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A lot to LIKE on Facebook
Date: 30 Jan 2012We are pleased to announce the relaunch of our new and improved look Facebook page!
The new look page gives our Facebook friends a much more visual and interactive experience, with embedded videos and links through to key areas of the MacIntyre website.
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Carol awarded the Marjorie Newton Wright Award
Date: 10 Jan 2012We are proud to announce that Carol Corbett, a Senior Support Worker from Rowan Close in Southampton, has been awarded the 2011 Marjorie Newton Wright Award.
The award, now in it's second year, celebrates the skills and dedication of MacIntyre's frontline support staff.
From 30 nominations a...
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Check out our Fundraising Events Calendar
Date: 09 Jan 2012You can now keep abreast of all of our fundraising activities and events by browsing through our online Events Calendar!
We have researched events around the country and are also working with two events companies to offer a range of activities suitable for all ages and all levels of fitness.
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Haddon Projects launch new page!
Date: 06 Jan 2012Haddon Projects, the multimedia based collective from MacIntyre's Great Holm Lifelong Learning services, are pleased to announce the launch of their brand new video based blog page.
The new web page will feature photos and videos from Haddon Street, Haddon Betas, Haddon Training and HPTV.
You can view the web page by...
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MacIntyre awarded Investors in People Silver Status
Date: 14 Dec 2011We are pleased to announce that MacIntyre has been awarded Silver Investors in People status.
This award recognises MacIntyre’s commitment to excellence and innovation in how we recruit, train, develop and support our staff and was based on interviews with over 90 staff during a week-long assessment.
Areas of good practice that...
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Doing it the MacIntyre Way
Date: 14 Dec 2011"It’s the little things that make all the difference, especially in building truly supportive relationships with people who find it difficult to make themselves understood..."
Leading Health & Social Care publication "Care Talk" are to feature MacIntyre's innovative Great Interactions project in it's December issue.
The feature is a part...
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MacIntyre Chairman, John Berriman writes for Management Today
Date: 09 Dec 2011MacIntyre Chairman, John Berriman, has been featured as a guest columnist in the UK's leading business journal, Management Today.
The article, which focusses on the value of teamwork and sharing lessons learned, also details how John's professional life has been complemented by his role as a Trustee of MacIntyre.
Milton Keynes Christmas Showcase a huge success!
Date: 07 Dec 2011Hundreds of local people turned out to support the MacIntyre Milton Keynes Christmas Showcase last weekend.
The three-day event was a huge success, with a steady stream of visitors to the Great Holm site, meeting with the learners and staff and helping raise funds towards a major refurbishment programme...
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Penny and Simon scoop regional Awards
Date: 28 Nov 2011MacIntyre celebrated a double triumph at the South East Finals of the Great British Care Awards, held at the Brighton Dome last Friday.
Penny Canwell, from Oxfordshire Lifelong Learning Service, was named Care Innovator, while Simon Dawes (pictured above), from MacIntyre’s supported living service in Sevenoaks, Kent, won in...
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MacIntyre No Limits highlighted in VODG Report
Date: 23 Nov 2011No Limits, MacIntyre’s innovative education programme for young people, has been included in a new report that challenges social care providers to think about how they can deliver better outcomes for people with learning disabilities
Another Way, which was published by the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group in response to...
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MacIntyre goes to Number 10
Date: 11 Nov 2011Over 80 invited guests joined staff from MacIntyre at a reception at Downing Street this week to mark the creation of an exciting new project.
The event, which was hosted by Samantha Cameron, was in support of MacIntyre's Family Footings, a Department for Education-funded project that helps...
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Going Underground
Date: 09 Nov 2011On Monday 19 December 2011 Matt Dyer and Liam Guthrie-Smith will be undertaking The Tube Challenge as they seek to beat the Guinness World Record!
The Challenge involves going through all 270 stations across the London Underground network as quickly as possible.
Personal budgets for all: idealistic vision or tangible reality?
Date: 07 Nov 2011"Before a recent pilot mental health scheme in Stockport, one vulnerable woman, prone to frequent moments of crisis, would routinely call for an ambulance, sometimes twice a day.
