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BRAD GARTLAND ROCHDALE'S PLATINUM CHAMPION
Style's Mental Health Editor, Brad Gartland, who founded his own Rochdale branch of the Andy’s Man Club mental health group, has been selected as a Platinum Champions volunteer as part of an official Jubilee project. In 2016, Brad lost his dad to suicide and in 2020 set up the first Andy's Man Club in Rochdale, devoting his time to the male mental health talking group. He also founded the Stephen Gartland Foundation in memory of his dad. Brad impressed the judges with his resilience in the face of such personal tragedy and he was selected as a Platinum Champion from more than 300 people who were nominated in the North West area for their dedication to volunteering. Nationally, he joins a line-up of 490 volunteers. The Platinum Champions Awards were initiated by national charity, Royal Voluntary Service and its President, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, in honour of Her Majesty The Queen. 10 | Rochdale Style
