On Wednesday 25 October, young people involved in our Homes and Horizons project won the A National Voice Collaboration Award for their work. Homes and Horizons is our residential, fostering and education partnership with Somerset Council and the NHS. The young people involved were all members of Somerset’s two care experienced peer groups, one for […]
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Clare Gray, disability advocate and campaigner, died on Tuesday 3 October, following a short illness.Clare was hugely well regarded for her advocacy work and involvement in the Disability Power 100. The Disability Power 100 was the project of which she was most proud, having been part of it from its inception as a judge, to its current status as a
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For the last month one of our homes in Nottinghamshire has been getting a garden redesign as the building materials from the Savills Plot to Plate Chelsea Flower Show Silver Gilt winning exhibition garden have been transported from London up the M1.The donation was made possible following a meeting with Chris Luck, and has been
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On July 2, a team from the Shaw Trust Foundation joined forces in Windsor, at the ground-breaking Festival of Inclusivity – Parallel Windsor.The team were there to raise awareness about the Disability Power 100 and the Foundation\’s disability advocacy work. We spoke to lots of festival goers about the DP100, signed people up to receive our
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Homes and Horizons colleagues from Somerset Council, Shaw Trust and the NHS in Somerset are celebrating after winning a prestigious Municipal Journal (MJ) Award for a partnership project delivering children’s homes across Somerset.The MJ awards is the biggest annual awards ceremony for local government and announced winners at a live ceremony in London on 23 June 2023.
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When the music stopped and Rose Ayling-Ellis and her dance partner continued to dance on Strictly millions of viewers were given a short, but effective, insight into Deaf Awareness by the number one winner of the Shaw Trust 2022 Disability Power 100. This work continues across the UK for Deaf Awareness Week which promotes greater
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As a mother of a child on the Autism spectrum, I have spent many hours trying to learn and understand how to be able to best support my son and help him thrive.The hardest bit along our journey has been the unknown. Will he make friends? Will he get through school? Will he be able
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225 colleagues are currently completing an apprenticeship alongside their roles at Shaw Trust. To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2023, we caught up with Lisa and Alfie who told us the reason behind starting an apprenticeship and how they are finding it.Why did I decide to start an apprenticeship?My line manager and I always discuss my
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Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Shaw Trust are working together as part of a new collaboration to tackle climate change, restore nature and help communities in Wiltshire. The collaboration was launched recently with the creation of Sloegrove Orchard at Green Lane Wood nature reserve in Trowbridge, which was generously funded by Shaw Trust.A planting event was
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In her own words, Sammy has shared her story with us from the moment she referred herself to Live Well Kent and Medway.\”I referred myself to Live Well Kent and Shaw Trust as I had been struggling for some time to get and keep work due to my autism and anxiety. After a particularly rotten
Sammy gets the confidence boost she really needed. Read More »