Reclaim Life

12/06/2026

🤔 Free on Tuesday 30th June?

Join the Town Mayor for a charity meal at the Ship Inn, raising funds for Reclaim Life and supporting our work improving emotional wellbeing across the community 🌻

Tickets are £17 and include a carvery meal (with vegetarian/vegan options) and live entertainment. A raffle will also be held on the night with all proceeds going to Reclaim Life 💛

Grab your tickets now from The White House on Hockliffe Street! See you there ☺️

Join the Town Mayor for a special Charity Meal in support of Reclaim Life and its work promoting emotional wellbeing across our community.

Tuesday 30 June | Arrival from 6:30pm | Dinner served at 7:00pm | The Ship Inn

Enjoy a delicious carvery meal, live entertainment from singer Sarah Hart, and a charity raffle.

Tickets are just £17 per person and are available from The White House.

11/05/2026

There's still time to show your support for Harry and Paul's recent Road Trip in aid of Reclaim Life 🌻 Donations can be made at https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/lavinias-road-trip-for-reclaim-life 💛

Today marks the beginning of 💛 The mission of our recent road trip was to raise both awareness and funds for Reclaim Life 🌻

Reclaim Life is a local mental health charity based in Leighton Buzzard, supporting individuals experiencing emotional distress across the local area. Reclaim Life receives no government funding and relies on donations and fundraising events, like our road trip. In light of this, our donations page is still OPEN if you would like to make a contribution 🙏🏻 The work of Reclaim Life is vital to improving emotional wellbeing across the local area and we hope that our recent road trip has inspired people to bring Reclaim Life into their communities too. Help us to continue to spread the word!

https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/lavinias-road-trip-for-reclaim-life

04/05/2026

Lavinia's Reclaim Life Road Trip made it to BBC news! 💛

Don't forget that you can meet Lavinia and hear all about Harry and Paul's 3,000 mile circuit of Britain in aid of Reclaim Life at today's May Day Fayre in Leighton Buzzard. See you there! 🌻

A Talbot travels around the coast to raise awareness for a mental health charity.

04/05/2026

It’s happening today.

Looking for free family fun this bank holiday?

Leighton-Linslade Rotary Club May Day Fayre is back, bringing a full day of entertainment, stalls, and activities for all ages.

Head down between 10am and 4pm and enjoy the atmosphere across:
📍 High Street
📍 Church Square
📍 Parsons Close Recreation Ground

A proper community day out with something for everyone. Grab the kids, meet friends, and make the most of the long weekend.

03/05/2026

Don't forget that tomorrow is the Rotary May Day Fayre in Leighton Buzzard! We'll be there with Lavinia's Adventures sharing the story of their recent road trip for Reclaim Life🌻 It's a free event so come on down and show your support 💛 see you there!

This Bank holiday Monday FREE FUN EVENT for all the family in Leighton Buzzard!
May Day Fayre - Monday 4th May 2026 10am to 4pm

The event covers all of these areas - Leighton Buzzard High Street, Church Square and Parsons Close Recreation Ground. A helpful location map can be found in the comments of this post if you are not familiar with these areas of Leighton Buzzard.

There is a link to the free event program in the comments of this post -allowing you to see the timings and locations of the acts thorough the day.

The May Fayre in Leighton Buzzard has traditionally been the largest single-day event of its kind in Bedfordshire and this year there will be numerous returning acts along with some new ones!

Jot it down in your diary – Don’t miss it!

Leighton Linslade Rotary.

03/05/2026

You can read all about Lavinia’s Reclaim Life Road Trip here 🌻💛

Road trip in a 100-year-old Talbot car. Pair drive almost 3 thousand miles around the coastline of Britain to raise money for charity, one of their stops is Hunstanton

03/05/2026

Day 20 of Lavinia's Reclaim Life Road Trip kicked off in Burnham on Crouch in Essex. Whilst Lavinia was warming up for the day, Harry and Paul dialled in to Justin Dealey’s show on BBC Three Counties Radio to give an update on what they had been up to since their last interview. After that, it was time to hit the road for the final time 🌻

It was a beautiful day for the drive from Burnham on Crouch to Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire and Reclaim Life’s HQ. Of course, Harry and Paul made time to stop for the final full English breakfast of the trip at the Cornish Cafe in Harlow.

