Uniting Friends

UF Radio - February 2021: "Valentines and Vaccinations"

This month's show explores how people were feeling about their upcoming COVID vaccines. Did they feel concerned in any way or just confident that the vaccine would be a positive step back to normality? The people that had already been vaccinated gave feedback to reassure others. The show also covers our Valentine's theme and whether people felt they really wanted a relationship, if not currently in one. We invited the group to say how they could be supported to make this happen. Read more
UF Support Services During Lockdown 3

Our buildings may be closed but we still have lots of support for you...read about it here Read more
Use Amazon Smile to Fundraise for us!

We will receive 0.5% of the value all your Amazon Purchases if you shop using smile.amazon.co.uk Read more
Our Mission

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)

The opportunities we provide, in numbers:

220

people are members of Uniting Friends (and growing)

daytime activities are offered each week

150

meals are cooked every week in our training cafe

204

evening activities take place each year

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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Gain Independence

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
Make friends, have fun, be happy

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
Health and wellbeing

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 Story

Charmaine's mother Elaine tells us about how joining Uniting Friends was a positive turning point for them both. Read more
Cynthia's Story

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's Story

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