Leeds Mind

Mindful Employer Leeds: Workplace Wellbeing in Hospitality
2023-04-17 17:45 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Belgrave Music Hall, 1-1a Cross Belgrave Street, Leeds, LS2 8JP
An event brought to you by Leeds Mindful Employer Network.
Are you a local hospitality business owner, manager or HR representative?
Then this event is for you! Come along to:

Hear a panel discussion on top tips for staff wellbeing and mental health in hospitality, with opportunity for Q&A
Hear experiences of the pandemic and cost of living crisis from other local hospitality businesses (big and small)
Network and share ideas about best practice with other local hospitality employers
Learn about the free resources and support available to help you on your mental wellbeing at work journey

We are pleased to welcome Tom Riordan, CEO of Leeds City Council to open the event.
The event is FREE and open to all local employers. Register via Eventbrite link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workplace-wellbeing-in-hospitality-a-leeds-mindful-employer-network-event-registration-566266988807?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Got questions? Please contact mindfulemployer@leedsmind.org.uk

Mindful Employer Leeds: Using Mindwell as a tool to support staff wellbeing
2023-03-30 11:30 - 13:30 | Online
A virtual event brought to you by Leeds Mindful Employer Network.
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to learn how to use Mindwell to support staff mental health and wellbeing in your workplace.
Come along to:

Have a tour of the Mindwell website and the Mindwell at work guide
Gain tips on how to easily access the information you need to support staff
Develop your confidence in signposting support
Network and share ideas with other local employers

The event is FREE and open to all local employers. Register via Eventbrite link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-effectively-use-mindwell-as-a-tool-to-support-staff-wellbeing-tickets-540901108777?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Got questions? Please contact mindfulemployer@leedsmind.org.uk

Get Together Through Gaming 2023
2023-03-24 - 2023-03-26 | West Yorkshire
Leeds Mind have teamed up with creative studio, Few and Far, to bring you a brand new gaming event!
Grab your headset and join us for a weekend of gaming and streaming, all to raise money for mental health services in Leeds and West Yorkshire! If you’re a gamer or creator, why not do a sponsored streaming session for your friends and followers?
As we all know, one way to help look after our wellbeing is to feel part of a community, be that online or in person. That’s why we’d love to invite you to get your community together for a feel-good weekend of unwinding together.
How does it work?
Choose your favorite video game, set your marathon target time and invite your pals and followers to watch and sponsor you! Scroll down to register now and get more information, plus support with your stream 🙂
If you sign up to Get Together Through Gaming you’ll receive:

Digital resource pack with various Leeds Mind branded graphics
Leeds Mind branded t-shirt
Fundraising support before, during and after the event
The wonderful feeling that you are helping to support people with mental health difficulties (priceless!)

We can’t wait to hear what games you’re going to play!
Scroll down to sign up today!
Follow us and tune in to the Leeds Mind Live Stream on 24th March on Twitch!
You can donate to this campaign here – Streamlabs Charity | Charity Livestream for Good
or here https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/GTTG23

Multicoloured Monday 2023
2023-01-16 | Work, School, Home, Everywhere!
We’ve all heard of ‘Blue Monday’, but we’re here to to debunk the myth and stand together to say that a good or bad day can happen at any time – and that’s okay!
The third Monday of January if often referred to as ‘the hardest day of the year’, but we at Leeds Mind know that this is a myth! So, we like to mark the day in a different, slightly more vibrant way – Multicoloured Monday!
So why not join us and fill your day with colour, however you spend it?

