Author Archives: otrbristol

OTR Statement to recent events in Bristol

In the wake of recent tragedies occurring across Bristol, we would like to offer our sincerest condolences to the families, friends, and communities of those we have lost.   There is no statement or post that conveys the depth of sadness that we are seeing and experiencing within our young people, and we want to […]

Our Winter Appeal has Launched!

  Our 2024 Winter Appeal has Launched! Each year, we support over 20,000 young people who are able to access our mental health services for free, thanks in large part to our generous donors. They present to us with a range of symptoms, from anxiety and depression to self-harm and feelings of suicidality. We don’t […]

Bristol 10k/Half Marathon and Bath Half Marathon 2024

Join us at the Bristol 10K/Half and Bath Half Marathons this year to support the mental health of young people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. When are the runs taking place? The Bath Half is taking place on Sunday, 17th March 2024, and the Bristol 10K/Half is taking place on Sunday, 19th May 2024. […]

Osborne Clarke Pride partnering with Freedom

Can you tell us a little about who you are and your connection with OTR? My name is Gemma and I’m a People Development manager at Osborne Clarke law firm and a member of Osbourne Clarke Pride our LGBTQ+ network. I am a retired international rugby player and have experience coaching rugby with young people. […]

Ryan Pietersen, Graduate Assistant – Sport & SHB at Sidcot School is taking on the Bristol 10K in aid of OTR!

Ryan is part of a team of students and staff at Sidcot School who are running the Bristol 10k for OTR in May. We caught up with Ryan to hear more. What motivated you to support OTR? I admire the work done by OTR and the positive benefits the work done itself has on all […]

Blog from Leilah King: Fundraising Manager (Supporters)

Our Fundraising Manager recently caught up with Clockwise, one of our charity of the year partners, about her role at OTR. We thought we’d share the highlights from their chat to celebrate Leilah being with us for one year! What is the most rewarding part of your role? Helping to fund our mental health services. […]

Bristol 10k/Half Marathon and Bath Half Marathon 2023

Join us at the Bristol 10K/Half and Bath Half Marathons this year to support the mental health of young people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. When are the runs taking place? The Bristol 10K/Half is taking place on Sunday 14th May, and the Bath Half is taking place on Sunday 15th October. How does […]

Support Over The Holidays 2022

Wow, what a year it’s been. We take a bit of downtime over the Holiday period, so we wanted to share the details:  We close on the evening of Thursday 22nd December and re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.  That means all projects, groups and services connected to OTR (including Freedom, Project Zazi, Resilience Lab, Hubs, Enquiry Line etc) take a break […]

Book Club Blogs

  Previous Book Club attendee Bryony wrote blog reviews for some of the books we read in Book Club in 2020 and 2021. You can read them here:  Blog 1: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ada Lavender  Blog 2: The Drowning of Arthur Braxton Blog 3: Heartstopper Blog 4: The Hitchhikers Guide to the […]

OTR Book Club Blog: Pumpkin Heads

Hello and welcome back to another OTR Book Club blog post – we have a new writer, Ashantai who will be summarising our Book Club reads going forwards. Thanks Ashantai! This month, we picked up Pumpkinheads, a graphic novel by Rainbow Rowell, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks,  just in time for the fall/autumn season. We followed […]

‘VISION’ 02 Academy Charity Gig

Vision is a charity gig with performances from five acts offering an eclectic mix of genres ranging from psychedelic-funk-pop, alternative Indie, upbeat funk-filled dream pop, punk rock and country. The event is being set up by Emma, Senior Bars Manager for Academy Music Group and will be raising money for OTR and Bristol Mind. Both […]

“The most mindful activity I do is running”

In 2022, Dorrie ran for OTR in the Bristol Half Marathon and raised a whopping £390 for us. Here they talk a little bit about why and how they did it.  Why are you fundraising for OTR? OTR has supported me loads over the last year. It has done me so much good especially with […]