2011
Here you can see what happened on Blue Monday 2011.
Also check out our Facebook and Facebook Event
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Photos from Canterbury College spreading cheer
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Canterbury College combats Blue Monday
The College and it’s Students’ Union battled the blues by having lots of free and fun activities for their students. The list below shows all the things that happened.
- Blue Cupcakes
- Free hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows
- Giant games and chill out area
- Performance by college glee club
- Happy films
- Live music
- Free treatments in beauty saloon
The college also received ITV meridian coverage which has helped spread the message further afield.
Check out their website for more.
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Blue Monday?!?!
The National press may have said that Monday 17th was blue Monday, but here we have always thought it was the 24th. There’s a lot of talk for both, but at the end of the day the whole point is to spread cheer across the UK. So here at bluemonday.org we will still be promoting all the positive action being taken by people around the country, we also encourage you all to take some time out to cheer someone up on Monday 24th.
Our friends at channel 4′s battlefront are doing a lot of great work on Monday the 24th so check out there website!
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Personal Pledge
We here at Blue Monday would like to thank Samantha Weitzelfor contacting us about her personal act of happiness. She has cheered up family members and neighbours with simple phone calls. That’s what we like to see, a little bit of kindness can go a long way!
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A week to go!
We have been contacted with some great stuff happening in Oldham. The event is a day of positive activities aimed at all ages.
The day will include: Dance workshops, laughter Yoga, film screenings and percussion workshops. We will also have advice about ways to increase your well being etc and all events and workshops are FREE.
The event will hopefully become and annual occurance, so join in and be a part of something long lasting.
You can download the flyer here for more information.
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It’s not the 24th but still worth it!
We have been contacted by Action Aid who are hosting a great event up in London’s Finsbury Avenue Square on the 17th January. The event looks to engage people in the work that action aid do, by having lots of fun activities for all the family. There will be two large heated bubbles that people can sit inside to get out of the cold, whilst inside there will be space hoppers, free massages and lots more for the public to do between 7am-7pm.
It marks the launch of there new campaign, which is trying to show people how good they can feel by doing something nice for others. That is what we are all about so if you can check it out! For more information on the event please check out the website.
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Look what goodies arrived today
These arrived in the post today, looks like everything is on track for Blue Monday!
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Blogging for Blue Monday
We have been contacted by Patrice Koerper, who is going to be writing a blog this Friday about the true origin of “Blue Monday”. The blog will also look to encourage readers to think ahead of the ways they can combat the Monday blues.
On Blue Monday itself the blog will also be posting tips on creating happiness and will also include a link a very uplifting lecture on happiness by doctor at Columbia University.
You can follow all this blogging action on www.wishfulthinkingworks.com
Keep smiling and spread it on.
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2 weeks to the day
Over the last week we have had contact from others organisations who are looking to run activities for Blue Monday.
UMSA – Universities at Medway Students’ Association
UCA – University for the Creative Arts
We have also had the Kent Libraries Association say that they are keen to run activities again this year.
We will keep updating the website with more activities and also give you more details of what others are doing closer to the time.
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First bit of action
The first bit of action for 2011 comes from www.beatbluemonday.org.uk, they are working on ways to make people smile on the 24th January. They have got 10 tips on how to beat the blues so check them out and have yourself a great blue Monday.
