100 days of running for suicide awareness in Cumbria

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100 days of running for suicide awareness in Cumbria

They thought the hail, wind and rain was bad, but it wasn’t until a team of 12 friends and colleagues found themselves running in heatwave conditions that the going got really tough. The team included key workers and emergency response staff came together to raise awareness about suicide in Cumbria by each running a minimum of 2km every day for 100 days from April to July.

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Suicide awareness in Cumbria driven by key workers’ 2KM daily challenge

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Suicide awareness in Cumbria driven by key workers’ 2KM daily challenge

A team of 12 friends and colleagues including key workers and emergency response staff have come together to raise awareness about suicide in Cumbria by each running 2km every day for 100 days. Many of them are not runners and almost everyone on the team has been affected by suicide personally or through their work. They have already run more than 800 miles (Land’s End to John O’Groats is a mere 603 miles as the crow flies) and raised over £1,200 for local charity, Suicide Bereavement Support.

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10-year-old Cockermouth boy recognised by the Prime Minister for outstanding efforts in raising suicide awareness

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10-year-old Cockermouth boy recognised by the Prime Minister for outstanding efforts in raising suicide awareness

Shaun Mayall (10) from Cockermouth (Cumbria) has been recognised by the Prime Minster, who has honoured him with the Points of Light award. The schoolboy from Cockermouth sadly lost his dad, Andy, to suicide in 2014 and decided to honour his memory by challenging himself to run 10K. Andy’s birthday would have been on 20 February, making the Prime Minister’s recognition this week even more poignant.

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Shaun (10) smashes the £3K barrier in memory of his dad

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Shaun (10) smashes the £3K barrier in memory of his dad

Having set out to raise £101, Shaun Mayall (10) has now blown the doors off and raised more than £3,000. The schoolboy from Cockermouth sadly lost his dad, Andy, to suicide in 2014 and decided to honour his memory by challenging himself to run 10K on Thursday 10 December.

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10-by-10: Shaun’s 10K running challenge in memory of his dad

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10-by-10: Shaun’s 10K running challenge in memory of his dad

Shaun Mayall (10) from Cockermouth sadly lost his dad, Andy, to suicide in 2014. One day when Shaun was dwelling on how much he missed his dad at school recently, his teacher, Mrs Winter at Fairfield Primary, asked him if he’d thought about doing something to celebrate the memory of his dad. Shaun was inspired and spent the October half-term brainstorming ideas, eventually settling on a plan to run 10K.

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Cumbria Globetrotters cycle around the world to raise awareness for people bereaved by suicide

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Cumbria Globetrotters cycle around the world to raise awareness for people bereaved by suicide

A group of 20 workers from Cumbria County Council are currently leading the IASP Cycle Around the Globe challenge, which aims to raise awareness of community-based suicide prevention activities by collectively cycling 24,900 miles.

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Author and priest announced as new patron for Suicide Bereavement Support

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Author and priest announced as new patron for Suicide Bereavement Support

At the tender age of six, Marie-Elsa Bragg tragically lost her mother to suicide. Many years later in 2019, the priest and therapist published a collection of poetry, prose and fragments of unsent letters to both her mother (Lisa Roche) and father (broadcaster Melvyn Bragg) in an attempt to reconcile her loss.  Half French, half Cumbrian, Marie-Elsa has worked for over 20 years as a Spiritual Director to people of all faiths and is a strong advocate for international interfaith relations. Our announcement of Marie-Elsa as patron for Cumbrian charity, Suicide Bereavement Support (SBS), marks the charity’s first anniversary.

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