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Blogs & News
Stay up to date with the latest from Sunnybank!
Here, you can find stories from our community and updates on our programmes.
This page gives you a window into the lives and voices of the people we support.
Wisley Lights Trip
Yesterday Evening (Sunday 3rd December 2023), a group of us went to Glow Christmas Lights at Wisley. Most of us went from St Barnabas...
Check out our new activity schedule
We're excited to share our Autumn/Winter activity schedule 2023, full of fun things for our partners to enjoy. If you would like to know...
Disability Expo 2023
Blog by Choices Officer, Jovi. On Thursday 6th & Friday 7th July, the Understand Us team went to the Disability Expo at the ExCeL Centre in London. We met at St. Barnabas Church at around 9am each day and got a taxi to and from the venue as there were train strikes that week. When we got to the venue, we had a look around and spoke to loads of different companies (some of us even saw people we knew!) about Understand Us and what we do and quite a few people seemed interested
Learning Disability Week 2023
This year, Learning Disability Week sets out to bust the common myths about living with a learning disability. At The Sunnybank Trust, we see the great things that people with learning disabilities achieve every single day. From learning new skills and making new friends, to finding employment and living independently. With the right support, anything is possible. We're so proud of all of our partners, and continue to support them to live the lives they choose. In this audio
Impact report 2021-22
We are so proud of everything our staff, volunteers and partners achieved in 2021-22. Take a look at our latest impact report.
Sunnybank launches Understand Us
Do you Understand Us? We are delighted to announce that we have launched a new consultancy business to address the poor accessibility and customer service experienced by people with learning disabilities. Understand Us, The Learning Disability Experts, aims to help businesses and employers to reach an extremely valuable and largely untapped market, while improving experiences for those with a learning disability. Understand Us has been developed by members of the learning di
Valentine's Swag Disco
Blog by Jovi, Choices Officer On Tuesday 14th February, we had our Valentine’s SWAG Disco in where DJ Magic Martin played all our favourite Party & Love Songs. The venue had a bar with drinks and snacks. We had a Dance Competition where Martin played all our favourite cheesy tunes, and the winners won some Heart-Shaped Chocolates each! Everyone really enjoyed themselves and there were a lot of Love Songs being played. There was a few more people there and everyone was dancing
What song would you sing?
Blog by Jovi, Choices Officer. On Wednesday 1st February 2023, we had our first Karaoke Club of the year on Zoom where people got to sing...
Christmas roundup
Blog by Jovi, Choices Officer We have been very busy at Sunnybank lately. Here is a roundup of all the festive things we've enjoyed....
Exciting funding news
The Sunnybank Trust recognised by The National Lottery Community Fund The Sunnybank Trust is delighted to receive a further 5 year funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. The award recognises the great work that the charity has achieved and continues to offer its community. The Sunnybank Trust supports adults with learning disabilities in the community across North East Surrey to live without prejudice and have
Our award-winning animation
Poor quality healthcare is one of the main causes of health inequalities and avoidable deaths in people with a learning disability....
Living with Asperger's
Earlier this week, Sunnybank reporter Mark interviewed Daniel Jones for our inclusive radio show, the Sunny Sessions. In his guest blog,...
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