Moving can be a happy time but also a stressful time. A house isn’t just bricks and mortar and a location isn’t just the place it sits on. These two things together along with a variety of other factors create a home which is so much more than just a place to live. A home…
This week we see the celebration of World Autism Awareness Week which is marked and celebrated globally in a variety of ways. Illustrating beautifully how diverse and rich the autism ‘neurotribe’ has become. Optimistically I want to say that the “neurotypical” perception by so-called typical people of this behaviour, and way of life has, become…
This week we see the celebration of World Autism Awareness Week which is marked and celebrated globally in a variety of ways. Illustrating beautifully how diverse and rich the autism ‘neurotribe’ has become. Optimistically I want to say that the “neurotypical” perception by so-called typical people of this behaviour, and way of life has, become…
This time of year many of us experience what’s often called “the winter blues”. It’s well recognised these days that the effects of lack of light from shorter days can have a real impact on how people feel and act. One outcome of this ‘deprivation’ is increased feelings of stress, especially the pressures we come…
This time of year many of us experience what’s often called “the winter blues”. It’s well recognised these days that the effects of lack of light from shorter days can have a real impact on how people feel and act. One outcome of this ‘deprivation’ is increased feelings of stress, especially the pressures we come…
To some mentioning the words exercise, gym or working out can make them shudder at the mere thought of partaking in such an activity and to others those words can sound like a fun fueled way of passing the time. When we focus intensely on what these words mean it can bring with it images…
Sometimes with how busy life can get we forget to stop and take a look at what is going on around us. With a world full of so many people and so many places we get very comfortable where we are, but out there on this great Earth are people who are less fortunate than…
Have you ever taken a step back to look at some of the everyday things you may take for granted? It could be walking, talking or even hearing, we can all imagine how difficult it may be to suddenly lose some of these abilities we are so used to but have you ever thought about…
Journey’s are unique to an individual, what it involves, where it leads and how it’s started is a fascinating entanglement of emotion, perseverance and yearning. Whether the requirements of the journey to start are met within hours, days or weeks it makes no difference. All that matters is that it is started and the person…
With four days to go until Christmas Day ubu wants to wish everyone very happy Christmas festivities and a fun and safe welcome into 2019! We hope you have a warm and wonderful time over this Christmas period, as one door closes another opens so let’s see where the great big and beyond of 2019…
Day 7 is here, our final day of our Christmas Sparkle Events. What an amazing end it was, hosted by the Children’s Services Team members. We had some fantastic live singing granted to us by some brilliant young people from our services as well as an amazing hand baked cake, and we must say… it…
Our eleventh ‘Sparkle’ Event and Christmas Video and Photograph Competition In Wigan, a group of people served by ubu wanted to find a way to make a real difference to people lives in their area. “We found The Brick Project which is a small group who offer help to people who are homeless, in poverty…