Leicester musicians and spoken word performers will use their ‘Gift of the gab’ to raise awareness and funds for Leicestershire-based mental health charity, Lamp, at an event at The Y Theatre later this month. Led by Leicester musician Kiz and creative agency Rock Kitchen Harris (RKH), the group will come together on Saturday 28th January […]
Mental health volunteers to be at two sessions in January and February 2023, aimed at anyone who cannot afford to stay warm in their homes this winter Lamp, the Leicester-based mental health advocacy charity, will be at two of the Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-operative Housing Association (BNCHA) Warm Space sessions to provide mental health advice and […]
Lamp, the Leicester-based mental health advocacy charity, has welcomed the news that Lamp Business Club members, Greg Hollingsworth and Pete Martin, along with former Lamp trustee, Dave Green, will be taking on an A-Z Parkrun fundraiser in 2023. The challenge will see Dave (a retired Service Delivery Manager), Greg (Director of Hollingsworths Solicitors) and Pete […]
Lamp’s latest Business Club meeting took place in December at Winstanley House in Leicester. We were joined by around 50 representatives from our Business Club network. The event was kicked off by Sarah Higgins, vice chair of the Business Club who welcomed guests and outlined how we could take the learnings and best practices from […]
Lamp, the Leicester-based mental health advocacy charity, is set to benefit from this year’s Winter Gardens fundraising campaign. The campaign, dubbed ‘Communitrees’, is calling for people to come along and collect baubles to decorate wooden pallets in the shape of Christmas trees, around the Clarendon Park neighbourhood of Leicester. Lamp is one of 12 local […]
Lamp, the Leicester-based mental health advocacy charity, has made four new appointments that cover roles in community mental health advocacy, fundraising, and information and advice support. The appointments of Kirsten Davies, Eleanor Spirrett, Aideen Newman, and Abigail Proctor will strengthen the Lamp team and help the charity to broaden the delivery of its community-based mental […]
The Knighton Christmas Tree Festival committee has selected Lamp as its charity of the year for its Christmas Tree Festival which will take place from 3-4 December at St Mary’s Church in Brinsmead Road, Leicester. A former user of the Lamp’s mental health advocacy services brought the charity to the committee’s attention when they realised […]
Jack Radford, a student at Gartree High School in Oadby, has won the Young Fundraiser of the Year award in the Leicestershire Community Champion Awards. The award recognises those under the age of 18 who have raised a significant amount for charity or have used an innovative way to fundraise, raise awareness and inspire the […]
Lamp has been shortlisted in the Problem Solving category for this year’s For the People Awards. The award celebrates an individual or organisation that has overcome an obstacle or a challenge in an innovative and optimistic way. The winner will be decided by a public vote. Lamp needs your vote to increase its chances of […]
Gartree High School in Oadby, Leicestershire, has supported Lamp, the Leicester-based mental health charity with successful fundraising initiatives in 2022. Jack Radford, one of the school’s students, has been announced as a finalist in the Young Fundraiser of the Year category in the upcoming Leicestershire Community Champion Awards, after he raised over £1,500 for Lamp […]
