How many of us can say that food is a comfort? How many of us have spent many years making New Year resolutions to change our diet, exercise more or get healthy? Food can be something to turn to when we are bored or upset, and at the centre of socialising with those closest to…
Wow! Look how the enthusiastic support for amazing Macmillan services spread throughout ubu in Harrogate, the North East, East Midlands and York. Each area of ubu hosted their own Coffee Mornings and all had an incredible day raising both money and awareness for those affected by cancer throughout the UK. Robert, Colin and others fulfilled…
On the morning of the 29th September, many families and businesses around Britain began to decorate their houses and offices in preparation for this year’s Macmillan Coffee Morning. At ubu we hosted our own Coffee Morning at The Hub and many guests arrived dressed up in their patriotic colours in honour of our surprise guest,…
“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan For many, reaching old age beckons a time of vulnerability and isolation; however, for me at least, Betty Friedan’s quote rings true; not only to those aging but for those who have just begun their journey through this world….
On Saturday, Sarah who is enabled to live more independently in Leeds, had planned to go to Jamie Oliver’s cookery group where they were going to learn how to cook some of Jamie’s dishes. “Before we went we stopped off to get some cheese toasties for lunch, but later we would realise that we should…
Living independently involves having both choice and control and being able to apply such self-direction to various aspects in your life. At ubu we believe in encouraging independence by giving the people we serve the opportunities to achieve exactly what they want, for a few gentleman that meant having not only a house, but a…
Edna, who is enabled by ubu to live her life with greater independence, recently revisited her childhood home of Durham. A day trip to Durham had been organised by her enablers at Edna’s request. “We got the train to Durham and spent the entire day visiting all my favourite places; the Cathedral and Crossgate. Everywhere…
People enabled to live more independently by ubu were amongst many young adults around Britain waiting to get their GCSE results this summer. Like everyone else wanting to find out how well they did after the months of hard work they had put in and the intense exams, it was a bit of an anxious…
We constantly hear of the incredible work that people all over the world do in terms of fundraising and charitable work. At ubu, many of the people we enable to live with more independence have taken an interest in this kind of work and have decided to raise both money and awareness for several charities….
Most of us understand the joy that music can bring to our lives. We have all spent happy hours listening to and sharing music we love with those closest to us. Many of the people we serve in ubu are incredibly gifted and play a wide range of musical instruments and enjoy singing and performing…
At ubu we believe that everyone, no matter their ability or background, should feel part of their community. Recently we’ve heard some wonderful stories from people we serve who are enabled to live with greater independence by ubu. They tell us about exciting new opportunities and activities that helping them to create connections within their…
Robbie’s holiday adventure began with the seemingly easy question, “Where do you want to go?” Imagine if you hadn’t been on holiday over five years, making a decision might have been difficult, but it wasn’t for Robbie. “The Beach” was his emphatic choice. Robbie is a young man who is enabled by ubu to live…