News & Updates

Kernos Receives £3,000 Grant Support from The Tudwick Foundation to Expand Mental Health Assessment Services

Kernos is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a £3,000 grant from The Tudwick Foundation to support additional counsellor assessments a...

Great Cornard Parish Council Grant Supports Kernos

The Kernos Centre is delighted to announce that it has received a grant of £1,250 from Great Cornard Parish Council to support the delivery of su...

Mayor of Sudbury chooses Kernos as his Charity

We were honoured to attend the Mayor of Sudbury, Councillor Adrian Stohr's Reception last night and are incredibly grateful that Kernos has been ch...

Our New Video Will Be Shown At LeeStock! 22/05/2026

All of us at Kernos are overwhelmingly grateful to LeeStock for offering to show our brand new Kernos video at this weekend’s festival free of c...

Community In Action! Tesco Donates To Our Creative Therapy Sessions 21/05/2026

A big thank you to Rachel and Brian, the Tesco community champions, for their generous donation to the children we see at the Kernos Centre.These ...

Natasha’s 18 Mile Sponsored Trail Run 20/05/2026

A huge well done to our wonderful volunteer Natasha and her husband for completing an incredible 18-mile trail run from Bury to Clare last Sunday!...

Kernos came together for a valuable “Let’s Talk Cancer” workshop 15/05/2026

Today, counsellors and volunteers at Kernos came together for a valuable "Let’s Talk Cancer" workshop delivered by Community Action Suffolk and ...

Mental Health Awareness Week – Breakfast Stroll & Cuppa 12/05/2026

What a lovely morning spent together today for Mental Health Awareness Week Staff, volunteers, counsellors, and members of the public came togethe...

Going The Extra Mile! Our Chair’s Inspiring 50k Ultra Challenge – 19/04/2026

Our amazing Chair, David Morris (pictured on the right) completed a 50k ultra challenge at the weekend to help raise funds for Kernos.Every penny w...

Kernos Launches “Walk & Talk” Therapy – 13th April 2026

Kernos is delighted to offer adult service users the opportunity to engage in counselling sessions while walking outdoors in natural environments....

Upcoming AGM – March 13th, 2026

The next Annual General Meeting of the Kernos Centre will be held on Friday 13th MARCH 2026 at 5pm at the Christopher Centre Sudbury, CO10 2EU. ...

Michelle Argent Appointed as CEO

We're pleased to announce the promotion of Michelle Argent to Chief Executive Officer. Michelle brings extensive experience in the voluntary an...

Our Heroes Are Go! Sky-High Success and a 50k Challenge for The Kernos Centre

Here at The Kernos Centre, we are constantly humbled and inspired by the dedication of our staff, trustees, and the wider community. We are th...

Sudbury Town Council Grant Kernos £4k

Thank you to Sudbury Town Council for recognising the need and awarding Kernos centre a £4,000 grant to support vulnerable children, young people...

Volunteer Opportunity: Admin Support for Mental Health Charity 

Are you organised, compassionate, and looking to make a meaningful difference?  Join Kernos as an Admin Volunteer and help us support people o...

Help David & Jade Raise £5,000 to Support Local Mental Health Services

At the Kernos Centre, we’ve always believed in the power of community — and right now, two incredible individuals are stepping up in a big ...

Congratulations to Our Founder, Chris Boatwright, BEM

As reported in the East Anglian Times https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/25116852.bem-recipients-honoured-lord-lieutenant-suffolk/ on April 25th, our Fou...

Brighton Marathon

The Brighton Marathon is taking place this weekend, and amongst the 20,000 runners are two who are raising money for Kernos. So, if you've not ...

Help Us Support Mental Health

We're thrilled to be part of Tesco's Blue Token Scheme at Sudbury Tesco throughout April . Every token you drop in our slot helps us...

Marathon Fundraising Effort

Carley Maxim, one of the Kernos Centre counsellors, ran in the Manchester marathon, in April 2024, to raise money for the Centre. One of a recor...

Annual General Meeting

The Kernos Centre's AGM will take place at 5pm, on Friday, 14th March, 2025, at the Christopher Centre, Sudbury, CO10 2EU.

Congratulations!

Amongst the Medallists of the Order of the British Empire, in the 2025 New Year's Honours List, just published in the London Gazette, is "Christin...

Thank You for Your Valuable Support

The Kernos Centre has recently received two grants from the Suffolk Community Fund: £2,000, from the la Doria Fund, and £2,000, from the E &...

Kernos Fundraiser

Gemma is going to tackle the longest zipwire in England, in February (720 metres long, and reaching speeds of 50mph) to raise money for Kernos. ...

Thank You to Bures Music Festival, 2024

Thank you to all involved in the Bures Music Festival, for supporting our project. This funding will enable us to have our electricity updated: ...

Support Kernos, While Helping to Save the Planet!

The Kernos Centre has recently registered with Recycle 4 Charity, a programme which enables inkjet cartridges from computer printers to be recycle...

