Whether you’re a new ally to the trans* community, or have trans* friends and family, there is always space to learn more about how to be a better ally to the trans* people in your life. This is not an exhaustive guide to being a good ally, but we hope…
This week marks National Safeguarding Adults Week. Over the course of this week, we’ll be sharing information on the ways you can help to safeguard vulnerable adults, as well as the kinds of safeguarding issues to look out for. ‘Safeguarding’ means protecting the health, wellbeing, and human rights of people…
This week marks Transgender Awareness Week; a time for people to come together and celebrate our trans community. This week is also an opportunity for people to raise awareness of issues and work to become better allies. The LGBTQ+ Network have put together a series of articles on topics including…
Creative Football and the Social Inclusion Service recently held their ‘Sports for All’ friends and family festival in Blackburn, for the people we support with a learning disability. Over one hundred people and their families were able to join in with the sport and meet their needs in a fun…
We want to share your stories! As we come to the close of 2021, we want to take this time to reflect on the past year and talk about everything we’ve achieved over the last twelve months. We would like to invite you to get involved and share with us…
Join us in November for another Dorman's Disco! The event will be held on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 7-9pm at Dorman Long United Athletic Club, Oxford Road, Linthorpe, TS5 5DT. Register for tickets through the link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/november-dormans-disco-tickets-203163305917 Payment is taken at the door. Tickets are £3, carers are FREE. The…
This month, as part of our Creative Competition, we would like you to design a celebration card, which can be sent to both staff and service users to acknowledge their fantastic achievements! Our Creative Champion will see their design professionally printed, and win a £10 ‘Love2shop’ voucher and a Be…
As part of Black History Month this October, we sat down with three of our colleagues who shared with us why they are Proud to Be. Victoria, PA, Stockport “My lineage covers not just where I’m from, but where we have been. Both my parents are from Sierra Leone, but…
Read our 'Ace week' booklet here! This week marks ‘Ace Week’, an international campaign to raise awareness and encourage education about what it means to be asexual, and the identities that fall under the asexual or ‘ace’ umbrella. There are lots of things people might not know about what it…
We spoke with Chu-Chu, a Project Manager in the North East, about the realities of racism, what difference the Black Lives Matter movement is having, and what she is keen to see come from our Manifesto for Action. “I am a project manager in the North East where I manage…
