UBU is taking over Gracious Street Methodist Church Cafe every Monday Morning The ubu team in Harrogate have started an exciting new venture with the people they support. Working with Gracious Street Church in Knaresborough they have opened and will be running a café every Monday’s 9:30-11:30 am Why not pop in if you are…
Hi! My name is Bob and I’ve got something that I’d like to share with you all. I’ve always had green fingers and I love to be out in the garden, in the fresh air and the sunshine. I like all types of gardening but, this year, I really wanted to get stuck into a…
Adrian’s story showcases the strength of an individual and highlights what one person can do when they decide they want to make a difference. Adrian was keen to do something within his community that would make a difference to the people around him. He talked with his ubu support team and, together, they talked over…
When I joined Northern Life Care 20 years ago, I had hair! I never in a million years would have imagined I would be working for the organisation for another 20 years. Initially, the job was a temporary measure for something to do while I worked out what I wanted to do. I did explore…
ubu encourages and advocates for all the People We Serve to be active in their community and to engage in voluntary work throughout the year. When we heard about the Big Help Out campaign we jumped on board to ensure that the people we serve were actively involved and the teams too as we all…
My name is Graham. This is me and who I am. I came to live with NLC (now ubu) in 1985 into the residential home on Harlow Moor Drive. I have always been happy with my own company as I have always struggled in groups or interacting with people for long periods of time. The…
It is surprising what an idea can lead to if you all get together and work as a team, everyone has different skills, different things to bring to the table that when combined can make something amazing. One of the supports had a storeroom, it was a large store room filled with stuff, brooms, old…
On the 29th of March, the People We Support at Beaufort Avenue attended the ubu Easter Market facilitated in Blackpool. In preparation for the event, the People We Support were supported to make decorative Easter cakes. The cake displays were tastefully adorned on one of the tables at the market and tempted many attendees to…
On 29 March Blackpool hosted a very creative recruitment event to help people sign up and to meet some of the People We Support. The staff in Blackpool has been planning this event for a few weeks, to make sure everything is ready for the big day. They booked the Spencer Court Community Centre for…
Covid was a bad time for all of us, wasn’t it? My name is Christine and it had an impact on my confidence when I am out in the community. So this year I wanted to make it my goal to work on my confidence again so that I am able to do more on…
Hi, my name is Carl and I live in Lancashire. I would like to share a story about my volunteer work. Ever since beginning my support with ubu, I have always expressed a passion for working with animals and about helping others. My support team helped me to find suitable opportunities, and when opportunities were…
I was chosen as one of the recipients of Remit’s SHOOTING STAR AWARD for Health and Social Care. Here’s what Katrina wrote for the award. As a nation, we all appreciate that our Carers face some of the toughest conditions to work and learn in and at Remit we have nothing but admiration for our…