News: 2017

‘My Safe Places’ is a scheme to help people with a learning disability feel safer in their local communities.

Club 82, part of Thera East Anglia, held their annual summer fete on Friday 11th August. They raised £265.

Hannah and Ros have recently joined The Camden Society, forming its new fundraising team. They are currently celebrating their first big win – although they can’t relax just yet.

Thera Voice is our quarterly newsletter. This edition has lots of news and stories which show how people with a learning disability are living the lives they choose.

Peter is a Non Executive Director for Thera South West. As part of the Board, Peter uses his experience of having a learning disability to ensure that Thera South West is led and managed well.

Josh Barton is the director of Upward Mobility, an Edinburgh charity offering a curriculum of creative workshops and vocational programmes to people with a learning disability. Here, Josh talks about what Gig Buddies means to Upward Mobility.

Chris Rheinberg, Chair of the Thera East Anglia board, is walking 630 miles during May and June. He is raising money for our holiday support fund.

Evelina from GoRaise talks to us about why community fundraising is so important for charities like Thera, and how people can get together as a team to reach their fundraising goals.

Denis Rowley, Project Consultant for Thera Trust, talks how we can encourage people with a learning disability to develop and maintain friendships.

Denis Rowley, Project Consultant for Thera Trust, looks at what an ordinary life means.