Independent Options’ first big fundraising event of the year is fast approaching. We’re holding a Vintage Fair, host to some of Stockport’s best vintage sellers, on the 6th July, 11-4 at our centre on Chester Road in Hazel Grove. With a plethora of vintage clothes, home ware and accessories and an onsite 40s style tea… Read more »
Last Monday (26th May) we were distraught to learn that vandals set fire to the outbuildings we have on our allotment here in Hazel Grove. The allotment project enables adults with disabilities to experience the fun and satisfaction of growing their own vegetables as well as providing valuable experience of planning and working in a… Read more »
In November, Suzie Franklin released a book called ‘Personalisation In Practice; supporting Young People with disabilities through the transition to Adulthood’, aimed at supporting and guiding families through the cross-over period of services and also to guide people through Individual Budgets and encourage person-centred planning. The book, co-written with Helen Sanderson, is based on… Read more »
on Friday the 31st of March, our CEO Steve released the following statement; ‘Hello everybody! Firstly I want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding over what has been several difficult months for our Children and Family Centre. It’s been a tough time for everyone, staff, children and parents. But I am pleased to… Read more »
On the 7th of March, we were invited to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) Headquarters for a partnership Sign-off Agreement Event. The aim of the day was to highlight the official agreement between ourselves and the GMFRS to work together to protect our service users and prevent situations that could cause a… Read more »
Our Guest House Hallfield undertook a major refurbishment in November 2013, so we popped round there this week to have a peek at the finished product and caught up with the Short Breaks Manager Amy. ‘it was pure chaos’, laughs Amy. ‘At one point we were stuck in the office for 3 hours whilst they… Read more »
On Saturday the 2nd of February, we donned the retirement banners and balloons to say goodbye and thank you to our Director of Finance for 26 years of wonderful service to Independent Options. Madeleine started with us back in 1988, when the first ever Red Nose Day was being put into production, when work had… Read more »
It is with a heavy heart, that I can confirm that we will be closing our Children and Family Centre this year as our planned 5 year Big Lottery funding will end on the 31st of March and we have been unsuccessful in avenues to secure further funding. For those that don’t know, the Children… Read more »
Whilst it was all cold and rainy in Hazel Grove yesterday afternoon, it wasn’t all doom and gloom for us as we had Mark Hunter, Member of Parliament for Cheadle, visit us here at The Pines. After hearing about growing concerns regarding budget cuts around care, we hosted an afternoon between Mark and some of the… Read more »
As some of you may know, we are regulated by the Care Quality Commission. The CQC’s aim is to make sure that all care-providing establishments are clean, safe and effective, and they do this by setting standards of quality and safety, and then monitoring, inspecting and regulating these within care services. We had our latest… Read more »