Malcolm’s pumpkin wins first place in country show

Malcolm, who lives in Trevean, Cornwall, impressed judges with his home-grown pumpkin at the recent Treverbyn Produce, Preserves and Pasty Show, walking away with first place.

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Hft Bedfordshire rolls out the red carpet for celebratory awards day

Learning disabled adults, families, and colleagues at a Hft residential service in Bedfordshire came together last month to honour a year’s collective achievements, celebrating with heart-felt speeches, glasses of fizz, and no person left unrewarded.

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Craig encourages other learning disabled adults to give golf a go

With 20 years of experience and a stint of volunteering at The Open earlier this year, veteran golfer Craig is encouraging other learning disabled adults to follow in his footsteps and take up the sport to reap both its physical and social benefits.

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Banksy-inspired artist hopes to motivate other learning disabled adults to tap into their creativity

Louis is channelling his passions for art and helping people by mentoring other adults with learning disabilities as he aims to inspire others to experience the same sense of achievement he gets from tapping into his creativity.

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Four party conferences down and almost no word on social care

The political parties must prioritise social care, says Hft, as it responds to limited discussion of social care at this year’s party conferences.

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We must grasp the opportunity to address recruitment and retention in adult social care

Although the 7% drop in vacant posts since 2021/22 reported in the latest Skills for Care data on the state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England is, at first glance, good news, it is still 152,000 vacancies too many.  

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