Some of Voice for All’s most recent work and current projects include;
- Visiting Thingwall Hall and the ‘Pleased to meet you’ advocacy group to discuss;
– the ‘Love, Sex and Relationships’ easy read policy and guidelines and offering to help them with a ‘Launch Party’
– Planning of the new ‘Welcome Day’ - Organising, promoting and planning the Lancashire Learning Disability Awareness Week programme of events with other LD providers, partners and local Advocacy Groups
- Voice for All advocacy group being featured in the Lancashire Post with a full page article- Hosting the Annual Volunteers Walk and giving a presentation to volunteers from BOCS, St Catherine’s
- Hospice, Sue Ryder, MIND, Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust, Cuerden Valley Park, and Lancashire Dotcom Walkers.
- Being filmed and making videos with colleagues from across Lancashire and the North West for the National Supported Loving Campaign
- Taking part in the Brothers of Charity Recruitment events
- Promoting the General Election and people’s right to vote and encouraging all our members to register and vote
- Reviewing easy read information for the Greater Preston and Chorley and South Ribble CCG’s
- Giving a presentation at the Lancashire Learning Disability Partnership Board
Helping to plan and organise the 2017 BOCS ‘Heritage Day’ - Working hard to put together and plan a new ‘Welcome Day’ staff induction training programme for new members of staff
Some of the events we have organised and been involved in recently include;
- Ongoing monthly film nights
– Annie (May)
– Finding Nemo (June)
– Toy Story (July) - Attending and having a stall at the Lancashire Learning Disability Awareness Event at Preston Flag Market
(here we are with the Mayor and Mayoress of Preston) - Attending the Annual ‘Our Health Day’ at Chorley Hospital
- Running the ‘Catch a Frog’ stall for the BOCS Annual Heritage day
- Running the ‘Hook a Duck’ stall for the BOCS Annual Heritage day
- Delivering our very first ‘Welcome Day’ staff induction training programme for new members of staff in Lancashire
- We continue to meet and work with all our partners across Lancashire and the North West. We are presently meeting and working with;
Chorley and South Ribble and Greater Preston CCG’s (Clinical Commissioning Groups) and the CCG Patient Advisory Group - Lancashire Friends and Relationships Group and associated partners
- Lancashire County Council Learning Disability Commissioners and Partnership Board
- North West Training and Development Team and Pathways Associates
- North West ‘Being Safe’ Group
- North West ‘Living Well’ Group
- North West Regional Forum
- North West National Campaigns Forum
- SAIL (Self-Advocacy in Lancashire) and other Lancashire advocacy groups and providers
We continue to meet and work with all our partners across Lancashire and the North West. We are presently meeting and working with;
- Chorley and South Ribble and Greater Preston CCG’s (Clinical Commissioning Groups) and the CCG Patient Advisory Group
- Lancashire Friends and Relationships Group and associated partners
- Lancashire County Council Learning Disability Commissioners and Partnership Board
- North West Training and Development Team and Pathways Associates
- North West ‘Being Safe’ Group
- North West ‘Living Well’ Group
- North West Regional Forum
- North West National Campaigns Forum
- SAIL (Self-Advocacy in Lancashire) and other Lancashire advocacy groups and providers
- Meet ‘N’ Match Learning Disability Friendship and Dating Agency (Lancashire)
- Chorley Council and Joanne Farmer (Digital Inclusion Officer)
- Dr Claire Bates and the National ‘Supported Loving’ Campaign
- The Brothers of Charity Services Senior Management Team
- If you would like any more details or information about any of the above, please contact Voice for All or John Whitehead at Lisieux Hall
- You can find out much more about Voice for All by visiting our webpage
- Voice for All Advocacy Group Lisieux Hall, Dawson Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley PR6 7DX Telephone 01257 248856 or 01257 266311 Email voiceforall@brothersofcharity.org.uk Web brothersofcharity.org.uk/lancashire/about-us/voice-for-all/
Thank you and bye for now!
Kind regards
The Voice for All Committee Members
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