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Harvest Celebrations at Hollies
The Hollies celebrated Harvest Afternoon with residents, families, and staff enjoying live music, seasonal food, and autumn-themed decorations.
A Summer Celebration at Reading Road
This summer, Andy, Colin, and Brian hosted their first garden party at their new home, bringing together friends, family, and neighbours.
Community Lives services in Maidenhead join in the Christmas Tree Festival at St. Lukes Church
Customers from our Community Lives services in Maidenhead joined in the Christmas Tree Festival at St. Lukes Church this year. Our OPTALIS tree was decorated by people we support.
Wokingham borough is the best place to find work if you have a learning disability
Optalis and Wokingham Borough Council are proud to announce that Wokingham borough has ranked number one in England for the proportion of adults with a learning disability in paid employment for 22/23
The Berkshire Care Home's Festive Bake Off
The Berkshire Care Home enjoyed a festive Bake-Off competition in early December. Four teams, each comprising a resident, a relative, and a staff member, battled it out with Mary Berry's Scones recipe
Community Lives Christmas party
Members from different Community Lives Day services gathered for an evening party filled with laughter, dance, and a warm atmosphere. With delicious food catered by the Ability Catering team
Community Lives - Learning Disability services in RBWM Volunteering in our local Communities and supporting others.
Volunteers from our Community Lives services have supported a number of events in RBWM, over the past year.
Building Community Resilience: Empowering Ethnic Minority Carers in Windsor and Maidenhead through Dementia Support Group
Dementia Support Group provides valuable support for Ethnic Minority Carers in Windsor & Maidenhead. Offering a positive impact on participants' physical and mental well-being.
Our festive card competition
We invite the people we support to help design our festive card. The winning designs are printed on cards and sent to all of our team members to spread some festive cheer.
Supporting the Clewer and Dedworth Christmas Fair
Customers from our Community Lives services in RBWM came out to support the local ‘Clewer & Dedworth Together’ group, for their Christmas Fair at the Clewer Memorial Recreation ground (Pirate Park).
Safeguarding Adults Week 2023
Safeguarding Adults Week aims to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues. It's hoped the week will enable more people to feel confident in recognising and reporting safeguarding concerns.
From a ‘house’ to a ‘home’
For the people we support, families and the team at Loddon Bridge Independent Living Service it has been busy year. They have been hard at work, rethinking what the service looks and feels like.
