Business Breakfast: Harrogate consultants donate to local mental health charity

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A Harrogate building consultants has made a donation to a local mental health charity.

DSSR Building Consultants, which is based at Windsor House, made the £600 donation to Mind in Harrogate.

Representative from the consultancy firm presented the cheque to the charity this past week.

A spokesperson for DSSR Building Consultants said:

“DSSR Building Consultants are dedicated to promoting, improving and supporting the mental health of our staff.  In conjunction with this commitment to our colleagues, we are delighted to be able to help and support our local charities and community.

“Even though 1 in 4 people have mental health problems, most of us don’t get the help we need. Mind in Harrogate District offers a number of support services to anyone struggling with their mental health.”

Plant nursery launches step challenge

A Harrogate district plant nursery has launched a 15 million steps challenge in aid of charity.

Johnsons of Whixley launched the campaign as part of Move More Month in April to raise vital funds for horticultural mental health charity, Perennial.

Staff at Johnsons of Whixley taking part in the April step challenge.

Staff at Johnsons of Whixley taking part in the April step challenge.

Perennial supports people in the horticultural industry, including those who work at Johnsons, with health and wellbeing advice, housing and financial support and debt advice.

Speaking of the challenge, Eleanor Richardson, marketing and office manager and qualified mental health first aider at Johnsons of Whixley, said: 

“At Johnsons, we believe that taking care of our employees’ mental health is just as important as their physical health, so that’s why this challenge is such an important one for us.

“Not only will we be supporting Perennial, which has helped a number of our team members in the past, but we will be getting together as a team and building bonds across departments, getting some exercise and supporting one another towards a shared goal.”

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