On the 29th of March, the People We Support at Beaufort Avenue attended the ubu Easter Market facilitated in Blackpool. In preparation for the event, the People We Support were supported to make decorative Easter cakes. The cake displays were tastefully adorned on one of the tables at the market and tempted many attendees to…
On 29 March Blackpool hosted a very creative recruitment event to help people sign up and to meet some of the People We Support. The staff in Blackpool has been planning this event for a few weeks, to make sure everything is ready for the big day. They booked the Spencer Court Community Centre for…
Covid was a bad time for all of us, wasn’t it? My name is Christine and it had an impact on my confidence when I am out in the community. So this year I wanted to make it my goal to work on my confidence again so that I am able to do more on…
Hi, my name is Carl and I live in Lancashire. I would like to share a story about my volunteer work. Ever since beginning my support with ubu, I have always expressed a passion for working with animals and about helping others. My support team helped me to find suitable opportunities, and when opportunities were…
I was chosen as one of the recipients of Remit’s SHOOTING STAR AWARD for Health and Social Care. Here’s what Katrina wrote for the award. As a nation, we all appreciate that our Carers face some of the toughest conditions to work and learn in and at Remit we have nothing but admiration for our…
I checked and it is !!I was first attracted to ubu by the commitment and passion of the people I met. My first day was at an Away Day in the Lake District where I met about 40/50 ubu staff members and was given a wonderful warm welcome. I immediately began experiencing how supportive everyone…
On 22nd February 1993, I started my employment with ubu as a service manager in Blackpool. What, is she really that old I can hear you ask!! Surely not. Well, it’s true, and I can still remember how excited I was to finally be able to support four people to move into their own home…
Hi, my name is Wayne and I wanted to share some exciting news with you. I have been looking for a job recently and I have been to Leeds city centre with my enabler Amal for an interview and assessment at the Cancer Research charity shop. I was a bit nervous at first, but Amal…
Hi everybody. My name is Kylie and, I would like to tell you a bit about myself. I moved to my new place in Blackpool on the 31st of October 2022. I am a very quiet lady who struggles with anxiety and have faced my own personal challenges with regard to becoming more independent. Since…
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….
It is that time of the year. The time of playing a character and exploring all the different roles there are in fairytales and stories. Oakley was playing the Inn Keeper at his very own school play and was having a wonderful time. Being a confident and strong character and made his family proud. …
Hi, my name is Johnathan. I would like to share with you my weight loss journey. At the beginning of the year, I put on weight I got to 16 stone. It made me feel down about myself I decided. I wanted this to change for my own health and well-being. So I decide to…