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Rose Media Group recently got fed up with turkey for their corporate Christmas meal and tried something different: they volunteered at Ernest Kleinwort Court, painting walls and helping out in the garden.

Angela Ord recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Daniel Yorath House and celebrations were held to thank for her fundraising efforts and to congratulate her on the incredible accomplishment.

Dave Watson, who competed in the Invictus Games in Toronto 2017, and won Gold in discus and Bronze in shot put, visited West Heath House and shared many stories with the service users.

We would like to raise £5,000 this Christmas through our ConnectAbility campaign which could buy myGaze Power machines that enable an individual to use their PC with just their eyes.

Nick Thatcher has raised over £110,000 and has recently funded state of the art physiotherapy equipment at Daniel Yorath House in Leeds, on behalf of the Huw Thatcher Trust.

Dr Ivan Pitman, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) delivered one in a series of courses in Neuropsychologically Informed Rehabilitation (NIR) as part of our Forensic In-Reach Brain Injury Service (FiBiS).

Christopher came to Shinewater Court in October 2016 needing support in every area of his life. 13 months on, he has lost 10 stone and is now much more independent, able to access the local community independently.

The Disabilities Trust today appointed Steve Howell as its new Chairman following an election at our AGM. He takes over as Chair from Peter Jackson, who is retiring after serving as a Trustee since 2005.

Take on a personal challenge and raise money for us with Just Walk. Book before the end of November 2017 and take advantage of our early bird special offer.

York House held an official opening party of the sensory garden to celebrate the hard work and dedication of both the service users and volunteers over the summer. A wonderful afternoon was had by all.