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B strong U belong super fundraisers!
Strong U Belong is the brain child of Luke Elstone and a group of his friends. Luke tragically lost a close friend, Pete Davies, who committed suicide in 2012. Luke said: “The worst thing was that none of us were aware how bad things had become for Pete”. Since Pete’s death, Luke’s friends have spoken more openly about their own depression, anxiety and self-doubt.
Making connections
Bristol Community Rehabilitation Service will be holding an event on 15 February 2017 in celebration of their work to date. The occasion will be an opportunity for people who use the service and those that work for the service to come together and spend some time with each other.
New mentoring projects launch
Volunteer Services recently set up two new mentoring programmes. One is in the Community Rehabilitation Service and the other with Get Connected.
Golden Key’s peer mentors
The Golden Key Peer Mentor Team is a network of people with lived experience who support Golden Key clients.
Hope, courage and walking
The Second Step walking group decorated a tree as part of Treefest a spectacular display of Christmas trees in Bristol.
Outstanding teaching at Second Step Recovery College
One of our wellbeing and mental health trainers Nina Simmonds was given an outstanding grade in a recent teaching observation by Bristol City Council’s Learning Communities team.