Lamp

Lamp Lamp is a mental health charity. We support people in mental distress and their carers to make informed choices about their care and treatment.

We provide information on mental health services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. A specialist mental health charity, founded in 1989, with experience advocating for service users in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

🎶 This Saturday! Family Music & Market Day in aid of Lamp! 🎈An afternoon packed with live music, family entertainment, c...
17/08/2026

🎶 This Saturday! Family Music & Market Day in aid of Lamp! 🎈

An afternoon packed with live music, family entertainment, craft and pre-loved stalls, a magician, children’s disco and plenty of community fun, all while raising vital funds for LAMP. 💙

📅 Saturday 22nd August
⏰ 12 noon to 6pm
📍 The Fox & Tiger, 4 Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4DN

Featuring live music from Julia Shailes, The Lonely Grey, Rob Mason, Nancy, Andy Wardle ‘Live’ and Chambers.

Bring your family and friends, enjoy a brilliant day out and help support better mental health across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Kindly sponsored by Bitex Home.

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🏅 Get your team ready for a brilliant Charity Family Sports Day!Join us at Hinckley Town Cricket Club (Hinckley Town Cri...
11/08/2026

🏅 Get your team ready for a brilliant Charity Family Sports Day!

Join us at Hinckley Town Cricket Club (Hinckley Town Cricket) on the 31st August from 12pm for an afternoon packed with fun, including egg and spoon races, sack races, welly wanging, an obstacle course, tug of war, face painting and much more.

👥 Teams of 10
💷 £50 per team
💡Raising money for Lamp

A huge thank you to The New Plough Inn (THE NEW PLOUGH INN), The Greyhound and Hinckley Town Cricket Club for organising this fantastic event in support of local mental health services.

To book your team, contact Louise or Darren at The New Plough Inn by emailing [email protected].

Come along, have some fun and help make a difference!

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We’re delighted that The New Plough Inn in Hinckley has chosen LAMP as its charity partner!The Plough Inn has a fantasti...
29/07/2026

We’re delighted that The New Plough Inn in Hinckley has chosen LAMP as its charity partner!

The Plough Inn has a fantastic history of fundraising for charities across Leicestershire, and we’re incredibly grateful to be part of the next chapter. Their support begins with a quiz night this Thursday, followed by plans to take on a series of physical and mental challenges to raise funds for LAMP.

A huge thank you to the whole team and everyone who supports their fundraising. We’re excited to see what they achieve and to work together to raise vital funds and awareness for our work.

27/07/2026

You can feel lonely in a crowded room.

New research published this month has found that loneliness is strongly associated with poorer mental health, lower wellbeing, poorer general health and a greater likelihood of living with multiple long-term health conditions. The researchers also found that feeling lonely has a stronger relationship with health than simply having fewer social connections.

That is an important distinction.

Someone can have colleagues, friends and family around them every day and still experience loneliness. Equally, someone with a smaller social circle may not feel lonely at all.

For employers, charities and community organisations, this is an important reminder. Creating opportunities for people to come together is valuable, but meaningful connection matters even more, feeling listened to, understood and supported can have a significant impact on mental wellbeing.

Mental health is not always about what we can see. Sometimes the biggest challenge is not isolation, but the feeling that nobody truly understands what someone is going through.

If you, or someone you know, is struggling with their mental health and needs independent advocacy or information and advice, please don’t wait. Email [email protected] or call 0116 255 6286 to find out how we can help.

The summer holidays are not a break for everyone.For some families, the school holidays bring time together, new experie...
21/07/2026

The summer holidays are not a break for everyone.

For some families, the school holidays bring time together, new experiences and a welcome change of pace.

For others, six weeks without the usual routine can bring added pressure, loneliness, financial worry and anxiety.

Parents and carers may be balancing work, childcare and rising costs. Young people can lose the structure, support and social contact that school provides. Existing mental health challenges do not disappear simply because the sun is shining.

