Reaching out activities

We like to get out and about in and around Chesterfield. Last year we had stalls at several local venues and are hoping to do even more this year. For us it is an opportunity to meet people, as well as publicise our service and raise much needed funds, if you see us please come and say hello.

We need to promote the service because people going through crisis often have no-one they can talk to on total confidence or discuss issues they find emotional or disturbing.

Some of our volunteers attend a local Soup kitchen and Homeless centre once a week to take our service out into the community as well as helping practically.

We are actively involved in a new outreach project with Network Rail to try to reduce the incidence of suicides on the railways throughout the UK. To this end we are working with the manager at Chesterfield station and had posters prominently displayed to help make those at risk aware of how to contact Samaritans. We are also hoping to have an information stall in the forecourt at the station in the near future to raise awareness of our branch.

We do have a small talks team who give talks in schools and to various groups. If you have any ideas on other ways we could expand our role within the community- maybe you would like us to give a talk to your school or group- please do let us know.