Tackling society’s trickiest problems can require some serious innovation. NewLink Wales is a charity that supports people affected by wellbeing issues such as psychological trauma, anxiety, mental health problems, substance misuse and wider social issues – and their team have enlisted some unusual allies. The eight beehives at NewLink Wales’ head office are the perfect community setting for people to put skills they’ve learned in treatment and support into practice.  It’s part of the charity’s Buzzin project, which takes…

It has been roughly one month since my application was accepted to run the London Marathon.  I will be raising money for NewLink Wales, a local substance misuse and wellbeing charity. Well, what a month it has been.  I began fundraising two days before Christmas and have already raised over £800.  I cannot quite believe the amount of support that I have received from friends, family, work colleagues, and complete strangers. I have never been involved with fundraising before, but…