News & blog

Blog | 18 August 2021

Why I’m running the Manchester Marathon

by Darren Worthy

Ellie is running her first marathon in October to say thank you for the support her cousin receives.

News | 13 August 2021

Much-loved Teddington community hub reopens its doors with special summer party

A much-loved community hub for people with learning disabilities in Teddington is this month hosting a special event to celebrate its reopening after 17 months of Covid-enforced closure.

News | 13 August 2021

Community allotment for people with disabilities starts to blossom with help of local businesses

Prominent local businesses have this summer joined forces with United Response to help make a popular community allotment in St Georges, Bristol more inclusive and accessible to local people with disabilities.

Blog | 02 July 2021

Making Pride accessible with the Wild Rainbows

by Jenna Lloyd

Pride events are really important for LGBTQ+ people, but there’s more that could be done to make them accessible for people with disabilities and autism.

News | 17 June 2021

‘Paul’s story: from hospital to home

‘Paul’ was just eighteen when he moved into Whorlton Hall, a now closed-down hospital in County Durham which treated adults with severe learning disabilities or autism until 2019.

Blog | 17 May 2021

Bristol allotment is ‘essential’ for people with disabilities and the local community

by Maxine Spry

Our Potter’s Den allotment requires urgent attention and funding to transform the site into a vibrant green space for the people we support, our volunteers and the local community.

Blog | 29 April 2021

Potters Den allotment in Blackpool is ready for visits – and needs volunteers

by Jenna Lloyd

Jenny Whittaker and her husband have been hard at work getting Potters Den ready and making it accessible so people we support can visit. Find out more about the allotment and how you can help.

Blog | 05 February 2021

Virtual art sessions have been a lifeline to people we support over lockdown

by Fabia Dimant

As we navigate the reality of living in lockdown over the past year, the virtual art group run by the team in Richmond has been a real lifeline to the people we support.

Blog | 04 February 2021

‘It really is all about the people we support’ – changing to a career in social care during a pandemic

by Jenna Lloyd

The pandemic has raised the profile of support workers. We spoke to four new United Response recruits to find out why they changed career.

News | 20 January 2021

Cornwall care worker reflects on quarter of a century of changing lives of those with learning disabilities

A Cornwall care worker celebrated a major career milestone last year, having spent the past quarter of a century helping to change the lives of local people with learning disabilities – including supporting some of the same individuals for the entire 25 years.