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Theresa May came to the Aldershot Safe Haven yesterday where Catalyst, Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Trust and MCCH work in partnership, to see for herself how the model of providing safe and friendly out of hours support for people suffering a mental health crisis is being delivered in Hampshire and Surrey. The Prime Minister […]

January is a long, dark (and often cash-strapped) month – and when many people take stock of lots of aspects of their lives.  Drinking is no exception and the good news is that there is lots of support and information available.  Plus plenty of coverage of initiatives like Dry January, and websites and apps from […]

* CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CONTACT* We will be closed on Monday 2nd January 2017. Please leave a message on 01483 590 150 or call Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care – a 24 hour manned confidential help line giving support and information to drug and alcohol users – on 0808 802 5000.  In the event of an […]

This year’s seasonal drink and drug campaign sees Surrey and Sussex officers advising road users across the two counties to ‘Go cold turkey’ and not to drink or take drugs if driving. The simple message is aimed at preventing deaths and serious injury on the road network during the festive period. During the crackdown roads […]

Could the amount you drink be affecting your health? Many of us like to unwind with a quick beer or a glass of wine in the evening but if you’re not careful the occasional glass in the evening can turn into two or three glasses most days. It’s Alcohol Awareness Week from 14-20 November – […]

Surrey Mental Health Partnership Board would like to invite you to a service user and carer event. Please find attached a copy of the event flyer. The event will be an opportunity for you to: Find out where to get the right support when you feel you can’t cope Find out about plans for key […]

Catalyst’s regular / irregular music group of staff, volunteers and past clients, The Banned, were recently invited to provide some musical entertainment for a couple of hours at the local NHS Rehab Centre, Windmill House in Chertsey. From their growing repertoire, they went for three great standards :  “Unchain My Heart”, Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” and “Sweet […]

He tells her who to see and what to wear……   Research by the NSPCC in 2009 found that nearly 75% of girls and 50% of boys aged 13 to 17 had experienced some form of emotional abuse in their relationships. That abuse often starts with a boyfriend or girlfriend who just seems possessive – […]

As the football season gets into full swing, the Welcome Wizards football team based at The Welcome Project Camberley got together for a bbq lunch and social. The team has grown from a few clients and staff to regular attendance of up to 15 players and are rightly pleased with the new kit that the […]

The sun shone all afternoon and Catalyst were delighted to be part of the Guildford Games, a community event in North Guildford on Saturday 24 September 2016. As the organisers said:  ” amazing contributions – such creative, informative, action packed stalls, stands and sport zone activities! “ There was a health & wellbeing zone, a sports zone, a stand […]

We had a presence at the first Always the Sun Festival in Stoke Park, Guildford over the weekend of 10th and 11th September – and had a great time.  Lots of great conversations with festival goers, despite the rain on Saturday.  But the sun came out on the Sunday and it was glorious.  Second outing for […]

They did it!  Sunday saw David and Jane complete their first RideLondon Prudential 46 mile cycle sportive through traffic-free London Roads and parts of Surrey.  Perfect weather and a fast pace  meant they both finished in good time, raising over £300 for Catalyst.   Thanks for all the support and the donations – let’s see […]

The Tour is over, the Surrey Hills are awash with wheels and lycra and the build up to the RideLondon Prudential is gathering pace.  With just over 43 hours to go, Jane and David from Catalyst are prepping their bikes, stocking up on flapjacks and energy gel (and suntan lotion!) and looking forward to taking […]

Catalyst celebrated its first birthday on 1 June 2016 – and also the awarding of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service!  we can’t believe that a year can have gone so fast, and it seems as though we have always been called Catalyst. The quarterly full team Operations Meeting in Godalming was the place to […]

We love our volunteers – and couldn’t do without them.  From running activities at The Welcome Project in Surrey Heath, to offering one off the best second-hand book buying experiences around in Godalming, to providing professional and caring counselling support for people addressing substance use – they help make Catalyst what it is. We asked […]

The Welcome Project likes to do interesting things, and what they planned for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Godalming was no exception. An attentive audience in the newly refurbished Wilfrid Noyce Centre got to hear Dan Eley speak about the challenges he has had to face early in his life, and how he […]

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week! Good relationships are fundamental to our mental health and wellbeing #MHAW16 There will be lots happening all across the country (and county).  Catch us on Eagle Radio Mental Health Awareness Week page, where Debbie will be talking about work of The Welcome Project in Godalming and there is lots of […]

The Welcome Project are offering time and volunteers to a local project, The Garden House in Godalming. We will be taking part in various outdoor activities to help them get the get as much out of the plot as possible. The Vision is to develop The Garden House as a model environment through sustainable use […]

Beautiful early summer weather accompanied a group of 12 staff and clients as they explored the River Wey Navigation in Guildford – a chance to talk, explore and get some exercise. Highlight of the walk was finding a hidden lake, right next to the A3!  And the enCOWnter with some very hungry animals – who […]

Thrilled! The only word to describe Debbie and the team at the Welcome Project in Godalming recently when Eileen, a longstanding volunteer who supports the bookshop, A Novel Idea, presented them with a cheque for £726.   In her role in with the Grand Charitable Trust of the Order of Women Freemasons, Eileen nominated the Welcome […]

Want to find out more about lots of the different charities in Guildford and Surrey?  Come along to the beautiful Guildhall in Guildford High Street on Saturday 16 April 2016 and meet us! We will be there with Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care, Catch-22 and CRi offering information around alcohol, drugs and wellbeing. Come along […]

Thanks to Eagle Radio’s Easter Egg appeal, we have been able to distribute lots of yummy chocolate eggs and bunnies to our clients with children across the county.

It seems like Catalyst staff and clients can’t get enough of walking in the Surrey countryside. Hot on the heels of a beautiful walk round Hampton Court, some keen walkers set off from Jenner Road in Guildford and  headed out to Shalford Mill and Pewley Down in stunning sunshine and crisp temperatures.    More walks to […]

On a bright frosty morning, service users and staff set off for a ramble exploring Hampton Court Palace. The walk was a good five miles and followed the River Thames down to Kingston Bridge, where we stopped for a warming cup of coffee and delicious cake. We returned through the centre of Hampton Court Park, […]