Hi, everyone! My name is June and I arrived in St Annes, in May, having moved from Colne.It has been my dream to move back to where I spent time with my family as it brings back happy memories for me – walking on the promenade and along the beach. I was really excited to…

Hi! My name is Mickey and I live in Fleetwood. I’ve lived in Fleetwood for 8 years and, for most of the time that I’ve lived here, I’ve been pretty happy. I’d like to share some of my less happy times with you and show you just how far I have come – with a…

Hello, everyone! My name is Andrew; I live in Bramley and I have recently joined an art group. Joining the art group was quite a big development for me. I like to do my art and my drawing privately in my flat and I do not share my artwork with other people. I was very…

My name is Richard. I live in Halfpenny Court. I have been encouraged by my staff team to venture out in my community but I have no confidence to do so. I know that this requires a lot of encourage and reassurance. However with the support of my staff team, I started to build my…

Eyes down for a full house with ubu Hub bingo! What a night! With our first bingo night so well received by everyone, we thought it was time to get our second one up and running. This time, our June bingo night was planned for Friday 16 June in the Bilton Working Men’s Club in…

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…