Oakley at school

Though we may celebrate it as the most wonderful time of the year, winter and the Christmas holiday season can be a particularly difficult time for many people for lots of reasons. This is our traditional time of giving, of being together with our family and friends and of thinking of others around us in…

On Sunday 10th July a group of keen sports men and woman enabled by ubu took part in the Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10k run. The team were taking part to raise money for Epilepsy Action as it is a charity close to their hearts and their families. This is the second year that the team…

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…

Christine, Janet and Angela who live with greater independence in Middlesbrough enabled by ubu, decided to raise funds to contribute to Macmillan Cancer Support. It’s a cause they feel strongly about and wanted to support. They wanted to find an unusual way to have fun and to raise some money in the process and so…

It’s now over 100 days since Boris Johnson Prime Minister (PM) declared the United Kingdom in lockdown due to the Coronavirus COVID-19. The Government has already announced some restrictions reductions and that they predict there will be more to follow. However, it’s important we look back and don’t forget the journey we as a nation…

When reflecting on the last few weeks of lock down I have had many ups and downs. Mainly missing my family, friends and work colleagues and a massive change in my working day. I do realise we all have to keep safe and look after ourselves as well as being mindful of others that we…