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One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

By John Spriggs-Taylor

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I'm fundraising for Rethink Mental Illness!

Rethink Mental Illness does incredible work in providing support, information, and advocacy for people living with mental illness.

By fundraising for them, I'm helping to ensure that vital services are available to those who need them most.

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those affected by mental illness.

Thank you for your support - it means a lot!

On May 14th at Derby Quad Cinema, 8pm we are showing

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest to raise funding for Rethink and Quad and also to raise awareness of how far we’ve come.

From Rebellion to Compassion this is the film of 5he moment 

A tribute to our new Mental Health Act stressing kindness and caring away from control and restraint. 

Please join us for a memorable night and a classic film that changed so much and made mental health something to really care about and get involved in changing for the better as it has been massively here in Derbyshire. Thank you to everyone, everywhere who makes such a difference with kindness.

This is more than just a film fundraiser for Rethink now.

We are starting from 5pm with Lived Experience and a short film by Tony Fisher and a reading of work written by Gavin Cooper. 

From 6pm our Rethink Trustee Ranjit will be talking about his 30 year experiences working with patients detained under the mental health act… and now our new 2025 mental health act,

From 7pm film historian Darrell Buxton will be exciting us with more discussion about our great film before leading us upstairs from Studio Room 3 into our Metro Screen at Quad and then introducing this film to hopefully a completely full house of 116 eager film fans of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at 8pm.💚

WOW…..DOUBLE WOW….UNFORGETTABLE AND TOTALLY AMAZING……DON’T STOP ME NOW…..THANKYOU 57💚

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So much keeps happening. Try, try and try again maybe?

Wednesday 23rd Sep
Staying connected can be difficult sometimes ( especially at 4am). Not just an extra 1500 new carers being created everyday who have to give up work to look after their loved ones but the extra stress involved in reaching out and trying to communicate with our amazing NHS can be overwhelming. Please don’t Shame us for trying all we can to do what few of us are trained to do. We have to keep going night and day. We fill the gaps unpaid 24/7 and we can but we don’t always know what’s right even though we care deeply for our loved ones who just haven’t been seen or maybe, just maybe, for some reason, hard to fathom and still unexplained , haven’t, weren’t or didn’t get listened to enough. We need a National Care Service and a National Housing Service too. Much more training for all and far more emphasis on patient safety too. We can’t go back. The future is brighter when patients are taken seriously and listened to alongside their carers. Martha’s Rule is to be introduced in all A&E units. The Patient Safety Congress in Telford next week will no doubt highlight the major importance of this and hopefully push further for more collaboration and coproduction in our incredibly youthful and still only 78 year old NHS. Thank you one and all for making it so brilliant today and every day💚

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Friday 29th May
Feels like truth is the first Casualty in Mental Health when some supposedly intelligent people resort to stigma and hate rather than reasoned debate. The fight for justice for those wrongly accused and those who have their lives ruined and shortened by poor care must go on and on. We stand together and will rattle our chains despite the constant HEAT…IT’S JUST TOO HOT RIGHT NOW💚

Thank you to all our amazing donors. Marion,Deb, Liz and Paul you are all superb…thank you💚

Tuesday 26th May
WOW……As good as it gets and Something’s gotta give…..One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest keeps on Giving To Rethink and long may Rethink be showing this incredible film because it’s so real. Real Patients, Real Actors and Crew were Patients and a Real Doctor was in this amazing film in his own Real Hospital….Oregon State….. Amazing and so Real…..So Very Real…..Best Film Ever💚

Not everything is Perfect💚

Tuesday 26th May
Sometimes you get it right first time and then have to mess something up just to make it more believable. Like the date. Perhaps we had 50 people outside Quad the day before this incredible film… if you see thee 13/5 and didn’t come back 14/5 because you thought I must be a total numpty… you’d be right about the numpty thing…. Lots of folk never want to see me again after 14/5 no matter how many times I try to apologise they didn’t even get a banana💚 Sorry….there I’ve said it again…. I never even noticed that this poster with 12th May for Nurses Day ok….had 13/5 for our film and MH Extravaganza… imagine….. TWO NIGHTS SOLD OUT AT QUAD….sorry, sorry Adam and Eleanor. I tried damn it…..I tried and so did a few others… thankfully they tried better than me💚

Amazing poster and Ranjit the right way up💚

Tuesday 26th May
Sorry some things appear a bit bonkers and upside down…. A bit like the world so don’t be upset with Quad or Rethink. Amazing people do kind things everyday and the immense pressures mean forget sometimes what incredible abd kind people do….. changing lives every day…..thank you change makers everywhere… you were all brilliant 14/5 at Quad….. and we love lost sheep everywhere for always trying to get back in💚

