Since launching our After Life Bench JustGiving page in June, we have been overwhelmed by both the donations and the supportive messages we've received. Having spoken with representatives from Nottingham City Council this week, we have been informed that Netflix has since provided a replacement bench for the Arboretum. With this in mind, we are delighted to reveal that the money raised will now be going towards an exciting new project alongside Nottingham City Council, where we will be placing a blOKes bench in another park in the city!

Since launching the JustGiving page in June, we have been overwhelmed by both the financial donations of over £900 and the supportive messages we've received. Having spoken with representatives at Nottingham City Council this week, we have been informed that Netflix has since provided a replacement bench for Nottingham Arboretum. With this in mind, we are delighted to reveal that the money will be going towards an exciting new project alongside Nottingham City Council, where we will be placing blOKes benches in parks around the city.

WOW! Today we hit our initial target of £500! 👏 Thank you so much to everyone who's donated and shared our page, we couldn't have done it without you. 💚 We have set a brand new target of £1,500, with the money left from replacing the bench being used to provide additional streams of funding for Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council to allocate towards local mental health projects! 🧠