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Rainy Day Trust The charity of the Home Improvement industry. Benevolent Charity helping people from the home improvement industry Charity Registration 1170878

If you took part in our kindness campaign, Thousand Smiles September look out for our short feedback questionnaire landi...
12/10/2026

If you took part in our kindness campaign, Thousand Smiles September look out for our short feedback questionnaire landing in your inbox this week!

💙We'd love to hear your thoughts, experiences and suggestions.💙

Your feedback is incredibly important to us and will help shape our future campaigns.

The questionnaire can also be accessed here 👉 https://form.typeform.com/to/YjSECLNj

Thank you for your continued support - it means the 🌍 to Rainy Day Trust and to the people at the heart of everything we do.

🫶🌍Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day 🌍🫶As the industry charity, we know mental health issues are disproportionately hig...
09/10/2026

🫶🌍Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day 🌍🫶

As the industry charity, we know mental health issues are disproportionately high in our sector. Our month-long kindness campaign, Thousand Smiles September, offered those in our sector the opportunity to build human-to-human connection, a small step towards addressing this and normalising these conversations.

Over the last month we have seen our entire industry come together, to care for others, to spread happiness, to promote positivity.

Simple, everyday acts of human connection – checking in, making someone feel seen, taking a moment – these are the things that can have a profound impact on someone who is quietly struggling.

On the eve of World Mental Health Day, we wanted to pause and take a moment to reflect on the last month and the random acts of kindness shared across the industry in September. 💙

If you feel like you might need help or support, remember, you don’t have to be in crisis to reach out. Whatever you’re facing, we’re here, and there’s a type of support that’s right for you. 👉 [email protected]

If you need to talk to someone now, call our Crisis Support Line on 0800 9154627.

Our CEO, Anna Skeats, had a fantastic day in Glasgow recently, at the Stax Big Brands in-store event.It was a great oppo...
07/10/2026

Our CEO, Anna Skeats, had a fantastic day in Glasgow recently, at the Stax Big Brands in-store event.

It was a great opportunity to meet and reconnect with so many people across the Rainy Day Trust network, from suppliers and customers to DIY business owners and hardware store teams.

Anna also enjoyed catching up with industry partners, including Workhouse Marketing, Bira (British Independent Retailers Association) and Mica Cooperative.

A huge thank you to Stax Trade Centres Glasgow for hosting us and organising such a brilliant day.

Thanks also to Crown Paints, Harris Paints, Orkla House Care and Toupret UK for capturing some lovely photos with us! 🫶

☺️CHALLENGE COMPLETE! ☺️What a month! We are delighted to announce that our Thousand Smiles September challenge official...
06/10/2026

☺️CHALLENGE COMPLETE! ☺️
What a month! We are delighted to announce that our Thousand Smiles September challenge officially reached 1,651 smiles and a total fundraising amount of £1,070!

AND...

Our Thousand Smiles September winners are…

🏆Top scoring team: ⭐Team Stax 1 (Manchester)⭐
🏆Top fundraising team: ⭐Team The Smile Directors - Simpson Strong-Tie⭐Raising an amazing £300 of their £400 target!

🏆Most kindness stories submitted: Joint Winners⭐Team Stax (Leeds) AND Team IRSAP⭐

Not only did Team Stax1 top the challenge, they threw themselves into everything else too! Sharing some fantastic photos and stories along the way. As one team can’t take both prizes, Team Stax 1 will instead receive an extra-special hamper for every team member to recognise their fantastic contribution.

Congratulations to all our winners and well done to every team that took part - your enthusiasm and commitment to our month-long kindness campaign has been truly inspiring. It has been wonderful to see and hear about so many random acts of kindness - you really did send a wave 🌊 of positivity through our entire industry.

🫶The message is clear - you care about workplace mental wellbeing and the people in our sector🫶

THANK YOU from everyone here at Rainy Day Trust. You are supporting our mission to be there for colleagues at every step: prevention, early intervention, and crisis support.

Watch this space for all the info on prizes! 👀

Empowering healthy, positive teams, in partnership with Wellbeing People.

Supporting our people every step of the way. 💙

🤝Fantastic to see new and familiar faces at the recent Decco Trade Show at York Racecourse🤝Rainy Day Trust Operations Ma...
05/10/2026

🤝Fantastic to see new and familiar faces at the recent Decco Trade Show at York Racecourse🤝

Rainy Day Trust Operations Manager, Roz had a busy day meeting and chatting with exhibitors, Rainy Day Trust partners and visitors to our exhibition stand.

Thank you to Decco for organising such a great day and to everyone that took the time to stop by and say hello.

Comment 👍 if you were there.

