Registered charity: 500059
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email us: jo@samaritans.org
Walsall & District Branch
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|  | Our Scrapbook 2010 Events Broadway United Reformed Church Walsall Autumn Fair - Saturday, 27th November All proceeds of this extravaganza were donated to charity - Walsall Samaritans being joint recipients together with International Rescue Corps. There was a wide range of stalls, including: home-made cakes, books, jewellery, jigsaws, toys, bulbs & plants, hand-made goods, bric-a-brac. Home-made afternoon teas were served - and the ringing of a bell heralded the attendance of Father Christmas. A huge amount of effort went into the whole event. We feel privileged to have such support in our local community. Walsall Volunteer Awards - Thursday November 18th Representatives of Walsall Samaritans attended the Walsall Volunteer Awards hosted by Walsall Voluntary Action, where the Contribution to the Well-Being of Others Award was won by a volunteer who has been with the branch since it started in 1969, and was formerly a member of Nottingham Samaritans, and has only recently stood down from duties at the age of almost 90 due to health issues. Birmingham Half Marathon - Sunday 24th October. Two Samaritans supporters were amongst the participants in the 2010 EDF Birmingham Half Marathon this year. WellBeing Festival - Saturday October 16th Samaritans was amongst the participants in the 2010 WellBeing Festival Saturday July 10th 2010's Samaritans Smart Car tour of the country came to Walsall where volunteers joined the drive to make this year’s 24:7 national awareness campaign the best yet with the first-ever national tour, sponsored by Admiral. Sunday June 6th The Great Midlands Fun Run in Sutton Coldfield saw 24 runners and walkers (volunteers plus families and friends) representing Walsall Samaritans in an effort to raise awareness and top up our funds through sponsorship.
What's that picture? Click it to find out more... "Agreeing to take part set me a few things to think about - like the eight miles more than the 0.5 miles I might normally walk..." Read one participant's blog. Saturday June13th Walsall Market is regarded as the traditional heart of the town and has been in existence since 1219. A sunny Saturday in June found us with a varied selection of goodies for all the town's bargain-hunters-with-a-heart-of-gold! We raised in excess of £275 for our funds. Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd May A Garden Party on two successive days in May is not guaranteed fine weather in our British climate! But what turned out to be an exceptionally warm and sunny weekend was a great help to hosts Mick and Eleanor, regular supporters of the branch along with their friends at St Thomas of Canterbury Church and Parish Centre. Admission price £1.50 included tea/coffee and biscuits. Strawberries and Ice-cream were a popular and very welcome choice for visitors to the sun-soaked garden. An exhibition and sale of art, a raffle, book and bric-a-brac stalls were among the features that helped the event to raise a stunning £500! What an achievement! Monday May10th A very special Guest Speaker attended our AGM this year, marking our 40th Anniversary, Sophie Andrews is not only the current Chair of the Samaritans movement, but a published author of the book "Scarred" and an engaging and inspirational speaker. Sophie spoke to an audience of around 60 people - volunteers, supporters and friends - about her life and how she first came in contact with Samaritans and later became part of the organisation. A number of Volunteers who had served 25 years or more at the branch were presented with framed pictures and Certificates of Recognition by the Chair of the Organisation, and the Branch Director. Saturday 13th March Our friends at St Thomas of Canterbury, famous for their Afternoon Teas, raised £220 with an Quiz Evening and Fish 'n' Chip Supper. Saturday 6th March Aldridge Methodist Church held their monthly charity Coffee Morning in support of the branch - the home made cakes, pies and preserves were superb and the fair trade tea and coffee was superb value! £435 is the amazing sum raised from this event. Friday 12th February Follow this link for 2009 Events |Follow this link for 2008 Events | Follow this link for 2007 Events| Follow this link for 2006 Events | Follow this link for 2005 Events | Follow this link for 2004 Events | Follow this link for 2003 Events | Back to Home Page | Back to Special Events | Back to Volunteering | Back to the top | Samaritans national website | |||||
at the New Art Gallery, Walsall. For us it was a great opportunity to talk to people we might otherwise not meet. As in previous years we invited people to 
took to the pitch to give Samaritans a ‘leg-up’ with their funding by playing a charity football match. Teams from the Customer Admin and Collections departments of Walsall based company Homeserve Membership Ltd raised money through collections, cake sales and bingo games.