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Barbara Windsor's widower shares caring journey at conference
Around 130 volunteers from 17 branches heard Mr Mitchell discuss caring for Barbara Windsor during her Alzheimer’s illness.
- On Saturday, September 26, around 130 volunteers from 17 Samaritans branches gathered at Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre in Staffordshire for the annual Samaritans West Midlands Regional Conference.
- Co-Directors Catherine Howard and Sara Hickin emphasized the gathering's significance, saying the 1,100-plus Samaritans across West Midlands branches came together to strengthen community bonds and advance suicide prevention.
- Mitchell spoke movingly about caring for his late wife, Dame Barbara, during her battle with Alzheimer's, recounting that the audience received his story with "sensitivity and total focus."
- The event featured a screening of The Knot, a BBC award-winning drama addressing domestic violence and suicide, followed by a closing poetry performance from Worcestershire's Poet Laureate for 2026-27, Jay Rose Ana.
- Samaritans branches across the West Midlands continue offering vital support to those in crisis, united by a shared vision that fewer people die by suicide.
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