Kernos Quiz Night

Teams of up to 8 people - with a cash prize for the team which comes first! Tickets on sale from 28th June!

Kernos is AFC Sudbury’s Champion Charity for April

Our town mayor, Jan Osborne, a keen supporter of Kernos, suggested to Patrick Bell, the CEO of the AFC football club, that he contact Kernos. Dire...

Manchester Marathon, 2024

Carley Maxim, one of the Kernos counsellors, ran in the Manchester marathon, on Sunday 14th April, to raise money for the Centre. One of a record...

Thank You, to the Mayor Sudbury

The mayor of Sudbury heaped praise on the "fantastic job" of the local voluntary sector, as she presented fundraising proceeds to her two chosen ...

Thank You, Suffolk Community Foundation

Thank you to the Suffolk Community Foundation, for securing £2,000 from the E & J Legacy Fund, to work with people on our waiting list.

Visit by the High Sheriff of Suffolk

Mark Pedlington, DL, the High Sheriff of Suffolk, visited the Kernos Centre, on 12th March, to award us a grant of £2,000, to work with child...

Thank You, Sudbury Rotary Club!

Sudbury Rotary Club has supported the Kernos Centre from the beginning. Their current chairman, Tony Platt, and his wife, Lesley Ford-Platt recen...

Sudbury on Show

The Kernos Centre will be one of over 50 organisations taking part in this year's Sudbury on Show, so why not look out for us, there?

Kernos Fundraiser

Counsellor, Carley Maxim is raising money for the Kernos Centre, by running in this year's Manchester Marathon, in April. If you would like to ...

KERNOS CENTRE AGM

Notice is given that the Kernos Centre’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, 15th March, 2024, at 5pm, in Friars Hall, at the Hive, S...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS – AND A BIG THANK-YOU, FROM EVERYONE AT KERNOS!

All the staff and volunteers at the Kernos Centre would like to wish a very Happy Christmas,and offer our grateful thanks to all the individuals a...

Kernos Centre Receives a Major Grant from the National Lottery

The Kernos Centre has received a grant of £245,000 to support our work with local people with mental health issues. The funding from the N...

BURES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023 AWARDS KERNOS £750

Kernos is delighted to thank the Bures Music Festival committee so much, for the generous donation of £750 to enable us to buy three new chairs ...

Thank You to Wells Hall Primary School

A huge thank you to everyone at Wells Hall Primary School, for choosing to donate to us. They had a dress in your own clothes day, and raised �...

Three Peaks Challenge

How lucky are we to have to have two sets of Supporters willing to do this challenge on behalf of Kernos. Trustee David Morris and colleagues ar...

Thank You, So Much,

to Suffolk Community Foundation, and to the private donors listed below, for recognising the need and awarding these grants to Kernos, which will ...

Three Peaks Challenge

To mark World Mental Health Awareness Week and Kernos's 20th birthday, Director and Trustee, David Morris will be completing the 24-hour Three ...

The Bluebell Fund

Kernos has been awarded a £10,000 grant, funded by Suffolk Community Foundation, through the Bluebell Fund. This generous amount will enable K...

Kernos Centre Kicks off 20 Year Anniversary Celebrations

The Kernos Centre, which has been providing invaluable counselling and wellbeing services to thousands of residents in and around the Sudbury area...

Thank You to the Postcode Places Trust…

...for their very generous grant to Kernos of £20,000. This will enable Kernos to continue to support vulnerable adults and children from our lo...

Thank You to Young Farmers and Cannon Access…

...for providing crane rides at the Young Farmers Show, held at Boyton Hall, Chelmsford, on 21st May, 2023. These rides raised £307.33 for Ker...

Kernos Waiting-List

We are pleased to announce that it is not necessary to close our books to new referrals, as we are taking on two new therapists and the waiting-l...

Thank You, to the New Sudbury Town Mayor

Councillor Jan Osborne has supported us for many years, which has greatly benefited everyone at the Kernos Centre, as well as our many clients. ...

Thank You, Suffolk Communuty Foundation and the Bluebell Trust!

Thank you to the Bluebell Trust for recognising the need and awarding a £2,000 grant to Kernos. This grant will go towards enabling us to work...

Crane Rides to Raise Funds for Kernos

Young farmers will be providing crane rides at the Young Farmers show, being held at Boyton Hall, Chelmsford on 21st May, 2023. Thank you to Yo...

Thank You, Suffolk Community Foundation

Kernos been awarded £1,500 from the Women & Girls Fund to provide safeguarding and empowering females counselling sessions. It is now well...

Kernos Centre AGM

Notice is given that the Kernos Centre's Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, 3rd March, 2023, at 5pm, at the Town Hall, Sudbury, CO10 1...

Fundraising Opportunity!

If you don't feel able to take part in the challenge, you could instead visit Carley's Go Fund Me page, to sponsor her efforts.

Historic City of London Livery Company Donates to Kernos

A donation of over £6,500, raised over the last 12 months has delivered a welcome new year's boost. The Kernos Centre welcomed the Worshipful ...

