Our volunteers will be at Edinburgh Waverley Station on Brew Monday (20th January) to turn Blue Monday into Brew Monday
Turning Blue into Brew Monday at Waverley Station
Edinburgh & the Lothians Samaritans is encouraging people in Edinburgh to beat the winter blues by getting together for a warming cuppa on Brew Monday.
Brew Monday kicks off on Monday 20 January 2020, the third Monday in January which is typically known as ‘Blue Monday’ for being the most difficult day of the year. The charity is turning the blues into brews, by encouraging friends, family and work mates to have a chat over a brew with someone who may be feeling lonely and raise vital funds for Samaritans.
The UK’s much-loved tea brand PG Tips, is pledging its support to Brew Monday by asking the nation to come together and share a cuppa with someone who may be lonely. Samaritans volunteers will be providing free PG Tips teabags to commuters passing through train stations across the country on Monday 20 January. Samaritans will also support PG Tips on their new TV campaign, which will see the charity featured across national TV, Heart Radio and on Twitter and Facebook.
Samaritans volunteers from Edinburgh branch will be at Edinburgh Waverley station from 07:30 to 10:30 am chatting to commuters and handing out free PG Tips tea bags (which are 100% recyclable) they can enjoy a brew with someone and share the warmth.
Located on Torphichen Street, the Edinburgh & the Lothians of Samaritans currently has 150 volunteers helping to answer some of the millions of calls for help that Samaritans responds to every year from people going through a difficult time. Brew Monday is one of the ways the Edinburgh Branch supports the community around them. Other support includes a very busy outreach programme of talks to schools, colleges and workshop presentations in places of work across the City of Edinburgh. If your workplace would like to arrange a talk from Samaritan volunteers, please contact us.
Nigel, Edinburgh’s Branch Director, said: “During the cold and grey winter months, connecting with others over a cuppa can help weather the ups and downs of life. Anyone can hold a Brew Monday event at work, at home, wherever and whenever you like – all you need is a kettle and some mugs, and this could make a huge difference in someone’s life.”