A spiral within a spiral within a never-ending tangled web of highs and lows, embroiled in a daily cauldron of simmering despair. This was my life; a desire to gamble, I never thought winning was important, it was the thrill, the excitement of having superpowers to predict the outcome, nothing came close to that feeling….
My first morning…I opened my eyes and it hit me. I was scared, very scared. I thought, right, if I stay under my duvet maybe go back to sleep it will all go away, and I will wake up back at my Mums house where I want to be. But I knew deep down that…
My name Is Lucy and I moved into Alviston House on 11th July 2022.. I am very family orientated and lived in the family home until 2021. Before Moving into, I was living alone and felt very lonely, isolated, and confused. Since coming across to Alviston House I have made two friends who also live…
I was very young when I first became aware that I was different to other people. At first it wasn’t clear what it was, that was different, but something wasn’t quite right. People would sometimes look at me with an angry face, when I thought they should be smiling. Sometimes they would shout when I…
23years ago our son was supported by a different organisation as a child, as he got older we worked with his social worker to look for a home for him as an adult. We found ubu and became involved with them in setting up this new service in Leeds. It was a bit of a…
I have always wanted to stand out from the crowd and always wanted more than just big shopping trips to Primark – that just was not enough for me. I have always known I have so much to offer with my infectious personality and determination to succeed. It was time to give something back to…
Hi, everyone, my name is Jonathan and this is me on my first day at my voluntary job at a Furniture store for Slate Leeds in Hunslet. I have worked here before on a taster session and absolutely loved it and I wanted it to become more regular so I spoke with my enabling team…
Welcome to the second episode of Money Saver Podcast! Today we discuss ways to stay warm and save money with Chris and some fun gadgets. Thanks for watching and see you in the next episode.
On Tuesday 27th September Matt and I went on a train from Knaresborough at 9:15am to York station then we got on a fast bus outside the place to the outlet we both had a coffee and a look around. He shops around and I started getting Christmas presents for family and friends. We then…
Welcome to the first episode of Money Saver Podcast! Today we are discussing ways to stay warm and save money with Netty. Thanks for watching and see you in the next episode.
My name is Stephen and I live in Harrogate. Lately, I have found myself celebrating a lot of amazing achievements with my work Horticap. Photo by Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce I have worked there since I was 18 years old, so only a few years now. On Tuesday, 27 September we received the Harrogate…
For many years Angela has shown different charities great support by holding events to help raise money for these. When the Pandemic arrived Angela was set on hosting a charity event. She couldn’t achieve this due to keeping herself safe. Angela decided 2022 was going to be the year as restrictions were lifted, she had…