THANK YOU TO SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (Charity number: 213516)

We are very grateful because, despite the difficult fundraising situation, Sudbury Municipal Charities have continued to raise funds for local goo...

Thank You to StarTech.com

Kernos is once again able to accept card payments, thanks to the generous donation of an iPhone XR by Sean McSweeney, via his employer, StarTech!

Bures Music Festival 2022 Awards Kernos £500

Kernos is delighted to thank the Bures Music Festival committee so much, for the generous donation of £500, from the 2022 festival, to fund ther...

Thank You to TMH Media Ltd

A huge thank-you to TMH Media, for choosing to donate to us. They have given £2,000 to Kernos, to support our work with children and young peopl...

A Visit from the Technology & Network Fund, and Suffolk Community Foundation

On 17th August, Kernos Centre was very pleased to welcome Tracey Fuller, from Suffolk Community Foundation, and Louisa and Karen, from the Technol...

Children Hold a Boot Sale Stall to Raise Money for Kernos

Brother and sister, 10 year-old Bella-Rose and 6 year-old Harley Cole, held a stall at Fordham Boot Sale, on Sunday 14th August. They had donated...

Thank You, Suffolk Community Foundation

Everyone at Kernos is extremely grateful to Suffolk Community Foundation, for presenting our project to private donors, for funding. This proje...

Results for Kernos, in the Sudbury Fun Run

A huge thank-you to those members of Kernos who ran for us, and to those who sponsored them and made donations, as Kernos supporters. Counsello...

Thousands Raised by the Out-Going Chairman of Babergh District Council

Babergh District Council has issued the following media release: Cllr Adrian Osborne presented a cheque of £3,450 to Chris Boatwright, Clinica...

Thank You to the Postcode Places Trust…

... for their generous grant to Kernos of £12,500 to enable us to provide an extra 500 face to face to face or online counselling sessions to cl...

Coffee Morning at All Saints Church, Chelsworth

The first event to be held following a recent update to the building was a coffee morning, on 2nd April, in aid of Kernos and attended by Chris Bo...

Escape the Trap

"When Love Bites" is here! "When Love Bites" helps young people identify the behaviours of a controlling partner, enabling them to reflect on ...

“Rainbow of Promise”

Elizabeth Shane has had a second poetry book published, recently: "Rainbow of Promise", which also contains the poem "For All Those Times", that ...

HIGH SHERIFF, EDWARD CREASY, PRESENTS KERNOS with the GROUP of the YEAR AWARD

On Thursday, 17th March, Edward Creasy, the High Sheriff of Suffolk, visited the Kernos Centre, to present the team with the High Sheriff's Group...

High Sheriff Awards, 2022: Group of the Year Award Winners

We are delighted to report that the Kernos Centre, alongside St Elizabeth Hospice and the Storehouse Foodbank are joint winners of the Group of th...

Kernos Enters the Sudbury Fun Run

Kernos counsellors Emma Leeper and Carley Maxim, along with Emma's daughter, Thea and Carley's friend; Kernos supervisor, Cathy Press, and Kerno...

Go Fund Me!

If anyone would like to make a donation, the Kernos Centre has its own page at https://gofund.me/e184bcf5 .

Thank You to Woodhall School, for Supporting Children’s Mental Health

Woodhall School held a "Dress to Express" day, in February, to raise important awareness and to shine a spotlight on children's and young people's...

AGM Celebrates the Good Work Achieved by the Kernos Centre

South Suffolk MP, James Cartlidge, Sudbury Town Mayor Cllr. Sue Ayers and Cllr Jack Owen, previous Town Mayor, with Babergh Councillors Jan�...

AGM Update

The re-scheduled AGM will take place at 5pm, on Friday, 25th February, 2022, at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, CO10 2EU.

AGM Postponed!

In view of the "danger to life" warning which has been issued for the eastern counties, with regards to Storm Eunice, the decision has been taken ...

Kernos AGM Update

Unfortunately, technical issues mean it will not now be possible for anyone to watch the meeting online. You are, though, welcome to join us at t...

Kernos AGM

Thank You to Brian Turner & the Worshipful Company of Gold & Silver Wyre Drawers

The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers wer...

We Have Returned!

The specialist engineer has done the needful with the problematic cable, so the Kernos Centre is again able to enjoy access to both telephones and...

We Have a Problem…

Our wonderful new integrated IT and 'phone system has flagged up issues with the BT cable, in the road outside - which will need a specialist engi...

Happy Christmas – and a Big Thank-You, from Everyone at Kernos!

All the staff and volunteers at the Kernos Centre would like to wish a very Happy Christmas, and offer our grateful thanks to all the individuals ...

The High Sheriff Recognises the Work of the Kernos Centre

On Friday, 17th December, the High Sheriff of Suffolk, Edward Creasy, along with his wife, Penny and secretary, Jill, visited the Kernos Centre an...

Thank You to Our Community

We want to express our gratitude for the continued generous support from our local community, which will help Kernos to maintain supporting local ...

