Fight From Isolation

07/10/2024

Hello all, we have been a little quiet of late. This is due to having been looking at feedback from 2024, speaking to volunteers and the council, and evaluating everything so we can ensure we continue to bring a great event to Torbay year on year. We have work to do as always, but please join us in welcoming Tom Perrot and Will Emery as new trustees, we also don't so much say goodbye to Andy Ford as we will see you soon as he steps down as a trustee but contuines as a volunteer. We will now soon be working on looking for a larger sub committee to help manage next year's event and would love to hear from you if you want to be part of that.

03/09/2024

Now we are into our “ ber” months we will be doing some specials for the autumn / winter season … throughout September we will be listing our available individual sessions and offering them at only £10 per hourly session!!
We have these sessions to book this week

Wed 4 th 12.30 -1.30
Thurs 5 th 12.30 - 1.30
Fri 6 th 12.30 -1.30

Please message if you would like book we would love to see you soon xx

03/09/2024

02/09/2024

This month is su***de prevention month as many of my close family and friends know I have tryed many of times to take my own life and have lost family members due to su***de so it's something that hits close to home

I'm just putting it out there if anyone ever feels they need a chat my messager is always open and I'll always have a listening ear as some times that's all anyone is in need of a bit of compensation now days goes a long way I have put some pics underneath this post that some people may find interesting or helpful sending much love, light and positivity to you all A.A ♥️🌈

06/04/2024

Its nearly been a year since we stopped putting events here at FFI who would like to see a one time event back on for the summer

If people could leave a comment so I can get a feel if it would be worth doing as it would take some time to organise and get things in to place 🙂 🌈♥️🤗🦄

29/08/2023

🏳️‍🌈Who's ready for Saturday then 1st pride back on in torbay for over 10 years 🏳️‍🌈

05/08/2023

Good afternoon all hope we are all keeping well don't forget you have the use of the online group and page to reach out should anyone need to 🌈❤️🫂

05/08/2023

Because we missed our under the sea craft session last week we are repeating it on Tuesday if any lovely little people would like to book in … 12 pm until 1.30 pm … bring along your lunch to eat too … only £5 per crafter . If you fancy popping in before hand we have FREE story time from 11 until 11.30 am ….. perfect for the rubbish weather ! 🎀🎀❤️🎀🎀

22/03/2023

⭐️Reach for the stars ⭐️

22/12/2022

If Christmas is hard,
If you’ve lost someone dear.
Just look in your heart,
And you’ll know they’re still here.

The star in the sky,
The light falling snow.
The robin outside,
It seems like they know.

If this is a time,
When you’re struggling through.
Just do what you can,
For what matters, is you.

There’s no need to be merry,
There’s no need to bright.
Just do what you can,
It will all be alright.

13/11/2022

I seen a homeless guy at Popeyes and I gave him some loose ones in my pocket..and he said "thank you"...so I asked him.."how did you get to this point?"..he looked up, smiled and said "SHOWING LOVE"...I asked... "what do you mean?"...he said I went thru my whole life making sure everyone else was ok no matter what was going right or wrong in my life I did for others..I never wanted to see others go without..I asked "do you regret it?"...he said no it just hurt me to my soul that the very ppl I gave the shirt off my back to... wouldn't give me a sleeve off that same shirt when I was in need...he said..its better to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter...then to hand them your bricks while you building yours..cause if you keep handing them bricks from the house that you suppose to be building for you...you will turn around 1 day and that spot where you have planned to build your house will be a empty lot..then you are the one thats looking for bricks.

31/10/2022

When you fall inlove you should leave a space for disappointment 💔
Because in this generation finding someone with pure intention is rare 😥💔
We often fall inlove with people who don't know the meaning of love 💔
People who are broken 💔
People who are not over to their Ex's💔
People who think when you fall inlove with a broken heart you can heal 💔
People who think that when you want to forget about someone you love,you should meet someone new💔
People who don't know what they want in life 💔
People who are not matured 💔
People who have pride 💔
You know when you're broken you need to heal so that when you meet the right person you know how to treat that person
Sometimes finding really love is hard 😔
Because we go for beauty 🥺
We all know that beauty can fade away 😔 You have to leave with a character of a person ❤

14/08/2022

This is a very sad post for myself to have to be writing but I have no choice but to close down Fight From Isolation due to not being able to find anyone to take it over from myself but I would like each and everyone to know the group will still be active for all to use I myself will always try and do all I can to support each and everyone of you as mush as I'm able to do but with so much live and care from myself and the team we bid you a final goodbye 🌈🫂❤️

09/07/2022

Hey all hope your safe and well ❤️

Super super long post but here are all the charities I can think of that could be of use all trusted and checked all numbers and websites are current and work please please please do use them 😘

Anxiety UK
Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.

