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Lamp Lamp is a mental health charity. We support people in mental distress and their carers to make informed choices about their care and treatment.

We provide information on mental health services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. A specialist mental health charity, founded in 1989, with experience advocating for service users in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

An invitation can feel overwhelming.“Are you coming to Christmas dinner? We’d love to see you.”A message sent with love ...
20/10/2026

An invitation can feel overwhelming.

“Are you coming to Christmas dinner? We’d love to see you.”

A message sent with love can still be difficult to answer when you’re struggling with your mental health. You might want to go, but worry about how you’ll feel, what questions people might ask, or whether you have the energy to join in.

Sometimes, the unanswered message comes from not knowing how to explain what you’re going through.

Being listened to matters. Lamp’s advocates stand beside people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, helping them understand their options and ensure their wishes are heard in decisions about their care.

This Christmas, bring Lamp to your table.

A personal donation, a collection with friends or colleagues, or a contribution from your business can help support that work. How you take part, and how much you give, is up to you.

💛 £18 can fund a first contact conversation.
💛 £420 can fund a full mental health advocacy journey.

Give what you can and help someone be heard this Christmas.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/theemptyseat

The hardest part of Christmas can be showing up.For someone struggling with their mental health, the pressure to join in...
19/10/2026

The hardest part of Christmas can be showing up.

For someone struggling with their mental health, the pressure to join in, feel happy and say “I’m fine” can make Christmas overwhelming. They might turn down invitations, stop replying or find it harder to ask for help.

This Christmas, we’re inviting you to bring Lamp to your table through our Empty Seat campaign.

Whether you’re getting together with family, friends, colleagues or your club, you can make supporting Lamp part of your celebrations. That might be a personal gift, a collection around the table or a contribution from your business. How you take part, and how much you give, is up to you.

Your support helps fund independent mental health advocacy across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Lamp’s advocates help people understand their options, prepare for appointments and have their wishes heard in decisions about their care.

💛 £18 can fund a first contact conversation.
💛 £420 can fund a full mental health advocacy journey.

As we come together this Christmas, we can help someone get the support they need to be heard.

Give what you can and help someone be heard this festive period!!

Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/theemptyseat

Sunday 10th October 2027 run for Mental Health in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and let’s pain the city blue 💙💙💙...
16/10/2026

Sunday 10th October 2027 run for Mental Health in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and let’s pain the city blue 💙💙💙💙

💙🏅 A huge thank you to Team Lamp!What a fantastic morning at the Leicester Half Marathon, and what a pleasure it was to ...
11/10/2026

💙🏅 A huge thank you to Team Lamp!

What a fantastic morning at the Leicester Half Marathon, and what a pleasure it was to see so many people proudly wearing their Lamp blue!

To everyone who took on the challenge today, whether you were chasing a personal best, running your first half marathon or simply determined to reach the finish line, we want to say a massive thank you.

Every mile you’ve run, every donation you’ve raised and every conversation you’ve started about mental health helps us continue providing free, independent mental health advocacy to people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

It was wonderful to catch up with some of our runners, including James and Elliot, and see those well-earned medals at the finish line!

We know how much time, effort and determination goes into preparing for an event like this, and we’re incredibly grateful that you’ve chosen to support Lamp.

You haven’t just completed 6 miles or 13.1 miles today. You’ve helped make sure more people facing mental health challenges have someone in their corner when they need it most.

Congratulations to every single one of you. We’re proud to have you representing Lamp! 💙

📸 If you ran for Lamp today, please share your finish line photos with us. We’d love to celebrate your achievement!

💙🏃‍♂️ Team Lamp, a quick change of location!We’ve been asked to move from our original spot by the War Memorial at Victo...
11/10/2026

💙🏃‍♂️ Team Lamp, a quick change of location!

We’ve been asked to move from our original spot by the War Memorial at Victoria Park.

If you’re running the Leicester Half Marathon for Lamp this morning and haven’t collected your running T-shirt yet, Liam is now inside the fenced event area, next to the stage.

Just look out for the bright blue Lamp T-shirts!

Good luck to everyone running today, and thank you for supporting mental health advocacy across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

💙🏃‍♂️ Team Lamp, we’re here and ready for you!If you’re running the Leicester Half Marathon for Lamp this morning and ha...
11/10/2026

💙🏃‍♂️ Team Lamp, we’re here and ready for you!

