Uniting Friends Radio

UF Radio is an internet based radio show compiled by Erron Wellington and our team of members who assist with the show.

Members meet weekly at "Out There! In Control" group to discuss topics of their choice. Previous topics have been 'My London', 'Nice work if you can get it' and 'Every vote counts'.

Listen to all our previous shows here. CDs are handed out to our members at the Groovy Cat Club too.

"Being part of a creative radio show, getting your points of view across and being part of it has made me happy and proud of myself." - Cynthia B

"That Erron is marvellous. He does the music for us. I like the CDs and listening to myself and the music." - Jamie C

"Its been amazing over the years! The music and requests, its been a fabulous show. I enjoy listening on the website." - Lauren R

"Being part of the radio team with Erron, Colin and others is the best, getting your voice heard whether the message is good or bad and being around the table talking to the gorgeous listeners. Its been fantastic and I'm so proud of the show." - Johan F

Latest

UF Radio - May 2022: "My Eye Is My Ear"

11 million people in the UK are deaf or hard of hearing. One of them is the Queen. Deaf people are more likely to have poor mental health. This month, the members have been discussing the awareness of deafness and how best to communicate with people who have hearing loss or are totally deaf. We had a guest speaker who invited the group to ask her questions about deafness. With the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations upon us, we have also been sending our messages to the Queen.
UF Radio - April 2022: "Nothing About Us Without Us"

With local elections on our doorstep, the focus of this month’s show is the importance of voting and having your say as a member of your community. We discussed our main issues, like safety on the streets, knife crime prevention, financial problems and paying for gas and electric bills, the war in Ukraine, supporting children’s and young people’s education after the pandemic, and more. Listen for a wonderful list of tunes to add some rocket fuel to your fire on route to voting!
UF Radio - March 2022: "War. What is it Good For?"

Sadly, this month’s show was an outpouring of the group’s feelings regarding the invasion of Ukraine and its devastating impact on the people of Ukraine. There has been no way to sugar-coat this topic. The members are equally traumatised, as is the most of the world. So, listen for a direct viewpoint from the members of UF Radio. We thought about the tunes that have a meaningful lyric and may bring some hope to our listeners.
UF Radio - February 2022: "We Love Romance"

With this month being the month of love and St. Valentine’s Day, we thought we would explore how the group felt about romance. Is it dead or alive, in their opinion? What does it mean to be ‘romantic’? We asked the group to plan a romantic date for a loved one or someone they’d like to take on a date. Romance was definitely in the air for the UF Radio crew! Listen to find out what people had to say, and hear our smooth, goose-pimple-inducing tunes!

Out There! Evenings and Weekends

Our huge range of weekly evening and weekend activities promoting fun, friendship and happiness.
Network Groups

Want to do your own thing with a few friends? We can help you with our Network Groups.
The Groovy Cat Club

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

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

Every week we have a Pub Night, a Change4Life session (yoga, gym, zumba or healthy eating class), a pop-up cafe evening, and once a month we go to a nightclub and also have our radio show broadcast!