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X by X 1st Open Meeting

You are warmly invited to the X by X 1st Open Meeting on Tuesday 31st January 2012, 10.15am – 12.15pm , in Committee Room 6, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH. Open Meetings are a place to: ·       Share information and experiences ·       Keep up-to-date with things the Government are doing that affect us ·       Work [...]

We’ve been shortlisted ….

… for this year’s Guardian Public Services Awards. We’ve been shortlisted for the Carers, Families and Communities Award in the Service Delivery category for our Mutual Carers Service. Our Mutual Carers Service provides a range of support for older parents/carers and their adult sons and daughters with learning disabilities to enable them to continue living together [...]

London Zoo’s Special Children’s Days – next weekend

London Zoo is opening its doors on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September 2011 for their annual Special Children’s Days uniquely designed for children with special needs and their families. Specialist facilities and helpers will be on hand, as well as free talks throughout the day with British Sign Language interpreters and unique ‘Touch Tours’.

Bromley police sign up to “Stand by me”

Actress Kellie Shirley joined representatives from Mencap, Bromley Police and Bromley Sparks in the High Street today, 23 June 2011, as Bromley’s Police became the first to sign up to Mencap’s ‘Stand by me’ police promise, showing their commitment to ending hate crime against people with a learning disability.   See the full story here [...]

Learning Disability Week – Stand by Me

This year Learning Disability Week runs from 20th June. The theme this year is “Stand By Me” which is a campaign to eliminate disability hate crime. It’s appalling that people are bullied, assaulted, and worse just because they have a disability. There have been a number of shocking cases in the news over the last [...]

Getting a life that matters – a great success

The free conference aimed at disabled young people and their families that took place on 11 June 2011 at Nash College in Bromley has proved a great success. Over 80 people attended, including young disabled people with complex needs and their families and carers. They  were able to obtain key information and support on issues [...]

Getting a Life that Matters

Getting a Life that Matters – an innovative information event for young disabled people which takes place on 11 June 2011 at Nash College in Bromley. The event will provide young disabled people with complex needs in London key information and support on issues such as accessing higher education, employment and housing and how to [...]