Wear your brightest outfit and share a selfie. Be that to work, to the gym or just being at home – show us your colours!
Have a bake-sale at work or school to raise funds AND awareness for Leeds Mind. Who doesn’t love rainbow sprinkles?
If your furry friend is happy to play dress-up, grab their favourite brightly coloured costume and share it with the world
Rainbow Raffle anyone? Get 7 prizes to represent the 7 colours of the rainbow and see how much money you can raise selling tickets to win!
Liven up your Zoom meetings – either by wearing bright clothes or using the virtual background feature and filling it with colour! Take a screenshot and share it with us
Post a pic that features your favourite colour or your favourite colourful object and tag friends to join in too

However you choose to brighten up your day, let’s flood social media with colour and help make mental health everyone’s business! Remember to tag Leeds Mind and use #MulticolouredMonday.
To support the work we do in providing vital support to people in and around Leeds with mental health difficulties please visit our Multicoloured Monday campaign page:
www.justgiving.com/campaign/mcm2023
Thank you!

Leeds Mind Firewalk 2022 - 3rd November 2022
2022-11-03 17:00 - 21:00 | victoria gardens, Victoria Gardens, outside Leeds Art Gallery
We have partnered with Mind in Bradford to bring you a fiery night of fun!
Join us in Victoria Gardens, outside Leeds Art Gallery, for a memorable experience where you put mind over matter and walk barefoot across a bed of red-hot embers!
Event participants arrive from 5:30pm, with training commencing at 6pm. Training is provided from one of the UK’s leading firewalk companies, and will last around an hour.
The fire is lit and participants will step-up to face the firewalk challenge one-by-one!
This is more of a mental challenge than a physical one, and a fantastic way to demonstrate the power of mental resilience.
Listen to Myriam, our Fundraising Team Leader, telling us about her experience of taking part in a firewalk and explaining why you should join us!

The registration fee for this event is £15, and there is an indicative* fundraising target of £150.
Open to ages 12 and over (parents or guardians permission is required for under 16 years of age)
As a participant, you will receive:

Training from UK Firewalk
Certificate upon completion of the challenge
A Leeds Mind t-shirt
Help and support through your fundraising journey from one of our expert fundraisers

Buy your tickets below 🙂
Firewalk 2022 – Terms and Conditions
Our event is sponsored by:

Yorkshire Marathon - 16th October 2022
2022-10-16 - 2022-10-17 | University of York
Looking for a challenge? Well look no further… the Yorkshire Marathon has it all!! Take in iconic sights such as the York Minster, not to mention the stunning scenery. This is really Yorkshires finest running event and we’d love for you to join Team Leeds Mind in October 2022
(Circular route, starting at finishing at the University of York, YO10 5DD)
Entry Fee: reduced from £40 to just £20
Sponsorship Target: raise what you can!
Runners – In return for joining Team Leeds Mind you will be rewarded with:

Complimentary running top
Fundraising support before, during and after the race
The wonderful feeling that you are helping to support people in Leeds with mental health difficulties (priceless)

Terms and Conditions – Yorkshire Marathon 2022

Leeds Mind's 50th Birthday Party
2022-10-07 19:00 | Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Sq, Boar Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 6ET, United Kingdom
Time to put on your glad rags and celebrate with us! Leeds Minds first ever fundraising ball is sure to be an evening full of good food, cracking entertainment and the warm and fuzzy feeling of raising money for a great cause. Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes so you can join us in cutting a rug to our band for the evening, the Ordinary Men.
Dress code: Dress to impress!
What’s included in your ticket:

Sparkling arrival drink
3 Course meal and after dinner coffee and mints
Wine for the table
An evening full of entertainment, including music from ‘Yorkshire’s Premier Party Band’, the Ordinary Men
Fun activities to raise money for Leeds Mind

Ticket Price:
£60 per person or £500 for a table of 10
We can’t wait to see you there!
Our event is sponsored by:

Great North Run 2022
2022-09-11 | Newcastle
One of the most iconic runs in the country, run from the city to the sea – and maybe finish off with some Fish and Chips in South Shields.
Leeds Mind are proud to have secured some charity places this year. Will you run for us? Get in fast as places are very limited!
Charity Places are £50 and with a suggested a sponsorship target of £350.
Email us at fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk to get your place today!

