Each week 5asideCHESS introduces you to a likeminded project. Connection is everything to us, and bringing a group of Game Changing projects together is one of our big goals for 2019. If you know of someone doing something great let us know at Hello@5asidechess.com We stumbled upon The Life Rooms during our last Battling Suicide […]
5aC Loves…The Life Rooms Read More »
It all started with a short breakfast radio interview at BBC Radio Solent last week. By the end of the day the Battling Suicide Tour visit to Southampton University was being beamed across the country.
BBC Report as the Battling Suicide 2019 Gets Going Read More »
In this great example of how 5asideCHESS can be used, a group of young people come together with the game to talk about and grieve for a lost friend. A big thank you to Bright Hygiene for their continued support. Follow 5asideCHESS and help us make a difference on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter !
A Night of 5asideCHESS (Video) Read More »
Leonardo Di Caprio at 4am. That was Sean. Sunkenly hansom like the sun behind a cloud. “I was earning pretty good money doing drug trails,” he said. “Somewhere in America?” “You mean somewhere in the Americas?” “Ah, sorry, you’re Canadian.” It was lunch time in Edinburgh, the Spanish waiters smiled at the tourists and poured
Sean and the Art of the Gig Economy Read More »
It’s funny how some people have a sixth sense for food. Whenever dinner’s ready they knock on the door. Even on the Battling Suicide Tour. Emily came with Cake. Sean appeared out of nowhere. Tracy was already out of The Grassmarket, with her beer, diagnosis and confusion. “Looks like carrot cake,” Sean said. “It’s vegan,”
Emily and how Big Charities are Killing us Read More »
Glasgow is extra strong Ribena. We only spent one day there but met a concentration of people from all walks of life. Divya and her little dog harris spent a good amount of the day with us. She turned into a 5asidechess team member pretty quickly, inviting people to chat, connect and have a cup
Glasgow – Divya, Donald and Sandy Read More »
Buy Tickets Here The Battling Suicide Tour is coming to an end after two months on the road. The Wrap Night on September 20th will be hosted by the lovely people at Boston Tea Party, Alfred Street, Bath. You’re invited to read the hundreds of memorials on the Battling Suicide Bus, and discuss how we
Battling Suicide: Wrap Night 20th September Read More »
Follow the Battling Suicide Tour and help us make a difference on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ! Time chides when you’re living in a slum, and Hannah’s upbringing has been a slow one. She is telling me her story in a city in the middle of England. It’s been hot for weeks. The grass on the side of the roads
Hannah’s Story: It Takes a Country to Raise a Nation. Read More »
Follow the Battling Suicide Tour and help us make a difference on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ! Brand new rain falling on old dirty summer follows me on a run through Durham. That fresh smell of earth and gravel and England. After a nine days on the Battling Suicide Tour my brain is cotton wool. We have met so many
#4 Is the Death of Gods Killing Us? Read More »
The 5asideCHESS team set out on the Battling Suicide Tour on July 19th, raising awareness of suicide prevention and promoting good mental health. All through building connections and chatting. And after two weeks are happy to confirm a residency at the: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, at the GrassMarket from August 6th to the 31st Close to
The Battling Suicide Tour – Edinburgh Fringe 6th-31st August Read More »
