Open Up

04/09/2026

🏃‍♀️ Take on a challenge and support Open Up 💙

Looking for your next challenge? Whether you're aiming for a marathon, half marathon or 10K, we've got charity places available in a range of events, including the Manchester Marathon, Brighton Marathon and right here in Devon, The Great West Run in Exeter.

Every mile you complete and every pound you raise helps Open Up fund projects that enhance mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services across Devon and beyond.

✅ Challenge yourself
✅ Support your local NHS charity
✅ Make a lasting difference

Whether you're a seasoned runner or taking on your first event, we'd love to have you on Team Open Up.

Visit our events page to find your next challenge and sign up today: https://tinyurl.com/yeywmnsn

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Run for Charity

28/08/2026

💙 Creating calmer spaces for mental health care

The spaces around us can play an important role in our wellbeing.

Thanks to funding from Open Up and Mental Health Matters, two meeting spaces at Torbay Health and Wellbeing Clinic have been transformed with acoustic sound-dampening panels, helping to reduce noise and create a more welcoming environment for everyone who uses them.

✨ Quieter rooms
✨ Better experiences
✨ Improved wellbeing

📖 Read the full story via the link in the comments.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

21/08/2026

🏃 Could this be the challenge you've been waiting for? 💙

Whether you've always wanted to run a marathon, take on a cycling challenge, or try something completely outside your comfort zone, now could be the perfect time to make it happen.

Open Up has places available for the The Great West Run in Exeter and a range of exciting challenge events across the UK.

Every step, mile and challenge helps support projects that improve mental health, learning disability and neuro-diversity services across Devon and beyond.

✨ If you've been waiting for a sign to take on a new challenge, this might just be it.

🔗 Link in comments.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

31/07/2026

Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference 💙

A quiet space to sit. A creative activity that brings people together. A garden that encourages someone to spend time outdoors. A chance to connect, learn a new skill or simply feel valued.

These moments might seem small, but they can have a lasting impact on wellbeing and recovery.

Thanks to the kindness of our supporters, Open Up helps bring these opportunities to life across mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services across Devon and beyond.

👉 See the link in the comments to discover how support is making it possible.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Wellmoor

28/07/2026

🐴 The Adventures Of Patrick The Pony recently visited Beech Ward in Torbay, bringing comfort, connection and plenty of smiles to patients, families and staff.

His visit created meaningful moments throughout the ward. For some patients, Patrick helped rekindle treasured memories and connections to past experiences with animals. For families, he provided a shared experience that encouraged conversation and helped everyone feel more relaxed and at ease.

These visits are made possible through your support and are just one example of the difference Open Up makes across Devon and beyond. 💙

Read more about the impact of your support via the link in the comments.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

22/07/2026

New fundraising challenges now available 🏃‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚴‍♀️

We've joined Run for Charity, giving our supporters access to hundreds of events across the UK.

From 5Ks and half marathons to cycling events, walks and obstacle races, there are now more ways to support mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services across Devon and beyond 💙

We're also offering discounted charity places on selected events, including the Manchester Marathon, Brighton Marathon, Edinburgh Marathon, Bath Half and Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon.

👇 See the link in the comments to explore our current events and choose your challenge.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

17/07/2026

💙 What does Open Up actually do?

Well... one day we might be funding wellbeing boxes for unpaid carers.

The next, we could be helping create a therapeutic garden, supporting a men's mental health sewing group, funding creative activities on inpatient wards, backing innovative recovery projects, or helping staff bring an idea to life that makes someone's day a little bit better.

Big projects. Small acts of kindness. Creative ideas. Lasting change.

Money raised helps us go beyond what's possible through NHS funding alone and create opportunities, experiences and environments that support mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services across Devon and beyond 💙

Want to help us do even more?

✅ Make a donation
✅ Take on a fundraising challenge
✅ Nominate us as your Charity of the Year
✅ Share our story with others

Together, we can continue opening up opportunities, hope and brighter futures.

🔗 https://www.openup.org.uk

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

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14/07/2026

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09/07/2026