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Thanks to your kind-hearted donations, we’ve been able to continue offering support to people like Guy Pedliham, a Station Officer with LFB, who’s been helped on several occasions with his physical and mental health. LFB firefighter Sarah King recently returned to work more than a year after getting Covid-19. She attended our Covid Recovery Programme, as her symptoms continued, and says it helped make her return a reality. A group of men have set up a walking group that meets every week and encourages anyone joining to discuss any concerns or struggles they’re going through – before signposting anyone that needs further support to us. Firefighter Russell Webb has been helped by us for years, having suffered an accident at work and later tragically losing his wife and both his parents within less than two years. Annabel Green was first helped by the Charity in 2015, following an injury to her knee, but she says a recent mental health course we helped deliver has finally aided her in tackling the pressures of her workload.
Guy: “There’s a mistaken belief that it’s weak to say you need help… but it’s a strength”
Sarah: “I wouldn’t have been able to go back to work if I didn’t reach out to you”
Men’s fire service walking group shines a light on mental health
Russell: “So many men are struggling with mental health – they need to know there’s help there”
Annabel: “I’ve been helped physically and mentally by the Charity, I’d recommend it to anyone”
