Making mince pies and Christmas cookies is a tradition in many families. The people we serve have been especially busy this year baking and decorating these treats to share with their friends. We had some fantastic entries for our competition and lots of recipes sent in from every area where ubu supports people to live…
A Magical Adventure on the Polar Express Marcus and Finlay are two typical 6 year old boys, lively and fun loving from Middlesbrough. They are a remarkable pair of brothers because at such a tender age they have a challenge which faces them both in different ways. Marcus has an inoperable brain tumour. He is…
Today we are celebrating Christmas cheer with a competition for the happiest hat. The tradition of wearing festive hats at Christmas goes back a long way in history. In Roman times the people wore hats to celebrate on Saturnalia which fell on December 25th. More recently there has been a tradition of wearing paper hats…
Sparkling in Spalding To celebrate this Christmas, people served and enabled by ubu in Spalding made plans to spread some seasonal cheer and sparkle to some of their older, more vulnerable neighbours in the local community. Towards the end of November Jane and Roger decided to get busy sourcing and packing a Christmas hamper each…
It’s our third day already of our Christmas competitions. Today’s theme is more contemplative with poems and prayers for this caring and sharing time of the year. We have received some beautiful entries which we know will inspire everyone. Barbara lives with a lovely flat in Harrogate, enabled by ubu to live with more independence…
Christmas sparkle for a family in York Neighbours have described John and Carol as the perfect neighbours “the best one could wish for”. John has had emphysema for several years now and although he would never admit that his condition is not improving, he is finding it difficult to do some of the simplest of…
Today, the second day of our Christmas competitions, we are looking for funny Christmas Jokes to help us get into a jolly festive mood. We had some brilliant entries which made us laugh out loud. Here are a few to make you smile too… Darren from Leeds, who is enabled by ubu to live independently…
This year people served by ubu decided that they wanted to join in the festive fun by having 15 days of crafting competitions leading up to Christmas. Each day has its own special theme. We received entries from all of the regions served by ubu, north and south, east and west. We were blown away…
Hello, my name is Josh. I live independently in my own home in Leeds, enabled by ubu. Since moving to my flat, I have noticed some incredible changes in my life. Having more control over my own life has meant that I don’t get as anxious as I used too. I find it much easier…
There was a lot of waste land by the side of a house in Darlington where ubu serves a diverse group of people to live independently in their own flats. It always looked a bit of any eye sore to the people who live and work in the building and to their neighbours. Chris, who…
This week I listened to a group of professional people sharing their recent dreadful life threatening, near miss experiences as a consequence of incompetent National Health Service diagnoses. This followed on from reports in the press stating that: The head of health service watchdog warned that as many as 10,000 patients a year are dying…
This week I listened to a group of professional people sharing their recent dreadful life threatening, near miss experiences as a consequence of incompetent National Health Service diagnoses. This followed on from reports in the press stating that: The head of health service watchdog warned that as many as 10,000 patients a year are dying…