Platform For Life

Local charity providing community based mental health & family support for children, young people & adults living in poverty with complex mental health needs.

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

"There has been a sharp rise in children and young people - some as young as six - attending A&E units in England in a mental health crisis, NHS doctors are warning... a lack of support in the community meant they often had nowhere else to turn."

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[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

Popping in to remind you: we are part of the Waitrose Green Token scheme at Waitrose Chester!

After your shop, grab a green token and pop it into the Platform for Life box to give us the chance at winning a donation. There’s still time! 🤩

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

Reminiscing on what PfL has achieved in the last couple of years…✨
If you’d like to help us do this again, and much more, consider donating to us on our website. The link is in our bio 💟

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

Platform for Life is now one of the charities in the Green Token Scheme at Waitrose in Chester! 🍏
At the end of your shop, you can collect green tokens and put them in the Platform for Life box to vote for us. Help us win the largest donation! 💛

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

He did it! Despite the leg injury, Faron battled on and ran the entire #ChesterMarathon. Please support his amazing achievement and #fundraising for us if you can:

https://t.co/AbwyeqoeAb

#mentalhealth #Chester

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay! 💜💚
If you need to talk to someone, today or any other day, here are three 24/7 services you can contact:

⭐️ CHILDLINE - call 0800 1111 if you’re 19 or under.
⭐️ SAMARITANS - call 116 123.
⭐️ SHOUT - text SHOUT to 85258.

[Carol Jones @jonesyCJJJ]

What a guy @Upton_Blues71
Recovering from a broken leg and going to give the @ShitChester marathon a go on behalf of fab @PfLChester charity. Please give them your support 👇link below

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

We continue to be amazed by superstar fundraiser Faron! Having suffered a nasty leg injury, it looked like he wouldn't be able to take part in the #ChesterMarathon. But he's recovered sufficiently that he's going to give it a go. Please support him! https://t.co/AbwyeqoMpJ

[Carol Jones @jonesyCJJJ]

This is why we need to support our small community based charities like @PfLChester

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

Anyone - in any situation, in any community - should be able to access mental health support. 💯

#Counselling #MentalHealth #SmallCharity #Chester #Cheshire

[Carol Jones @jonesyCJJJ]

Small charities need funds to be able to continue its work. Please consider donating to local charities 👇 https://t.co/z0qfVF3wQ6 💚

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

Some feedback from schools we’ve partnered with across Chester - delivering mental health support to children and young people. 💙

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

On the 17th of September, our staff members will be switching phone contracts. Please be aware that our phone lines might be a bit patchy over the next day or two while we sort everything out.

We’re always reachable via email. Contact [email protected] if you need us!

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

We had a fabulous time at the @openmindsart2026 charity art fundraiser, and are still in awe of all the talented, generous people who got involved to help raise funds for Platform for Life.

To every dedicated person who helped make it all happen - THANK YOU SO MUCH 💛

[Carol Jones @jonesyCJJJ]

Devastating news. Yet another charity gone to the wall. We need to look after charities, especially our local ones.

[Carol Jones @jonesyCJJJ]

Kids are ending up in A&E as NHS doctors warn a lack of mental health support in the community meant they often had nowhere else to turn. @PfLChester provides vital community support without any statutory funding. Please consider making a donation 👇
https://t.co/Tfvqu3xQiL

[Chester’s Biggest Community Notice Board @ChesterBoard]

🎨🎨 AGAIN TODAY SUNDAY 🎨🎨
OPEN MINDS 2026 – ART EXHIBITION & FUNDRAISER. @PfLChester @ShitChester @Dee1063

AGAIN TODAY Sunday 6th September 2026 from 12 midday until 5pm at the Open Minds Artspace on Bottoms Lane in Chester CH47AP and this is a relaxed garden art event celebrating regional artists and creatives.

✨ Enjoy:

🎨 Contemporary multimedia art

🎨 Poetry readings

🎨 Creative activities

🎨 Art therapy talks

🎨 A beautiful garden setting

🎨 Refreshments available

This event is also a fundraiser raising funds for Platform for Life a Chester-based mental health charity offering family counselling, art and play therapy.

Entrance by ticket only via the QR code or £5 cash on the door.

Pop along and support local creativity plus help raise funds for a great cause.

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

This is going to be a great event, please do go along to support it!

[Carol Jones @jonesyCJJJ]

Small charities cannot keep subsidising public services without adequate funding. Charities like @PfLChester need to be funded properly. 😡

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

This is going to be a great event, please do go along to support it!

[Chester’s Biggest Community Notice Board @ChesterBoard]

🎨🎨 STARTING TOMORROW SATURDAY 🎨🎨
OPEN MINDS 2026 – ART EXHIBITION & FUNDRAISER. @PfLChester @ShitChester @Dee1063

TOMORROW Saturday 5th September 2026 & again this week Sunday 6th September 2026 from 12 midday until 5pm at the Open Minds Artspace on Bottoms Lane in Chester CH47AP and this is a relaxed garden art event celebrating regional artists and creatives.

✨ Enjoy:

🎨 Contemporary multimedia art

🎨 Poetry readings

🎨 Creative activities

🎨 Art therapy talks

🎨 A beautiful garden setting

🎨 Refreshments available

This event is also a fundraiser raising funds for Platform for Life a Chester-based mental health charity offering family counselling, art and play therapy.

Entrance by ticket only via the QR code or £5 cash on the door.

Pop along and support local creativity plus help raise funds for a great cause.

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

3/3 Please consider making a donation towards our work if you can.

You can read the full BBC article here: https://t.co/zCWsCHmXTw

[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

"There has been a sharp rise in children and young people - some as young as six - attending A&E units in England in a mental health crisis, NHS doctors are warning... a lack of support in the community meant they often had nowhere else to turn."

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[Platform For Life @PfLChester]

2/3 Cheshire West and #Chester is a relatively affluent area, but it has several high deprivation hotspots that often get overlooked. We try to provide vital community support in some of those areas. But we can only do it with financial support from others.