Suffolk Mind Gala raises more than £23,000

Suffolk Mind is celebrating after this year’s midsummer gala raised more than £23,000 to help support people across the county.

We hosted the event at Fynn Valley Terrace with Georgy Jamieson as Master of Ceremonies and featured a star raffle prize of a luxury 6-night European Christmas market cruise, kindly donated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.

The celebration was held to help generate vital funds and raise awareness of our important work, raising a total of £23,339

Our CEO Jon Neal, said: “We are extremely pleased with the success of this year’s gala.

“The support we have received from sponsors and attendees has been fantastic. It shows our goal of making Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health is shared by many.

“Fundraising makes a huge difference to our ability to deliver services across the county, so we are extremely thankful to everyone who helped us raise such an amazing amount of money.”  

The midsummer celebration saw people enjoy food, drinks and live music, including a surprise performance by singing waiters, Tailored Tenors.

Fundraising activities included garden games, a grand prix, heads or tails, golden envelopes, a silent auction, a live auction and a raffle.

Items up for grabs included a signed photo of Sir Bobby Robson, a unique ‘vintage car’ office chair designed and made exclusively for the event by Newton Commercial, and a two-course home delivery private dining experience for four people courtesy of Noble Prawn, as well as other experiences from local businesses.

The event was headline sponsored by Suffolk-based global natural extracts and ingredients manufacturer, Treatt

Jaynie Vincent, Interim People Director at Treatt, attended the gala and said: “We are so proud to have sponsored this event for the second year in a row.

“Suffolk Mind’s mission resonates with us, so we are huge supporters of the charity and take great pride in the relationship we’ve built with the team.

“At Treatt, we are committed to supporting wellbeing and have enlisted a Wellbeing Team across all our locations to help support staff with their mental health.

“The chance to sponsor this year’s gala was an easy decision for us and we’d like to thank Suffolk Mind for organising such an enjoyable and important event which has raised an amount of money that will make a difference across the county.”

Jon added: “We’d like to share a heartfelt thank you to Fynn Valley Terrace for hosting us, our headline sponsor Treatt and other sponsors VirtualGo, MAD-HR, Larking Gowen and Ellisons Solicitors.”

Looking forward to 2025?

Early bird tickets for our 2025 black tie gala at Seckford Hall are now on sale. Friday 27 June 2025 promises to be a fantastic evening with ‘big band’ live entertainment and three course dining. Get your tickets.