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Founding members

Tributes to key people who helped shape Bipolar UK into the charity it is today

A tribute to Alan Mitchell

A tribute to Alan Mitchell

Our tribute to Alan Mitchell, a founding chairman of the Manic Depression Fellowship (as Bipolar UK used to be known) Read more

Published: 13th December, 2022

Updated: 11th January, 2023

Author: Renee Arceo

A tribute to Graham Pryce

A tribute to Graham Pryce

We are sad to acknowledge that Graham Pryce, the founding member of Bipolar UK’s Croydon Support Group, passed away in November 2023. Read more

Published: 7th December, 2023

Author: Renee Arceo

A tribute to Spike Milligan

A tribute to Spike Milligan

David Young, former Chair of Bipolar UK, pays tribute to Spike Milligan Read more

Published: 10th August, 2023

Author: Renee Arceo

Sheila Woodland 1945 - 2021

Sheila Woodland 1945 - 2021

It was with sadness that Sheila Woodland, one of the founders of our charity has passed away. Read more

Published: 13th December, 2022

Updated: 11th January, 2023

Author: Renee Arceo

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