Borderline Arts

28/04/2026

We are very excited to be running our art group for adults with BPD/EUPD again!! We start back in just 3 weeks, on 19th May!

28/04/2026

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY for adults with lived experience of mental health conditions.

This anonymous survey is part of a research project being run by final-year students at King’s College London about people's views on the idea of Future Implantable Mental Health Technologies.

This is the information they have given us:

We are final-year students at King’s College London conducting a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) project in collaboration with NeuralPulse, a neurotechnology company spun out from King’s College London.

This survey explores the views of people with lived experience of mental health conditions regarding potential future implantable neurotechnology designed to predict and help prevent mental health relapses.

This is not a clinical trial, does not involve any intervention, and does not recruit through NHS services. It is a PPIE activity intended to gather perspectives to help inform future research and technology development.

Participation is entirely voluntary, and all responses are anonymous.

There is also a raffle for a £25 voucher as a thank you for participation!
https://forms.gle/ErKxo4xVUebwKhpJ8

If you have any questions, please contact them directly: Primary Contact: petroula.laiou@kcl.ac.uk or Secondary Contact: Yuecheng.wen@kcl.ac.uk

Thank you for considering taking part in this anonymous survey. We are final-year students at King’s College London conducting a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) project in collaboration with NeuralPulse, a neurotechnology company spun out from King’s College London. This sur...

18/11/2025

Did you know we run a FREE Art Group for adults with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)/Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD)?

It runs once every 4 weeks on a Tuesday afternoon at our premises in Derby. Our next group is on 25th Nov and we will be making some Christmas crafts. Booking is ESSENTIAL!

If you are 18+ and have a diagnosis of BPD/EUPD and would like to find out more (including how to book), please:
- Email workshops@borderlinearts.org.uk or
- Request to join our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bacreativegroups (You must answer the basic entry questions to be accepted into the Facebook group).

We would love to see you there :D

P.S We are often asked if we can offer groups outside of Derby or run online/hybrid sessions - however, because we are a tiny team of volunteers, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to do this :)

09/11/2025

Putting together the resource packs (on my sofa!) for tomorrow’s annual BPD Training Workshop at the University of Nottingham.

For many years now, we have been running this session twice each year at the university - once for the Undergraduate Social Work students and once for the Masters students.

The 2-hour session includes scientific/medical information, creative activities, games, role play, conversation and (most importantly) sharing *firsthand* experiences of living with BPD and what has been helpful in recovery.

It is a lot of work to prepare and it takes a lot of energy to run the sessions, but it is 100% worth it. The students learn about BPD and gain deeper understanding and compassion for those with the diagnosis. They also learn practical ways to effectively support people with BPD.

The hope is that they take this new understanding into their professional practice as Social Workers, enabling them to support people with BPD compassionately and effectively! ❤️

28/10/2025

Our most recent Borderline Arts Volunteer helping us to set up for our art group this afternoon! 😻

16/09/2025

Does anyone know anyone with HR experience (or similar) who might fancy volunteering with us here at Borderline Arts? It's once a week, at our office in Derby. If so, please point them in our direction! 👏

09/09/2025

Hi there :) Hope you're all keeping well! People often ask us how they can support Borderline Arts. There are many ways, of course, but I thought I'd share one way - which is to buy items off our Amazon Wishlist.

Our Amazon wish list features products that would greatly support our cause, such as craft supplies for our creative workshops, office supplies etc.

The Amazon Wishlist is a great way to support Borderline Arts, particularly for those who prefer to know exactly what their donation is being spent on. We are unable to edit our old, out-of-date wishlist (due to technical issues), so we have created a new one!

If you would like to browse our new wishlist, you can do so by clicking on this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2G6KVMTSHTKXA/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1

Thanks for reading and have a great rest of your day :)

Sarah and the Borderline Arts Team

16/08/2025

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to share the link to our memorial page for Kev Bagshaw, incase you want to add your memories or some words about him. It can be just a line or two, or however long you want. It can be serious or silly - whatever you like. We just want to create a space where we can all remember and celebrate our lovely Kev!

We are heartbroken to share that Kev Bagshaw, our beloved Chairperson and dear friend has passed away. His loss is deeply felt by all of us at Borderline Arts and by the countless lives he touched through his warmth, generosity, humour and tireless advocacy.

22/07/2025

It's hard to believe that it is over 2 weeks now since we lost the amazing Kev. We know many of you loved and respected Kev very much, as we did, so we wanted to share this information with you about Kev's funeral in case you would like to attend. We are sending you all lots of love (especially to Kev's family) at this very difficult time. We miss you so much Kev!!

Kevin John Bagshaw
“Kev”
16/10/1955 – 06/07/2025

It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kev passed away suddenly but peacefully on Sunday 6th July 2025 aged 69 years.

Kev was a devoted partner, father and grandfather and he will be sorely missed by all his family and many friends.

A service to celebrate Kev’s life will be held at Markeaton Crematorium, Derby on Wednesday 20th August 2025 at 1:30pm. Those attending the service need not feel obliged to wear dark colours. No flowers by request, donations made in loving memory of Kev will support the work of Borderline Arts, these maybe made at the service, online at rydefunerals.co.uk/donations or cheques maybe sent c/o Thomas Ryde & Son, 35 Bridge Street, Belper, DE56 1AY.

Kev’s family thank you for all your support at this immensely difficult time.

08/07/2025

We were absolutely devastated here at Borderline Arts to learn that the wonderful Kev Bagshaw passed away. He was our chairperson, but much more than that - he was our champion and our friend. Words can't express our loss, and we send all our love to his family and his many friends right now. He will be missed more than he could have ever imagined.

I know many of us will be struggling to come to terms with this news. Please, please reach out for support if you need it at this time. Whilst we can't offer one-to-one support at Borderline Arts, there are many places that can. Please head to https://www.borderlinearts.org/support-services for more information.

24/06/2025

Volunteer Opportunity: Volunteer Coordinator

We currently have a vacancy for a Volunteer Coordinator here at Borderline Arts. Our Volunteer Coordinator's role is to recruit, coordinate and encourage our team of volunteers. This important role enables us to work effectively as a team to use the arts to raise awareness of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and empower/support those living with the diagnosis. There is more information about this role on the attached images.

If you would like to apply, please complete our short online application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhOdCKFxkXWSB_kxN3sCp3QuRCObC_4WJWLSjz40TntlOkHg/viewform

We look forward to hearing from you :)

04/06/2025

Our volunteers give so much to our organisation, without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. Thank you to each and every one of you. You are all amazing!

P.S. To find out more about our current volunteer opportunities (listed below) head to www.borderlinearts.org/volunteering

Social Media Coordinator
Treasurer
Company Secretary
Volunteer Coordinator
Workshops Support Volunteer