Thank you Ranjit, Darrel, Harry and Eleanor

Tuesday 26th May
What an incredible night at Quad on 14/5. Still thinking about it and have the poor legs from trying to stop people leaving💚. Sorry….couldn’t get Harry to lock the doors or Eleanor and Ranjit to stay but the rest of us enjoyed a major film. Much more than 51 yeses old about a sex offender this was for me the greatest film ever made which affected all the cast and crew forever after 1975. It won all Oscar’s rightfully so in major categories and made Jack a very wealthy man. More than that it changed the debate in Mental Health. Despite the widespread Stigma, Ignorance, Discrimination and Prejudice ruining many people with severe mental illness the vital work of Rethink goes on and we will continue to try and rattle our chains to raise our voices for all those struggling with their hidden mental illnesses that cause others to fail to recognise our valid and massive contributions to change every day because we love and live the NHS and sadly carry the scars too💚,

Jack’s Place went Bananas 14/5

Monday 25th May
Thank you to all who attended 14/5 and to the many, many, many more who just couldn’t be with us. Thank you Ranjit and Darrell and Tony and Gavin. Thanks to all of you in Studio 3 and more. Thanks Quad and Thanks Rethink, Thanks to the NHS too for …well you know💚

Andy and Sarah are amazing producing more great posters for this fantastic event💚

Saturday 2nd May
Wow… only 13 Days…..13 Days to Change Mental Healthcare in Derbyshire. Ok maybe too ambitious? 13 Days to raise more money for Rethink Mental Illness Show a great film and sell more tickets. Have an amazing Mental Health Extravaganza in Studio Room 3 or Jack’s Place on 14/5 from 5pm - 7.45pm and hear from Lived Experience, Legal Experience and Film Experience Experts and supporters. Thank you Quad… thank you Rethink and thank you to you for buying tickets and making this Rethink’s Night in Derby at Quad on Thursday 14th May 2026. Thank you💚

14th May at Quad is going to be an Extravaganza for Mental Health and Compassion from 5pm in Studio Room 3 and then from 8pm for our amazing film in Metro Screen at Quad.

Wednesday 29th Apr
Hello fellow Jack fans… Something really special to announce. Darrell Buxton is leading an hour long discussion of this great film from 7pm in Studio Room 3….. Before that Ranjit, a Rethink Trustee is talking about his experiences working with patients detained under the MHA and his time as a solicitor for 30 years … that’s from 6pm……. We start with voices of Lived Experience including a short film by Tony Fisher and a reading of work by Gavin Cooper…. Don’t miss this incredible night in support of Rethink at Derby Quad on 14th May from 5pm…. Thank you💚 Ok….Ok….I hear you….STOP….no seriously we did it….we actually did it and it was amazing….even with a few empty seats. I know you all intended to come…. You tried hard to get to us and didn’t all arrive and leave without finding us💚 Thank you to everyone at Quad and Rethink for making this such an unforgettable and never to be repeated experience…. They so,d out at Okd Vic for the Stage Performance ending 23/5 but never even tried to have so much fun with bananas …. Wow the bananas were amazing … thank you Ryan and Nina for all the bananas …. Quad might want 2 boxes when they show this incredible film again… Just ask Adam💚

Belated Happy Birthday Jack💚

Monday 27th Apr
Sorry Jack….time keeps on passing….you were 89 last week.
Congratulations….. we’re still building you an audience at Derby Quad, 8pm in the Metro Screen for One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. You made that 51 years ago Jack. How incredible is that?
Totally amazing …. Thank you Jack…. And we are now discussing Mental Health Matters for 3 hrs prior to the film.
So from 5pm - 8pm we are looking at the new Mental Health Act, thinking about MH Developments and Lived Experience Locally. Reading and hearing work from Gavin Cooper and Tony Fisher. Hearing from our very own Rethink Trustee Ranjit and
more from Quad’s excellent film historian Darrell. I’m not sure 3 hours in a 25 seats Studio Room will cover all that so we might
have to spread out into the Cafe Bar or Mac’s Bar or the Cuckoo’s Nest… we can decide on the night…it’s going to be
Amazing…. Sorry I’ve already said that…. Please join us if you are anywhere near Derby and if you are tempted to come up from London to the only place in the country showing this amazing film on 14/5… we’re in Derby…. That’s Derby… A big City in the East Midlands…. Between Leicester and Nottingham….we’ve got a Cathedral and a Big Football Team,
32,000 seats…. BROS could fill that but I’ve failed to get the band back together … that’s Matt, Luke and Craig from the 1980’s just like I’ve failed to get Belper Rethink on Saturday’s (not sure if it might be the apostrophe) back on the Rethink map.Derby is on the map though… so please visit Derby and Quad. On the Market Place. We are a safe and friendly city…
Looking forward to seeing you 14/5…. It’s ok Jack… I know you
can’t make it over from California ….. maybe when we do
Anger Management? …. Thanks Jack…. You’re a Star💚

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Marion

Sorry I couldn’t be there.

