Peterborough Samaritans is encouraging people to beat the winter blues by getting together for a warming cuppa on Mondays over the long cold months for Brew Monday.
During the cold and grey winter months, connecting with others over a cuppa can help weather the ups and downs of life. Anyone can hold a Brew Monday event at work, at home, wherever and whenever you like – all you need is a kettle and some mugs, and this could make a huge difference in someone’s life.
Brew Monday kicks off on Monday 20 January 2020, the third Monday in January which is typically known as ‘Blue Monday’ for being the most difficult day of the year. The charity is turning the blues into brews, by encouraging friends, family and work mates to have a chat over a brew with someone who may be feeling lonely and raise vital funds for Samaritans.
The UK’s much-loved tea brand PG Tips, is pledging its support to Brew Monday by asking the nation to come together and share a cuppa with someone who may be lonely. Samaritans volunteers will be providing free PG Tips teabags to commuters passing through train stations across the country on Monday 20 January. Samaritans will also support PG Tips on their new TV campaign, which will see the charity featured across national TV, Heart Radio and on Twitter and Facebook.
Samaritans volunteers from Peterborough Branch will be at Peterborough Station between 7am to 9am, and again between 4pm and 7pm, chatting to commuters and handing out free PG Tips tea bags so they can enjoy a brew with someone and share the warmth.
Located on Lincoln Road, the Peterborough Branch of Samaritans currently has 75 volunteers helping to answer some of the millions of calls for help that Samaritans responds to every year from people going through a difficult time.
Ian Stevens, Network Rail’s Suicide Prevention Program Manager said: “Brew Monday is a great opportunity for the rail industry to show its support for Samaritans and the fantastic work they do in helping people up and down the country. Millions of people use the rail network every day and if through this campaign we can encourage them to talk about their problems over a cup of tea, we will have made a significant contribution to their lives and to the lives of those around them.”
To sign up to a free Brew Monday fundraising pack to make your party tea-riffic, visit https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/brew-monday/
You can join the conversation on social media using #BrewMonday and why not make a donation while you’re there, you could help save a life.