Suffolk Community Foundation

In December, we have received two grants, via Suffolk Community Foundation. JA Private Fund made a grant of £2,000, for "taking adults living ...

Getting Kernos Equipment up to Date

Prior to Covid and lockdown, we did not have any counsellors, administration staff, bookkeeping staff, or volunteers working from home. We theref...

Sudbury Rotary Club Raises Funds for Kernos

The Kernos Centre and St Nicholas Hospice are the two charities that the out-going President of Sudbury Rotary Club, Sandra Armitage, has bee...

FOR ALL THOSE TIMES, by Elizabeth Shane

Elizabeth, as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and author of Silhouette Of a Songbird,  has contacted Kernos again, sharing a new poem, to su...

Kernos Receives a Funding Boost:

£7,500.00 from the Youth Intervention Fund to continue our work with children and young people and help them work through issues, which may be ho...

Silhouette of a Songbird

Elizabeth contacted Kernos asking us to share details of her self- published book, which is available on Amazon. We are sharing information on ...

Community Champion Award from Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland

Chris Boatwright, Kernos Centre Director of Counselling, has been honoured for her work over the years at Kernos with a Community Champion award f...

Making a Difference Locally

Making a Difference Locally is a charity organisation that Roys have partnered with to support good causes in the local community. They help Roys...

Easy Fundraising

We’ve been paid by #easyfundraising! Thanks to everyone who’s helped to make a BIG difference during this difficult time, by raising donation...

Reviving Our Community Fund

Last year, Kernos was awarded a grant of £20,650  from the Reviving Our Community Fund - DCMS, via the Suffolk Community Foundation.  Not only...

VIRTUAL KERNOS QUIZ NIGHT on ZOOM BOOSTS COUNSELLING FUNDS BY £887

On Friday, 26th March, Kernos held its annual Quiz Night, the 14th running of this very popular fund-raising event. This year it was a virtual Q...

Kernos Receives a Fundraising Boost from Stephen Walters & Sons

Grateful thanks to Stephen Walters and Sons Ltd, Sudbury Silk Mills, who very kindly donated £100 to the Kernos Centre at the end of March this y...

ONLINE AGM CELEBRATES GOOD WORK ACHIEVED BY THE KERNOS CENTRE

Sudbury Town Mayor, Cllr. Jack Owen; Councillors Sue Ayers, Jan and Adrian Osborne; together with Roy Emmerson, Communities Officer Babergh; ...

Thank You to Palmer & Partners

The Palmer & Partners Estate Agents 500 Club charity have donated 36 Easter Eggs to the Kernos Centre for us to give to children and young peo...

Kernos Centre Quiz Night – Friday, 26th March, 7.30-9pm, on Zoom

The Kernos Centre charity is holding its annual Quiz Night, the 14th running of this very popular fund-raising event. This year it is a virtual ...

Virtual Dog Show

The President of Sudbury Rotary Club, Sandra Armitage, has chosen Kernos to be one of the two charities she is supporting, this year. Des...

Quiz Night

The Kernos Centre will be hosting a virtual Quiz Fundraiser, on Friday, 26th March, 7.30-9pm, on Zoom. It will be a very entertaining evening, an...

Kernos Centre 2021 AGM

The Board of Trustees are delighted to invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Kernos Centre Charity virtually (via Zoom), on Frida...

Giving Equal Access to Online Counselling

We would like to thank Councillor Adrian Osborne for his support. The Kernos Centre has continued to support both adults and children in t...

Thank You – and Help is Still Available

We would like to express our gratitude to one of our clients, who has so generously responded to the Facebook Birthday Fundraiser, by asking frien...

Stay Alive App

The Suffolk User Forum has asked us to share details of this app, which is "a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK". Check it out at...

Happy New Year!

Everyone at the Kernos Centre would like to wish all our clients and supporters a safe, and happy New Year. We know 2020 was challenging, for all...

Happy Christmas – and a Big Thank-You from Everyone at Kernos!

All the staff and volunteers at the Kernos Centre would like to wish a very Happy Christmas, and offer our grateful thanks, to all the individuals...

Thanks to Sudbury In Bloom Community Group

The courtyard garden at Kernos Centre in Friar Street was in need of attention, as not only did the plants and shrubs need cutting back but the br...

12 Days of Giving

Ecclesiastical Giving has just launched its 12 Days of Giving. As they explain, "We’re proud to be giving back to the communities w...

Thank You to our Community

We want to express our gratitude for the  continued generous support from our local community, which will help Kernos to maintain supporting ...

Kernos Centre Receives £3,000 Donation from Woodhall Primary School

Pupils at Woodhall Primary School, in Sudbury, completed a week’s running challenge, raising funds for both the school and The Kernos Centre. T...

Sudbury Area Cancer Support Group Donates £300 to Kernos Centre

As the founders and organisers of Sudbury Area Cancer Support Group, Ruth and Phil Worsley are moving to Yorkshire, the Group has had to close. Th...

