenges in four months, writes about his incredible experiences taking on the Dales Divide 600km cycling challenge. The first of my challenges to raise awareness and funds for Mind in Bradford began for real early on Saturday 1 May, although preparation and anticipation had been […]

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Volunteers’ Week Blog 4: Jas
June 4, 2021 Off

Volunteers’ Week Blog 4: Jas

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Jas writes about her approach to befriending and how she uses her listening skills to make a real difference. I have been a telephone befriender for just over a year. I joined just after the pandemic started and I soon realised it was really making a difference. Naturally this year has been more difficult than […]

The post Volunteers’ Week Blog 4: Jas first appeared on Mind in Bradford.

Volunteers’ Week Blog 3: Jayne
June 3, 2021 Off

Volunteers’ Week Blog 3: Jayne

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Jayne writes about her experiences befriending and how valuable it is to both her and her befriendee. My own self confidence boosted knowing I have helped a person, from befriending them on the telephone. A thank you from that person is such a great reward for me and means a lot.  I also feel I […]

The post Volunteers’ Week Blog 3: Jayne first appeared on Mind in Bradford.

Volunteers’ Week Blog 2: Aisling
June 2, 2021 Off

Volunteers’ Week Blog 2: Aisling

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Aisling writes about how volunteering benefits her clients and builds her own confidence. I began volunteering at Mind in Bradford in January 2021 as a telephone befriender. I feel that offering support in the form of listening, encouraging and showing empathy to my clients on a weekly basis over the phone has a positive effect […]

The post Volunteers’ Week Blog 2: Aisling first appeared on Mind in Bradford.

Volunteers’ Week Blog 1: Marie
June 1, 2021 Off

Volunteers’ Week Blog 1: Marie

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Marie writes about the sense of achievement that volunteering as a befriender gives her. I currently volunteer for Mind in Bradford in a befriender role.   Over the last year I began noticing how isolation was affecting people, with limited social experiences and interactions and the reduction of face-to-face support, especially within mental health. This made […]

The post Volunteers’ Week Blog 1: Marie first appeared on Mind in Bradford.

May 25, 2021 Off

Join a national outpouring of love to raise money for your NHS heroes

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Bradford Hospitals’ Charity is urging people across the districtto join the nation’s biggest tea break on 5 July and help raise money for our NHS heroes who’ve done so much to help everyone throughout the pandemic. Following a year like no other,Bradford Hospitals’ Charitywants as many people as possible to get involved in a national outpouring of love and thanks …

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May 21, 2021 Off

Amy and Marcia take on 127-mile canal trek for Bradford Hospitals’ Charity

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A grateful family whose nephew and cousin spent four months on Bradford Royal Infirmary’s neonatal unit are this summer walking the Leeds-to-Liverpool canal towpath to raise vital funds for Bradford Hospitals’ Charity. Marcia Pearson, 22, and her mum, Amy, 43, from Eccleshill, are set to trek the 127-mile route in August as a ‘thank you’ to the doctors and nurses …

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Housing First transforming the lives of homeless people
May 18, 2021 Off

Housing First transforming the lives of homeless people

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Housing First is a partnership between local charity the Bridge Project, Bradford Council and housing providers. It is based on an international model, first developed in New York that is proving successful in helping rough sleepers with complex needs turn their lives around. Rather than the traditional approach, which is often to place rough sleepers […]

The post Housing First transforming the lives of homeless people appeared first on The Bridge Project.

Merger Announcement by the Trustees of Spacious Places and The Bridge Project
May 5, 2021 Off

Merger Announcement by the Trustees of Spacious Places and The Bridge Project

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Innovative charities The Bridge Project and Spacious Places will merge with effect from 30th June 2021. The merger is the culmination of a long association between the two organisations and many months of planning. Bridge and Spacious Places share the same values, and each believe that there are many pathways to recovery and everyone’s journey […]

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