Off the Record Bath and North East Somerset (OTR) improves the emotional health and wellbeing of young people. We want every young person in Bath and North East Somerset and beyond to be emotionally healthy, confident and empowered in themselves. We provide a range of services too young people including counselling, listening support, youth participation, advocacy and specialist groups, support for care leavers and a LGBT+ focused youth group.
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Manvers Street
Bath, England BA1 1JW, GB
Yes, a big thank you to our Trustees from everyone at Off the Record!
This week is Trustees week - what better opportunity to say a HUGE thank you to Off the Record Bath and North East Somerset trustees…take a bow: Alice Payne Mark Ames Paul Austin Tessa Hibbert Georgina Newham Annie Legge Angela Scott Daisy Newsome Mike Tichelar AND - we have some brilliant opportunities for new trustees to join our Board at OTR. To find out more, check out the recruitment pack here: https://lnkd.in/eVEhCsM7
Do you have leadership, counselling or business development experience? Passionate about supporting young people and live in the Bath area? If so, please consider becoming a Trustee for Off the Record. We are a friendly bunch who need guidance and oversight from a supportive group of Trustees to continue to grow and improve our services for young people. We are looking for up to three trustees: - A Chair to work closely with the Board to fulfil our strategic objectives and delivery. - A lead for our young people's services, with counselling/management of services experience - A lead for local business development and networking to help us engage locally, and raise our profile and corporate engagement. You can find the Trustee pack and all the details here: https://lnkd.in/gr4pNeq We are particularly interested in applicants with lived experience of mental health challenges, and/or from an under-represented community as we seek to improve the diversity of our Board. The application deadline is 1st December, but we encourage anyone interested to have an informal conversation with Phil Walters or the outgoing Chair, Mark Ames as part of the process. Any of our other Trustees would also be happy to help with information and advice: Tessa Hibbert Daisy Newsome Angela Scott Annie Legge Paul Austin Mark Ames Alice Payne Georgina Newham #Trustee #Bath #youngpeoplematter
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OTR is recruiting for some new trustees to join our Board. Please spread the word… With three fantastic trustees stepping back over the next 6 months, we’re wanting to bolster our board to help us pave the way through our current strategic plan, and prepare for its review in the coming years. We are looking for trustees who have some specific experience or expertise in one or more of the following areas: • Chair & Leadership • Counselling and Listening Services for Young People • Business Engagement and Local Networking Please do take a look at our recruitment pack to find out more or message me. https://lnkd.in/eXUs47_x https://lnkd.in/eVEhCsM7
Fundraising to offer free, independent and confidential support to young people in B&NES
Excellent morning at BANES 3rd Sector Group (3SG) Charity and Business networking breakfast. I was delighted to be invited to speak about our fantastic support from local businesses including Bright Carbon, Reside and Mr B's Book emporium. The event continues all day with a Volunteer Fair, with lots of Bath's charities represented, at the Apex Hotel. Pop along and have a look at the wonderful range of volunteering opportunities in Bath and North East Somerset.
Our volunteer-led raffle raising funds for the Young Futures Appeal closes tomorrow - Friday 18th October! Please buy some tickets to be in with a chance of winning some fantastic local prizes! Link to buy tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ecpvhAQU Thanks so much for supporting this initiative - 100% of sales go straight to our listening and counselling work with local young people. Angela Scott Alice Payne Daisy Newsome Dean T. Phil Walters Tessa Hibbert Annie Legge Paul Austin Mark Ames James Brown Canned Wine Co. The Soul Spa The Bath Flower School Theatre Royal Bath Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein Holburne Museum ToniqLife Fitness Bath Cricket Club
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🌿 Looking to boost your wellbeing and creativity while connecting with like-minded people? 🍃 Join us for a Wellbeing Walk in Bath on Saturday, 19th October at 9:30 AM, led by Garry Pratt, author of The Creativity Factor. Garry's book explores the power of creativity to shape your future and shows how time spent in nature can unlock your creative potential, boost your mood, and bring about real change in your life. We’re thrilled to partner with Garry for this special event and would love for you to be part of it! 👉 Event details: 📍 Location: Meet at Lansdown Park & Ride 🗓️ Date: Saturday, 19th October ⏰ Time: 9:30 AM All proceeds will support Mentoring Plus and Off the Record Bath and North East Somerset, in association with The Bath 5k Map Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out—secure your spot today: https://lnkd.in/eybzvfB4 #InspiringYoungLives #OctoberWellbeingWalk
Fancy winning some early Christmas gifts?! Buy some raffle tickets to be in the chance of winning all these lovely prizes from local businesses and organisations in Bath! Raffle will be drawn on Friday 18th October at our evening event at Bath Cricket Club and you can buy tickets via the event page link: https://lnkd.in/ecpvhAQU Thanks for your support, this event is volunteer run so 100% of all funds raised goes to our vital work to empower local young people in Bath and NE Somerset The Bath Flower School Holburne Museum Theatre Royal Bath The Soul Spa Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein Canned Wine Co. TONIQ Wellness
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Fundraising to offer free, independent and confidential support to young people in B&NES
Eddie and his team finished their epic ride last weekend. It's been challenging all the way, with adverse weather, injuries and bike mechanicals, but they did it! Help Eddie reach his £9k fundraising target by following the link below.
Eddie and his amazing fundraising team are currently cycling 973miles in 10 days, in aid of Off the Record Bath and North East Somerset and two other local charities. 😍 Phil Walters, Harriet Rose and James Brown are joining them for the Bath leg on Wednesday! Please support their fundraising efforts - see the link below 👏 https://lnkd.in/gRmKVkfV
Join us for a relaxed and fun evening of drinks and games to raise funds for our Young Futures Appeal. Come along to Bath Cricket Club, at 7.30pm on Friday 18th October (ticket required), have a drink, catch up with your friends and try out some Bath vintage games. You can buy event tickets (£15) and raffle tickets (£10 for strip of 5) here: https://lnkd.in/ecpvhAQU Your first drink is kindly donated by Canned Wine Co. Raffle prizes so far generously donated by The Bath Flower School, Holburne Museum, The Soul Spa, Toniq Life Fitness, Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein, Canned Wine Co. and Theatre Royal Bath We really hope you can make it, feel free to bring along colleagues, friends or family too!
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🌿 The Big BaNES 100k - Connecting with Nature to Transform Wellbeing We're nearing the finish line of The Big BaNES 100k — our flexible, nature-inspired fundraising challenge run in partnership with Off the Record Bath and North East Somerset and Annie Legge (The Bath 5k Map). 🌳 Over the past few months, our dedicated fundraisers have biked, hiked, and paddle-boarded through the beautiful countryside to raise an incredible £4,261.00 + £765.25 Gift Aid! 💚 Swipe 👉 to discover how the efforts of our fundraisers and the generosity of their supporters will make a difference to the wellbeing of young people in Bath & North East Somerset. 💚 The Big BaNES 100k is running until Friday 27 September. It's not too late to donate to our campaign or one of our fundraisers and help change young lives. https://lnkd.in/eQi4hRGG #TheBigbaNES100k #InspiringYoungLives