After a long 18 months of restrictions, we have enjoyed providing a bit of normality over the summer for those we support.  Every week we've run a family session with low key activities. For those who attended, it was an opportunity to get out the house, and give them something to do!  We have had a few individuals receive their leave to remain in recent weeks, which has meant supporting with benefits applications and preparing to move house.  The team have returned to a hybrid of working from the office and home, and are enjoying being out and about visiting people more, but in a COVID-safe way.
 
Towards the end of the summer, 21 of us including some of the staff team and one of our volunteers went to the BEACH!  We did lots of risk assessing,  but the day was absolutely worth the planning!  Quite a few of the families who came had not been to the beach before and there was great excitement about swimming in the sea –  even though it was Skegness and only about 19 degrees!  We ate fish and chips and picnics, threw balls, dug holes and watched the donkeys.  The sun came out for a bit and the rain stayed away. 
It really was such a joy to be a part of this day; for some it was like a holiday - not having left Derby for many months.  

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The Big Give 2021

After the success of last year’s Big Give Campaign we have decided to take part again this year and have increased our target to £11,000! 

Go to our Big Give page to find out more about supporting this.​