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Introducing our new Chair who will help us shape the future of Walsingham Support

Donna has been on our Board of Trustees for 6 years and takes over from Heather Benjamin who has stepped down after six years as Chair. Our Trustees are all volunteers who share the ultimate responsibility for the charity and govern how it is managed…

The Pink Sheep Café

Our vintage pop-up café will give you a taste of yesteryear as you take in the breathtaking views of Marcle Ridge. With scrumptious treats and delectable drinks in an operation ran, planned and staffed entirely by people we support, it is sure to be…

Creative Learning Taster Sessions in Newent

We’re buzzing about a day of fun activities for adults with disabilities! Bee the first to try them out. We are offering a day of fun, fitness and friendship.

Delivering Independence In Doncaster

Recently Doncaster Council carried out assessments of people with learning disabilities who have a range of complex needs currently in residential care to ensure that they were receiving the best possible care and support for their individual needs.…

A Royal Endorsement

Nadine and Sarah’s royal recognition even earned the attention of ITV! The pair were profiled on the ITV Border show which went out across the local area. They understandably felt nervous before, but the journalist who interviewed them told us they were…

Leading The Way With S.T.O.M.P

S.T.O.M.P (Stop The Over Medication of People with a learning disability, autism or both) is an initiative born of trying to stop the issue of over medication of people with learning disabilities and autism that has historically had a profoundly negative…

Walsingham Support Gender Pay Gap Report 2018

The report at a glance• Walsingham Support employs significantly more women than men across its workforce with 1,072 total employees in post on the snapshot date, of which 77% identified as female and 23% as male. This is a slightly improved reflection…

Every Day Is Different

We are proud to support the nation-wide Adult Social Care Recruitment Campaign launched by The Department of Health & Social Care this week. During February and March, the wonderful work that support workers and carers do on a day to day basis will…

S.T.O.M.P. in action – a case study

At our 2017 Involvement Conference, where the people we support with disabilities direct us on how they want Walsingham Support to shape their support, people we support asked us to sign up to the STOMP campaign. Everyone is different, with different…

Our visit to the Houses of Parliament

Thanks to a kind offer from our Patron, Baroness Kathleen Richardson, a group of people we support with learning disabilities had an inside tour of the Houses of Parliament this October. The people we support gathered from all across the country, with…

People we support run pop up café

Our ‘can do’ approach at Walsingham Support is working hard to deliver quality and value. One of the ways we achieve this is through enabling increased independence and supporting each individual to achieve their goals. Our recent supported employment…

Staff win Prestigious LDA Award!

Deputy Manager Nadine Suitor and Locality Manager Sarah Smith have won the National Learning Disabilities & Autism Award in the Best Employer category!The ceremony, on Friday 29th June, saw a team of Walsingham Support staff and people we support,…

Politics in person

Recently Walsingham Support was delighted to receive a kind invitation from our Patron, Baroness Richardson of Callow, to personally give a guided tour around the Houses of Parliament to a group of people we support. As a charity, we work to increase…

Walking in the community

Every last Sunday of the month a group of people meet up to enjoy a walk and make new connections in and around Carlisle. Walsingham Walks - I Can Do It! are easygoing walks of 2 to 4 miles for people of all abilities to amble and enjoy the good weather.…

Walsingham Support Starts New LGBTQ+ Group

Walsingham Support has launched a group that openly welcomes those with learning disabilities and or autism, that would like to discuss and explore LGBT+ topics.For those that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex the group openly…

Supported Loving

At Walsingham Support we’re committed to supporting people to experience deep and meaningful relationships, whether that’s with friends, a significant other or family members. We know that a happy life involves feeling loved and loving in return.Loving…

STOMP Update

Walsingham Support's adoption of the STOMP campaign (stopping the over-medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both) continues, after staff around the country gather data on psychotropic medicine use and teams work together on…

Staff in the North up for Prestigious Awards!

The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards celebrate excellence in the support for people with learning disabilities and aim to pay tribute to those individuals or organisations who excel in providing quality care.Sarah and Nadine have been…

Walsingham Support to present at the Transition event, Coventry

The Transition Event, focusing on helping disabled young people, their parents and supporters as they become adults, has moved to the Ricoh Arena. The popular conference and exhibition, dedicated to helping disabled young people achieve their future,…

A Royal Visit

On 19th March the Countess of Wessex visited Forge Fach in South Wales, taking a tour around the Community Hub and speaking with staff and service users about how the facility is effective in serving the people of the community. As well as a great effort…