2007 Events

Saturday 24th November 2007

At the King Arthur pub on Park Hall, Walsall, Kim Fox from Darlaston played sponsored pool for 5 hours non-stop - a really fun, enjoyable  night out and a great fund-raiser for us. Thanks to everyone who made the event such a success!  Read more...

Sunday 21st October 2007

'St Thomas of Canterbury held an afternoon tea to raise funds for us at their Parish Centre in Dartmouth Avenue. As well as the delightful nosh, there was tombola, a raffle and Irish Bingo. If you don't know what Irish Bingo is, it just goes to show that Samaritans events are not to be missed! Our thanks go to everyone at St Thom's for raising around £300 with this event.

Friday 1th October 2007

Laszlo's Diary with supporting artists put on a stunning gig for us at Bloxwich Library Theatre.  Read more...

Saturday 13th October 2007

We had an information stall at the Walsall WellBeing festival held at the New Art Gallery.

Monday 10th September 2007 - World Suicide Prevention Day

Sponsored swim at Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre. Follow this link for more details.

Wednesday July 11th 2007:

But there is a serious side to all this. Samaritans’ month of events takes its name not only from the 24^th day of the 7^th month which is its focus, but also from the fact that Samaritans' confidential emotional support service is available to everyone, everywhere 24 hours a day, every day of the week. Samaritans Walsall Branch alone receives around 13,000 contacts a year, and around 20% of people who talk to our volunteers are expressing suicidal thoughts or feelings. The branch is struggling to raise the cash it needs to remain in operation – our 40 trained volunteers each give around 200 hours of their time free every year, but running costs such as phone lines, training materials, utilities bills and other overheads mean we need at least £16,000 a year to avoid closure.

The event raised £416 towards our running costs.

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Saturday 2nd June 2007

A team of volunteers staffed a second-hand stall on Walsall Market and raised £133. It was good to meet all the people who were out shopping on a fine sunny day.

Saturday 24th March 2007

Three of our volunteers raised £50 for us at a Table-Top Sale at St Thomas of Canterbury Parish Centre, Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool. Thanks to everyone who donated goods or visited the stall.

A group of Samaritans fundraisers hit the hotspots of  Walsall Town Centre for a Pub Crawl collection. A night out to help us fund our 'nights in' supporting others - the price of one drink in the pub is enough to cover the total cost of answering a call from someone who is suicidal or in emotional distress - nearly £130 was raised.

Sunday 25th February

St Thomas of Canterbury Church raised £420 for us with an Afternoon Tea and Silent Auction at their Parish Centre in Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool, Walsall. Many thanks to all who took part in the event.

Friday 16th February

We collected almost £240 (that's nearly 5 days running costs for the branch) at Walsall Football Club (Bescot Stadium) when Walsall played Lincoln City - thanks to the Saddlers for allowing us to do this, and thanks to the fans and supporters who put money in our buckets and tins.

Saturday 27th January 

Bentley Methodist Church held a coffee morning in aid of our branch. The event raised £160 and we were also presented with two other cheques from the Walsall Methodist Circuit bringing the total to around £300 - a much needed top-up to our funds.

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