News from Enable

• Leaving Institutions, Voices for Change by Shaun Webster

  

  Shaun Webster, from Change, launched his research paper 'Leaving Institutions. Voices for Change' at Golding Grange on Friday 14th June. Charlotte Nutting and the teams at Change, Lumos and Enable organised a wonderful day which celebrated people with learning disabilities living independently and in the community, focusing on Enable's own Friendship Group. In 1990, Enable moved 141 people...  View This »

  
  

• The Opening of Hill House

  

  Hill House, home of the JT Project, Occasions Catering and Enable's Training Suite was officially opened on Friday 14th June. Visitors from East Midlands Housing Group, including Chan Kataria, Chief Executive of EMH Group, Enable and EMHG board members, staff and invited service users and families, attended the opening.  The full re-design and refurbishment project was undertaken by the...  View This »

  
  

• Learning Disabilities Week 17th - 23rd June!

  

  To celebrate Learning Disabilities week, service users and staff from Golding House will be taking up residency at the Arc Leisure Centre in Matlock. The team will be raising awareness of learning disabilities and the work that we do at Enable by having a display stand and free raffle, as they did last year. The free raffle prize is a vegetable box, made by the JT Project at Hill House in...  View This »

  
  

• From Golding House to Buckingham Palace!

  

  The success of last years Olympic Games in London relied heavily on volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure that people had the best experience that they possibly could. One of those volunteers was Golding House Activities Organiser Stephen Nightingale. Stephen is in the Territorial Army based with the Royal Engineers in Chesterfield. Judith Berrisford and Julie Phillips-Wynn, Centre...  View This »

  
  

• Housing and Support Alliance Away Day

  

  In 2012, Housing and Support Alliance (H&SA) was formed in the merger of the advisory body Housing Options and the Association for Supported Living, their remit was to increase the choices in support and housing for people with learning disabilities.   Fast forward to 2013 and the original members of the group still meet with the addition of new members for an Away Day to discuss issues in...  View This »

  
  

• Father's Day Special at the Tea Rooms

  

  There's a fantastic deal to be had at Auntie Jackie's Tea Rooms at the Herb Garden on Father's Day (16th June!)    For only £6 per person, you can have a sandwich followed by cake or a scone with tea or coffee!   I'll see you there!  View This »

  
  

• Pogo the Travelling Penguin!

  

  Golding House in Matlock homes a very special little penguin, Pogo! He has travelled the world, more so than anyone else that I have ever met. Years ago, Julie (Centre Manager) took Pogo away with her and now he has been at such far flung destinations as Hawaii, Madeira, Vietnam, Australia, New York and all around England. He travels with service users and staff, who photograph him with local...  View This »

  
  

• Learning Disabilities Today Event, Sheffield

  

  A team of staff, service users and student social workers from Enable went to Sheffield Wednesday Football Club in May for the Learning Disability Today Event.  The event boasted 11 seminars, as well as entertainment from Under the Stars djs and many information stalls in a market place. Everyone had a great time, and learnt a lot about equality, health, inclusion and hate crime. I managed...  View This »

  
  

• Colourful Creations at the Friendship Group

  

  Enable's Friendship Group is held twice a week in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. You may have read about them on the blog previously, where we mentioned service users enjoying a pamper session, music, a good old chat and creating some artwork, much of which gets sold around Christmas time. So here we have three examples of that beautiful artwork, a ribbon wreath, bookmarks made from greetings...  View This »

  
  

• The Herb Garden is on Twitter!

  

  Well, I think the pictures speak for themselves... Wow!  TREAT YOURSELF THIS WEEKEND.  Why not treat yourself to a cuppa and some beautiful cake? Although not pictured the speciality lavender cake, made to our own recipe, is the cake that we're renowned for and just has to be tried. Follow us on Twitter for all the latest news and scrummy cake pictures: @TheHerbGarden    View This »