If you’re running the Leicester Half Marathon for Lamp this morning and haven’t collected your running T-shirt yet, Liam is at Victoria Park, by the War Memorial, directly opposite the Red Start Line and Green Zone 1.

Just look out for the bright blue Lamp T-shirts!

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone taking on today’s challenge to support our independent mental health advocacy services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Good luck to all our runners today. Enjoy every mile, soak up the atmosphere and wear that Lamp blue with pride!

🏃‍♂️💙 The T-shirts have arrived, and we’re ready for the Leicester Half Marathon!A huge thank you to everyone taking on ...
10/10/2026

🏃‍♂️💙 The T-shirts have arrived, and we’re ready for the Leicester Half Marathon!

A huge thank you to everyone taking on the Leicester Half Marathon in support of Lamp. We’re looking forward to seeing you all proudly wearing our colours as you take on the challenge and help raise vital funds for independent mental health advocacy across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

👕 T-shirt Collection

Liam will be at the Victoria Park War Memorial from 8am on race day for anyone who needs to collect their Lamp running T-shirt.

Please make sure you allow enough time to collect yours before heading to the start line.

Whether you’re chasing a personal best, running your first half marathon or simply hoping to make it around the course, we’re incredibly grateful that you’ve chosen to support Lamp.

Good luck to all our runners, and we can’t wait to see a sea of Lamp blue out on the streets of Leicester! 💙

Leicester

Behind every conversation about mental health, there’s a real person with a real story.Today is World Mental Health Day,...
10/10/2026

Behind every conversation about mental health, there’s a real person with a real story.

Today is World Mental Health Day, and we’re delighted to be joining Romail Gulzar (Romail Gulzar FRSA) from Pukaar News (Pukaar News) at John Le wis Leicester (John Lewis Leicester) for a special event inspired by his book, A Mind on the Edge: A Mental Health Story.

Romail’s personal memoir explores his experiences of anxiety, depression and trauma, sharing a journey of survival, recovery and overcoming some incredibly difficult challenges.

It’s a reminder that behind the statistics, campaigns and conversations about mental health are real people whose experiences deserve to be heard.

Under the theme Real Voices, Real Change, today’s event is an opportunity to bring those conversations into the heart of Leicester, encouraging people to share their experiences, listen to others and recognise the importance of speaking openly about mental health.

At Lamp, we understand how difficult it can be for someone to find their voice, particularly when they’re struggling with their mental health or trying to navigate complicated support services. Our independent advocacy work is about ensuring people feel listened to, understood and empowered to make decisions about their own lives.

We’d love you to come along today, whether that’s to learn more about Romail’s story, find out about Lamp’s work or simply enjoy a friendly conversation.

📍 John Lewis Leicester, Restaurant
📅 Today, Saturday 10 October 2026
🕙 10am to 3pm

Thank you to Romail Gulzar, Pukaar News, John Lewis Leicester and everyone involved in bringing this event together.

Sometimes, hearing someone else’s story gives us the confidence to share our own.

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day.Sometimes reaching out doesn’t need a perfect reason, the right words or a big con...
10/09/2026

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day.

Sometimes reaching out doesn’t need a perfect reason, the right words or a big conversation.

Pick up the phone. Send that message. Knock on that door. Drop them a voice note.

It might feel like a small thing to you, but to someone else it could completely change their day.

We can’t always know what somebody is carrying, and we won’t always know when they need to hear from us most.

So don’t overthink it.

“Hey, how you doing?” might be enough to open the door to a conversation that really matters.

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25/08/2026

Are you looking for something to do on Bank Holiday Monday? 👀

THE NEW PLOUGH INN are hosting a Charity Family Sports Day at Hinckley Town Cricket Club on 31st August from 12pm.

The aim is to raise funds for Lamp - Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project - as teams of around 10 (children welcome) take part in classic games from egg and spoon races and welly wanging, to an obstacle course and tug of war!

🎟️ £50 per team
📍 Hinckley Town Cricket Club, LE10 3DR
⏰ From 12pm
📧 Email [email protected] to find out more / book
☎️ Or call 01455 615037

More information on Lamp below 👇

The charity Lamp is an independent community mental health advocacy charity serving the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

They exist to ensure that people experiencing mental health challenges are listened to, understood and empowered. They believe that everyone has the right to be heard and to play an active role in decisions that affect their health, wellbeing and future.

The New Plough Inn are supporting Lamp for the next year with various fundraising efforts.

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