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02/12/2025

Thank you so much for all your support Weir Insurance Brokers Ltd 💜

25/11/2025

A huge thank you to Steve, John, Vicki and all the runners from Start Fitness North Eastern Harrier League who helped us raise over £500 on Sunday!

We met some lovely people dedicated to their sport, running cross country in very wet and muddy conditions and of course their families and friends supporting them. Well done 👏🏃🏃‍♀️

£500 will fully fund physical and mental health therapies for children and their families in the North East.

If you would like to apply for funding or you would like to help us to keep fundraising or just to find out more information about us, please send us a message or contact us at info@pickupapenny.

07/11/2025

Last weekend Optimal Health Clinic NE Ltd and Marisa Matos from Ultivita Health held a Menopause workshop to help empower and inform women. Menopause was referred to as the ‘Upgrade’ and Perimenopause the ‘Transition’.

We were given so much wonderful information and evidence about how our bodies Upgrade as we age and what we can practically do to support ourselves 🙌

27/10/2025

🏞️ Next October, I’m taking on the challenge of a lifetime, for a cause that means everything to me. 🙏

I’m thrilled to share that on October 4th, 2026, I’ll be setting off on an incredible adventure: walking the West Highland Way That’s 7 days and 100 miles of breathtaking Scottish countryside, and I honestly can’t wait 😁🌄

I’m doing this to raise £15,000 for Changing Minds with Pick Up a Penny, to help fund the vital work they do with children, young people, and families across the North East of England. 💜

This journey is so close to my heart, and I know I’ll be in great hands with Joe Alexander of Alexander Adventures, who’ll be by my side every step of the way 🙌

Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing my training, preparation, and updates as I get ready for this incredible challenge and I’d love for you to follow my journey and support however you can. Every single penny truly helps us change lives. 💫

Visit our website to see some of the amazing work being doing right now:
🔗 www.changingmindswithpickupapenny.co.uk

If you’d like to donate or sponsor my walk, please do, your support will make a real difference to children, young people, and families who need it most. 💜

Let’s make this 100-mile journey one that helps change minds, hearts, and futures ❤️

📣 Please like, share, and spread the word! The more people who see this, the more support we can raise together. Thank you so much for being part of this journey with me 💜

Where the Journey Begins

There’s something special about setting off on foot into the Scottish Highlands.
The trail winds through ancient woodlands and beside deep lochs, where every step feels like a quiet conversation with nature.

Our West Highland Way Highlights adventure captures the very best of this legendary route — the moments that make you stop, breathe, and realise you’re exactly where you need to be.

From the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond to the shadows of Ben Nevis — this is Scotland at its most soulful.

17/10/2025

Join us for our next Fundraising Ball at the on Saturday 21st February. Here's a few pictures from the last ball, we had an amazing time! 🤩
For tickets, please go to; https://changingmindswithpickupapenny.co.uk/about-us/...

15/10/2025

🌟 Thank You, Killingworth Social Club! 🌟

For over five years, you have stood by us, supporting Changing Minds with Pick Up a Penny and helping us change the lives of countless children, young people, and their families.

This year alone, your amazing generosity has raised £387.27 through our donation boxes. Every single penny helps us continue providing vital therapy and support for children and families, including the five new families we have just begun working with.

💛 Every time someone drops what they think is “just change” into our donation boxes, it truly makes a world of difference.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for believing in our work and being part of the change.

If you would like a donation box or want to find out how you can support Changing Minds’ fundraising efforts, please get in touch with us.

13/10/2025

Well… I’ve been accepted into the Great North Run 2026 😳

Now, was this on my bucket list? Absolutely not.
Am I built for running? No.
But here we are… because Changing Minds with Pick up a Penny (CIC), the organisation I’m proud to direct, now relies solely on donations to keep supporting the incredible children, young people and families we work with.

So today, I donned the trainers, out in the dark, and completed my first run around the block. It was short. It was slow. It was slightly awful But it’s done 😁

Day one of training: SURVIVED.
See you tomorrow, 6am darkness. Let's do this… reluctantly. 🤣💪

11/10/2025

Early start, and while I was working, I decided to listen (and watch) to the NPP training I completed last year with CEO Emma Beswich and her team at . Ezra and Grimsby had other ideas, perching on the table where I work. Ezra enjoyed an early-morning bath and wanted to sit with me while I turned on the heater to help him dry off.

Cats’ little moments aren’t just charming, they come with real benefits:
Stress reduction: Petting, warmth, and companionship can lower cortisol and boost oxytocin.
Heart health: Regular interaction can help lower blood pressure and heart rate.
Mood and focus: Presence of a calm animal can improve mood and attentional stability during work.
Temperature comfort: Warmth from your pet may contribute to a cozy, productive environment.

Follow for more evidence based insights and the work we do at Changing Minds with Pick up a Penny.

08/10/2025

As some of you may know, we've had a change up of operations at Changing Minds with Pick up a Penny, we are now working exclusively, funding clients and families, and our partner is supporting private clients.

Our people have not changed though, and it is still Sara and Debbie providing the therapies across both organisation's, along with Mark and Jenna helping out too.

If you would like to apply for funded therapies, please contact us through https://changingmindswithpickupapenny.co.uk/ where you can fill in a form of interest (please be aware we currently have a waiting list).

We are only able to offer funded therapies through ongoing fundraisers, if you would like to support us by organising an event or take part in an event please get in touch.

If you are interested in private work, we provide the same comprehensive assessments and therapies through Optimal Health Clinic NE Ltd.

We're striving to provide the best service we can and helping as many people as we can through funding, thank you for your continued support 🙂

30/09/2025

Join us for our next Fundrasing Ball at the Grand Hotel Gosforth Park Newcastle on Saturday 21st February. Here's a few pictures from the last ball, we had an amazing time! 🤩

For tickets, please go to; https://changingmindswithpickupapenny.co.uk/about-us/

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Changing Minds With Pick Up A Penny

The inspiration for my ‘Pick Up A Penny’ campaign is my Dad.

He had cancer a few years ago and decided to start picking up the pennies he found on the ground and donating them at the end of each year to cancer research.

He would find about £40 per year, so when I told him about my idea he was so supportive and he loved telling me all about the best places to find pennies and his best penny stories.

Sadly, he has Macular Degeneration so he can’t see that well now and thinks carefully before bending down to pick up a penny, as he’s picked up a few chocolate buttons and batteries lately.

I found 26 pence in my first week and worked out that if even half the population of the UK found and donated 26 pence it would raise over 8.4 million pounds and yes it’s that easy.

North East Charity - What’s happening right now

I am in the process of changing the business to a CIC, Community Interest Company.

Changing Minds With Pick Up A Penny, will provide a trauma treatment, therapy and research centre with a wide range of evidence based therapies to promote innovative approaches to multidisciplinary, holistic practice to support adults, children, their families and carers.

The community will benefit from access to creative, innovative and timely therapeutic interventions when suffering emotional distress and mental health problems that enables them to enjoy improved psychological health and emotional wellbeing, lead happier and more fulfilling lives and reach their potential.

The services will offer an alternative to the existing services which are stretched to their limits, with long waiting lists, and often cannot offer the kind of support children, young people and vulnerable adults feel able to engage with.

Individual and group therapy will be more easily available to children, and a range of training, supervision and support services to teaching staff and other professionals. If Changing Minds With Pick Up A Penny makes any surplus it will be used for re-investing into new or existing services for the benefit of the community.