600 Mile September 2022
2022-09-01 - 2022-09-30 | West Yorkshire
Looking for a challenge you can take at your own pace? Why not support your local Mind by taking part in the “600 Mile September” challenge?
Gather a team of 4 or more and log 600 miles between you to help raise funds for better mental health in our community. Run, walk, cycle, swim, unicycle, hop – you can tackle it any way you like!
Sign up is free and there is no minimum sponsorship – just whatever you can raise. Scroll down to register online or contact fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk for more information.
To create your own JustGiving page or to donate: www.justgiving.com/campaign/600milesseptember22

Supercars and Coffee 2022
2022-07-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Lamborghini / Mclaren Leeds, 2 Aire Valley Rd, Temple Green, Leeds, Leeds, LS9 0AA
Supercars & Coffee is back for 2022
Date: Sunday 10th July 2022
Time: 10am – 2pm
Venue: Lamborghini / Mclaren Leeds
Entry: Free (donations to Leeds Mind are appreciated)
The Supercar Convoy will be arriving at 9.45am with the event running until 2pm when the cars will leave (a sight and sound not to be missed)

Leeds 10k - 3rd July 2022
2022-07-03 | Leeds City Centre, United Kingdom
Pound the streets of Leeds, running, jogging, wheeling or walking. Do it for charity, for fun, as part of a fitness goal or to smash that elusive PB. Run for Team Leeds Mind under our united banner of inclusivity 💙
If you’d like to take part and and raise money for Leeds Mind, you can choose one of the following options;
Sign up for a Leeds Mind Charity Place
A Leeds Mind Charity place is £20 with a suggested sponsorship target of £150. In return for joining Team Leeds Mind you will receive;

Complimentary running top
Fundraising support before, during and after the race
The wonderful feeling that you are helping to support people in Leeds with mental health difficulties (priceless!)

To register for a Leeds Mind Charity place please contact fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk
Places are limited, so don’t delay…sign up today!
Sign up and pay for an event place directly (no fundraising target)
If you already have a place in the Leeds 10k or would like to buy your own place you can you can also sign up directly with Run For All here and Simply select ‘Leeds Mind’ when prompted to choose a charity. You can then set up a JustGiving Page and fundraise for Leeds Mind by visiting www.justgiving.com/leedsmind.
Each of our fundraisers will receive a Leeds Mind Running vest or T-shirt.
Paper sponsor forms are also available by emailing: fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk

Total Warrior 2022
2022-06-24 - 2022-06-26 | Bramham Park, South Approach Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6ND, United Kingdom
Bigger, Better and Muddier!
Total Warrior ’The Original’ is still the biggest and most popular event of the year. As ever the 12K course gives you the full Warrior experience and it comes packed with the world’s best obstacles. Expect classics like the ‘Human BBQ’, ’The Plunge’ and ‘The Shocker.’ But also come prepared for brand new obstacles like the awesome ‘Waterfall’.
Don’t let the serene stately home setting fool you into thinking any different.
Charity place available for Friday 24th June (The Sunset Challenge) Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th various wave times
(Sunset Challenge the wave will commence at 7.41pm and you have 2 hours to try and complete the course and get back before sunset at 9.41pm. Kick off your weekend in style)
Entry Fee: £30 (non refundable)
Sponsorship Target: £150
Warriors – In return for joining Team Leeds Mind at this amazing event

Complimentary running top
Fundraising support before, during and after the race
The wonderful feeling that you are helping to support people in Leeds with mental health difficulties (priceless)

To register please email; fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk
Don’t delay get your place booked today…
(Limited places available)

Leeds Half Marathon - 8th May 2022
2022-05-08 | Leeds City Centre, United Kingdom
Complete Yorkshire’s biggest and loudest half marathon. Be prepared, ’cause this one is hilly!
Charity Place
A Leeds Mind Charity place is £30 with a suggested sponsorship target of £250. In return for joining Team Leeds Mind you will receive;

A complimentary Leeds Mind running top
Fundraising support before, during and after the race
The wonderful feeling that you are helping to support people in Leeds with mental health difficulties (priceless!)

