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Introduction to Steven
Hello! I am Steven and I joined LD North East in January, I have moved here from being a manager in Sainsbury’s. I was asked to write a post about me so here it goes… I live with my partner Rachael, I have a son who is 11 years old [...]
Our Very Special Volunteer!
by Rory Hi Everyone, my name is Rory and I'm a Cocker Spaniel. My owner is Lindsey Harle who works for LD:NorthEast as the Community Outreach Group Lead. I'm not sure what exactly but in March 2020 something happened that meant everyone have to stay at [...]
Tackling inequality and improving support for people with learning disabilities across the region
VCS organisations join forces to tackle inequalities and improve support for people with learning disabilities across the North of Tyne and Gateshead. Thanks to funding from NHS Charities Together local organisations Your Voice Counts, LD:NorthEast, Skills for [...]
New Diabetes Education Programme
by Frances Skinner Hi my name is Frances. I have worked in the Community Outreach team here at LD:NorthEast for several years now, and at the beginning of the summer I joined the Health & Wellbeing team as the Diabetes Education Co-ordinator. Here at LD:NorthEast we [...]