Thank you for your support.
Jez and Sue Fitchett
Best of luck Pete! You got this!
Huw Morgan
All the best for your 5K swim
Kathryn Ingham
You are doing great work Peter.
Gerard Doyle
Great effort
Ruth Gilmore
peter black
We're up & swimming!!
Peter’s Great North Swim (Windermere 5K)
Hi, my name is Peter and I volunteer weekly with Kingston Mind. I help to staff their ‘Advice & Information Telephone Support Line’, taking calls from adults within the borough and dealing with a range of different enquiries.
I also work as part of the Operations Team for Surrey Arts Music Service in Guildford, placing peripatetic teachers in primary/secondary schools countywide. In addition, I tutor English/Maths/11+ prep to local primary children during term time. Over the past four years, I’ve enjoyed mentoring on the ‘Beyond Barriers’ programme at Kingston University, which offers support to under-represented students as part of their EDI framework.
I’ve recently joined Mind in Kingston having previously been a volunteer counsellor for NSPCC/Childline, where I offered weekly counselling shifts at their central London office between 2018-2023. I’m passionate about striving for mental health, helping to empower individuals to gain the support & respect they deserve in order to lead full and active lives.
I have always been a keen swimmer, transitioning to open water events in 2016. I have completed a six-person channel relay in aid of adults with spinal injuries (Aspire) and also swum the Solent from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight. Last year I entered the Coniston End to End challenge in the Lake District. In 2024 I’m looking forward in returning to Cumbria, to complete a Windermere 5K swim organised by Chillswim.
Many, many thanks for supporting me to raise valuable funds for my nominated charity.
Peter