Phone: 03444 775 774 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm)
Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Bipolar UK
A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk

CALM
CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably. A charity providing a mental health helpline and webchat.
Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight)
Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Men's Health Forum
24/7 stress support for men by text, chat and email.
Website: www.menshealthforum.org.uk

Mental Health Foundation
Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Mind
Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)
Website: www.mind.org.uk

No Panic
Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD.
Phone: 0300 772 9844 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider's Access Charge
Website: www.nopanic.org.uk
Email: [email protected]

OCD Action
Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources.
Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider's Access Charge
Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk

OCD UK
A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.
Phone: 0333 212 7890 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.ocduk.org

PAPYRUS
Young su***de prevention society.
Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (9am to midnight, every day of the year)
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

Rethink Mental Illness
Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
Website: www.rethink.org

Samaritans
Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk

SANE
Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.
Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: www.sane.org.uk/textcare
Peer support forum: www.sane.org.uk/supportforum
Website: www.sane.org.uk/support

YoungMinds
Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.
Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk

Abuse (child, sexual, domestic violence)
NSPCC
Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty.
Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline)
0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk

Refuge
Advice on dealing with domestic violence.
Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.refuge.org.uk

Alcohol misuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves getting sober with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
Phone: 0800 917 7650 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Al-Anon
Al-Anon is a free self-help “12 step” group for anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking
Phone: 0800 0086 811 (daily, 10am to 10pm)
Website: https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/

Drinkline
A free confidential helpline for people worried about their own or someone else's drinking.
Phone: 0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am to 8pm, weekends 11am to 4pm)

National Association for Children of Alcoholics
National Association for Children of Alcoholics offers free confidential advice and information to everyone affected by a parent’s drinking including children, adults and professionals.
Phone: 0800 358 3456 (Friday, Saturday and Monday 12pm to 7pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 12pm to 9pm)
Website: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/

SMART Recovery UK
SMART Recovery UK face-to-face and online groups help people decide whether they have a problem with alcohol and drugs, build up their motivation to change, and offer a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery.
Phone: 0330 053 6022 for general enquiries about SMART Recovery UK (9am to 5pm, Monday-Friday)
Website: https://smartrecovery.org.uk/

Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Society
Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines.
Phone: 0300 222 1122 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 4pm on weekends)
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk

Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Care
Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Crime victims
R**e Crisis
To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm)
Website: www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Victim Support
Phone: 0808 168 9111 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.victimsupport.org.uk

Drug misuse
Co***ne Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping using co***ne and all other mind-altering substances with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
Phone: 0800 612 0225 (daily, 10am to 10pm)
Website: https://co***neanonymous.org.uk/
FRANK
Free, confidential information and advice about drugs, their effects and the law. FRANK's live chat service runs daily from 2pm to 6pm.
Phone: 0300 1236600 (24-hour helpline)
Text a question to: 82111
Website: https://www.talktofrank.com/

Ma*****na Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping using ma*****na with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
Phone: 0300 124 0373 (callback service)
Website: http://www.ma*****na-anonymous.org.uk/
Narcotics Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping using drugs with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily, 10am to midnight)
Website: www.ukna.org

SMART Recovery UK
SMART Recovery UK face-to-face and online groups help people decide whether they have a problem with alcohol and drugs, build up their motivation to change, and offer a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery.
Phone: 0330 053 6022 for general enquiries about SMART Recovery UK (9am to 5pm, Monday-Friday)
Website: https://smartrecovery.org.uk/

Eating disorders
Beat
Phone: 0808 801 0677 (adults) or 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)
Website: www.b-eat.co.uk

Gambling
Gamblers Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping gambling with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
Phone: 0330 094 0322 (24-hour)
Website: https://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/

