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Rochdale AFC’s Charity Match day
Rochdale AFC’s Match day is dedicated to Rochdale and District Mind
Rochdale Football Club and Rochdale AFC Community Trust are joining forces with the Rochdale and District Mind to help raise awareness among fans about mental health and the support the charity provides.
Saturday 17th April’s League One fixture against Accrington Stanley at 3pm is Dale’s Mind match day!
The match day is as part of Mind’s charity partnership with the EFL, which has seen the charity work with all 72 EFL clubs, including Rochdale AFC, to help bring a lasting legacy around mental health in football.
Players will wear Mind branded t-shirts during the warm-up, while we’ll be sharing key information across our social media channels in the run up to the fixture.
Text to donate
To help raise funds to keep our vital services running we are asking people to text ‘RDMIND’ to 70580 to donate £3. Please feel free to text as may times as you like, your donation means a great deal to us!
Win a signed Rochdale AFC Football Shirt
Rochdale AFC have kindly donated a signed football shirt to us, you can enter via a donation on our Just Giving page! Click below to enter for a chance to win this fantastic prize! The draw closes on Sunday 25th April 2021… Good Luck!
Mind’s own research shows that over half of people (56 per cent) feel that football fans find it easier to show their emotions at football matches than at any other time. Despite this Mind also knows that many fans, particularly men, are struggling in silence for fear of opening up about their mental health. This is likely to have been made all the worse by the impact of the pandemic. Mind’s most recent research found that more than half of adults and two-thirds of young people saying their mental health got worse during the first lockdown.
The charity hopes mental health-themed matchdays like this will begin to open up the conversation among football fans about their mental health, as well as raising awareness about the support Mind offers at this difficult time.
Mind’s national charity partnership with the EFL launched at the start of the 2018/19 season and has since been extended to run until the end of the 2021/22 season. Working with all 72 EFL clubs across the country it aims to:
- Raise awareness about mental health with fans, clubs and staff
- Raise funds to deliver life-changing support
- Help improve the approach to mental health in football working with other partners in the game.
Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, said:
“Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem. That could be one person in every family, hundreds of football players and many thousands of football fans. We know that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on people’s mental health, not least fans, who have been missing the camaraderie and community spirit that comes with attending match days. That’s why it’s more important than ever that we remind fans of the support available to them on their doorstep and to let them know they don’t have to face mental health problems alone.
“We are proud to be working in partnership with all 72 clubs in the EFL, as part of our charity partnership with them, to be real game-changers in the way football tackles mental health. We hope that events like our matchday with Rochdale Football Club will reach out to fans and let them know that whoever you support, Mind supports you.”
For more information about Mind’s partnership with the EFL and wider work in football visit mind.org.uk/football.
GOALS – Football for Mental Health
We’re also pleased to announce that Rochdale AFC Community Trust are launching ‘GOALS’, a new programme offering football for mental health sessions. The sessions are open to anyone who would like to benefit their mental wellbeing through socialising and engaging in physical activity. The sessions are free of charge and will take place on Tuesdays from 1.30pm–2.30pm on the Kick Pitch at the Crown Oil Arena, starting on Tuesday 20th April. If you’d like more information about this new session or would like to get involved, please contact Charlotte Griffiths, Dale’s Health and Inclusion Officer. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01706 643 836.
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 15th April 2021
World Mental Health Day 2020
10th October 2020 is World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day 2020 is the most important one yet. This year has been a tough one for us all. The months of lockdown and loss have had a huge impact on our mental health.
According to Mind’s research, with over 16,000 people, more than half of adults (60%) and over two-thirds of young people (68%) said their mental health become worse during the lockdown. We know that many have developed new mental health problems as a result of the pandemic and, for some of us, existing mental health problems have become worse.
Mental health problems can affect anyone, any day of the year, but 10th October is a great day to show your support for better mental health and start looking after your own wellbeing.
This video from mind talks about what mental health problems are
Time table of events for Saturday 10th October
SAVE THE DATE!
This World Mental Health Day we are holding our events online. Our sessions are designed to help tackle the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health and emotional wellbeing, bringing people together to feel connected and discover the benefits of practising self-care.
Throughout the day we will be broadcasting wellbeing sessions over Zoom. We are welcoming everyone to the session and you do you not need to be a current service user to join in, please use the below Zoom codes or contact us for access details.
