With Christmas around the corner, have you thought about ways that you can positively impact your community during this season of giving and goodwill? On the 20th December 2019, Lamp are celebrating Christmas by hosting a Christmas Knitwear Day, and we would love for you to get involved! During winter, the drop in temperature, the […]
Wow! What a night! Lamp’s Gala dinner on Wednesday evening (Nov 20th) was a wonderful celebration of kindness, the support of so many local businesses and of course 30 years of our charity. It was fantastic to be able to thank a host of businesses across the county for their support by holding a glittering […]
Getting out into nature, being close to water, and gentle exercise has been proven to be good for your mental wellbeing. So, we have collaborated with a local charity to positively impact members of the community. Canal and River Trust have linked with Lamp and Mindfulness Leicester to provide short walks along the River Soar. […]
On Thursday 10th October, we were visited by Daniel Du Heaume at the Canal and River Trust. The Canal and River Trust are a charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways. They are working with volunteers and communities across England and Wales to transform canals and rivers into spaces where […]
As a independent charity, we rely on much of our funding to come from donations and fundraising. This allows us to continue to carry out services, help and support to those local to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Our personal aim is to give those within our community the help and support they need, and so, […]
World Mental Health Day is an important day for us as a mental health charity. So we were ecstatic to be able to celebrate this important day by wearing our pyjamas to work for our #LampPJDay, in solidarity with those experiencing a mental health issue. Using this day to spread awareness of mental health within our […]
Following on from the success of our Fashion show in February, where our aim was to provide members of the community with an opportunity to get pampered to support both body positivity, and empower those participating, we partnered up with Glitterbug in September to raise money for Lamp by hosting a burlesque show! Burlesque is […]
Christmas is a fantastic time for many. It is a time that most spend with either family, friends, loved ones, neighbours or all of the above. Christmas allows many of us to celebrate, be it for traditional or religious reasons, the bonds we have with those around us. However for many, this time of the […]
Lamp have partnered up with Big Difference Company to work on a project that we hope will contribute to positively impacting mental health. Big Difference Company are a Leicester based charity, and are the brains behind the producing of the Leicester Comedy Festival. After growing in size due to the success of the festival, they […]
The Mental Health Act 1983 is the main piece of legislation that covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health issue. In October 2017 the then Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced a review of the Mental Health Act to address rising detentions, racial disparity in the use of the Act and […]