A belated update on the Reverend Tom Mumford’s pilgrimage from St Gregory’s Church to St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Reverend Tom closed his campaign at the beginning of September, with a total of £2,700 raised.  He thanked all of his supporters saying, “...

the Kernos Centre is Opening its Doors, Again!

Having carried out a detailed Covid-19 risk assessment, the directors of the Kernos Centre are pleased to announce that they will be starting a ph...

Remote Therapy

We cannot yet re-open our waiting-list, for those seeking face-to-face therapy, as we are still busy determining how to return to the Centre in a ...

Sudbury Curate on Pilgrimage to Raise Money for the Kernos Centre

The Reverend Tom Mumford, Curate of the civic church for Sudbury, St Gregory’s, will be making a pilgrimage, on 22nd August, from his church to ...

Did You Know You Can Support Kernos Centre, When You Shop with Amazon?

If you nominate Kernos Centre as your chosen charity, at Amazon Smile, Amazon will then donate to us, at no extra cost to you! You simply shop, i...

National Lottery Supports Kernos Centre

The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded Kernos Counselling Centre a £9,900 grant for their project ‘Sustaining Vulnerable People throug...

Support Kernos Centre on eBay, or via PayPal

Through eBay for Charity, you can now support Kernos Centre, when you buy, or sell, on eBay. You can either donate some/all of proceeds to Kern...

Thank You for Supporting Kernos During Coronavirus

Kernos has been very lucky with grants & donations over the last few weeks, during this lockdown emergency, which meant fund raising activitie...

WORKING REMOTELY TAKING COUNSELLING FURTHER

Kernos Centre has been awarded £5,000 by the Suffolk’s Coronavirus Community Fund project, via Suffolk Community Foundation. ‘Suffolk Coronav...

Sunshine and Showers

Mental health is so important and can knock us down when we least expect it, but fight on and get strong. 💖💜💖 A cloudy ...

We are Still Here!

Following the advice of the Government, and Public Health England, the Kernos Centre has had to take the difficult decision to close its doors, te...

KERNOS QUIZ NIGHT RAISES OVER £1,400

More than 110 contestants gathered in Long Melford Village Hall on Friday 28th February to participate in the Kernos Centre’s 13th Annual Quiz N...

High Sheriff Recognises the Work of the Kernos Centre

On Monday 17th February the High Sheriff of Suffolk, Rosalind Eminson, visited the Kernos Centre and presented the counselling team with a Certifi...

Thank You Cllr Owen…

Cllr Jack Owen The Kernos Centre would like to thank Councillor Jack Owen who has agreed to use part of his Suffolk County Councillors' locali...

Kernos Quiz Night

The Kernos Centre is holding its annual Quiz Night in Long Melford Village Hall on Friday February 28th, 2020 – the 13th running of this very po...

Happy Christmas – and a big thank-you from everyone at Kernos!

All the staff and volunteers at the Kernos Centre would like to wish a very Happy Christmas, and offer our grateful thanks, to all the individuals...

Local Organisation and Community Support for Kernos

The recognition and support Kernos continues to receive from local organisations and individual members of the local community, raises the spirits...

Kernos AGM – 17th January 2020

You are cordially invited to attend the Kernos AGM commencing at 5.oopm on Friday 17th January 2020 at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Stree...

MP Joins Campaigners on World Mental Health Day 2019

On Thursday 10th October, South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge joined campaigners and activists on Market Hill in Sudbury to talk about mental health ...

Staying Safe Online

As the result of a generous grant awarded by the Suffolk Police and Crime Commission 'Stay Safe Online' Fund, under the auspices of the Suffolk Co...

Improving Children’s Online Safety

Thanks to a Santander Foundation grant, Kernos Counsellors have this year been able to provide 6 individual ‘Online Safety’ workshops for chil...

Charity Car Wash for Kernos

On Saturday 24th August, between 9.00am and 1.00pm, the East of England Co-op Funeral Service will be holding a Charity Car Wash for Kernos at 16 ...

Grey Matter chooses Kernos to help young people

Grey Matter is a free event, being held in St Peter’s Church, Sudbury on 3rd August, from 12 noon to 5.00pm, to raise public awareness of the nee...

Kernos Quiz Night boosts counselling funds by £1715

Long Melford Village Hall was crammed with nearly 130 contestants participating in the Kernos Centre’s 12th annual Quiz Night on Friday 22nd Febr...

Kernos Quiz Night – Friday February 22nd

The Kernos Centre is holding its annual Quiz Night in Long Melford Village Hall on Friday February 22nd – the 12th running of this very popular f...

A Date For Your Diary…

The Kernos Centre’s AGM will be held at on Friday 18th January 2019 at 5.00pm in the Christopher Centre Sudbury – everybody is invited and welc...

More Local Organisations helping Kernos

Kernos is always profoundly grateful for the recognition and financial support we receive from both the local community and generous organisations....

Ami Skydives for Kernos

At the beginning of September, 18-year old Ami Crowley bravely undertook a sponsored tandem skydive to commemorate her grandmother Jayne, who sadly...

