Willow learning for life @learning_willow
A team of adults with learning disabilities working together to make our lives & communities better. Supported by qualified tutors & an occupational therapist. willowlfl.my.canva.site Croydon Joined February 2019-
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📢 We are hiring an Access Assistant! 💫 The role is funded by Access to Work to provide one to one support to the Gig Buddies Project Assistant, who has learning disabilities and autism ⏲️ Deadline is 3rd August 2023 at 5pm 🖱️ Find out more and apply: gigbuddiescroydon.co.uk/work-with-us/
Looking forward to another great Croydon event on Sunday from 11am🤩 Please visit our stall to support people with #LearningDisabilities. We will be selling our Willow Wish handcrafted skincare, jewellery & lots more! #Willow #CroydonCarnival #CroydonTogether
Looking forward to another great Croydon event on Sunday from 11am🤩 Please visit our stall to support people with #LearningDisabilities. We will be selling our Willow Wish handcrafted skincare, jewellery & lots more! #Willow #CroydonCarnival #CroydonTogether
🤘We are JUMPING for joy that is is only 3 days until the next SoDaDa. 💃See you on the dance floor... ⏰7pm - 10pm, Friday 28th July, The Rec Fairfield Halls 🎟Tickets £5 on the door (£2 for carers)
📢 We are recruiting a part time Access Assistant to support the @GigBuddies_Croy Project Assistant 📢 Find out more and apply: gigbuddiescroydon.co.uk/work-with-us/
📢 We are recruiting a part time Access Assistant to support the @GigBuddies_Croy Project Assistant 📢 Find out more and apply: gigbuddiescroydon.co.uk/work-with-us/
Are you ready for an extraordinary weekend of performance at #LibertyLDN? 🥳 📅 1st - 3rd September 📍 @fairfieldcroydon 🎟️ Find out more: culturecroydon.com/event/liberty-… 🎭 Performances from @RachelGadsden @InnerVisionOrch @hijinxtheatre #ThisIsCroydon
If you have a safety concern while on the train platform, who do you turn to? The staff. The Government’s latest instruction to shut down ticket offices, means there will be less staff at every station, so who will you turn to then? #SaveOurTicketOffices to stay safe.
Use #NHS111 if you are ill or hurt and need help quick (in the next day), but it is not a 999 emergency. You can phone 111 or use NHS 111 online. Read more about NHS 111 in this #EasyRead leaflet tinyurl.com/3pcrz7dw
Liberty Festival will take over @FairfieldHalls 1st – 3rd September! 💜 There will be dance, comedy, theatre, poetry, music 💛 Liberty Festival is a relaxed event and everyone is welcome 🎭 Find out more: culturecroydon.com/event/liberty-… #ThisIsCroydon #LibertyLDN
The #NHS should make #ReasonableAdjustments to make it easy for #disabled people to use services. Hear what works for Kareem to find out about the support you could ask for youtu.be/6bdxREk9_2I #LearningDisability
Today team #MyVoteMyVoice are going to #DowningStreet to present our #MyVoteMatters petition. We’re calling on politicians to make elections - and our wider politics - more accessible. 🗳️ @ASCAPPG @mencap_charity Find out more: bit.ly/myvoicematters…
The Carers Information Service provides free information, support and advice for any unpaid carers in Croydon: carersinfo.org.uk/about-us/infor… #CarersInformation #Croydon #JohnWhitgiftFoundation
Consultation on the Disability Action Plan is out until 6th October 2023 - the Government is seeking views on the proposed Disability Action Plan and the new areas for action it includes: rb.gy/s9ghb
📢 Mencap wants to ensure that the closure of ticket offices does not result in train stations having no staff. Having no staff could adversely impact people with a learning disability who need support, especially with regards to purchasing tickets. (1/3)
Liberty Festival is coming to Croydon! 🥳 We are so excited! ❓ Liberty is @MayorofLondon’s annual free festival celebrating groundbreaking work by Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists BSL introduction video is here: youtu.be/IsUkDdfnM-w (1/3)
LAUNCHING 📢 A fully-accessible 12 week consultation, which will inform the Government’s new Disability Action Plan. Find out how to apply, and have your say on how the Government’s plan can improve the lives of disabled people across the country. gov.uk/government/con…
The Final Report from the Commission on COVID-19, Ableism and Racism, established by @VODGmembership, has been launched... You can read the report along with summaries in Easy Read and British Sign Language here: rb.gy/minif
#HaveYourSay! Government want your views on #LearningDisability and Autism training #OMMT Fill out the online survey (not #EasyRead). Survey closes at 11:59pm 19 September gov.uk/government/con… We will share the #EasyRead version of the survey when available @LearningDisEng
#SaveOurTicketOffices The Government has instructed around 1000 train stations to close their ticket offices by July 26th. Not only will this put hundreds of people out of work but could leave passengers without accessible options. To have your say, follow the guidence below.
Join Mingle LGBTQ+ online with @GuidepostsUK Better Connected social club on the 14th of August at 7pm with members from the LGBTQ+ community to chat and socialise about meaningful topics...
The House of Commons Transport Committee has re-opened its call for evidence on accessible transport after the launch of the ticket office closure consultation... They are asking how the changes might affect disabled people and others with access needs: rb.gy/ttf7p
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