Meet our 2023 Pringle Award Winners
24/11/2023
On Thursday 23 November, Rethink Mental Illness announced our 2023 award winners at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London. Our annual awards recognise people and groups who have made a real difference to people severely affected by mental illness during the previous year.
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Supporter of the Year: Bryan Smith
The Pringle award for Supporter of the Year recognises a member who has made an outstanding contribution to Rethink Mental Illness. Bryan, AKA "The Walking Man from Bristol", has been fighting his own mental health battles from a young age; his personal experiences have fuelled his unrelenting passion for mental health advocacy and he has dedicated his life to making a difference. Click the button below to find out more about Bryan:
Meet Bryan Smith, our 2023 Supporter of the Year winner Meet Bryan Smith, our 2023 Supporter of the Year winner -
Group of the year: Derbyshire BPD Support Group
After coming out of a 4-year crisis, Sue wished there was a specialised BPD support group she could have been a part of. She’d attended more general mental health groups before but didn’t feel these were focused enough on her diagnosis. She created the Derbyshire BPD group in 2017, with wishes that nobody else would have to go through what she went through. Sue believes that her mental health crisis was exacerbated by the lack of support. Click the button below to find out more about the group:
Meet Derbyshire BPD Support Group, our 2023 Group of the Year winner Meet Derbyshire BPD Support Group, our 2023 Group of the Year winner -
Service of the Year: John Hall Wellness Garden
The community garden is open to all members of the community with an emphasis on helping mental health and wellbeing and is run by volunteers. The garden holds plant sales, craft activities, peer support groups, short walking groups and long wellness walking groups. Their aim is to provide a wellbeing service that accommodates all. Click the button below to find out more about the service:
Meet John Hall Wellness Garden, our 2023 Service of the Year winner Meet John Hall Wellness Garden, our 2023 Service of the Year winner -
The Bill Pringle Award for art: Steph
Bill Pringle was a talented artist who lived with schizophrenia. These awards recognise the incredible creativity of our community. All art and poetry entries this year were asked to reflect the theme of inclusion. Click the button below to find out more about Steph:
Meet Steph, our Bill Pringle Art Award winner Meet Steph, our Bill Pringle Art Award winner -
The Bill Pringle Award for poetry: Anjola Akerele
Bill Pringle was a talented artist who lived with schizophrenia. These awards recognise the incredible creativity of our community. All art and poetry entries this year were asked to reflect the theme of inclusion. Click the button below to find out more about Anjola:
Meet Anjola Akerele, our Bill Pringle Poetry Award winner Meet Anjola Akerele, our Bill Pringle Poetry Award winner
