Born out of tragedy, fuelled by hope. It began with two fathers reaching out in their grief after losing their sons to suicide (Ross and Jordan). Now, it is led by Mike McCarthy (Ross’s dad), who people may know from Sky News.

The Baton of Hope held its first tour in 2023 across numerous locations within the UK. Followed the launch of the Workplace Pledge and other initiatives.

In 2024, we launched the Baton of Hope Derby/Derbyshire, ready for the 2025 tour. The 2025 saw over 7000 support the events across the day with 7 events, 100 baton bearers and over 100 volunteers supporting the day.

Our local committee is supported by people bereaved, affected or passionate about suicide prevention. The tour is locally funded through partnership packages and fundraising.

There are many ways you can get involved, from being a baton-bearer to volunteering, being a partner, and more. Check out the about us section or contact us.

Who are we?

Join our team

We have a range of roles avaliable to volunteer with our amazing team. If you would be interested in volunteering click here

We are excited to launch our latest collaboration for the Derby and Derbyshire official artwork.

Created by Elisha Cunningham at Crafty Pig Studio, this design will be on postcards, merch and also some wider community projects we are working on. Stay tuned for more updates. <3

The launch of the HOPE mural in Derby City Centre. This piece of work was commissioned by us and completed by a local artist Ned from Whimsywoodsuk

The tour may be over, but this was only the first step in what we want to achieve in Derby and Derbyshire.

Over the coming weeks, we are working on sharing photos from the tour, updating the website, developing our committee and current roles, working on some exciting partnerships, developing locally the workplace pledge and much more.

Events

We are currently planning future events we will be hosting and supporting in Derby and Derbyshire.

While we update the website and gallery you can view tour photos here

Official Partners

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Official Partners 〰️