Posts by James Power

My world fell apart early last year when my husband of 44 years died suddenly of pneumonia. Our lives had resolved around each other, and mine was empty. Family and friends were supportive, but they had their own lives, and I was spending too much time on my own, which was not helping my mental…

The better weather may interested you in getting out the house and into nature and if you need some extra support to do this, RAMH can help! Whether it’s upping your exercise or learning more about gardening, there are a variety of groups you can join to become more active through summer. Whatever your reasons…

The RAMH Movement and Wellbeing Festival has a new date to add to your calendar. On October the 9th, 1-4pm, there will be an event at Powerleague Paisley to celebrate World Mental Health Day. Information stalls from mental wellbeing providers in the area such as CAB Renfrewshire. Health walks from the venue at 2pm taking…

RAMH are set to launch their first ever movement and wellbeing festival this weekend. The programme combines fitness and wellbeing events across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire and runs from the 3rd – 10th September. The event is organised by the Renfrewshire Community Services team. About the festival, Graham Cossar, RAMH Physical Activity Worker and Rachael…

RAMH and Glasgow Caledonia University students have worked together to create the new resource that aims to get people active in 2022. Physiotherapy students Laura Strain, Valance Humphrey and Sarah Kerestes approached us with the idea for the cards and developed them alongside RAMH workers in the last few months of 2021. The cards are…

Save the Date – Friday 8 October 2021 RAMH AGM:  10.15am RAMH Conference will start at 11.00am and finish by 12.30pm.   You are warmly invited by Stephen McLellan and the team at RAMH to the RAMH AGM and Annual Conference – Trauma Informed Awareness and Practice Speaker:  Dr Graeme Grandison, non-clinical lead for The National Wellbeing Hub After the…

Three friends are walking the West Highland Way to raise money for RAMH. Gemma McNaughton, Samantha Colhoun, Shirley Stuart will be setting off on the famous walk on September 17th. We would like to pass on a big thank you from everyone at RAMH for their amazing efforts. The trio, who call themselves the Blister…

No Substitute For Life, our annual memorial football tournament held in Ferguslie, Renfrewshire, returns on October 10th. The tournament is held to celebrate the memory of those we have lost to suicide. This is a 7-aside tournament for ALL, to raise awareness of suicide and show support for all those looking for help and advice…

We are looking for more RAMH service users to join our steering group that meets 2pm on the first Tuesday of every month over Zoom. This is a space for you to give us vital feedback and shape the work we do in the future. We’re looking for people who are excited to share their…

£20 inside a book that was returned to Paisley Central Library 53 years after it was due back has been donated to RAMH. The copy of Mrs Balbir Singh’s Indian Cookery was returned to the library anonymously with £20 included within it’s pages, presumably pre-empting  what would be a hefty late fine. As Renfrewshire Leisure…