Thunderbirds – sorry, I mean 5 Quid for Life – are go!
TODAY IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE, at long last, to present a summary of 5 Quid for Life’s inaugural meeting, held courtesy of Paula Ann Walker in the delightfully rural surroundings of Woodbridge,...
View ArticleIt isn’t suicide: it’s murder
BBC News, 01/06/2011: Campaigners warn over incapacity benefit changes THE BBC NEWS have now picked up on the risk of suicide by those suffering from mental illness as they face the trauma of changes...
View Article5 Quid for Life Fundraising Rock Night! (Plus Various Mental Health Articles)
EDIT: After all the fanfare below, on Facebook and Twitter, unfortunately the fundraiser has hit a rather serious snag; we can’t run it on the date organised. Unfortunately the venue accidentally...
View ArticleChallenges and Changes
MY APOLOGIES, first of all, for the long gap between posts: life, as they say, and life’s challenges don’t go away, as we all know only too well. Last month — on October 15th, to be precise, exactly...
View ArticleThey said it couldn’t be done: Sam Jenkin reports further on our last 5 Quid...
MadUp#2 Update, 12/1/2011 Unfortunately the date originally proposed for our next meeting and a meetup with you, our friends and supporters, hasn’t proved viable. We are now looking at Saturday Feb...
View Article5 Quid for Life’s New Year Message to David Cameron: If Britain is heading in...
David Cameron’s 2013 New Year message: Britain is headed in the right direction BRITAIN, so David Cameron tells us in his New Year message, is “heading in the right direction”: We are still dealing...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Breaking the Fall: 5 Quid for Life makes first Mental Health...
5 Quid for Life Press Release 14/6/2013: Breaking the Fall (pdf, 2 pages A4, 82kb) Press Release For immediate release, 14/6/2013 Breaking the Fall 5 QUID FOR LIFE passed an important milestone this...
View ArticleMental health emergencies: a GP’s assessment
Mental health emergencies are the most frightening and time consuming I experience as a GP… Mental health emergencies are the most frightening and time consuming I experience as a GP. Not because I...
View ArticleNews Update: where we are now and where do we go from here?
FIRST, MY APOLOGIES for the long silence: I’m aware that this update is long overdue; and second, my thanks to all our loyal supporters, without whom 5 Quid for Life simply would not exist. 1. Farewell...
View ArticleA significant milestone: £1,000 given away
A significant milestone: £1,000 given away AS POSTED on our facebook page this morning: This week @5QuidForLife we passed a significant milestone: we’ve now given away £1,000. That’s 5 people who have...
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