10am – 5 ways to wellbeing (Urdu)
Meeting ID: 916 1999 4247
Passcode: WMHD
11am- Relaxation Session
[email protected] 07766 140 904 to book a place
11am – Distanced Reiki Session
[email protected] 07766 140 904 to book a place
12pm – Crafty Minds (art group)
Meeting ID: 963 7272 2669
Passcode: WMHD
1pm – Zoom Social Café
Meeting ID: 980 9702 6520
Passcode: WMHD
2pm – Help to deal with negative thinking styles
Meeting ID: 964 6509 8392
Passcode: WMHD
Promises to #DoOneThing
Life right now is unsettling for many people. Maybe you have embraced this new way of living or you may be finding it very difficult. Whatever your current situation is, it’s important more now than ever to prioritise your mental health and wellbeing.
Rochdale and District Mind invite you to join together for World Mental Health Day 2020 by sharing a #DoOneThing Promise. Let’s take this time to remind ourselves to look after our wellbeing. We will be displaying the promises on our website, these will also be printed and displayed in the window at our Wellbeing Centre on Drake Street, Rochdale for passersby to read, be inspired and join in.
How to send your promise into us…
We’d love you to get involved, please email: [email protected], text or WhatsApp: 07766 140 904 and let us know what your promise is!
Take a look at our collection of promises
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 29th September 2020
Take part in our new Strategy survey
We’ve been defining our direction…
We’re reaching out to our stakeholders by sharing our new strategy and encouraging feedback to help us plan for a positive future and ensure we’re here for the long term.
Our new strategy defines our direction as an organisation for 2020-2023, we’ve looked at where we are now and where we want to be.
Take a look at our Strategy, Organisation and Services Plans by clicking on the below three boxes:
We’d like to hear from you…
Please take part in our short, 5 questioned survey to help us hear your feedback. We would appreciate your feedback by Tuesday 28th July. We’re interested to hear from people we have and haven’t yet worked with.
UPDATE: We’d like to thank everyone who took part in our survey, we appreciate your feedback. The survey is now closed.
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 17th July 2020
Art & Creative Writing are now on Zoom
Each Monday ‘Craft Minds’ will be taking over our Social Cafes!
Our Art and Creative Writing Groups are now meeting every Monday at 1 pm on Zoom for half an hour. The group is facilitated by Myra (our art volunteer) and Alice our Wellbeing Coordinator is also online in the group to offer support.
We will be watching YouTube clips featuring exciting arts from a variety of artists.
There’ll be an opportunity to share your drawings, paintings, sculptures and creative writing that you may have done while you have been at home.
This group is informal, therefore no art lessons but we hope you will like to share hints, tips and hacks to help each other feel inspired!
There is no pressure to share your work, feel free to join us if you would just like to watch and listen. You can join on mute or without video if you wish.
We want art to be fun for all, and your input and ideas for the weekly sessions will be encouraged and included.
There’s no limit for attendance and we always welcome new members so please come and join us!
Take a look at the Art Gallery
We create a gallery each month of the wonderful creations that are sent into us from residents and group members, take a look here:
More about our Social Cafes
Each weekday we run a Social Cafe over Zoom. They are a great way to connect with others for a friendly chat. If you’d like to know more please click below
We look forward to connecting in our Social Cafe!
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 13th July 2020
Art 4 Wellbeing Gallery June
Take a look at the fantastic work produced at home throughout June
Although our groups cannot meet face to face at the moment our service users and local Rochdale residents have been creating some wonderful artwork at home.
If you would like to join our Art 4 Wellbeing Group please get in touch, we welcome newcomers to the group. Please call our Info Line on 01706 752 338 or email [email protected]
Click on the below images to see the art in more detail.
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 13th July 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week – Weekend
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is Kindness. Kindness and our mental health are deeply connected and kindness can be an antidote to isolation and create a sense of belonging. We’re sharing Kindness sessions and stories each day this week. Here’s our session for over the weekend for you to enjoy because #KindnesssMatters.
Baking for Wellbeing
Baking is good for your mental health, studies show how baking can have huge benefits for our mental health leaving you feeling calmer and happier afterwards, and some people even reported having more energy.
This article from Happiful Magazine talks about the benefits of baking for your mental health.
Happiful Magazine – Baking is good for you
Be Kind to Yourself Chocolate Cake
One of our Wellbeing Coordinators, Alison has created an indulgent chocolate cake recipe and for Mental Health Awareness Week she has called it her “be kind to yourself” chocolate cake.