Improving On-line Safety

By just clicking a mouse, children and young people can have easy access to a whole new world – but that can also pose hazards… The Suffolk...

Local Organisations and Individuals ‘unconditionally’ helping Kernos

At Kernos we have always been fortunate to receive welcome recognition and financial support from the local community, both from individuals and or...

Sudbury Rotary Club raises funds for Kernos

The Kernos Centre and Compassion are the two charities that the out-going President of Sudbury Rotary Club, Lesley Ford-Platt, has been supporting ...

Kernos awarded Grant to help Family Carers

The Kernos Centre has been awarded a £5,405 grant from Suffolk County Council’s Carer’s Fund to provide one-to-one counselling support specifi...

Kernos receives £3,000 for Children and Young People Counselling

The Suffolk Community Foundation, via the Joy Abbott Fund, has provided £3,000 to Kernos for helping Children & Young People suffering with em...

Kernos Centre Celebrates 15 Years of Providing Counselling Support

Around 50 people attended the 15th anniversary celebration of the Kernos Centre’s opening, held on 6th April at Sudbury’s Masonic Hall – the ...

Kernos is Celebrating its 15th Anniversary…

Kernos was founded in 2003 and this April it is celebrating 15 years of providing professional counselling and support for local people in Sudbury ...

Kernos Quiz Night raises over £1700

The night of Saturday 24th February saw Long Melford Village Hall crammed with nearly participating in the Kernos Centre’s 11th annual Quiz Night...

Kernos Quiz Night – February 24th

The Kernos Centre is holding its annual Quiz Night in Long Melford Village Hall on Saturday February 24th – the 11th running of this very popular...

Kernos Receives £16,000 Grant to Help Vulnerable Local Children and Young People

The Kernos Centre endeavours to supplement gaps in the statutory counselling provision for local children and young people struggling with emotiona...

Kernos Receives Grant to Help Improve Children’s On-line Safety

The internet is amazing and can be a wonderful resource for children and young people – they can play, learn, create and connect with their peers...

Kernos AGM – January 2018

You are cordially invited to attend the Kernos AGM, commencing at 5.00pm on Friday 19th January 2018 at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street...

Happy Christmas – and a big thank-you from everyone at Kernos!

All the staff and volunteers at the Kernos Centre would like to wish a very Happy Christmas, and offer our grateful thanks, to all the individuals ...

More counselling help for disadvantaged people in Sudbury

During November Kernos has been fortunate enough to receive further funding to help us provide counselling for disadvantaged local people. This ...

Bures Music Festival 2017 Awards Kernos £1000

Kernos was delighted and extremely grateful recently to receive an award of £1000 from proceeds of the Bures Music Festival 2017, money which is b...

Kernos reaches a 3,000-client milestone…

The Kernos Centre opened in Friar Street, Sudbury on the 1st April 2003 and this August we have reached a milestone – over 3,000 people from Sudb...

Local organisations help Kernos unconditionally this summer.

At Kernos we have always received welcome recognition and financial support from the local community, both from individuals and organisations. D...

Kernos receives £2750 for Children and Young People counselling.

Children and Young People with emotional, psychological and mental health problems can benefit enormously from counselling and, right from its ince...

Kernos receives over £970 from the outgoing Mayor’s charity fund-raising

Sudbury’s outgoing Mayor, Cllr Sue Ayres, chose Kernos as one of the local charities to which she lent her support during her 2016/17 term. Th...

Delphi Apprentices Garden for Kernos

Apprentices from Sudbury-based Delphi Diesel Systems descended on Kernos recently to make a co-ordinated attack on the courtyard garden at the Cent...

Kernos chosen as one of the new Mayor’s charities!

Sudbury’s new Mayor, Cllr Sarah Page, has chosen Kernos as one of the three local charities that she will be lending her support to during her te...

Prioritising Mental Health in the Local Community

Last month, just as Kernos was in the process of celebrating the 14th anniversary of the opening of its counselling centre in Sudbury – offering ...

Kernos gets a funding boost from Waitrose

Each month Waitrose in Sudbury – as part of their company remit to help local community projects – selects three good causes to share a donatio...

Co-op members raise over £650 for Kernos

The Co-operative Society – as part of its Local Community Funding remit – helps raise money for good causes every time its members buy selected...

Kernos Quiz Night raises over £1300

On the night of Friday 24th March Long Melford Village Hall was crammed with around 115 contestants participating in the Kernos Centre’s 10th an...

Sudbury’s 95 Club Donates £1000 to Kernos

Kernos was delighted and extremely grateful recently to receive a cheque for £1,000 from the very generous ladies of Sudbury’s 95 Club. The C...

Newton Green Golf Club fund-raising partnership raises over £6000 for Kernos.

Kernos is extremely pleased to be able to announce that its 2016/17 partnership with Newton Green Golf Club has resulted in over £6000 being raise...

Kernos Quiz Night – March 24th

The Kernos Centre is holding its annual Quiz Night in Long Melford Village Hall on Friday March 24th – the 10th running of this very popular fund...

