Leading the way to independence
UF's Beehive Lane Centre will close on Monday 23rd March until further notice. Home-based and phone/online services will run instead. Read more
Keep up to date with whats been going on at our allotment and healthy eating project! Read more
This month we celebrate International Women’s Day. An equal world is an enabled world. How can we achieve a gender-equal world? Let’s celebrate women’s achievement and raise awareness against inequality. Listen to what the UF Radio crew think we need to do for equality and whilst doing so listen to some great girl power tunes chosen by the crew. Read more
Our mission is to enable people with a learning disability to live full and equal lives with independence, freedom and pride. Read more
People with learning disabilities have the same rights as everyone else
(but not the same opportunities)
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Help us to help as many people as possible. However you support us, we are very grateful.
Donate here to allow us to use your gift wherever we think it will be needed most within our organisation.
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We offer training and support for our members' to become more independent wherever possible. We have a fully furnished training flat to teach cooking, cleaning and laundry, as well as a range of special activities and support groups. Read more
We have over 220 wonderful members to become friends with! Every week we have many daytime and evening activities and events, so you will make a strong group of friends in no time. Read more
We have many projects and activities to do with improving health and wellbeing. Gym, sports, Slimming World, cooking classes, growing food, yoga...you name it, we've got it! Read more
Charmaine's mother Elaine tells us about how joining Uniting Friends was a positive turning point for them both. Read more
Cynthia has been a member of Uniting Friends for over 15 years! As she is on the Steering committee, she has really helped shape the service. Read what Cynthia and her mother Claudette have to say. Read more
William has autism and joined Uniting Friends in 2016. Since then he has worked in the cafe training group, learning new skills and making friends. Read more