News Archive June 2020
Mayor of Croydon Gala Dinner Change
Mind in Croydon is delighted to be one of the Mayor’s chosen charities that he is supporting in 2019/20.
Unfortunately due to COVID19 the Mayor will be unable to have his Gala Dinner.
As a result the Mayor has decided to do one last fundraiser for his chosen charities in conjunction with 4 local restaurants (Chat House; Urban Guj; Bagatti’s; and Zafran) with an opportunity for you to have a conversation with him as a final farewell.
The idea is that there will be a set menu which you can choose from (see Menu’s below) and a percentage of the proceeds will go to the Mayor’s charities. Once you have placed an order you can request a code from the restaurant which will enable you to join the Mayor for a conversation on Sunday 5th July 2020 via Zoom for 30 minutes. Slots are from 6.30pm – 8.30pm depending on the restaurant code.
How it will work:
- Place an order at your preferred restaurant mentioning ‘The Mayor’s Charity Gala Diner’ and request a code
- Receive delicious food
- Email: humayun.kabir@croydon.gov.uk with your code for a link to join him for a conversation
Zoom Timings:
Chat House: 6.30 – 7pm
Urban Guj: 7 – 7.30pm
Bagatti’s: 7.30 – 8pm
Zafran: 8 – 8.30pm
You can try a menu from these 4 restaurants multiple times. Food can be ordered anytime from now till Sunday 5th July 2020.
Mr Mayor hopes you will help him fundraise one last time and join him for a final farewell as Mayor.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 26th June 2020
Mind in Croydon Allotment
Mind in Croydon’s Allotment Plot is looking fab after some work in preparation for re-opening to the horticulture group later this year. We look forward to welcoming you! For more information on this group contact Active Minds on 020 8253 8205 or email activeminds@mindincroydon.org.uk.
More information on the service can be found here.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 26th June 2020
Carers Week Hampers
During Carers Week 8th-14th June, we acknowledged those carers known to Mind in Croydon by delivering some Pamper Hampers to people. 1.4 million people provide over 50 hours of unpaid care per week all of whom make an enormous contribution to society.
Mind in Croydon provides a Counselling service for Carers as well as a Support Service.
For further information on Carers Counselling please click here.
For further information on Carers Support please click here.
We recently uploaded information on Understanding Stress For carers , which can viewed on our Mind in Croydon YouTube page.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 15th June 2020
Happy Head Balance Ball (Online Wellbeing Workshop)
We would like to invite you to an online Balance Ball workshop that has been developed and delivered by the wonderful team at Happy Heads, a non-profit mental health early intervention and prevention organisation encouraging, educating and empowering others in promoting recovery and positive mental health.
It will be hosted by Co-directors, Ruth Moragas, Sandeep Saib & Felisha Dussard.
It is a safe place to share, process and explore the Balance Ball, especially in light of COVID-19.
Please see booklet for more information. As this is a creative workshop you will need to have some colouring pencils to hand.
The workshop will be on Wednesday 1st July and will run from 11am-2pm with a lunch break (virtual lunch is not provided!). Login details and passwords will be shared with those who have registered their interest nearer the time.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 15th June 2020
Fairfield House Food Deliveries by London Fire Brigade
8 weeks; 274 food parcels and 248 hot meals, delivered by the Fire Service. £625 raised. With a massive effort from staff and members of the Croydon Fire Service we are proud to share photos of our final food deliveries last Friday 5th June.
This initiative has now come to an end due to our partners within the Croydon Fire Service needing to resume normal duties.
We continue to work to support those people living in Croydon with mental health problems.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 10th June 2020
Reminder regarding our Addiscombe Charity Shop
Due to the government guidelines our charity shop in Addiscombe currently remains closed.
We recently had a complaint regarding items left on the pavement outside the shop. Please do not leave donations outside the door as we will not be taking them during this time.
We look forward to receiving them once the shop reopens.
In the meantime, if you would like to make a financial donation you can do so by clicking here.
Author: Cat Ayres
Posted on: 5th June 2020

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