Following the recent review on global mental health held at the UK Parliament by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Health and APPG on Mental Health, a new report was launched on 26th November 2014 titled ‘Mental Health for Sustainable Development’. The review was Chaired by Lord Nigel Crisp and James Morris MP, with […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Jamie’s Fund and you may notice some changes to our website recently. Hugh Burgess, who you will recognise as one of Jamie’s Fund Trustees, has been working very hard behind the scenes to improve our new website so it looks even better and is easier to […]
Jamie’s Fund are delighted to have been chosen by Chester University as one of its key charities as the University celebrates its 175th Anniversary. We are very much looking forward to working with the University to raise funds and help them celebrate this historic year! We would like to thank the University for their support […]
I was interested this week to read about the work East London NHS Foundation are undertaking in Butabika in Uganda with Psychiatric Clinical Officers. They are also working in partnership with the government psychaitric hospitals in many other aspects of mental health care which is similar to the work Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation […]
This is my first post on the website as Chief Executive of Jamie’s Fund even though I have been working with the Trustees since April. It has been a busy 6 months but you may wonder what has been going on! There has been a lot of work ‘behind the scenes’ by the Trustees and […]
Four local lads have celebrated the completion of an epic bike ride in support of Jamie’s Fund a locally registered charity. The boys cycled 986 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in just 10 days. On Saturday 26th July supporters gathered to congratulate Jim Devaney, Brian Devaney, Mark Devaney and Dave Griffiths at the […]
A new cookery book has been published to raise money for Jamie’s Fund and Challenging Stigma (Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust Charity). It has a fun assortment of recipes from different parts of the world. They range from starters to desserts and cakes, including a selection of vegetarian options. Many of the recipes are […]
We have over 1000 photos of the launch event on our Flickr account. There may well be good photos of you, particularly if you did the abseil. They are in two sets “The Launch of Jamie’s fund” are the photos taken from the top of the tower, mainly but not exclusively of the abseilers. “The […]
28th Sept. 2013 Halkyn, Flintshire It was a lovely sunny autumn day and over 60 people abseiled down St. Mary’s church steeple. The team from Rock & Ice who organised the abseil, were reassuring and encouraging, helping everyone find the courage to step over the parapet and slide down the rope. Hugh, the vicar, was […]
The trustees were greatly encouraged to receive this letter from the management team at Kisiizi valuing our support and partnership. They appreciate the prospect of the new developments our support will make possible.