Gam-Anon
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme is for those affected by someone else’s gambling with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
Phone: 08700 50 88 80
Website: www.gamanon.org.uk

National Gambling Helpline
Phone: 0808 8020 133 (daily, 8am to midnight)
Website: www.begambleaware.org

National Problem Gambling Clinic
A specialist NHS clinic for problem gamblers aged 13 and over.
Phone: 020 7381 7722 (callback)
Website: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/services/mental-health-services/addictions-and-substance-misuse/national-problem-gambling-clinic

Learning disabilities
Mencap
Charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
Phone: 0808 808 1111 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.mencap.org.uk

Parenting
Family Lives
Advice on all aspects of parenting, including dealing with bullying.
Phone: 0808 800 2222 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm and Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 3pm)
Website: www.familylives.org.uk

Relationships
Relate
The UK's largest provider of relationship support.
Website: www.relate.org.uk

27/06/2022

Good afternoon everyone we have decided to take a break of a month but still be online for you all from all here at the team take care and look after yourselfs v.a.s

23/06/2022

Evening everyone trusting that your week has gone well we have an important announcement to make all events for the rest of this month are postnoded until further notice we are sorry and we hope to be back stronger than ever as soon as possible from all here at the team please take care of yourself and see you all again soon v.a.s

22/06/2022

Due to F is for friends of Torbay I'm stepping down and finding someone els yo run the group from here on out I can't take no more of this every few weeks so this will be my last sign off from here on out it will be over to the team to see what they decide to do with the group but with so much care from myself Founder of Fight From Isolation 🌈❤️🫂

22/06/2022

Let's welcome our new members, we hope you love the group just as much as we all do. Always here if you have any questions, regarding the group or events we do. Please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to help should you need the admin out of hours we are as follows
Aiden SJ Astill (Founder)
Christina Locke (Administrator)
Verity Amber Stephens (Administrator)
Teresa Louise Camp-Williams (General Moderator)
Emma Hargreaves (General Moderator)
Jessica Astill (General Moderator)
Mandy Susanne Parnell l from Milly Molly Mandy (Anything Craft Related)
Charlotte Ambridge (Media Manager)
Jessica Medhurst (Media Creator)
with care and bright blessing from us all here at Fight From Isolation 🌈❤🫂

21/06/2022

Well what a day it has been here foe the team today sure tell its the longest day of the year we have not stopped but we are signing off for the evening now with so much care me me and the rest here at Fight From Isolation 🌈❤️🫂

21/06/2022

Happy litha hope you all have a fantastic day today and don't forget to take time for yourself on this day to We will be at Time out cafe for our book club from 10.30 till 12 today would be fantastic to see some of you wonderful people there either us 🌈❤️🫂

20/06/2022

Good evening one and all its been a busy day with emails and also peer support can't wait for our book club tomorrow from 10.30 till 12 at the time out Cafe in torquay hope to see some of you great people there but until then with care from the whole team here at 🌈❤️🫂

20/06/2022

Morning everyone looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at time out cafe for book club have a great sunny day summer is here v.a.s

20/06/2022

Good morning one and all I hope we are really well today and enjoying the weather so far today what do we all have pland for the day today 🌈❤️🫂

19/06/2022

Well that's another weekend don't and ready to start a brand new week tomorrow and get back to the swing of things here for you fabulous people I hope you all have a very chilled night with lots of care from myself and the rest of the FFI team 🌈❤️🫂

19/06/2022

Why not try your luck with one of our current raffles we have going on here at Fight From Isolation, this does not only give you the chance to win some great prizes? But it will also show your support for us here at Fight From Isolation and the work great work we do. This is all so that we can hold more free events and get some great things going just in time for the summer, we are planning to have some great beach days with some great picnics and refreshments. We appreciate times are hard for us all at the moment but any support you could give would go a long way to what our aim is here at Fight From Isolation 🌈❤️🫂

Go Fund Me Link
https://gofund.me/72f18f5a

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Just Giving Link
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fight-from-isolation

Buy Me A Coffee Link
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fightfromiI

Torbay Lottery Link
https://torbaylottery.co.uk/support/fight-from-isolation

Torbay Lottery - a fun and easy way to support good causes in Torbay!