This summer, try to protect the basics where you can. Keep some structure in the day, spend time outside, stay connected with other people and make space for honest conversations about how everyone is feeling.

Most importantly, remember that struggling during the summer holidays does not make you a bad parent, carer or family. It means you may need support.

Lamp provides free, independent mental health advocacy across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, helping adults understand their rights, explore their options and have their voice heard.

📞 0116 255 6286
✉️ [email protected]

☀️ This summer, we’re doing something a little different.Join us for a Lamp Lunchtime With… Summer Special as we welcome...
13/07/2026

☀️ This summer, we’re doing something a little different.

Join us for a Lamp Lunchtime With… Summer Special as we welcome legendary film editor Eddie Hamilton () to De Montfort University.

From shaping the action of Top Gun: Maverick to editing the Mission: Impossible films, Eddie has spent his career working behind the scenes on some of the biggest blockbusters in cinema. Now, he’ll be sharing the stories behind the cutting room, the pressure, the creativity and the moments audiences never get to see.

Hosted by Martin Ballard (), this special edition of Lamp Lunchtime With… offers the chance to hear from one of the most respected figures in the film industry in an intimate interview and audience Q&A.

As always, every ticket helps support Lamp’s independent mental health advocacy service across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, ensuring people experiencing mental health challenges have someone independent by their side when they need it most.

📅 Friday 7 August 12-2:30pm
📍 De Montfort University, Leicester

Whether you’re passionate about film, fascinated by high performance, or simply enjoy hearing remarkable stories from remarkable people, we’d love to welcome you.

🎟️ Book your ticket for just £12 (Lamp Lunchtime With... Club Members this is a bonus event for you!)

🔗 https://www.lampadvocacy.co.uk/lamp-lunchtime-with-ediie-hamilton/

We’re looking for a new Treasurer to join the Board of Trustees at Lamp.If you’re a finance professional, accountant or ...
07/07/2026

We’re looking for a new Treasurer to join the Board of Trustees at Lamp.

If you’re a finance professional, accountant or someone with charity finance experience who wants to use your skills to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of an independent mental health advocacy charity supporting people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The role is flexible, largely remote, and requires around 1 to 3 hours per week.

Find out more and apply here:
https://reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/treasurer-mental-health-charity

Please share this post with your network. You never know who might be looking for an opportunity to give back.

📍 We’re at New Parks Library today!If you’ve been meaning to ask for support, advice or simply find out more about menta...
07/07/2026

📍 We’re at New Parks Library today!

If you’ve been meaning to ask for support, advice or simply find out more about mental health advocacy, why not drop in and have a chat with our friendly team?

Our advocates are at New Parks Library today from 10:00am until 1:00pm, offering free, confidential information, advice and advocacy support for anyone experiencing mental health challenges, or for those supporting a loved one.

Whether you have questions about accessing services, understanding your rights, or simply don’t know where to turn next, we’re here to listen.

No appointment is needed. Just drop in and say hello.

📍 New Parks Library
🕙 10:00am to 1:00pm
📅 Today

Please share this post with anyone who may benefit from knowing we’re here. A simple share could help someone access the support they need. 💙

huge thank you to everyone who joined us today for Lamp Lunchtime with Paul Tonkinson ( )Despite the heat, it was fantas...
26/06/2026

huge thank you to everyone who joined us today for Lamp Lunchtime with Paul Tonkinson ( )

Despite the heat, it was fantastic to see such a great turnout for an afternoon full of laughter, stories and conversation.

A special thank you to Geoff Peters ( ) for stepping in as an able deputy for Martin Ballard () and doing a brilliant job hosting, and to Chutney Ivy ( ) for another fantastic lunch and wonderful hospitality.

Thank you to the wonderful for the photos, more to come later 📸

Most of all, thank you to Paul for coming along and supported Lamp. Every event helps us continue providing independent mental health advocacy across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We can’t wait to welcome you to the next one! 💙

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