Summer 2012 is set to be an exciting season of sport. And from Tuesday 22nd May – Saturday 26th May, the Paralympic World Cup is taking place at Sportcity in Manchester. Disabled sportspeople from around the world will compete to win medals in athletics, 7-a-side football, wheelchair basketball and boccia. The World Cup is also [...]
Creative Support’s Customer Care Month is now underway! Throughout May, we’ll be sending out Top Tips Bulletins to all our staff, focusing on a different topic each week. We’ll also be giving you the opportunity to nominate your Customer Care Heroes and presenting awards to the winners. And at our upcoming Business Plan Roadshows we’ll [...]
On Wednesday 25th April Creative Support held a fantastic Women’s Celebration Event in Manchester! The day began with an introduction from board member Elaine Horrocks and a presentation from the Pankhurst Centre. A range of arts and crafts sessions were on offer including salt dough, mirror making and printing. There was also a self defence [...]
Roy Havery, Service User Member of Creative Support’s Board of Trustees, is inviting our service users to join him at a jazz concert in Manchester. The Phil Meadows Group are performing at lunchtime on Friday 15th June as part of The Bridgewater Hall’s ‘A Little Bite Music’ sessions. This outing will be a great opportunity to [...]
John, a Creative Support service user from Salford, has been exploring his family history. His interest in genealogy was inspired by his brother, who began researching their ancestors ten years ago. Back in 2010, John went on a trip to France and Belgium where he visited a memorial for his great uncle Joseph who died [...]
Every month, Dimensions organises a series of autism friendly film screenings at over 80 ODEON cinemas across the UK. Showing on Sunday 15th April is ‘Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists’, an animated tale featuring the voices of Hugh Grant and Imelda Staunton. At these events, the lights will be on low, the volume will [...]
In Autumn this year, Creative Support will be holding an exhibition to showcase the talents of our service users. The contest to choose which pieces will be displayed is now open for entries so we want you to send us your paintings, sketches, photographs, creative writing, sculptures and other works of art! For more information, [...]
Inspired by International Women’s Day, Creative Support is holding an event in Manchester on 25th April 2012, aimed at our female service users. The event will feature guest speakers, craft workshops, a clothes swap, dancing and film screenings. Tickets cost £4 including lunch. To book your place or for more info, call the marketing team [...]
Wednesday 14th March 2012 is No Smoking Day. It’s the ideal opportunity to quit cigarettes, improve you health and increase your wealth. Creative Support’s Quit Smoking Scheme offers service users and staff an incentive of £130 to stop smoking. To sign up, call Natasha Kirby at Head Office on 0161 236 0829, or email natasha.kirby@creativesupport.co.uk. [...]
We apologise for any inconvenience that the recent website outage may have caused you. This outage was due to our previous webhosting company suspending our website account unexpectedly and without warning as they claimed our website was using too many of the server’s resources and was affecting other websites that were on the same server [...]
This springtime, we’re organising a holiday for service users to our Howe Top holiday home in the Lake District. The trip takes place from Monday 16th to Friday 20th of April 2012 and costs £170 per person. It will be led by Karin Albinsson and David Morris who have been organising similar excursions since 2005. During [...]
Do you have a great suggestion of how to make Creative Support even better? Would you like to win £50 in gift vouchers and see your idea become reality? Then now is the time to enter our Creative Ideas Competition! We value you and your voice and we want to find out what you think [...]
If you love music and you want to support a very worthy cause, listen to CALM’s new fundraising album ‘Thirty One Songs’. The record features a wide variety of songs by artists including Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Elbow, Mr Scruff, and many more. So whatever your favourite sounds may be you’re sure to hear [...]
The new year is well underway, and we’ve made a short film looking back at the highlights of 2011. Why not take a moment to watch the video below? 2012 is already set to be every bit as fun filled as last year. If you take part in any exciting events or interesting activities, be [...]
Oldham based organisation Go!Support provide personal development opportunities for adults with autism. They are holding a taster day with a range of activities including music, art, animation, computing, photography, cooking, mosaic making and games. The event is set to take place between 1pm and 3pm on Thursday 9th February at: Medtia Place, 80 Union Street, [...]
1st February is Dignity Action Day! And to raise awareness of the importance of dignity in care, Creative Support are holding four whole weeks of events and activities all over the country, during our very own Dignity Month: • In London, Bedfordshire, Leeds and Tameside, projects are holding conferences, presentations and workshops to encourage people [...]
The Flex Dance Company is a group of nine performers, all with learning disabilities, who come together to create original and creative works. On 28th January they are showcasing their first full length routine ‘Shake The Tree’ at Dance City in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The show tells the story of George, a young man with [...]
Would you like to exhibit your art at a special show in Salford? Well now’s your chance. On 19th March, So Many Words theatre company are hosting a special event called ‘On a Starry Night We Met’, celebrating disability arts at the Lowry Studio Theatre. The group are seeking contributors to take part in the [...]
Blitz is an organisation which provides funding to enable people living with a disability to take a subsidised holiday by the seaside in Blackpool or St Anne’s. Accommodation is offered in Bond Hotels, which are fully accessible and offer a range of facilities to cater to guests’ needs. Bond Hotel Group owner Shaun Atkinson says: [...]
The My Life Mental Health Football League, funded by Creative Support and organised in partnership with Blackburn Rovers Community Trust, recently held a presentation ceremony to honour their top teams and players of 2011. The event took place on January 12th in the Legends Lounge at Ewood Park stadium, and trophies were handed out by [...]
