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Sep 8, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
‘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, 20232 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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 26, 20222 min read
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 19, 20223 min read
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 11, 20222 min read
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 5, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
“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, 20222 min read
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...
Dec 8, 20212 min read
First Minister sees progress on £145k funded building development during visit
(Image – First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford with ABF staff) Wrexham mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures...
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Wrexham charity appoints Joe to bring young representation to its mental health services
(Image: Joe Williams, ABF’s recently appointed young advisor) Mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) has...
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Help a great local charity when you shop at the Co-op
Wrexham mental health and wellbeing charity Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) is encouraging Co-op members to select ABF as their local...