20/03/2026
Skip a Cuppa, Donate a Cuppa for Lamp day!
Every day, around 25 million takeaway coffees are bought across the UK. Today, we are asking you to skip one and donate a cuppa instead.
The average takeaway coffee in the UK now costs around £3.60, one small purchase most of us make without thinking.
On the 20th March we are asking people to skip that coffee and donate the £3.60 to us instead.
Skip a coffee today and make sure this seat is not empty tomorrow.
Thousands of people are waiting for mental health support. While they wait, many receive no help at all. During that time people can feel unheard, unsupported, and completely alone.
When no one listens, people disappear.
Lamp exists to stop that from happening. Our advocates stand beside people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, helping them be heard, understand their rights, and navigate mental health services so they are not left to face the system alone.
Skipping one coffee might feel small, but together those small actions help ensure fewer seats are left empty.
If you would like to support the campaign, you can donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/theemptyseat
If you need support, you can contact Lamp at Advice@LampDirect.org.uk or call 0116 255 6286.
