About us

Talk Tonight – Selby CIC was established in October 2019 by Paul and Aimee Rathbone and is run with the support of the Secretary Mandy Burns and Team Leader Joshua Frost- Lunn. Originally, it was set up as an online support group on Facebook. In August 2020 the organisation become a Community Interest Company (C.I.C) and was registered with Companies House.

After suffering with his mental health for more than 25 years, Paul attempted suicide in 2015 and finally sought medical and professional help. Through his experiences of the mental health care provisions in the Selby area, it became apparent that there is a serious lack of support available from both the NHS and third level sectors. 

It quickly became evident that the Selby community, and the surrounding areas, had a requirement for a group, such as Talk Tonight – Selby CIC, to hold weekly session. So on 12th November 2019 Talk Tonight – Selby C.I.C held its first evening session, to which 22 people attended, and from there it has gone from strength to strength. In August 2022, due to personal reasons, Paul made the hard decision to resign as a Director and part ways with Talk Tonight – Selby CIC, leaving the running of the group to Aimee, Mandy and Joshua.

By all of our group facilitators living with the daily struggles of their own mental health, they have a real understanding of the need for the group and can really empathise with the Talk Tonight – Selby C.I.C members. The group members are like an extended family and the support that they give each other is overwhelmingly heartwarming and makes a huge impact on someone who is feeling low. Each and every person who comes along to the group is made to feel included and very welcome.