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Blide Blether May 6th 2024

Out & About, Orkney Rocks, DBI, Purposeful Blide


Mikeysline and Orkney Blide Trust Open Day

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⯑⯑⯑ After visiting Mikeysline last month, Orkney Blide Trust are excited to be helping with plans to bring their van and support workers up to Orkney next month. We'll keep you posted as plans get confirmed ⯑⯑⯑
Mikeysline began with four main goals,
which to this day continue to motivate all that we do.
These include:
⯑ Tackling the staggering rate of suicide in the Highlands head on
⯑ Helping those living within Highland and Island communities to combat feelings of loneliness
⯑ Offering advice and support to those struggling with thoughts of self-harm and endangerment
⯑ Providing a light in the dark for those in the depths of anxiety, fear and depression
If you need someone to talk to,
please text us via SMS at 07786 20 77 55,
through WhatsApp at 01463 729 000,
or contact us via messenger or Webchat Mikeysline
Sun-Thurs 6pm - 10pm, Fri-Sat 7pm-7am.
                                                                    It's ok not to be ok ⯑ ⯑

Monthly Activity sheet May 24


Blide Blether April 29th 2024

Anti-Stigma Arts Fund, Stromness Plays Competition, Hoy Trip


Funding received from See Me Scotland to enable another Headspace Showcase this year!

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We have been really fortunate in being chosen amongst some other very impactful projects looking to creatively tackle the stigma around mental health in Scotland this year!⯑⯑⯑
 
We are so grateful for the support of See Me Scotland through their Anti-Stigma Arts Fund and have been really excited to meet people involved with, and hear details of, the other projects.
 
We will be using the funding to put on another Headspace Showcase event to build on the success of last year's. This was an evening where members’ creative work, focused on lived experience and mental health recovery, can be celebrated and shared. Demonstrating that work towards mental health recovery can take many forms and is as unique as an individual's struggles. You can listen to our BBC Radio Orkney show with some of the highlights from last year's event here.
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To read more about the other fantastic projects that are being supported this year please follow the link below.
 


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