LOCAL non-profit group Time2Talk Nambucca Valley will host an early morning event to support mental health and remember those lost to suicide on Saturday, 2 November at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads.

From 6am attendees are invited to participate in a Remembrance Walk from Nambucca Heads SLSC to Black Rock and back, followed by a ceremony where flowers are released into the ocean.

Several local musicians will provide entertainment for the event.

“The coffees and music are on us,” organiser Elisse Pope told NOTA.

Time2Talk Nambucca Valley was created after a group of twelve locals got together and found success raising money for charity.

“We wanted to try to keep the funds and spend them locally, creating local events and supporting local people,” Elisse said.

Since then the group has received funding through grants and other activities, which they use to support mental health initiatives in the Nambucca Valley.

“Time2Talk is about opening doors and ending the stigma around mental health,” Elisse said.

“We endeavour to provide access to advice, support, and courses of action for Valley locals.”

This event was inspired by a Lifeline-run event – the ‘Out Of The Shadows Walk’ – held annually in Coffs Harbour.

“We went along to that event and thought we would like to have our own here in the Nambucca Valley.”

On Saturday, Elisse hopes Nambucca Valley locals make the Time2Talk Remembrance Walk a morning to remember.

By Ned COWIE