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Sunflowers Suicide Support

Registered Charity Number 1177266

Total raised
£5458.90 + £946.25 Gift Aid = £6405.15
Fundraising
£2325.00
+ £502.50 Gift Aid
Donations
£3133.90
+ £443.75 Gift Aid

About Sunflowers Suicide Support

Bereavement by suicide can be a lonely and complicated bereavement. Sunflowers aims to be the small ray of light in the darkness offering others comfort and support that is so desperately needed. We endeavour to provide families with practical support and guide them to the professional support available to them, so they don't feel so overwhelmed and alone. This we hope will give them a glimmer of hope for the future.


Sunflowers exist to reduce the number of people who take their own lives in Gloucestershire. We aim to raise awareness of the stigma that surrounds mental health. We aim to highlight and help others identify suicide indicators. We endeavour to equip individuals and the community with the skills to recognise and respond to suicidal behaviour. We believe that everyone can play a part in making Gloucestershire a suicide safer community.


We endeavour to support any individuals living in Gloucestershire that have been bereaved by suicide and work to provide timely practical care and the best possible help to these individuals. We endeavour to signpost individuals to further professional support and guidance.


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If you'd like to run, swim, bake (or do anything else to raise some money), click the button below to get started. It's quick and easy to register and by doing so here at Wonderful.org, you can be sure that every penny raised will reach Sunflowers Suicide Support.

Current fundraising pages

Sam Beard - Journey into IRONMAN triathlon

Hey my names Sam Beard, I’m a 23 year old fundraiser who has done many a challenge during the last 6/7 years including half marathons, marathons, running for 12 hours straight and I’m even the youngest person to run 7 marathons in 7 days in April 2015 aged 19.
Despite all of this in April 2019 I found myself out of control of my life, I’d lost my mojo for running, had mental health problems and was topping the scales at over 26 stone (170kg).
I decided I needed to push myself and to start training for an IRONMAN triathlon, the toughest single day event on the planet.
Ive had to learn to swim properly, learn to ride a bike again and lose weight FAST.
Im choosing to do this event in aid of Sunflowers suicide support because I know how big a problem suicide is and how many people it affects every year and we need to start talking about this and how we can start changing and preventing so many lives being affected.
Sunflowers do brilliant work in Gloucestershire and I’m trying to support them and push them forwards to help more people.
#StayInTheSun
keep up to date on my training.
https://www.facebook.com/SamBeardsJourney
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCazZyyr7NKEHadgv2LIhAFA

Samuel Beard

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Cheltenham Half Marathon

The 13 members of Team Crowe are raising money for Sunflowers Suicide Support by running the Cheltenham Half Marathon. A fantastic charity offering support to young people and families locally here in Gloucestershire. So please dig deep and help us out in any way you can!

Crowe U.K. LLP

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In Lieu of Lucy B's leaving gift

In lieu of Lucy B's leaving gift we have set up this page for donations to her chosen charity. Thank you

Lucy Mathieson

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Martins Memorial Bike Ride 2019



31st August 2019 STARTING AT 10.30 for those riding back from Malvern. You can ride both ways, Cheltenham to Malvern and back again, starting at 8.00am. Also from Tewkesbury to Cheltenham starting at approximately 12.00pm.

I am hosting this bike ride to remember my son Martin Holder. He sadly took his life on the 7th november 2012 aged 16. He is talked about every second of every day with family and friends who miss his cheeky smile and loving nature.
Martin sadly went through bullying most of his school life and this in turn affected his self worth and confidence. Sunflowers Suicide support help people with their darkest thoughts. Through their charity they help those feeling suicide is their only way out. Please check out their web page.

Marjorie Hamlett-hughes

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My first 10k eek!

Last year I watched two lovely local ladies do this, whilst hearing far too many stories of people in pain, having lost someone to suicide. I've only been running for a year, and frankly, I suck at it. But there's something very therapeutic about exercising and being outside. And so, when I saw this come around again, it seemed like the kick up the bum I needed to get across the 10k line. A line which has seemed increasingly elusive of late! So I have pledged to run my first ever 10k in the week ending 23rd June. Which is actually not very far away...Any sponsorship would of course be welcomed - thank you. And, I hope you don't, but should you ever need them, know that there are people out there to help.

Nicola Stanford

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Cumbrian Traverse 2019

This Summer to mark my 50th birthday I shall be running The Cumbrian Traverse, a south to north, high-level traverse of 21 Lakeland peaks involving some 35 miles and 12,000 feet of ascent.
It starts at Broughton Mills in Dunnerdale and finishes at the Moot Hall, Keswick.
More details can be found here;https://www.gofar.org.uk/CumbrianTraverse.html
I shall be running in memory of my oldest and best mate Michael Andrews who took his own life two years ago. This year he would also have been 50, so as he's no longer here it seems only fitting to do something special for the good times.
Sunflowers Suicide Support were extremely supportive of Mike's partner Wendy in unthinkably tough times, so I'd like to try and raise some money for them. Feel free to give as little or as much as you'd like, as being a small local charity it all helps.

Matt Bourne

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Esthers Hair Cut

Esther is 10 years old and has beautiful long blonde hair. She has decided that she wants to cut her hair off to donate to Little Princess Trust to be turned into wigs for children with cancerhttps://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/
Esther lost her uncle Pete to Suicide in 2016 and she misses him terribly. They spent a lot of time together exploring and making dens. He also gave us Earl our little Frenchie. He was the best uncle ever. She has decided in cutting her hair she would also like to raise money for Sunflowers; the charity set up in memory of uncle Pete. If you would like to donate she would be very grateful.

Abbie Warren

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