Jen Sweeney talks about how we're trying to close the disability employment gap - thanks to our new partnership with John Lewis.
Four doctors take on London Marathon
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Four doctor friends who met at medical school in London are taking on the London Marathon on 3 October to raise more than £7,000 for Leonard Cheshire.
Slowly does it for Can Doers
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Thomas is our Digital Marketing volunteer. Here he talks about one of our Can Do projects which focused on how looking at objects and artwork for longer than the usual few seconds may alter one’s perception.
Becoming a superhero
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Ali Hemsley, disabled influencer and activist, talks about her advocacy work and summer fundraising challenge.
Disability influencer takes on superhero coastal challenge
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Disability influencer and advocate Ali Hemsley is dressing up as her favourite superheroes and walking almost 25 miles of Sussex coastline to raise money for pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
Local boys take on Peaks challenge for care home
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Schoolboys and brothers Raif, 9, and Danyal Noor , 6, are going to cycle 20km (over 12 miles) through the Peak District, to raise money for a local care home for disabled adults.
Virtual Varsity workout
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Members of the Oxford and Cambridge Varsity rugby teams have carried out a virtual workout for Leonard Cheshire services and customers across the UK.
Ten reasons to volunteer with us
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To mark Volunteers Week 2021, Jackie Kelly, our Northern Ireland Senior Community Coordinator, reveals ten top reasons to volunteer at one of our services.
When assistive technology transforms a care home
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Dave Hursthouse is the assistive technology project manager at Hill House in Sandbach. One year since the assistive technology project began, he tells us how it is changing lives.
Our response to the Queen’s Speech
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Responding to the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday 11 May 2021, our Director of Policy Gemma comments on the government’s various policy commitments.
