News from Enable

• Enable service users and carers meet the Spireites

  

  Over 60 very excited Adults with Learning Difficulties from The Enable Group were invited to tour the Chesterfield Stadium and meet the Spireites recently. “After seeing them in a brilliant match at Wembley, meeting them here has totally made my day” said a very happy Paul! The team took time out from their busy training schedule to sign shirts and programmes for a delighted group of Enable...  View This »

  
  

• Enable's Olympic Pedal Power!

  

  Enable Group staff and service users joined the start of a recent three day cycle relay event to raise Derbyshire pupil awareness of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games.   With just 100 days before the Olympic Torch begins its journey around Britain, staff and service users from The Enable Group joined the cycle relay at Hassop Station and cycled to Bakewell Station. They were joined at...  View This »

  
  

• Wild Sensory Garden Warriors!

  

  Staff and carers from The Enable Group Resource Centre at Tibshelf took part in the Wild Warrior challenge recently to raise money for a sensory garden. The race which took place at Brailsford has been described as “possibly the toughest obstacle race on the planet!” That did not deter the fearless participants who completed the 10 kilometre challenge. “We called ourselves “Rob’s Allstars” and...  View This »

  
  

• Growing their way

  

  Local Bolsover MP Denis Skinner officially opened the Herb Garden at Pilsley last week (Friday 23rd March 2012) and acknowledged Jackie King-Owen, the Executive Director of the Enable Group for helping the local community to “Grow our Way” out of the current economic downturn. The Herb Garden, a well known local tourist attraction, recently purchased and refurbished by The Enable Group. The...  View This »

  
  

• NEW Day Service For The High Peak!

  Never an organisation to stand still, Enable Group recognises that day-time opportunities for people with learning disabilities are constantly changing.   Our latest development is to introduce Choices for Day Activities in the High Peak area.   Stephen Nightingale, an activities organiser at Enable Group’s Golding House Resource Centre, is planning to apply some of his many skills to...  View This »

  
  

• National Trust Rangers Leap to work at The Herb Garden, Pilsley

  Every “leap” year the National Trust nationally volunteers their services to worthy causes for one day.  The National Trust contacted the Enable Group to offer their services for a voluntary/team bonding day at one of our projects. As part of this event they went to the Herb Garden to help, and also to launch their new logo and uniform.   They have changed their title from National Trust...  View This »

  
  

• Kim spreads the word

  A powerful article on Enable's End of Life Champion Kim Maddison appears in Issue 8 of Care Talk magazine. The article celebrates Kim's passion and commitment to good end of life care, and what it means in practice for Enable's service users. Above all, it highlights her belief that good end of life care must begin with good quality of life. To read more, click here.  View This »

  
  

• On 1st December the...

  Government announced that it is reversing its decision to remove the mobility element of the disability living allowance (DLA) from people in residential care homes. Read more  View This »

  
  

• Another success for our perfect advocate

  We're proud to report that Enable's Kim Maddison has scooped The Frontline Leaders Award at the 2011 Great East Midlands Care Awards, held in Nottingham on 7th October. Kim, team leader at Meadowview Nursing Home, was commended in glowing terms by the judges Read more  View This »

  
  

• Enable celebrates its AGM - and its 21st birthday

  The Enable Group’s Annual General Meeting 2011 took place at The Winding Wheel on Thursday 22 September – and as usual our service users were at the heart of it. But this was no ordinary AGM.  It celebrated the Group’s 21st birthday with an inspiring talk by a visitor from our Gozo exchange partner, a Lady Gaga-themed presentation by a group of Enter-Trainers, and a memorable selection of...  View This »