Mental Health Football

12/10/2026

Each week, our attendees and volunteers select 'a champion of support, inclusion and the true spirit of MHF'. 🏆⚽🗣️

Last Friday's recipient of the Spirit of MHF Award was Alan. He hasn't been attending MHF for long, but Alan has quickly become an important part of our community. He brings support, encouragement and positivity. 👏💚

10/10/2026

Our volunteers Ross, Jake and Tara, plus a few of our attendees are joining Team George for a
Dawn Walk at Hollingworth Lake in the morning.🚶🏼‍♂️

Support George and Rochdale, Oldham and District Samaritans by clicking on the link below. 💚

Team George has launched a fundraising campaign, show your support with a donation!

10/10/2026

Last night at MHF was all about bringing people together through football, conversations and support. 🗣️⚽

Today is , the theme is 'Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change.'

At MHF, we know the power of listening, sharing our experiences and supporting one another. Every voice matters, and nobody should feel alone. 💚

09/10/2026

It's MHF Friday! 🗣️⚽💚

Fancy a game of football tonight with no pressure or expectations? Play, or watch and have a chat with a great group of friendly, welcoming people.

7pm - 8pm on the outdoor 3G at The Hathershaw College. Newcomers welcome.

07/10/2026

Each week, our attendees and volunteers select 'a champion of support, inclusion and the true spirit of MHF'. 🏆⚽🗣️

Last Friday's recipient of the Spirit of MHF Award was Shah. He was nominated for being really supportive and encouraging to his teammates. Well done Shah👏💚

05/10/2026

"Friday's session showcased what MHF is about - nice people supporting nice people and having a good laugh while we’re at it." - Tara, MHF Volunteer. 🗣️⚽💚

01/10/2026

Our volunteers are at the heart of MHF. 💚

Back in June, we were delighted to receive funding from the Oldham Volunteers Celebration Fund 2026 through Action Together.

Every Friday, whatever the weather, our volunteers give their time to listen, support and make MHF the welcoming community it is.

Last Friday, we used the funding to give them
MHF-branded rain jackets, a small thank you for the huge difference they make.

Thank you to our incredible volunteers and to Action Together for supporting us.

27/09/2026

Each week, our attendees and volunteers select 'a champion of support, inclusion and the true spirit of MHF'. 🏆⚽🗣️

This week there could only be one winner...

Friday's recipient of the Spirit of MHF Award was our wonderful volunteer, Tara. Tara's MHF fundraiser on 18 September raised nearly £1,700, which will ensure that our free sessions can continue until at least March 2027. Tara helped facilitate Friday's session, bringing her usual, warmth, positivity and support.👏💚

26/09/2026

Last Friday, our volunteer Tara organised a fundraiser at The Bulls Head pub in Lees. She created and hosted a brilliant pub quiz that went down a storm. It was followed by a raffle and auction where participants won some great prizes (thank you to those that donated items).

The night has raised an amazing £1696.54, so far!

This incredible amount will help us run our Mental Health Football sessions until at least March 2027.

We were told earlier in the year that MHF is probably saving the NHS around £200,000 a year with the work that we do. We couldn’t do it without fundraising, donations or the support of our community.

The support on the night genuinely meant the world to Tara and will mean more to a lot of our attendees.

Tara planned this with no idea how many people would come and if anyone would even be interested in the raffle and the auction. She was absolutely blown away by the support 🧡

Unfortunately, we were all so busy enjoying ourselves that not many pictures were taken, but here’s a few snapshots of the night.

Thank you again to PJ and the team at The Bulls Head for letting Tara host the event there..