To register for your free Leeds Mind Charity place, please contact: fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk
Places are limited, so don’t delay…sign up today!
If you already have a place in the Half Marathon or would like to buy your own place you can you can also sign up directly with Run For All here.
You can then set up a JustGiving Page and fundraiser for Leeds Mind by visiting www.justgiving.com/leedsmind.
Paper sponsor forms are also available by emailing: fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk

Big Birthday Picnic
2022-04-01 - 2022-10-01 | West Yorkshire
If you’re raring to dust off your picnic basket, we have the perfect excuse to gather your community, friends and family together to share some sarnies (and maybe a cake or two!) Just choose a date that works for you and contact us to get your free Picnic Pack which we’ve chocked full of canny ideas, adorable bunting and fun filled activities! So now the sun is shining, why not organise a Big Birthday Picnic in aid of Leeds Mind?
Email fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk to find out more and get your free Picnic Pack.
www.justgiving.com/campaign/BigBirthdayPicnic

Go For Gold!
2022-04-01 - 2022-09-30 | West Yorkshire
Got what it takes to turn a £50 note into ‘Gold’?
Then join the Leeds Mind Gold Accumulator Challenge on our 50th Anniversary, and pit your wits against other competitors to help us raise money to continue supporting people in and around Leeds for the next 50 years!
The Leeds Mind Gold Accumulator challenge is a competition between local businesses, schools, colleges, community groups and groups of friends/family. Between April and September 2022, decide on the best 50 days for you to invest in the £50 you will receive from Leeds Mind at the start of your challenge, and raise as much money as you can!
To take part:
STEP 1 Get your team together.
STEP 2 Email fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk to register and get your supporter’s pack.
STEP 3 We will deliver your £50 note and take a photo to promote that your organisation/group is taking part in the challenge.
STEP 4 We will help you with some fundraising ideas and promotion.
STEP 5 You will have 50 days to use your £50 to raise as much money as you can for Leeds Mind and have fun while doing it!

STEP 6 Everyone will be invited to a virtual award ceremony in November 2022, where prize winners will be announced!
https://justgiving.com/campaign/GoForGold-2022

Money, mental health and how employers can help
2022-01-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
A free virtual event for members of Leeds Mindful Employer Network, local employers, business owners and their staff.
Thursday 27th January
10am-11.30am
Click here for full details and to book your place.

Multicoloured Monday (aka Blue Monday)
2022-01-17 | Work, School, Home, Everywhere!
‘Blue Monday’ is a name given to a day in January (typically the third Monday of the month) reported to be ‘the most depressing day of the year’.
Many people who live with depression know that those feelings aren’t dictated by the date, so we celebrate this day as ‘Multicoloured Monday’, which in 2022 falls on the 17th.
So why not join us, and fill your day with colour, however you spend it?

Wear your brightest clothes/uniform/scrubs. Snap a selfie and share it with us
Liven up your meetings / Zoom meetings – either by wearing bright clothes or using the virtual background feature and filling it with colour! Take a screenshot and share it with us
Post a pic that features your favourite colour or your favourite colourful object and tag friends to join in too
Wear your brightest outfit and share a selfie!
If you’re exercising wear your jazziest workout gear and take a selfie
If your furry friend is happy to play dress-up, then dress your dog or cat in their favourite brightly coloured costume and share it with the world

However you choose to brighten up your day, let’s flood social media with colour and help make mental health everyone’s business! Remember to tag Leeds Mind and use #multicolouredmonday.
To support the work we do in providing vital support to people in and around Leeds with mental health difficulties please visit our Multicoloured Monday campaign page:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/MulticolouredMonday-2022
Thank you!

