Our Group Members

Top of the list because you inspire all of us - thank you for leading the way.  Coming to work with all of you is a sheer joy. Not forgetting the parents and carers who continue to support us all year after year – Thank you!

 

 

Barton Consultancy - Rachel

For your excellent business support. Thank you!

 

 

Synergy Housing        

For funding Portland Litter Pickers Project   

 

 

Portland Community Organisers - Bill Buchan and Dave Symes      

For pointing us in the right direction, your friendship, and the Christmas goodies!

 

 

Portland Town Council

For contributing towards the cost of a St Johns First Aid course for the group and continuing to support activities and events throughout the year.

 

 

Court Leet

For funding various activities and funding transport that has enabled us to continue our work tasks at various locations on Portland.  You have supported us from the beginning and your continued support has never been taken for granted – thank you!

 

 

Portland Harbour Authority

Funding towards litter picking equipment and transport on Portland

 

 

Spectrum Housing Group

Funding towards supporting our Work Preparation group in Weymouth to buy litter picking tools and equipment, tabards and transport

 

 

Bovington Tank Museum – Felicity Wood

For inviting us and trusting us to work on the design ideas and planning of the new Easy Read Museum Guide and for funding some of the transport.  Watch this space!

 

 

People First Dorset - Claire Tarling

For listening, guiding and working with us on the planning of the Tank Museum Easy Read Guide and for pulling it all together!  

 

Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund

For funding arts and craft materials for our Dorchester, Portland, and Weymouth groups

 

 

Agincare

For funding and supporting our Portland group enabling them to continue litter

picking and tending the flowerbeds in Castletown

 

 

The Volunteer Centre - Siobhán Davis - Project Coordinator for the Community Credit Scheme (Supporting people with learning disabilities in volunteering)

 

Synergy Housing - Health & Wellbeing Project

For funding that will enable our group members to engage in a range of activities that will encourage and support them to make and undertake healthier lifestyle choices

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West Dorset County Council – Dorchester Market

For Yoga equipment and funding transport to and from work tasks venues

 

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Masonic Lodge Portland

Funding for independent living skills activities

 

 

Aqua Hotel

For the many hot drinks and shelter provided to us free of charge whenever we litter pick Castletown – Thank you!

 

 

Alyson Evans – Learning Disability Partnership Board (LAP) for inviting us to give a presentation on Hate Crime in 2013 and for offering our group members to give individual presentations Living My Life 2014 

 

 

All our volunteers

Thank you for turning up every week, for working hard, for your sense of fun, for your loyalty and, for being such good role models to us all.  You really are the most respected and wonderfully perfect people! 

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Osprey Leisure Centre Board of Trustees

For continuing to support us on or journey to becoming a center of excellence.

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Neil Biles

For your continuing support, all those marathons and generally being a good man.

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Chris Watmore

Chris has supported our groups by contributing to group activities. He is also our favorite customer at the Jail House Cafe.

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