AGM Celebrates the Good Work Achieved by the Kernos Centre

South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge, Sudbury Town Mayor Cllr. Sue Ayers and the Deputy Mayor Cllr. Sarah Page, together with Babergh Councillors Jan a...

Kernos to get fundraising boost from Waitrose in February

Each month Waitrose in Sudbury – as part of their company remit to help local community projects – selects three good causes to share a donatio...

Sudbury Area Cancer Support Group donate £200 to Kernos

The Sudbury Area Cancer Support Group recently donated £200 to Kernos in recognition of the help and assistance the Centre can provide to people s...

Kernos supports Sudbury VASP promoting World Mental Health Day

The Sudbury Voluntary and Statutory Partnership for Mental Health (VASP) is dedicated to improving mental health services, and the awareness of the...

Bures Music Festival 2016 Awards Kernos £500

Kernos was delighted and extremely grateful recently to receive an award of £500 from proceeds of the Bures Music Festival 2016, money which has a...

Morris Men’s Dance Donation

The Belchamp Morris Men recently presented a cheque for £200 to Kernos, the result of donations received from their dance displays at various loc...

Long Melford Street Fair Helps Kernos To Help Local People

The Kernos Centre was nominated by the organising committee of the revived Long Melford Street Fair, held this July, to be its chosen charity A ...

Kernos receives £3000 for child and parent counselling

While children and young people with emotional and psychological problems can benefit enormously themselves from a course of counselling, what is o...

Friends of Glemsford WI donate over £900 to Kernos

Back in June the Friends of Glemsford WI, led by Lesley Lagden, organised a Summer Ball and Hog Roast in Glemsford Village Hall. Sue De’Ath �...

Kernos receives over £1500 from the outgoing Mayor’s charity fund-raising!

Sudbury’s outgoing Mayor, Cllr Jack Owen, chose Kernos as one of the local charities that he lent his support to during his 2015/16 term. The ...

Kernos receives £10,000 grant to help vulnerable local children and young people

The Kernos Centre has long been endeavouring to supplement the gaps in the statutory provision for counselling for local children and young people ...

Sudbury & District Round Table Garden for Kernos

Members of the Sudbury & District Round Table descended on Kernos on 19th May to make a co-ordinated attack on the overgrown and long-neglected...

Kernos chosen as one of the new Mayor’s charities!

Sudbury’s new Mayor, Cllr Sue Ayers, has chosen Kernos as one of the three local charities that she will be lending her support to during her ter...

Leavenheath Stitch & Chatter Group donate £100 to Kernos

Teresa Barrowclough from the Leavenheath Stitch & Chatter Group recently presented a cheque on behalf of her members for £100 to Kernos. Dire...

Nationwide’s Community Match Scheme awards Kernos £600

Community Match is Nationwide Building Society’s in-branch local charity voting campaign. Each quarter the society’s branches feature 3 local c...

Suffolk Young People’s Health Project Survey

The Suffolk Young People’s Health Project (4YP) is seeking responses from as many young people throughout Suffolk as possible to a comprehensive ...

Kernos Passes a 2,500-client Milestone

The Kernos Centre opened in Friar Street, Sudbury on the 1st April 2003 and this March we passed a milestone – over 2,500 people from Sudbury and...

Richard raises over £500 for Kernos

One of our supporters, Richard Dedicoat, ran his first half-marathon for Kernos in the Colchester event run on the 13th March. Ideal weather co...

Sudbury Talbot Rotary Club donate £500 to Kernos

A share of the proceeds from the Christmas Tree Festival in St. Peter’s Church in Sudbury was presented to Kernos recently. Val Tyrell from th...

Kernos and Newton Green Golf Club tee-off on a fund-raising partnership

We are very pleased to announce that the joint Captains of Newton Green Golf Club have chosen Kernos to be their local Charity of the Year for 2016...

Kernos Quiz Night raises over £1350

On the night of Friday 26th February Long Melford Village Hall was crammed with contestants participating in the Kernos Centre’s 9th annual Quiz ...

Richard Runs for Kernos Funds

Richard Dedicoat, a Kernos Companion, is running his first half-marathon race in Colchester on Sunday 13th March to raise funds on behalf of the Ke...

James Cartlidge MP visits the Kernos Centre

South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge visited Kernos on Tuesday 16th February to meet the therapists and find out more about the Centre and the range of...

Nationwide Building Society nominates Kernos as one of its featured charities this quarter

Nationwide is the world’s biggest building society which, as a mutual organisation, is run for the benefit of all its members. Citizenship is at ...

AGM Celebrates Incredible Work Done By The Kernos Centre

Sudbury Town Mayor Cllr. Jack Owen, South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge (left) and Lord Phillips of Sudbury OBE were among the thirty guests, voluntee...

A Happy New Year – and a big thank-you from everyone at Kernos

All the staff and volunteers at the Kernos Centre would like to wish our supporters a very Happy New Year and thank them for their generous donatio...

Kernos AGM – 22nd January 2016

You are cordially invited to attend the Kernos AGM commencing at 5.oopm on Friday 22nd January 2016 at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street,...