She’s created two videos – mixing the cake mix and then decorating and the end result looks beautiful!
Mixing the Cake
Decorating the Cake
Have you been baking?
If you’ve been baking during lockdown we’d love to see photos of your baking creations! You can email us at [email protected] or if you’re on social media please post your photo and tag us in!
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 22nd May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week – Kindness Collection
Kindness Collection
Throughout Mental Health Awareness Week we’ve been reading so many stories of kindness within our communities. We’ve been touched by the messages that have been shared by colleagues, services users and friends about acts of kindness or tips on self-care. We’ve created a collection of the stories which we hope you enjoy reading through…
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 22nd May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week – Day 5
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is Kindness. Kindness and our mental health are deeply connected and kindness can be an antidote to isolation and create a sense of belonging. We’re sharing Kindness sessions and stories each day this week. Be sure to pop back every day to enjoy another session of self-care because #KindnesssMatters
Take some time out for yourself today and relax, it’s important to look after yourself especially during these difficult times.
Our Yoga Teacher, Sarah has shared a 5-minute breathing exercise which will help you feel grounded and relaxed.
Enjoy a relaxation session
Our partnership agency Recovery Republic (where Rochdale and Disitrict Mind offer one to one appointments and wellbeing sessions for residents of Heywood) have kindly shared their relaxation sessions from Julie Kelly.
If you experience mental health difficulties and would like to know more about what services Recovery Republic offer contact Alice Astley 07766140904.
Do you enjoy yoga and relaxation?
Due to the lockdown rules, our yoga and relaxation classes cannot meet face to face at the moment. If you have enjoyed the above videos and would like to join the classes once they are back up and running please complete our online referral form and one of our Wellbeing Coordinators will be in touch.
In the meantime, you can also look on Julie Kelly’s YouTube page for some more relaxation videos.
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 22nd May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week – Day 4
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is Kindness. Kindness and our mental health are deeply connected and kindness can be an antidote to isolation and create a sense of belonging. We’re sharing Kindness sessions and stories each day this week. Be sure to pop back every day to enjoy another session of self-care because #KindnesssMatters
Writing for wellbeing
Journalling is a great way to express how you are feeling and process your emotions. There are lots of other ways you can use words to express yourself too. Take a look at the below ideas, which one might you try today?
Create a Happiness Jar
When feeling down it can be easy to forget the good and better times. Times when you’ve succeeded in something; happy times spent with others; things that make you smile; things you’ve done to help
someone else. So remember them.
Each day, spend some time writing them down. Remember the things you have enjoyed; the things that felt like a job well done; the things that helped you feel close to someone else. After a few days, you’ll have a list of things that you can look back on.
Remember, what we think about affects how we feel. Focus on the good things and feel happier for it.
You could collect all of these and keep them in your own happiness jar to open up every now and again and help you feel good.
Writing Stories and Poems
Writing is a great way to express how you are feeling and improve your wellbeing. We have been sent some great pieces of writing that are truly inspirational, please click on the image to read their words.
Writing Music
Jake talks about his life through his music. Life’s turbulences including his experiences of mental health. Jake describes how hard it is to talk about his thoughts and feelings instead he expresses himself through his music.
Interesting fact… the voice in ‘anxiety’ that says “you ok daddy” is actually his son. Jake has adapted and shared the following 3 tracks with Rochdale & District Mind for World Mental Health Week. Thank you Jake!
You can listen to more of Jake Ellis on his soundcloud (Warning Explicit Lyrics)
Writing Riddles
Our Wellbeing Coordinator, Shagufta runs the Women’s Wellbeing Support group. They are unable to meet face to face at the moment so they have created a Whatsapp group to stay connected. Shagufta has shared the riddles they have been posting!
1. What has to be broken before you can use it?
2. What has a head and a tail but no body?
3. What goes up but never comes down?
4. What can you break even if you never pick it up or touch it?
5. What has 88 keys but can’t open a single door?
Scroll down for the answers…
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1. Answer: Egg
2. Answer: Coin
3. Answer: Your Age
4. Answer: A promise
5. Answer: A Piano
How did you get on? Maybe you could have a go at writing some riddles yourself?
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 21st May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week – Day 3
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is Kindness. Kindness and our mental health are deeply connected and kindness can be an antidote to isolation and create a sense of belonging.