🫶 Feeling thankful!🎉Stax raises over £4,000 for Rainy Day Trust at Big Brands events in Manchester and Glasgow🎉"We are o...
02/10/2026

🫶 Feeling thankful!

🎉Stax raises over £4,000 for Rainy Day Trust at Big Brands events in Manchester and Glasgow🎉

"We are overwhelmed by the generosity shown at both Manchester and Glasgow.

A huge thank you to Stax for choosing us as their national charity partner for these events and to every supplier and customer who dug deep to support us on the night.

As a Platinum Partner, Stax doesn't just support us financially; their Ambassadors are out there every day, embedded in their teams, ready to spot when a colleague may need a helping hand. This is what our prevention-first approach is all about. This sector never fails to amaze me with its generosity." Anna Skeats, CEO of Rainy Day Trust.

Read more about this amazing news here: 👉 https://www.rainydaytrust.org.uk/news/stax-big-brands-events-2026/

Stax is a Platinum Partner of Rainy Day Trust, our highest tier of corporate partnership, reflecting a strong and long-standing commitment to supporting people across the industry. Alongside its fundraising support, Stax has also embraced Rainy Day Trust's Ambassador Programme, with colleagues across Stax sites trained as accredited Ambassadors, equipped to recognise the signs that someone may be struggling and help point them towards the right support, often before they reach crisis point.

If you're reading this and thinking "we need this" - please get in touch to find out how your business can become a member. It matters more than you know. ➡️[email protected]

✨Stax Trade Centres' Glasgow Gala Dinner - what a wonderful night!✨A BIG THANK YOU to Stax Glasgow for organising a fant...
01/10/2026

✨Stax Trade Centres' Glasgow Gala Dinner - what a wonderful night!✨

A BIG THANK YOU to Stax Glasgow for organising a fantastic evening celebrating community and partnership.

Our CEO, Anna Skeats, was delighted to attend and have the opportunity to speak about what it means for our industry to support one another and why a partnership approach is at the heart of everything we do at Rainy Day Trust.

Stax Trade Centres Glasgow are a shining example of this - dedicated to their people, their customers and everyone they partner with.

Thank you Stax Trade Centres 💛 for your ongoing support.

☺️It's the final day of Thousand Smiles September!☺️Keep those random acts of kindness going and let's go above and beyo...
30/09/2026

☺️It's the final day of Thousand Smiles September!☺️

Keep those random acts of kindness going and let's go above and beyond 1,000 smiles!

Remember there are prizes in three categories:

🏆Top-scoring team.
🏆Top fundraising team.
🏆Top engagement - the team submitting the most random acts of kindness stories.

✅Make one last push on reaching your £100 team fundraising target.
✅Submit your stories and images from the challenge by 2nd October.
👉 https://wellbeingpeople.com/rainy-day-trust-photo-upload/

✅And most importantly - let's make the last day of this amazing month really count.

You are helping to build a culture of care across our entire industry and supporting Rainy Day Trust’s mission to be there for colleagues at every step: prevention, early intervention, and crisis support.



Empowering healthy, positive teams, in partnership with Wellbeing People

Our CEO, Anna Skeats, was honoured to attend the Mica Cooperative Exchange Gala Dinner in Brighton recently.💛Rainy Day T...
29/09/2026

Our CEO, Anna Skeats, was honoured to attend the Mica Cooperative Exchange Gala Dinner in Brighton recently.

💛Rainy Day Trust were thrilled to be lead charity for the event, and the support shown by our sector was truly heartwarming.💛

The Mica Cooperative (Mica DIY Ltd) is the UK's only retailer co-op group of independent DIY, home and garden stores.

"Thank you to everyone at Mica for your generous donations and for organising such a wonderful evening celebrating the independent hardware community. It was a brilliant celebration and a night we won't forget!"

If your business is part of the DIY, housewares, or building products world and you'd like to know more about Rainy Day Trust and what we do - get in touch 👉 [email protected]

Nearly at your £100 team fundraising target?There's still time for one last push, and the top fundraising team wins an a...
28/09/2026

Nearly at your £100 team fundraising target?

There's still time for one last push, and the top fundraising team wins an amazing hamper!

🫶 A quick share of your team's fundraising page with friends, family or colleagues
🫶 A mention on social media
🫶 A simple "Fancy sponsoring us?" message

Every little bit can make a real difference.

💛 Every pound raised goes directly towards crisis mental health support across our sector, so every donation, big or small, genuinely changes lives.

Got a random act of kindness to share?

We'd love to see your photos and stories! The team that shares the most will win a hamper for every team member.

Submissions close on 2nd October 2026

👉 https://wellbeingpeople.com/rainy-day-trust-photo-upload/

Let's finish strong!



Empowering healthy, positive teams, in partnership with Wellbeing People

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Bromsgrove
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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