Ian Davies is a filmmaker and he is also father to Finn, Amber and Olivia. Amber and Olivia are 10-year-old twins, and Amber has Down’s syndrome. Ian has spent the last four years documenting their journey through school. His feature-length documentary film Amber and Me is about to be released in cinemas across the country. The film […]
We had an exciting time at our meeting last Sunday! A photographer called Richard Bailey came and ran a very special photography workshop for Down2Earth members in the beautiful Normansfield Theatre. After everyone had introduced themselves and shared their news, we had a slideshow of some of the photos that had been entered into the […]
We have produced a new helpline flyer that is to be sent to all maternity units across England and Wales. The flyer gives healthcare professionals the opportunity to pass on our details to new and expectant parents. The flyer signposts expectant and new parents to our Helpline for information and support. We hope to see […]
Since 2015, the partnership between the Down’s Syndrome Association’s (DSA) WorkFit programme and the Swindon Down’s Syndrome Support Group has been providing a tailored employment programme for people with Down’s syndrome in Swindon and Wiltshire and we are thrilled to announce that the partnership will be continuing into 2020 and beyond. WorkFit brings together employers […]
Scientists in London have released new research which shows that genetic factors that cause Down’s syndrome, are more varied than previously thought. Using mice models, the researchers at University College London (UCL) found that multiple genes contribute to problems in memory and decision-making associated with Down’s syndrome. Previous thinking was that a single gene, or […]
As you may already be aware, we have just launched our ‘Let’s talk about Relationships and Sex’ training resource. To launch this exciting new resource we will be hosting two study days, one in London and one in Devon. These FREE study day is for those who have purchased, or thinking about purchasing the ‘Let’s […]
We shared our news and we talked about Christmas. We talked about where we live. Some of us live at home with our families. Some of us live in supported living – on our own or with friends. Some of us have started thinking about leaving home. Some of us had seen the programme on […]
It was lovely to see so many members after the Christmas break! We caught up with all our holiday news of family gatherings, meals out and even a holiday to Goa! Our topic for the day was Housing and Where We Live. Firstly, we watched a DSA video from our Supported Living Film Series. We […]
We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas Raffle at the end of last year by buying and selling tickets. We raised over £15,731 which is AMAZING…thank you all so much. The draw has taken place and these are the winning numbers: 1st (£2,500) – 090905 2nd (£1,000) – […]
We shared our news and we talked about our plans for Christmas We said thank you to our brilliant volunteer. We talked about the resources we helped with this year: We then talked about why we like coming to Our Voice Our Choice Here is what we said: ‘To see everyone’ ‘Being part of a […]
