Stories

Alison lives at one of our supported living services in Hampshire and was recently supported on a trip to London.

FitzRoy supporter Audrey Harris took to the skies – at the age of 86 – in  a daredevil tribute to her daughter Angie and to fundraise for FitzRoy.

Last week a group of people we support gathered together for our national service user forum, Nationwide, to discuss FitzRoy strategy and have their say.

Malcolm lives at one of our care homes in Surrey and loves to try new things. He was recently supported to achieve something quite incredible for his birthday present – flying a plane!

The Maltings have had a week of summer festivities, from a flower power day through to a party day and even a carnival that families joined in with. However, Wednesday was Pirate Day, with a firm focus on all things piratical!

Jamie and Lorraine, who are supported by our Newark Support at Home team, have recently achieved a rather lofty goal together: they overcame their fears and tackled Go Ape for the very first time!

One of our care homes in Essex celebrated 40 years since they first opened their doors, supporting 10 people with learning disabilities and autism. Five of the current residents have lived there since we first opened and four have lived there for 25-35 years.

Alice's quality of life has increased dramatically thanks to the dedication of the staff supporting her.

Sally has lived at our Basingstoke supported living service for several years. She suffers from extreme anxiety, and had completely withdrawn into herself. When she moved here, she wouldn’t leave her flat; however, things started to change recently.

Ashley and Sarah, who are supported by our Norfolk day service, The Maltings, had a great time visiting the local market last week.