Advocacy In Wirral

Fundraising Event for AiW

Tickets are now on sale for the first of a series of fund-raising events organised to support the work of Advocacy in Wirral.

Former lead singer and songwriter for The Icicle Works, Ian McNabb will be performing on Saturday 11 September 2010 at Tallulah's Late Lounge in New Brighton, Wirral.

Tickets are available from Danielle Perkins at Advocacy in Wirral - telephone 07912 516325 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - priced at £10 each, or you can pay onthe door (subject to capacity) for £12.

Don't miss what promises to be an exciting night - get your tickets now, before they sell out!

 

Cross Mersey Swim

Advocacy CEO Chris Shaw will be jumping in at the deep end to take part in the 2010 Cross Mersey Swim!

Starting at the Echo Arena and finishing in Birkenhead, Chris will brave the cold waters to raise money for the Advocacy Physical Exercise (APEx) project.  Chris completed the swim for the first time in 2009, and is relishing the chance to do so again.

Please sponsor Chris and help us raise as much money as we can!

If you wish to make a donation,  please visit www.justgiving.com/Christopher-Shaw3

 

Eating Disorder Support Group

Reflect, the eating disorder support group, has been running for 7 weeks now and has already proven its success.

There are 7 people attending on a regular basis, all of whom have a variety of issues ranging from self-starvation to overeating and self-purging. As part of a monitoring exercise, attendees completed questionnaires after 6 weeks. Some positive comments have included:

“The group is amazing and provides inspiration”

“It’s fantastic – lovely to speak to other people in a similar position”

“The weekly meetings are very supportive”

Reflect meets every Tuesday at 4.30pm at Unit 66, Woodside Business Park, Shore Road, Birkenhead, CH41 1El

For more details, contact Michelle Paton on 0151 650 1530 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

AiW Launches Building Bridges

Building Bridges is a new Social Enterprise set up by Advocacy in Wirral to develop a new range of services built around the theme of mental health recovery.

Thanks to a grant from the Social Enterprise Investment Fund, we've been able to consult on the future work of Building Bridges, and are currently finalising a business plan.  As part of the consultation, we've commissioned four short adverts, (based around the Ways to Mental Well-being promoted by the New Economics Foundation).

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Advocacy's Founder Honoured!


Lilian Baker, founder of Advocacy in Wirral, has received an MBE in the 2010 New Year’s Honours List.

Lillian Baker MBE

Having suffered serious mental health problems herself over many years, Lilian, who lives in Bebington, felt that the practical help available to people experiencing mental health difficulties was virtually non-existent.  She founded Advocacy in Wirral in 1992 to assist people, and their carers, with practical issues such as benefits and housing advice, to help them in making as full a recovery as possible.

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