Lansdowne Care Services is 25 Years old – update

Lansdowne Care Services is now 25 Years old.

Lansdowne Care Services wishes to thank everyone for their support and those that joined in to make our 25^th Anniversary Celebrations run so smoothly.

In particular we would like to thank:

The Star & Garter in Silsoe for their fabulous Hog Roast
Franco’s Ices for the splendid Ice Cream Van
Black Box Boys for the lively Disco and Entertainment
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Lansdowne Care Services is 25 Years old

This weekend Lansdowne Care Services celebrates its 25th year anniversary.

In 1985 the opening of a Residential Care Home at 1 Lansdowne Road, Bedford saw Lansdowne Care Services become one of the first independent organisations to provide Care for people with Learning Disabilities in Bedfordshire. Since that time we have grown to six care establishments in Bedford, Sharnbrook and Luton.

Well done Lansdowne Care Services and here’s to the celebrations at The Leys this weekend where we will enjoy a fun packed day for our clients and staff.

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Changing the Blue Badge Scheme

What is The Blue Badge Scheme?

The Blue Badge Scheme is an important service for people with severe mobility problems that enables badge holders to park close to where they need to go. The scheme operates throughout the UK, and is administered by local authorities who deal with applications and issue badges.

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What does the Coalition Governement mean?

What does the Coalition Governement mean?

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has released a document to help explain the new coalition government.

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Election Manifesto’s

Easy to Read General Election Manifesto’s for The Labour Party, The Liberal Democrats and The Conservative Party

With the General Election fast approaching we managed to get our hands on some of the Easy to Read versions of the Manifesto’s for The Labour Party, The Liberal Democrats and The Conservative Party so why not check them out and keep informed of what these parties have to say about their policies and plans for the future. … Continue Reading

Young, Autistic & Stagestruck

Beginning Monday 12^th April is a brand new series on Channel 4 that follows a cast of Autistic teenagers as they attempt to produce their own stage show.

The show follows nine autistic teenagers of varying ages, along with theatre professionals who haven’t worked with an autistic cast before, across the series as they produce a stage show. The series director David Dehaney said;

“Rather than make a four-part series that simply observed the lives of young people with autism and highlighted what they can’t do, we wanted to work actively with them to show what they can do.” … Continue Reading

Skills for Living

Lansdowne Care Services has now launched Skills for Living, a new day care programme.

Skills for Living has been designed to motivate and encourage clients to apply themselves to new activities and skill sets to promote the achievement of outcomes. The programme offers a selection of structured sessions offering choice and ensuring clients receive a balance of knowledge-based learning combined with practical activity. A wide range of courses are on offer which allow clients to pursue the activities that appeal to them and allows them to meet personal goals. The skills learned throughout the courses ensure transition into everyday life and each session is structured according to individual ability levels. … Continue Reading

A New Strategy aimed at helping adults with Autism to live independently

An autism mother from Hampton, Middlesex has helped the Goverment to kick start a new strategy to help adults with Autism through printing giant posters addressed to Gordon Brown

Polly Tommey is the founder of the UK registered Charity The Autism Trust and back in 2009 she launched her own campaign to get the Government to understand that more help is needed for those with an autistic spectrum disorder.   As an autism mother from Hampton, Middlesex herself, she has created this charity to ensure that a future with purpose is established for children everywhere with autism. Their aim is to do this by developing an international network of innovative, high quality environments: Centres of Excellence in Autism. … Continue Reading

Are you aware of IMCA – The Independent Mental Capacity advocacy

So who and what are IMCA?

POhWER IMCA advocates provide a free, confidential and independent service to support people who lack capacity to make certain decisions.

Since The Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force in 2007, it was introduced that the new statutory role of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) was to support people who lacked capacity to make certain decisions. … Continue Reading

Sticks and Stones

Channel 4 documentary on Disability Hate Crime Fri 05 Mar at 7.30PM on Channel 4

First Cut presents film-maker Hannah Murphy’s sensitive and poignant portrayal of what life can be like for disabled people in Britain.

Adults with disabilities speak out about their experiences of hate crime and question a society that continues to do nothing to protect them. … Continue Reading