Hello, my name is Sarah and I am enabled by ubu in Leeds. Last month I went to a Jamie Oliver Cooking Class. This month I went to another where I met more new people, learnt how to prepare and cook new dishes and I want to share all my culinary knowledge with us once…
ubu believes in both encouraging and enabling the people we serve to lead their lives with greater independence. Three gentlemen in Middlesbrough have all been taking steps in order to give themselves more independence in their own homes and communities. Mark met with his enabling team in March to discuss what he would like to…
Imagine how it would feel if one day you woke up, got up had breakfast then started your day but the faces of people you should know, you don’t recognize? As time goes on you begin to forget friends names, their faces, then your families names and faces. This is how it is for Barnaby,…
Many may have heard of the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, but it seems a single apple tree brings a whole community together. As the nights grow longer and the leaves on the trees begin to change their colours and fall, many will see that autumn is setting in. In Leeds,…
Robert, a gentleman enabled to live his life with greater independence in the North West, has recently been expressing his interests in different activities that he would like to be involved with. At ubu, we believe that everyone, no matter their ability or background, should have the opportunity to achieve what they want and feel…
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…
“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 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,…
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…