The Kernos Centre’s Fundraising Cookbook is here!

The Kernos Cookbook has now been published and is available for a donation of just £5 per copy – ideal Christmas presents for friends and fami...

Fundraise for Kernos while you shop for Christmas…

Christmas is coming! And, if you buy your presents on-line, you can help raise funds for Kernos for FREE! Doing your Christmas shopping on-lin...

Kernos – Raising Awareness of Mental Health

On Thursday 8th October Kernos Director Chris Boatwright (right) and other Kernos staff were present on the World Mental Health Day stall in Sudbur...

Kernos grateful for Waitrose donation

Each month Waitrose in Sudbury – as part of their company remit to help local community projects – selects three good causes to share a donatio...

Kernos gets £5,000 to help Children and Young People

The Suffolk Community Foundation have awarded a grant of £5,000 – from their Raising the Bar Community Fund – to the Kernos Centre to help sup...

Adam goes to great pains fundraising for Kernos…

Over the years Kernos has benefitted from many interesting fundraising initiatives, but this effort was probably one of the most physically challen...

A Fundraising Cookbook for the Kernos Centre

Between now and the middle of September we are trying to gather together some special recipes to put into a Kernos Cookbook that can be sold in the...

Kernos to get fundraising boost from Waitrose in August

Each month Waitrose in Sudbury – as part of their company remit to help local community projects – selects three good causes to share a donatio...

Kernos Centre Receives £3250 from Sudbury Fun Run

On Thursday 25th June Chris Boatwright and Ann Dennis from the Kernos Centre attended a presentation ceremony at Sudbury Town Hall to receive a che...

Counselling for Carers

The Kernos Centre, which provides professional counselling and psychotherapy services for Sudbury and the surrounding area, last year applied for...

Kernos chosen as one of the new Mayor’s charities!

Sudbury’s new Mayor, Cllr Jack Owen, has chosen Kernos as one of the local charities that he will be lending his support to during his term of of...

Sudbury Fun Run raises funds for Kernos

Jonni Dennis, the son of  Kernos Counsellor Anne Dennis, acquitted himself extremely well in this year’s 5-mile Sudbury Fun Run – held on a ge...

Kernos is 12 years old!

The Kernos Centre opened in Friar Street, Sudbury on the 1st April 2003 – and we are honoured and extremely pleased that our 12th Anniversary ha...

Kernos enters the Sudbury Fun Run…

...and the Walk! Kernos Counsellors Anne Dennis and Sue Newton have both entered the 5-mile Walk that accompanies the Sudbury Fun Run, which i...

Another New Counsellor Joins Kernos

The ever increasing demand for counselling services in Sudbury and the surrounding area has prompted the appointment of another new counsellor by ...

Sudbury Fun Run to raise funds for Kernos

The Sudbury Fun Run, an annual charity 5-mile run and Sponsored Walk, is one of the major long-standing sporting events in our town – it has now ...

Kernos Quiz Night raises over £1200

Around 130 people crammed into Long Melford Village Hall last Friday (27th February) for the Kernos Centre's 8th annual Quiz Night, where we su...

Kernos Quiz Night – 27th February 2015

The Kernos Centre is holding its annual Quiz Night at Long Melford Village Hall on Friday February 27th – the 8th running of this very popular fu...

Kernos AGM – January 2015

You are cordially invited to attend the Kernos AGM commencing at 5pm on Friday 23rd January 2015 at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street, Su...

Relaxation and Resilience – could your organisation benefit?

Kernos is actively looking for organisations or groups who would like to benefit from signing up a group of staff, volunteers or clients for a cour...

Growing your Tenners!

An exciting new fundraising initiative starts this October when, for six months, localgiving.com will be doubling all online donations – up to a ...

Two New Counsellors Join Kernos

Ever increasing demand for counselling services in Sudbury and the surrounding area has prompted the appointment of two new counsellors by the Kern...

Sainsbury’s Race Night gambol raises over £310

A number of counsellors, volunteers and directors from the Kernos Centre were among those assembled at Sainsbury’s in Sudbury last Sunday evening...

Sainsbury’s Collection raises over £200

Counsellors and volunteers from the Kernos Centre were out in force at Sainsbury’s in Sudbury last Friday and Saturday (30th & 31st May) for ...

Tia’s hair-raising contribution…

Young Tia (left) loves her long hair – but when she heard that the Little Princess Cancer Trust was looking for hair donations to provide real ha...

Sainsbury’s and Kernos join forces

The Kernos Centre is very pleased to have been chosen as Sainsbury's local charity partner for the store's first year of trading in Sudbury. Sains...

10 for 10 Tenth Anniversary Celebrations!

 In 2013 the Kernos Centre is 10 years old! To celebrate this milestone, raise funds, and raise the profile of our service we are holding ten spe...

Upper Schools Counselling Pilot

A new initiative has just started with both Sudbury and Cornard Upper schools, involving a Kernos therapist seeing students for counselling, but on...