The good news is that they are beginning to relax the lockdown. I hope that in the coming weeks my brothers and sisters will be able to meet in the garden, keeping their social distancing of course! We are very lucky to have a garden; lots of people came on Saturday and went into the […]
This is week 10 of the lockdown. Looking back I have spent many hours on Zoom, exercising, dancing and acting. After two family quiz’s, singing and talking, these were my favourite times. The glorious weather, apart from short walks, our garden is where I spent most of the time. I have even got a bit […]
Rebecca Hindle has just finished her degree in Fine Arts and her final installation was this collection of paintings of her sister, Charlotte, who has Down’s syndrome. She chose to do this to raise awareness and to show the different sides of Charlotte’s personality. We think you will agree, it is an amazing piece of […]
Thanks to everyone who entered our short story competition: The Tales of the Magical Lots Of Socks! A huge variety of magical stories were sent through to us and we absolutely loved reading them. There were stories of time-travel, friendships, monsters, teleportation and… Darth Vader! Of course, as it is a competition there has to […]
Caitlin is 17-years-old and has lots of hobbies. Caitlin’s father, Mark, is part of Team 21 and was meant to be running in this year’s London Marathon which unfortunately was cancelled due to coronavirus. To support her father, Caitlin has decided to combine one of her hobbies, photography and art, to help raise funds for […]
The ongoing coverage of our 50th anniversary year has chronicled significant developments in the lives of people who have Down’s syndrome. There is much to celebrate. People who have Down’s syndrome are living much longer, enjoying lives included in their community, with greater independence, which might encompass paid employment and living in their own accommodation. […]
In the past week, Zoom has changed my routine. Starting with a quiz that all of our family took part in. I loved seeing them all. Also twice a week, I am dancing and acting. This week we had a scene to practice. It was Hollywood themed; Marilyn Monroe was my choice and I was […]
We have a couple of exciting updates for you…
In January we launched the ‘Let’s Talk about Relationships and Sex’ training package
Each day I have been following the same routine a local walk with one of my parents, speaking to my friends and family on my telephone and on certain days joining my dance group with dancing and acting. A new activity is exercising with weights. I hope to increase my stamina over the coming weeks. […]
I’ve been thinking about how being independent is important for my life. I’ve been learning about how to be independent for many years such as learning the door code, travelling on my own and learning how to sign in and out. Work is important to me. I keep all my shirts and trousers ironed. This […]