Download the Leeds Mind 2022 Events Calendar
2022-01-01 08:00 - 17:00 | West Yorkshire
Leeds Mind 2022 Events calendar

Supercars & Coffee
2021-08-01 08:00 - 13:00 | Lambourghini Leeds, 2 Aire Valley Drive, Temple Green, Leeds, LS9 0AA, 2 Aire Valley Drive, Temple Green, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 0AA, United Kingdom
On Sunday 1st August 2021 Supercars & Coffee is back with at a new venue – Mclaren & Lamborghini Leeds (2 Aire Valley Drive Temple Green Leeds LS9 0AA)
The Supercar Convoy will be arriving at 8:15am with the event running until 1pm when the cars will leave (a sight and sound not to be missed)
3 hours free parking is available at Skelton Lake services and a shuttle bus service will be available to take you to and from the event site

Total Warrior 2021
2021-07-09 08:00 - 2021-07-11 17:00 | Bramham Park, South Approach Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6ND, United Kingdom
Join Team Leeds Mind at Bramham Park for the 10th Anniversary of Total Warrior, everyone’s favourite mud-running, water-crossing, ice-dunking, fire pit-clearing 12k obstacle race.
For more information on joining in and fundraising for us, please contact: hello@leedsmind.org.uk

#CarryTheBurden
2021-05-01 - 2021-05-31 | West Yorkshire
During May we’ll be asking our supporters to carry an item of their choosing for 24hours in recognition of the invisible burden that a mental health difficulty can represent. The Carry the Burden Challenge aims to raise awareness of mental health difficulties, as well as raising vital funds for Leeds Mind so that we can continue to support people with mental health difficulties.
Learn more about the event here: http://www.leedsmind.org.uk/carry-the-burden-launch-2021/
If you’d like to sign up or for more information please contact; hello@leedsmind.org.uk

#CarryTheBurden
2020-10-01 00:00 - 2020-10-31 23:30 | West Yorkshire
Throughout October, we are asking our supporters to carry an item of their choosing for a full 24hours, to represent the invisible burden that people with mental health difficulties carry every single day.
How to take part:
1) Choose an item to carry for a full day! Perhaps you have a giant teddy bear? An orange teapot? An exercise ball? Perhaps a tin of beans?! Maybe it’s something that means something to you about your mental health. Feel free to get creative with this.
2) Start the day with posting a selfie with your object online, stating “I’m Carrying the Burden to support Leeds Mind because…” (example: I’m Carrying the Burden to support Leeds Mind because I want to support other people like me who struggle with depression #CarrytheBurden)
3) Share your updates throughout the day, using the hashtag #CarrytheBurden
4) Finish your day with your final update, making a donation to Leeds Mind, and nominate 3 friends to take on the challenge during October.
For more info and to be sent your virtual supporter pack, please contact:
hello@leedsmind.org.uk

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600 Miles September
2020-09-01 - 2020-09-30 | Work, School, Home, Everywhere!
Looking for a challenge? Why not support your local Mind by taking part in the “600 mile September” challenge?
Your team has a whole month to log 600 miles and raise funds for better mental health.
Sign up is FREE and there is no minimum sponsorship – just whatever you can raise for your chosen local Mind.
Taking part is simple:

Assemble your team
Choose to walk, cycle or run 600 miles collectively during the
month of September.
Gather sponsorship online for your chosen local Mind:

Leeds Mind
York Mind
Hull & East Yorkshire Mind
Middlesbrough & Stockton Mind
Mind in Bradford

For more information please contact hello@leedsmind.org.uk or the Mind more local to you:

York Mind – fundraising@yorkmind.org.uk
Hull & East Yorkshire Mind – fundraising@heymind.org.uk
Middlesborough & Stockton Mind – fundraising@middlesbroughandstocktonmind.org.uk
Mind in Bradford – fundraising@mindinbradford.org.uk

Thank you so much for your support.

