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17th December 2023

Striding Forwards support The Cardiff City Foundation first regional match



We provided practical assistance to the The Cardiff City FC Foundation first regional match playing against Swindon.




12th November 2023

Striding Forwards attend CCS3 Winter Preparation Workshop



We went along to a workshop prepared by CCS3 where we received information on how to help communities during the winter months.




5th October 2023

We were back at Cardiff City Hall exhibiting with Time to Change Wales



We went back to Cardiff City Hall to exhibit with Time to Change Wales and to tell people that mental illness is nothing to be afraid about.




1st October 2023

Order our online anxiety video workshop



We have developed our very own online video workshop that teaches you how to increase your confidence by managing anxiety.




9th September 2023

A recap on what we have been up to over the summer months



We have had a very busy summer supporting events that help people with their mental health.




8th September 2023

We supported the Grand Avenue annual festival.



We provided practical assistance for the annual Grand Avenue Festival in Ely .




5th September 2023

We exhibited with Time to Change Wales at the housing conference at City Hall Cardiff



We spoke with many people about mental health stigma and how mental health is nothing to be afraid of at a housing conference at City Hall Cardiff.




2nd September 2023

We were at Mind Cymru taking part in a Focus Group



We recently took part in a focus group today brain storming how we can make a bigger impact in de-stigmatising mental health.




29th August 2023

We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation



We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation delivering our Anxiety and Depression workshop to their staff.




26th August 2023

Campaigning with Time to Change Wales at Butetown Carnival 2023



We went to campaign alongside Time to Change Wales talking to people about mental health discrimination at Butetown Carnival.




24th August 2023

Striding Forwards supporting The Cardiff City Foundation Five a Side Group



Striding Forwards has been taking part in Five A Side football matches run by The Cardiff City Foundation.




23rd August 2023

Striding Forwards supporting Grand Avenue Summer Fun Day 2023



We are providing practical assistance to the Grand Avenue Fun Day based in Ely this weekend.




22nd August 2023

Striding Forwards Supporting To Grangetown With Love



We have been supporting To Grangetown with Love getting involved and volunteering to help spread the love all around Grangetown.




18th August 2023

Striding Forwards Supporting Men Changing Lives



We are joining up with a community project to offer practical support to Men Changing Lives.




10th August 2023

Striding Forwards is supporting a weekly warm space every week



Striding Forwards is helping a weekly warm space where people can come in over autumn and winter to get a warm and also to be with others in a friendly environment.




4th August 2023

We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation



We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation delivering our Anxiety and Depression workshop to their staff.




30th July 2023

Striding Forwards supporting Make Lunch Grangetown



We have been supporting Grangetown Make Lunch during the school summer holidays.




28th July 2023

How to protect your mental health from bullies and people trying to bring you down



Unfortunatley we live in a society where you will get bullies and they will try and rob you of good mental health, but there are ways to protect your mental health.




26th July 2023

Striding Forwards is now
officially a Community Interest Company




We setup Striding Forwards 12 months ago and have made a difference in the local community helping people with their confidence.




20th July 2023

More about our anxiety and depression workshop



Our anxiety and depression workshop was designed by another company who have now disbanded. Learn more about how the baton has now been passed on to Striding Forwards.




9th June 2023

We are making progress in ending mental health stigma



We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation delivering our Anxiety and Depression workshop to their staff.




1st June 2023

We delivered an anti-stigma talk to Swansea University Students Union



We took part in another seminar hearing about peoples battles with mental health participating with people from Wrexham Glyndwr University.




27th May 2023

We took part in Time to Change Wales champions online discussion



We joined other Time to Change Wales champions listening in on peoples experiences and challenges with mental health discrimination.




18th May 2023

Campaigning at
the Cardiff Mela




We were out campaigning at the annual Cardiff Mela down at Cardiff Bay. We went along to tell people there is no need to fear mental illnesses or mental health conditions.




12th May 2023

We delivered an Anit-Stigma talk at the Students Mental Wealth Conference



We were back at Swansea University delivering a mental health anti-stigma talk for Time to Change Wales.




7th April 2023

We campaigned at Brunel House on Time to Talk Day



We were at Brunel House where we talked to lots of people about mental health stigma and why it is important not to be afriad of mental illness or mental health conditions.




12th May 2023

Mental Illness is good for business



Mental illnesses once you get a handle on them and start managing them they can actually be very good for business.




3rd May 2023

Campaigning at International Womens Day at City Hall Cardiff



We joined people from communities all over Cardiff to celebrate International Womens Day. We gave out literature told our stories about mental health to help the stigma that surrounds it.




12th February 2023

We took part in a seminar with Carmarthen County Council



We joined other Time to Change Wales Champions listening in on peoples experiences and challenges with mental health discrimination.




7th February 2023

We took part in an online group with Wrexham Glyndwr University



We took part in another seminar hearing about peoples battles with mental health participating with people from Wrexham Glyndwr University.




15th January 2023

We participated in an online seminar with Bangor University



We joined other Time to Change Wales champions listening in on peoples experiences and challenges with mental health discrimination.




10th January 2023

We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation



We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation delivering our Anxiety and Depression workshop to their staff.