Raising Money & Awareness for Mind, Bristol
At Home Leisure Direct, we are hosting events throughout the year to raise £10,000 for Bristol Mind, a charity that makes a huge difference to those suffering from mental health and mental wellbeing issues. We understand the pain and trauma of losing someone to mental illness and are determined to make a difference in the statistics.
Michelle (Meesh) Beresford was our Managing Director at Home Leisure Direct Ltd, and also a beloved wife, daughter, sister and aunt to her family and a dear friend to so many. Meesh suffered for many years with severe mental health issues, she tried so hard to overcome them but on 1st March 2022 at 39 yrs old, they all became too much and Meesh ended her own life. In her honour, and all those whom we have lost, Home Leisure Direct will be hosting a series of events to raise money and awareness for Bristol Mind.
Fundraising coming up soon...
Stay tuned to hear about our next fundraising event
How we've raised money for Mind so far...
We just can't get enough of the mud and on 12th August our HLD Tough Mudder team was back for more. Sam, Tom M, Tom W, Ben, Dan G and Ollie completed a grueling 15k Tough Mudder challenge for Bristol Mind following last year's successful 10k.
It was a hardcore obstacle course including electric shock wires, the Everest climb, and a whole lot of mud - designed to test strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie.
We are so incredibly proud of the guys for putting themselves through probably the hardest challenge yet to raise money for Mind Bristol. Well done team! We hope you're not still zinging from those electric shocks.
Skydive
3...2...1... Geronimo! Ten brave souls from Home Leisure Direct and family and friends jumped out of a perfectly good plane to raise funds for Mind Bristol. Read about who made the big jump and why they did it.
Tough Mudder
Our incredible team battled through 10 miles of obstacles in Bristol's Tough Mudder event. By climbing over mounds and sliding through pools, they have already raised a life-changing amount for Mind. If you would like to donate, please visit our Just Giving page. Well done team!
Bullseye at the PDC World Darts Championship
We showcased our new Commercial Bullseye Game at Alexandra Palace for the PDC World Darts Championships giving visitors and professional players alike the chance to play the officially licensed game. Almost 4,000 darts enthusiasts played the game with a credible 906 scoring 101 or more with just six darts to win an instant prize, such as a classic mini bendy bull keyring or even a mini speedboat.
Not only was playing the game serious fun, a chance to throw some flights outside of viewing the competition but by playing and giving a donation we raised over £7,000 for Mind.
A huge thanks to everyone who played and donated!
Take a look below to see Bullseye at the PDC:
Poolathon - 24 Hour Pool Marathon
What an outstanding performance! World and European Champion, Ben Flack, completed a full 24hrs of playing pool for our charity Poolathon and stacked up an impressive 250 games of pool total. Led by Amy, our finance manager, the event was a huge success with an incredible amount donated to Mind Bristol. Punters got to play the pros, great prizes were won in the raffle and there were a lot of laughs and support from everyone who attended.
