Our staff

Russell Lerner (CEO)

Russell launched Uniting Friends in 1996 whilst working for Barnardos. In 2001, UF became an independent charity. He has overseen growth from just 3 members of staff to over 32 today.Read more

Karen McLaughlin (Head of Service - Out There!)

Karen joined Uniting Friends in 2010.Read more

Clare Haywood (Deputy Head of Service - Out There!)

Clare has been with Uniting Friends since 2014.Read more

Latest

UF Radio - October 2018: "Say A Little Prayer"

This is our Black History show, a celebration of Gospel music. This show is in tribute to the late Aretha Franklin who recently left us. In this show we ask the question: Does music lift your spirit?

Check out our new bus!

Thank you so much to everybody who donated towards our minibus appeal. We got there!

Sprout There! and the Giant Pumpkin

Over the past few months, Sprout There! have been growing yet another giant pumpkin and this year it's an absolute whopper!

Our work is very important to the people we support. This means we want the best people to join our team. At Uniting Friends, you’ll be given the chance to broaden your expertise in the field of social care as well as many training opportunities.

Staff

The Groovy Cat Club

The Groovy Cat Club runs every month and is run by and for people with learning disabilities

Our Mission

Our mission is to enable people with a learning disability to live full and equal lives with independence, freedom and pride.

Holidays

We run holidays both abroad and in the UK throughout the year for our members to relax and have fun!

What we do

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Pop Up Cafe - Fridays

Friday nights is host to our under 26 pop in cafe.

Who and how we help

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Groovy Cat Club

On the first Thursday of each month we have our nightclub which is run by and for people with learning disabilities. Come and dance the night away!

How to access our services

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