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Northern Rail Leads The Way
For Samaritans
SAMARITANS' volunteers from across the
North of England will be heading to their local train stations on Friday 24 July
to mark Talk to Us, the charity's annual awareness campaign. Volunteers from the
charity will have a presence at 28 railway stations to highlight to commuters
the value of talking through problems when life gets tough, and Samaritans'
round the clock service, for anyone struggling to cope.
The events have the backing of train operator Northern Rail, whose staff will be
welcoming Samaritans volunteers into their stations during the morning rush
hour. Network Rail and train operators First TransPennine Express and Virgin
Trains are also supporting events at their stations.
Bob Howe, Regional Marketing Officer for Samaritans in Yorkshire & Humberside
region said:- "Raising awareness of our service to the travelling public
in this way is really important, and having the opportunity to work in
partnership with Northern Rail across their network is really inspiring. We want
people to recognise the value of talking to us, about any issues that may be
troubling them. People can get in touch with Samaritans' service by phone, email
and text, as well as visiting a branch to speak to a volunteer face to face. We
are here round the clock, every single day of the year."
Lucy Kitching from Northern Rail, who has helped co-ordinate the events with
Samaritans, said:- "Northern Rail is proud to support Samaritans on 24
July with its national Talk to us events, as we did last year. We are keen to
work with Samaritans to encourage the local communities that we both serve to
think about their emotional health and wellbeing, as well as look out for the
wellbeing of others".
Samaritans answers more than 5 million calls for help a year from people of all
ages, backgrounds and circumstances. The charity's 21,200 volunteers deliver its
service at 201 branches across the UK and Republic of Ireland.
People up and down the country can get involved by simply texting:-
'SUPPORT' to
70080, to make a £4 donation which is the cost to the charity of answering one
call for help.
Help spread the word about #TalkToUs by following Samaritans on Twitter @samaritans
or
Facebook Visit Samaritans' interactive map to find
out about the different Talk to Us events happening across the UK and Ireland
can be found
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