Lamp has won two awards at the annual Leicestershire Community Champion Awards, run by the Furnley House Foundation. Lamp Trustee, Minakshee Patel won in the ‘Trustee of the Year’ category with Finance Manager, Wayne Farmer winning the ‘Charity Employee of the Year’. Emily Coates, Lamp’s Head of Advocacy, was also a finalist in the Charity […]
On 7th February 2024 we will be offering you a night of laughs at the wonderful Belmont Hotel, as part of Leicester Comedy Festival. Hosted by comedy genius Patrick Monahan, this multi-bill night will prove once and for all, laughter really is the best medicine! Tickets are £12 and are available to buy here.
On 29 November we will be hosting a charity pool tournament at Club 147 in Leicester, sponsored by Jay Parmar of Paradigm Wills and Legal Services. All proceeds will go to Lamp, with the funds supporting vital advocacy services for vulnerable people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We’re looking for players to participate – whether […]
Come join us at The Exchange Bar, 50 Rutland Street, on the 11th of December at 6pm for our Winter Open Mic Night. All proceeds go towards the wonderful work of the Lamp advocates as they provide support to people in Leicestershire who are facing mental health challenges. Whether you’re a poet, storyteller, or musician […]
On Saturday 2nd December the Big Strong Leicester Boys will be hosting ‘The Big Strong Leicester Quiz’ at St Martins House Conference Centre, in aid of Lamp. Tickets cost £8 and can be purchased here.
Lamp has been awarded the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM) from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi). The QPM is the UK’s only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy; an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives. To […]
Each year Leicester law firm Nelsons supports three charities local to its offices in Leicester, Derby and Nottingham, and this year, employees at the Leicester office, based in Provincial House on New Walk, chose Lamp. Stewart Vandermark, chief executive at Nelsons, said: “40 years ago this year, Nelsons had just been founded and was a […]
Postcode Places Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Our organisation received £25,000 from the Trust to help diversify our income and enable us to become more sustainable in supporting our much-needed advocacy services longer term. Wayne Farmer, Finance Manager at Lamp said: “We are so incredibly grateful […]
Client demand has significantly increased over the last six months and client needs have become even more complex. In addition, other services have longer waiting lists which impact our ability to advocate efficiently due to a lag in appointments from NHS clinics and services. The Lamp advocacy team was operating on an urgent priority basis. […]
Employees from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Coalville recently took part in a ten-mile hike in the Peak District in aid of the Lamp mental health charity and were guided by a team from the Leg Up Project. Lamp supports people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland with advocacy services to help them access mental […]
