Local charity providing community based mental health & family support for children, young people & adults living in poverty with complex mental health needs.

Joined January 2018
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Platform For Life retweeted
Schools cannot cover the full cost of what this charity provides for kids in @ShitChester . A small contribution to this campaign would mean the world 👇
We've just launched this year's crowdfunding campaign on Spacehive to fund art and play therapy sessions for children and young people! Please support us if you can - thank you. spacehive.com/-art-play-ther… #mentalhealth #fundraising #crowdfunding #chester
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Platform For Life retweeted
We’re hiring a part‑time Operations Manager with strong financial, operational and organisational skills to help drive our charity’s next chapter and increase our impact across Chester! thechesterbluecoatcharity.co… #chester #bluecoat #job #employment #operations #operationsmanager
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Thank you Hair & Beauty Works on Mill Lane in #Chester for doing this fundraiser to help @MyelomaUK and us! Hope you get lots of support with it and good luck for Sunday 💚🧡💛 justgiving.com/page/nicola-w…
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We've just launched this year's crowdfunding campaign on Spacehive to fund art and play therapy sessions for children and young people! Please support us if you can - thank you. spacehive.com/-art-play-ther… #mentalhealth #fundraising #crowdfunding #chester
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Thank you Emma for choosing to raise funds for us in an Ultra White-Collar Boxing event this July! If you'd like to make a donation to support Emma, you can do so via this link: givestar.io/gs/ultra-white-c… #fundraising #mentalhealth #chester
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We’re proud to be taking part in #VolunteersWeek 2026 – marking 42 years of saying thank you to all volunteers across the UK for everything they do. If you'd like to find out more about volunteering at Platform for Life then please get in touch with us! platformforlife.org.uk/conta…
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Our volunteers give so much to our charity. Without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. Thank you to each and every one of you 💚 💛 #VolunteersWeek #MentalHealth #Chester
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Platform For Life retweeted
Free advice on how to save money on energy bills from @CitAdviceCW coming up at The Bluecoat! Please share with anyone who might find this useful thechesterbluecoatcharity.co… #chester #charity #energybill #debt #bluecoat
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Platform For Life retweeted
Just a few days left... every nomination for Platform for Life increases the chance of a win! We'd be really grateful if you'd take one minute to nominate us via this link - thank you 💚 💛 movementforgood.com/draws/sp… #nominateACharity #chester #mentalhealth #smallcharity
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Platform For Life retweeted
Could you please vote via the link, it only takes a minute or 2 👇 thanks 💚
Just a few days left... every nomination for Platform for Life increases the chance of a win! We'd be really grateful if you'd take one minute to nominate us via this link - thank you 💚 💛 movementforgood.com/draws/sp… #nominateACharity #chester #mentalhealth #smallcharity
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On 19th July Emma will be taking part in an Ultra White Collar Boxing in #Chester to raise funds for us and @alzheimerssoc . A huge thank you to her for choosing to support us. If you'd like to make a donation, the link is here: givestar.io/gs/ultra-white-c… #mentalhealth #fundraising
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Platform For Life retweeted
I wanted a sub 1hr 50 mins and managed it with over a minute to spare!!! So close to my next goal, go on help a great local cause out. @PfLChester are amazing but recieve no central funding. justgiving.com/page/faron-co…
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Faron, you're incredible! Thank you so much for all you do to raise funds for us.
I wanted a sub 1hr 50 mins and managed it with over a minute to spare!!! So close to my next goal, go on help a great local cause out. @PfLChester are amazing but recieve no central funding. justgiving.com/page/faron-co…
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Platform For Life retweeted
Just £22 short of his target for small #Chester charity @PfLChester . Well done @Upton_Blues71 just the biggie to go. 💪
Coming up - Part 2 of the Chester Triple! Faron completed the #Chester10k in March & this weekend it's the #ChesterHalf marathon. He's at £418 in donations so far - please can you help him reach his target of £500 by Sunday🤞 ? justgiving.com/page/faron-co… #fundraising #mentalhealth
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As #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2026 draws to a close, we want to highlight the core message of this year’s campaign – Action. It’s been great to see communities and organisations coming together to take action and showing support in so many positive ways. #MHAW2026 #MentalHealth
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Platform For Life retweeted
Please help @Upton_Blues71 reach his target for a fantastic small charity @PfLChester that does great work supporting children & their families in socially deprived parts of #Chester
Coming up - Part 2 of the Chester Triple! Faron completed the #Chester10k in March & this weekend it's the #ChesterHalf marathon. He's at £418 in donations so far - please can you help him reach his target of £500 by Sunday🤞 ? justgiving.com/page/faron-co… #fundraising #mentalhealth
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Looking for some help? No problem. There are many great mental health organisations out there who provide free resources and advice on all kinds of topics. Here are a few we recommend...1/4 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW2026 #MentalHealthTips #MentalHealthAlliance #Chester
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3/4 Mind: Mind has an excellent library of resources across their website, including tips for everyday living, an A-Z of everything mental health, specialised advice and real stories from people living with various challenges.
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4/4 Mental Health UK: Mental Health UK provides many actionable wellbeing tips, as well as guides on how to talk to different demographics about mental health related subjects. Check out their website’s ‘Downloadable resources’ page to see more.
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