In the afternoon, they made it back to Leighton Buzzard! 🎉 At 4.30pm, Lavinia, Harry and Paul made their way down Leighton Buzzard high street, cheered on by the crowd that had gathered to welcome them back. It was a fantastic reception from family, friends, supporters and volunteers from Reclaim Life; Justin Dealey was also in attendance, interviewing Harry and Paul on their return, as well as Leighton Linslade Rotary President and the Town Mayor.

A big thank you to everyone for their continued support and generous donations during the road trip. Lavinia, Harry and Paul covered over 3,000 miles, visiting 18 communities along the way to spread the word about Reclaim Life and raised over £6,000 in donations. A truly fantastic achievement! 💛

30/04/2026

Day 19 of Lavinia's Road Trip for Reclaim Life started off in Hunstanton and it was another beautiful day for driving, especially through the leafy lanes of Norfolk 🌻 It was a quiet morning on the road along the A134 to Thetford with very little traffic. Lavinia, Harry and Paul later drove through Bury St. Edmunds and onto Sudbury, stopping to meet Martin from the TOC at Hennessey’s off the A134.

In the afternoon they reached Maylandsea in Essex ahead of the evening’s community talk. It was a brilliant turn out at the Maylandsea Bay Sailing Club with many people interested in the work of Reclaim Life and possibly setting up a Reclaim Life in the local community. A brilliant final night for Harry and Paul (as well as Lavinia)! 💛

Thank you all for your continued support and generous donations. It is very much appreciated and all donations go directly to Reclaim Life, helping us to continue providing support in Leighton Buzzard, as well as supporting others to set up a Reclaim Life in their community too.

Today, Day 20, is Harry, Paul and Lavinia’s last day on the road 🎉 We will be celebrating their return and successful trip at the Black Lion in Leighton Buzzard from 4.30pm this afternoon and look forward to seeing you there!

https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/lavinias-road-trip-for-reclaim-life

29/04/2026

Today, Day 19 on the road, we are heading to Maylandsea 🌻

This evening we will be giving a community talk at the Maylandsea Bay Sailing Club at 7.30pm (Wednesday 29th April). It's our last night on the road and will be our final stop before heading back to HQ tomorrow!

At the talk, we will be sharing the story of how a few people built a unique mental health charity and hopefully inspire others to bring Reclaim Life to their local area. Reclaim Life offers simple, effective life coaching, delivered by volunteers to put people back in control when they are struggling with emotional distress. We want everyone to benefit from this model which is why we’re on this road trip, spreading the word and raising funds 🌻

Know people in the Maylandsea area? Like and share this post to help us spread the word 💛 we’ll see you there tonight!

29/04/2026

It was an early start for Day 18 of Lavinia's Road Trip for Reclaim Life. Lavinia, Harry and Paul were on the road by 6.20am to leave Scarborough and head down to Hunstanton in Norfolk 🌻 Lavinia first made her way up Staxton Hill; a 17% climb successful done, slow but steady. After a quick pit stop, Lavinia then travelled over the Humber Bridge before breakfast and later over the Sutton Bridge near King’s Lynn.

In the afternoon they reached Hunstanton where they had a pitch booked on the green to promote the Reclaim Life Road Trip. Shout out to Linda’s Goddaughter Lorrayne for arranging this! Harry also managed to squeeze in an interview with the local press to talk about the road trip, the journey so far and its mission. A big thank you to Caz and Neil from the TOC for being our hosts in Norfolk 💛

Today, Day 19, they are headed for Maylandsea in Essex where there will be a community talk this evening at the Maylandsea Bay Sailing Club at 7.30pm.

Thursday will be their last day on the road and time to head back to HQ in Leighton Buzzard. If you would like to join us in celebrating their return we will be at the Black Lion pub in Leighton Buzzard from 4.30pm on Thursday 30th April. We’ll hopefully see you there! 🎉