Don’t ‘JUST’ yourself

When recruiting new members we look for something special. Yes I am sure every employer says that so let me explain. We look for people who can become Enablers, competent managers and leaders who possess the very special qualities of “mindfulness, selflessness and compassion”. Qualities not just relating to the people we serve but equally…

My name is Alysha and I moved into my new home on the 4th of July only a few months ago but I feel like I have lived here forever. I have made some really good friends during this time who have helped me settle in, and made me and my cat princess feel welcome….

In what is now becoming a ubu tradition, we joined in with the “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning” on 30th September to raise money for Macmilllan nurses. This year we chose to link the event to the celebrations of 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl. The Hub staff who hosted the event wore some…

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…

In 1979 Joe Jackson released a song which was a minor ‘hit’ in the UK “It’s different for girls”. It was a sentiment that resonated with many women. Interviewed in 2012, Joe Jackson said “It was something that I heard somewhere that struck me as a cliché. The sort of thing that someone might say….

When most of us are asked to say what ‘community’ means we will probably find ourselves describing the neighbourhood we call home and the group of people who live there or those with whom we identify because of our background or common interests. I think that ‘community’ has a much deeper and more significant meaning….