Thank you to all Derbyshire Benevolent Trust members who took part in this year’s tomato growing project and a special shout-out to prize draw winner Paul Hackett! With 160 members joining the 2022 growing project the number of fresh tomatoes on tables across the country has surely jumped. Of those that took part 100% agreed…
By retired Derbyshire Police officer and Derbyshire Benevolent Trust member Dave Sismey It’s Monday 22 April 2019 and I have just checked into my hotel in Alice Springs, Australia. To say I stink is an understatement. I have not had a wash, showered or changed my clothes in 16 days; my clothes have not been…
Your lungs burn, your heart pounds, your legs are heavy and you are ankle deep in mud. The rain is stinging every exposed piece of flesh. The wind batters your face and you swear inwardly (sometimes outwardly) as you approach the bottom of yet another incline. You crest the top and fly downhill, only to…
This week marks the annual Mental Health Awareness Week. Running from Monday (13 May) right through to this Sunday (19 May), the theme this year is the link between body image and mental health but, as ever, the over-riding aim is to raise awareness both of mental health and the support available. “One of the…