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May 29
4 min

Hope on the Menu: Local mental health charity and Chirk-based café join forces to raise awareness and combat stigma.

Wrexham-based mental health charity, Advance Brighter Futures (ABF), and social enterprise café, Caffi Wylfa, have teamed up to tackle...

Oct 20, 2023
3 min

‘Iron Man’ takes on Snowdonia Marathon to raise money for Wrexham-based mental health charity.

2023 Ironman triathlete, Ash Wilkes, is taking on the challenging Snowdonia Marathon in aid of local mental health charity, Advance...

Sep 29, 2023
2 min

Welcome to fundraising….in Wrexham

Over £1000 was raised in aid of Wrexham mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) at Wrexham AFC football ground...

Sep 8, 2023
2 min

Advance Brighter Futures raises awareness of suicide prevention through safeTALK

With World Suicide Prevention Day coming up on September 10th, community based mental health charity Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) is...

Jun 4, 2023
3 min

Caring shop assistant rewarded with free place on mental health course

A Wrexham shop assistant who came to the aid of a family has been rewarded with a free place on a mental health training course worth...

Feb 15, 2023
2 min

ABF supports Time to Talk Day 2023

This years’ Time to Talk Day took place on Thursday, February 2, with the aim to create supportive communities by encouraging...

Feb 8, 2023
2 min

‘Seen Too’ book sales raises over £500 for mental health charity

Pictures courtesy of Aga Mortlock Photography. Image: Advance Brighter Futures’ Chair Rick Bedson and Business Development Manager Zoe...

Jan 11, 2023
2 min

Charity dinner raises over £1,600 for fantastic causes

A charity event held at the Artezzan Restaurant and Bar in Chester raised over £1,600, which will be split between two fantastic causes....

Nov 23, 2022
2 min

Wrexham business Wockhardt supports local mental health charity

Wockhardt UK Limited, a Wrexham-based company situated on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, has supported local mental health charity...

Nov 21, 2022
1 min

Over £500 raised for ABF at Bangor Races!

Over £500 was raised in aid of Wrexham mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse...

Oct 19, 2022
4 min

Mental health charity’s 30th anniversary celebration was a big success

Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) celebrated its pearl anniversary on Friday, October 7, with an open house event at the mental health and...

Sep 29, 2022
2 min

Wrexham mental health charity celebrates 30th anniversary on October 7

Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) will celebrate its pearl anniversary on Friday, October 7, 2022, with an open house event taking place at...

Aug 24, 2022
2 min

ABF to launch BRAND NEW service supporting families in Flintshire

Advance Brighter Futures is excited to launch its BRAND NEW service this September which will offer support to any parent living in...

Jul 27, 2022
2 min

Team ABF smashes AVOW’s Community Knockout, raising £260

Team ABF took part in AVOW’s Community Knockout on Sunday July 3, 2022. The team of 10, made up of ABF staff, volunteers, family, and...

Jul 20, 2022
3 min

Local author to donate book royalties to Wrexham mental health charity

Image: Juju La Francaise Buchanan (author), Margaret McCallum (author), Joanne Marie (author), Zoe Whitehead (ABF) and Tracey Toulmin...

May 12, 2022
2 min

Wrexham Charity In The Community For Mental Health Awareness Week

This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week (9th-15th May), so staff from Wrexham mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter...

Apr 6, 2022
1 min

Over £600 raised for local mental health charity at Wrexham AFC

Over £600 was raised in aid of Wrexham mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) at Wrexham AFC football ground...

Feb 23, 2022
2 min

How Zoe is drawing on her own experiences to help others in the community

Advance Brighter Futures’ newest employee Zoe Whitehead wants to use her own life experiences to help others who are experiencing...

Feb 16, 2022
3 min

“A quality that people deserve” – £145k Welsh Government funded improvement to charity building now

Mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) is pleased to confirm that the extensive building work to extend and...

Jan 26, 2022
2 min

Wrexham mental health charity makes Time to Talk at Tŷ Pawb

Time to Talk Day 2022 takes place on Thursday, February 3, with the aim to create supportive communities by encouraging conversations...