Yorkshire Marathon - 20th October 2019
2019-10-20 09:00 - 18:00 | West Yorkshire
Yorkshire Marathon
We are excited to announce that we are working along side York Mind as a partner charity for the Yorkshire Marathon for the next 3 years
Are you ready to take on the 26.2 mile challenge?
Location: Circular route, starting at finishing at the University of York, YO10 5DD
Come and tackle this scenic and supportive marathon, and join either Team York Mind or Team Leeds Mind at the Yorkshire Marathon 2019.
What do I get in return for fundraising for Leeds Mind / York Mind?
Leeds Mind / York Mind Guaranteed Charity Place
Entry Fee: £40
Sponsorship Target: £300
Runners
In return for joining either Team Leeds Mind or Team York Mind, you will be rewarded with:

Complimentary running top
Team Leeds Mind – Leeds Mind Pen (everyone loves a pen!)
Fundraising support before, during and after the race
The wonderful feeling that you are helping to support people in Leeds with mental health difficulties (priceless)

Places are limited!
Sign up for the Yorkshire Marathon 2019
Whether you choose to run for Leeds Mind or York Mind, we’ll be here to support you,
To sign up to run for Leeds Mind, simply email Gemma to check place availability: gemma.gren@leedsmind.org.uk
To sign up to run for York Mind, simply email Holly to check place availability: holly.bilton@yorkmind.org.uk / 01904 404940

World Suicide Prevention Day
2019-09-10 09:00 - 18:00 | West Yorkshire

Leeds Pride 2019
2019-08-04 09:00 - 18:00 | West Yorkshire
Yorkshire’s Biggest celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* life.Sunday 4th August 2019.
#More information coming soon

Leeds 10k - Sunday 7th July 2019
2019-07-07 10:00 - 13:00 | West Yorkshire
Leeds 10k

Join thousands of people pounding the streets of Leeds, jogging for charity, for fun, as part of a fitness goal or to smash that elusive PB. Run for Team Leeds Mind under our united banner of inclusivity
If you’d like to run the race, and raise money for Leeds Mind, you can choose one of the following options;

Free Leeds Mind Place – £150 sponsorship target – Email Gemma for a unique charity PIN code for entry into the race
Simply sign up and pay for your place here and select ‘Leeds Mind’ when prompted to choose a charity: You can then set up a Just Giving Page for Leeds Mind; www.justgiving.com/leedsmind or if you would like paper sponsor forms please get in touch.

Each of our fundraisers will receive a Leeds Mind Running vest or Tshirt
Volunteering at the event
We need LOTS of volunteers for this event, to help keep our runners safe and give them a great experience!
If running isn’t your thing, but you’d still like to support Leeds Mind we are looking for people to help Marshal the event in July.
Please call Gemma Green – gemma.green@leedsmind.org.uk or call 0113 305 5800

Kapow! Obstacle Course
2019-06-30 09:00 - 18:00 | West Yorkshire
Run, jog or walk around the 5k Kapow! Superhero Challenge obstacle course.
Take on 10 giant inflatable obstacles – set in the picturesque grounds of Temple Newsam Estate in Leeds.
More details coming soon to join team Leeds Mind

Yorkshire 3 Peaks
2019-05-18 - 2019-05-19 | West Yorkshire
Leeds Mind Fundraising Event
Fancy a challenge? Why not join Team Leeds Mind as we take on the Yorkshire’s highest peaks; Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent.
For just £50 registration fee you cover the cost of your place, fully qualified guides and insurance, plus a suggested £250 fundraising target for Leeds Mind, all participants will receive a Leeds Mind t shirt to wear on the day – Click here to sign up now.

Corporate challenge
If you are a business, or would like to get your work involved in joining us, contact fundraising@leedsmind.org.uk
Individual
if you are an individual, family, group of friends who would like to get involved, contact gemma.green@leedsmind.org.uk for further details.

QUICK FACTS

Guiding by experienced mountain leaders
Total Distance – 23miles
Ascent: 1381m/4531ft
Target time: 12 hours
Amazing scenery in the Yorkshire Dales

Mental Health Awarness Week
2019-05-13 09:00 - 2019-05-19 18:00 | West Yorkshire
