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Washington Mind is a membership organisation and by becoming a member you will be a Friend of Washington Mind. We are always looking for new people to join us and help us to shape our organisation.

Friends of Washington Mind

By becoming a Friend of Washington Mind you will:

  • Support our work and help to shape the future direction of the organisation
  • Receive regular information about organisational events and updates
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Be able to vote at our Annual General Meetings
  • Attend bi-monthly Friends of Washington Mind Meetings

We welcome memberships from:

  • Service Users
  • Friends and family members of our service users
  • Professionals
  • Volunteers
  • Individuals from the community

Anyone can become a Friend of Washington Mind!

Our Friends of Washington Mind regularly help us to develop our services by providing us with feedback and suggestions. Here are a few of the suggestions our Friends of Washington Mind have recently said and the changes we have made:

 

You Said:

We Did:
Schools didn’t understand grief We updated our Grief Training for professionals working with young people and started to deliver this to schools.
You wanted to get involved in a market for young people’s small businesses We began working with Sunderland Teenage Market to provide a platform for young entrepreneurs.
You wanted more trips to be available We started running trips to places you wanted to visit; Tyneside Cinema, South Shields Market, Ikea and the Beach
You wanted to access therapeutic groups We began delivering a number of therapeutic groups including; Mum’s Matter, Steps to Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Improving Self-Esteem and Managing Depression and Low Mood.

What are Friends of Washington Mind meetings?

Our Friends of Washington Mind meetings give you an opportunity to find out what Washington Mind have going on at the minute and what we have coming up in the future. The meetings provide a space where we can find out what you want to see from our services and listen to your questions.

The meetings take place at: The Life House, Grasmere Terrace, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7LP.

All are welcome! Our 2025 Friends of Washington Mind Meetings are taking place on:

  • Friday 10th January at 10am
  • Thursday 13th February at 1:30pm
  • Wednesday 12th March at 2pm
  • Tuesday 8th April at 10am
  • Friday 2nd May at 10am
  • Thursday 12th June at 1:30pm
  • Wednesday 9th July at 2pm
  • Tuesday 5th August at 10am
  • Friday 5th September at 10am
  • Thursday 9th October at 1:30pm
    Wednesday 12th November at 2pm
  • Tuesday 2nd December at 10am

Dates may vary for more information on the meetings please call Washington Mind on: 0191 417 8043 or email us at:
info@washingtonmind.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you there!

So..if you have a general interest or would like to give something back to Washington Mind we would like to hear from you.  Being a Friend of Washington Mind is free and if you would like to join us, please complete this application form.