Mental Health Awareness Week – Joe’s Blogs
During this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek our act of kindness is to share this young man’s blogs, which he hopes will help others and spread awareness. Joe Tebutt, a young man with a long history of mental illness, is now
Surviving Lockdown
Peter Hollick, Councillor, Dunstable Town Council shares his experience of this unprecedented time A strange and challenging time for us all but also one that gives rise to some concern about when and how we can
What will happen to GCSE’s 2021?
This question, and what it entails, is explored by Keira, Young Healthwatch volunteer Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, students in Year 11 and Year 13 have seen years of studying and revision amount to nothing,
I’ve been plugged into my home for what seems to be like a second lifetime.
Susan Clarke, Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire volunteer, writes about her experience. Today is Tues 27 April, and I’ve been plugged into my home for what seems to be like a second lifetime. Not only am I
Adjusting to Lock Down Rules
Kate's 2nd blog shows how she is facing the reality of lock down. In my last blog I was fairly upbeat about the new situation. Despite being scared and worried for my family, I was
How coronavirus has affected me
Kate, another new young volunteer, shares her feelings and fears about the current situation. I'm 17 so I am considered a child and in a non-risk age category. I thought this meant, as I have




