Mental Health Cafe

The Syston café will start on Thursday the 22nd of June, 12pm – 3pm at the Syston Community Centre, School Street, Syston. LE7 1HN.  It will run every Thursday from that date. Everyone is welcome and we hope that this will become a local hub for anyone struggling to cope and give them the support they need to move forward and improve their mental health and wellbeing.  

For more information on the café, call or text Tracey on 07752 183044.

The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Health and WellbeingPartnership are expanding the number of Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafés (previously Crisis Cafés) as they announce the next 10 cafés that are set to open.

Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafés offer local support for people who need immediate help with their mental health. The cafés are drop-in centres for anyone to come and talk about their mental health – no appointment needed.

Tracey Pollard, from the RCC (Rural Community Council Charity Leicestershire & Rutland) will be running the Syston Mental Health Café  “Having a Neighbourhood Mental Health Café in Syston will make a real difference to the town and the surrounding areas – with over 12,000 residents in Syston alone ,and great access links to other local villages, it makes the perfect place for someone to be able to access mental health support in their local area, without having to travel into the city”.

After running a local project, primarily targeting mental healthin Melton & Rutland for the last two years, Tracey knows how important this café will be in helping and supporting people with urgent mental health and wellbeing needs.

“We wanted to create a unique café, combining a welcoming, safe space for socialising, and a confidential area for individual support, where people can feel calmer and more confident about getting the help they need locally. Our rural coffee connect barista coffee van will attend each café, offering free hot drinks to anyone who comes along – a warm drink and a listening ear goes a long way in helping people feel more supported andpositive about their future.

WANLIP COMMUNITY NATURE GROUP

The Wanlip Community-Nature Charter asks residents to support the Community Nature Group and to do what they can to encourage and support Nature in their gardens and around the village.

 

The proposed Plan subject to ratification by the Village Meeting


The Nature Group was formed to identify, advise and implement initiatives that the Parish Meeting and residents can do to bring about improvement in our environment.  Specifically, it will:

 

Identify environmental supporting actions that residents could do in their gardens.

Give guidance on where residents can get practical environmental advice.

Form links with local organisations such as Severn Trent and The Wildlife Trust to exchange information.

Report to the Parish Meeting concerning actions being taken by the government and local councils to improve the environment.

Support the Parish Chairperson on issues relevant to nature.

Use village Fayres to promote practical ideas, particularly those that children can engage with to improve their knowledge.

Organise talks on relevant subjects of interest.

Lead any special nature projects.


To implement the above plan the group will


Nominate a member of the group to be a lead person for each element of the plan.

Produce information sheets to support residents find information to improve their garden environment.

Report on progress, as things develop, to the Parish Meeting and residents.

Manage a small budget for practical items.

Welcome suggested subjects for investigation from residents.


Wanlip Nature Group April 2026