£54.75

Bros Belper Rethink On Saturdays

From Belper Rethink on Saturdays to Rethink Our Family💚

£54.75

Thanks To All Our Nhs Colleagues Who Couldn’t Attend💚

Thanks for 50,000 NHS employees and Volunteers with the NHS showing compassion and care everyday 💚

£54.75

Flo’s 50,000 Nhs Friends I Derbyshire💚

Flo’s friends do the impossible in incredible circumstances every day. Please be kind 💚

£28.44

Karen And Glen

Keeping the papers moving.

£28.44

Keep Cool And Carry On

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Stronger Together

International Youth Day 13/8/26 Thankyou.

£28.44

Now Is Now. Thank You.

Thank you brave souls. Community matters even when communicating gets misinterpreted and/or deliberately sabotaged. Sad to say but too true my friends. We need to stay strong and hope the new mental health act is taken seriously by all in the NHS and beyond. Still hard work ahead convincing trusts but Martha’s Rule is real and Patient Safety matters more than ever. Please help keep busy and don’t be disparaged by huge GDPR and DPA failures.

£28.44

Trust In The Truth And We Can Prevail Over Injustice And Indignities. Thank You.

On the eve of UN Day 2026 be of good spirits that International Organisations like the UN will rise again in our time of need. Let’s hope a brilliant female UNSG will lead us into 2027 with hope, resilience, trust and confidence. Good mental health demands a strong UN.

£28.44

It’s Been A Tough Few Months With Lots Of Changes But Please Keep Supporting Rethink Any Way You Can.thank You

Brilliantly Insane Film. Must see even 51 years after it swept all major Oscars. Sorry we didn’t get more kind folk involved. Thanks to all those who cared and showed up May 14th. At Derby Quad. You are all amazing. 💚

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We Just Need More Kindness And Less Stigma For Better Mental Health For All. Stay Safe Everybody 💚

Best film ever if only more people appreciated the trouble taken to make this great film. Never to be repeated. Who else would dare?

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Reaching Oout With Love And Peace 💚

Slowly does it and we will get there. Stronger Together. United We Stand. Thanks to all for making Mental Health and Patient Safety important NHS priorities.Now is Now. Thank You

£28.44

Try, Try And Try To Keep Donations Flowing. Thank You💚

It’s Friday and what better time time to donate to Rethink before you spend the weekend out💚

£28.44

Lost Soul Returning To The Flock

Insanely Brilliant Film. Sorry to those who missed it 14/5/26 At Quad, Derby……Superb….Thank you to those who were there.

£28.44

Thank You For Martha’s Rule And The Incredible Determination Of One Family To To Speak Truth To Power

Patient Safety is more important than ever. Best wishes to all who are attending the HSJ Patient Safety Congress in Telford next week. Now is Now and sending a message of Care and Kindness to all Dedicated NHS Employees and Volunteers is Vital. We need Prevention to be higher up the NHS list of Priorities and together we can do amazing things to save lives and change lives for the betterment of all. Thank you and good luck to all who try, try and try to do the right things even when stumbling in the dark and facing unbearable and unbelievable problems that really could be avoided with more listening and engagement ( difficult as it is to get anywhere at 4am) to help save more people, safe in their own homes and safe from the anxiety of uncertainty, financial peril and lack of support from those who could help more to live their own story free of top down, authoritarian control hopefully…..Thanks.

£28.44

Tolerance Is Your Super Power. Respect, Value And Accept Differences.

Patients, Families and Carers matter more than ever. Thanks to the millions of brave and kind people strengthening love and kindness for all with severe mental illness and thank you Rethink.

£28.44

Stronger Together. Now Is Now.

Best wishes to Healthwatch. Thanks for all you do for patient safety.

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Absent Friend

Thank you one and all

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Be Stress Aware And Change For The Better.

Stress rules our lives but we can overcome gigantic difficulties. We shouldn’t have to and change is possible when we recognise our strengths and determination to support our loved ones and ourselves makes for better lives, better communities and better care. Thank you all changemakers 💚

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John Spriggs-taylor

One film, One night and One unique event for Rethink. Thanks to all who made it possible and to those who made it difficult. Now is Now. Next Time is Next Time ( Perfect Days💚)

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John

Thank you for all your brilliant and kind support for Rethink

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Deb And Family

Thank you

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Lost Sheep💚

Thank you from one lost sheep who couldn’t get back in but tried💚

£28

Lonely Banana💚

I had many friends 14/5. Other bananas just like me. Sadly we kept losing each other at Quad….totally amazing.though….even the apples and oranges who never got out of their box enjoyed it too Thank you💚

£28

Absent Friends

You are not alone

£28

Kindness Always Outlives Hate

Keep inspiring people to Challenge Stigma everywhere

£28

Never Say Never

When the going gets tough the tough get going. We get knocked down and we get up again. Never say Never

£11.55

Liz And Paul

Apologies we couldn’t be with you.

£11.55

Last Man Standing💚

This is just the beginning of a beautiful relationship…..you had me at hello💚

£11.55

Karen And Glen

Better Late than Never

£11.33

John Spriggs-taylor