Raised: 21%
Target: £60,000.00
Raised so far: £12,576.44
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About the appeal

The New Room appeal was launched in July 2008, by Steve Pound MP, with the aim of raising £60,000 for:

- An essential ground-floor extension to the Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow Samaritans branch
- New training facilities, and the capacity to train more volunteers than ever before
- IT resources for training, education and outreach work
- Improved facilities for visitors to the branch
- A bright and warm training space that can be available to community groups

How can you help?

By supporting the appeal, you’ll help us better reach the communities we serve - over one million people who live and work in West London. With better facilities, we can train more volunteers and support more callers whenever they need us - day or night.

The following people are publicly supporting the New Room appeal:

  • Adam Bloom, comedian
  • Alan Keen, MP for Feltham and Heston
  • Dr Alex Dent, mathematician
  • Andrew J Lederer, comedian
  • Professor Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate
  • Andy Slaughter, MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush
  • Ann Keen, MP for Brentford and Isleworth
  • Assist UK, recruitment agency
  • Ava Vidal, comedian
  • Braybrook & Britten, silversmiths
  • Cllr Caroline Andrews, former Deputy Mayor of Hounslow
  • CEG Theatre Services
  • The Charity of William Hobbayne
  • The Daisy Trust
  • David Quantick, writer and broadcaster
  • Cllr David Millican, Ealing Councillor for Northfield Ward
  • Far From Kansas / The London Gay Men's Chorus
  • Baroness Glenys Kinnock, MEP for Wales
  • Greg Hands, MP for Hammersmith and Fulham
  • The Rev Jacqueline Fox, former Vicar of Acton
  • John Sergeant, journalist and broadcaster
  • Dr Jonathan Holmes, playwright and academic
  • Kulvinder Gill, writer
  • The Last Skeptik, musician
  • Liam Jarvis, theatre director
  • Lidgate's Butchers of Holland Park
  • Louise Golbey, musician
  • Maltpress Web Consultancy
  • Martin & Co (Brentford & Ealing), letting agents
  • Mia Clarke, musician
  • Milton Jones, comedian
  • The Noon Foundation
  • Fr Oliver Coss, deacon
  • Patrick Monahan, comedian
  • Cllr Paul Fisher, Hounslow Councillor for Isleworth Ward
  • Cllr Phil Taylor, Ealing Councillor for Northfield Ward
  • Rob James, architect
  • Professor Robert Eaglestone, critic and academic
  • Stephen Grant, comedian
  • Steve Pound, MP for Ealing North
  • The Rt Hon Tony Benn PC, former Secretary of State for Industry
Why are Samaritans here?

- One in ten teenagers is affected by depression
- Samaritans receives contact from someone in distress every seven seconds - which comes to 4.6 million a year. 64,000 of these contacts are made by email
- 38% of people admit to feeling depressed by stresses from work, family or finances. One in ten feels so lonely and isolated they think there is no one they can turn to for help
- One in four of us knows someone, personally, who has died by suicide
- Two young people self-harm every hour in the UK. 427 people self-harm every day

Our vision is for a society where fewer people die by suicide. Please help us turn that into a reality.

Every donation, no matter what size, is extremely valuable and will be used very wisely.

Thank you!

Donation by anonymous 25/07/09  

Donation by Anonymous 25/04/09  

Donation by Anonymous 15/12/08  

All the very best with your appeal Donation by Cllr Paul Fisher Isleworth Ward Hounslow 07/11/08  

In memory of Tony Donation by George 28/10/08  

I'm buying bricks Donation by Trish Judd 21/10/08  

Good luck with the appeal and have a great night on Wednesday Donation by alan hall 14/10/08  

couldn't go to the comedy night so here's the dosh Donation by 1031 29/09/08  

Helping toward your target, with support from Assist UK Donation by Assist Employment; Natasha Allden 26/09/08  

Donation by Lidgate's 24/09/08  

A tiny drop in the ocean for Sams and in support of all your hard work Richard!! Keep going!! Donation by Laila H 19/09/08  

Donation by Simon B 15/09/08  

Donation by Nisha Thakershi 05/09/08  

Donation by Eleanor Coss 29/08/08  

Donation by Elizabeth Freeman 25/07/08  

Donation by Sarah C 25/07/08  

Donation by PHP 17/07/08  

Donation by Mike Dickson 11/07/08  

The Samaritans provide an invaluable service: that this service is provided through the generousity Donation by Dr. Alex Dent 11/07/08  

good to know the young people have someone to listen to them when they most need it!! Donation by Cllr Andrews 08/07/08  

Donation by Cllr Phil Taylor 02/07/08  

good luck with the fundraising Donation by al 01/07/08  

Best of luck with the fund raising, Rich Donation by Emma Dabbs 30/06/08  

Donation by Anonymous 29/06/08  

Donation by Adam Maltpress 28/06/08  

Donation by anonymous 27/06/08  

Good for you for working to make a difference in people's livf's. I pray you reach your target. Go R Donation by Mwela Ohuonu 24/06/08  

... some mortar for that brick. Donation by Linda Maguire 23/06/08  

Best of luck! Donation by Mia Clarke 23/06/08  

Good luck and keep up the good work! Donation by Christopher Whalen 23/06/08  

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* Total raised online: £1,000.00
  Offline donations: £11,576.44
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £232.69

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