We’re sharing Kindness sessions and stories each day this week. Be sure to pop back every day to enjoy another session of self-care because #KindnesssMatters
Acts of Kindness
Doing something for someone else can help us to feel good too. Do a small act of kindness for someone else, every day, and you’ll feel even better than they do. What’s more, you’ll feel better straight away. It doesn’t have to be a big thing, you can get a lift in your mood by helping someone with their work, cooking a meal or spending time with someone who needs the company.
One of our Counsellors, Sam has shared some ideas she had for kindness acts:
- Make something that reminds or inspires you about someone.
- Walk someone’s dog if they are unable to get out.
- Write someone a compliment.
- Do a bit of gardening for a neighbour.
- Keep someone company. (while social distancing)
- Make someone a gift.
There are lots more acts of kindness ideas on the below link to help with inspiration
Giving through Fundraising
We’re always amazed by the kindness that is shown by our fundraisers and we appreciate every single one.
Our current fundraiser, Joe is just over half-way to running his total of 100 miles over May to raise money for Rochdale and District Mind. You can read more about his story and help him achieve his target here…
Join in on the ‘Together in One Voice’
There’s a mass doorstep sing-a-long happening – and the whole of Greater Manchester is invited.
On Thursday 28th May, 7.30pm, Greater Manchester will fill the streets with music as local residents and famous faces come ‘Together in One Voice’ for a mass sing-a-long from their doorsteps and windows.
The event is being delivered by Social Enterprise and not-for-profits and will help profile the great work of the Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprose (VCSE) sector across Greater Manchester. This unique and ambitious event will be live-streamed for audiences as it happens and then shared with the nation in full on Sunday 31st May.
The online rehearsals to learn the songs and harmonies started from Friday 15th May and you can nominate your street to be filmed too!
Read the MEN article about the event for more information:
Author: Paula Hall
Posted on: 20th May 2020
Wellbeing Directory
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Elefriends
Elefriends is a supportive online community where you can be yourself. We all know what it’s like to struggle sometimes, but now there’s a safe place to listen, share and be heard. Find out more
Information Line
Rochdale and District Mind operate a confidential mental health telephone information line: Please telephone our freephone number 0800 107 0729 or 01706 752338 Find out more
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Rochdale AFC & Rochdale AFC Community Trust are dedicating their match day this Saturday to help us raise awareness among fans about mental health & the support we offer.
You can text to donate or for a chance to WIN a signed RAFC Shirt visit>>
www.justgiving.com/campaign/Rochdale-AFC-vs-Accrington-Stanley
#RAFC #Fundraising
April is #StressAwarenessMonth. During the lockdown, we created and distributed 2000 copies of our Wellbeing Booklet. It's full of tips and ideas to help look after your mental health and emotional wellbeing, you can take a look here >> www.rochdalemind.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wellbeing-Booklet-v8.pdf
Today is #WorldHealthDay, we're reaching out to all our Rochdale borough residents with our FREE zoom courses, starting soon, that are designed to help you look after your mental health.
For more info and to reserve your place please text, call or whatsapp Alice on 07766 140 904
We have spaces remaining on our FREE Zoom course! Starting Friday 9th April 10am-12pm for 6 weeks.
To help you start living your life to the full, please complete our short form and send it to [email protected] or call Alice on 07766140904
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April is #StressAwarenessMonth and we've got lots of ideas to help you look after your wellbeing on our website, take a look here >> www.rochdalemind.org.uk/how-we-can-help/coronavirus-support/wellbeing-ideas/
We asked some of our staff what stress means to them and how they mange those feelings. Check out some of their responses 🧡
Don't forget to check back in on 28th April for the link to our Online Stress Taster workshop!
#StressAwarenessMonth2021 #stress #thursdayvibes
If it's at least 11 weeks since your 1st #COVID19 vaccine and you've not received an invite for your 2nd, please book an appointment. Telephone 📞0300 303 0355 or email 💻 [email protected] Everyone else please wait to be contacted. https://t.co/Z3Sn9InFwd
Looking forward to cheering you all on this Saturday! Fantastic opportunity for us to team up with such a great club and raise awareness around mental health and emotional wellbeing #RAFC #VirtualMatchday
Could you be part of Mind in Greater Manchester’s ambitious future & help us support more people with mental health problems? We're looking for highly motivated individuals to become trustees on all five of our Boards, including treasurer/chair vacancies https://t.co/wQ8fbpU3gO
