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Funding from The National Lottery Community Fund
Our branch has been awarded a National Lottery grant for an innovative publicity project.
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Small Talk Saves Lives
Our volunteers have been talking to passersby about how starting a simple conversation could save someone's life.
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Break the silence this winter
Samaritans’ new winter campaign #BreaktheSilence is encouraging people to open up about their struggles with mental health and suicidal feelings.
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Avril Completes 100km Lake District Fundraising Challenge
Avril, a volunteer at Stockport & District Samaritans, completed the 100km Lake District Challenge, to raise money for the branch
- 14th August 2022
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Quiz Night at The Heatons Sports Club.
Branch volunteers organised and hosted a very successful quiz night at the Heatons Sports Club.
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We've joined forces with Stockport College and Great Places Housing Group for construction industry initiative
Stockport College, Stockport Samaritans and Great Places Housing Group come together for presentation of construction tools!
- 1st February 2022
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Volunteers join station staff on Monday 17th January giving out cuppas to commuters at Stockport station for Brew Monday.
In a bid to power through the cold winter months, Stockport Samaritans, supported by Network Rail and the wider rail industry, is encouraging people to reach out to someone they care about for a cuppa
- 13th January 2022
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Stockport Samaritans will be taking more calls!
We now have an additional phone line which will increase the capacity to take calls.