Distressed and hearing voices, she would dial 999 and then, at the hospital, staff would calm her down...
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Family Footings launch new website!
Date: 03 Nov 2011We are very pleased to announce the launch of the new Family Footings website!
Family Footings is a MacIntyre project which aims to help families navigate the special educational needs (SEN) system by using Person Centred Approaches.
The website has a wealth of information about local parents' groups, events and other local...
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Worcester staff recognised at Gala Event
Date: 28 Oct 2011Three staff members from MacIntyre’s Worcester based services were recently nominated for their regional Great British Care Awards Gala Event.
Jade O’Connor from Batchley, Sara Fairbrother from Abbey House and the staff team from Bisley Close were all put forward for the Awards by Area Manager, Anita Warner, with...
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MacIntyre Milton Keynes have the moves!
Date: 27 Oct 2011A group of individuals from Milton Keynes Lifelong Learning took part in the MK Reactivate Dance Event at the Madcap Theatre, Wolverton in October.
The group were joined by other organisations and dance schools to put on a showcase of dance ranging from line dancing to zumba, and everything in between....
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MacIntyre 'Highly Commended' in Milton Keynes
Date: 21 Oct 2011MacIntyre were honoured to be shortlisted for the ‘Business of the Year’ award at the Milton Keynes and North Bucks Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards on Thursday 20 October.
Although we didn’t win a great evening was had by all and the event helped to bring MacIntyre...
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Last chance to vote MacIntyre!
Date: 20 Oct 2011MacIntyre has applied for support from NatWest Community Force. We need your vote to be awarded the £6,000 grant. Voting closes on Sunday 23 October!
What is NatWest Community Force?
Community Force is one way in which NatWest delivers its commitment to support local communities. Community Force gives charities, projects...
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MacIntyre turn out to support Link 2 Health
Date: 18 Oct 2011MacIntyre Milton Keynes are out supporting the Link 2 Health event at Milton Hall in the Centre:MK at Milton Keynes today.
We will be showcasing the many varied services which we operate across the Milton Keynes area. Come along and find out more about MacIntyre, whether you are interested in volunteering,...
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A Gala Night for Jenny!
Date: 14 Oct 2011On a wet and windy night in October, Jenny McDaid from Rochdale made her way with nine of her colleagues to the Great British Care Awards Gala Event held at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. These awards recognise great achievements in Social Care.
Jenny joined MacIntyre in 2008 and has...
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Make a Difference Day
Date: 13 Oct 2011Get involved in the national 'Make a Difference Day' with a Big Work Party in Milton Keynes on Saturday 29 October!
We are inviting people to make a difference for themselves by helping with some specific work to improve our Milton Keynes services. There ...
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MacIntyre went Purple!
Date: 12 Oct 2011In September MacIntyre celebrated its 45th anniversary. A ‘Go Purple’ day on 14 September encouraged everyone in MacIntyre to do something to mark the day and formed a competition. Voting was done through MacIntyre’s Facebook and email: the joint winners were
Andrew Smith from Milton Keynes, and
The team at Woodacre in...
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MacIntyre Milton Keynes support United Generations
Date: 30 Sep 2011MacIntyre Milton Keynes were in attendance at the Stadium MK last Friday to support the United Generations event held there.
The cakes, brought in from local MacIntyre services, went down a storm and everyone in attendance was keen to find out about MacIntyre and the local services we provide.
The Great Holm...
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Last Chance to Vote MacIntyre!
Date: 29 Sep 2011MacIntyre has applied for support from NatWest Community Force. We need your vote to be awarded the £6,000 grant. Voting closes on Sunday 23 October!
What is NatWest Community Force?
Community Force is one way in which NatWest delivers its commitment to support local communities. Community Force gives charities, projects...
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MacIntyre Go Purple
Date: 26 Sep 2011To celebrate our 45th Anniversary, MacIntyre held a Go Purple Day on 14 September.
A competition was set up on MacIntyre’s Facebook page for the best ‘Go Purple’ idea – download the link to the right to see the entries.
If you want to vote please either go...
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Run to the Beat 2011
Date: 26 Sep 2011The annual Run to The Beat half marathon around London's docklands area took place last Sunday 25 September, with over 17,000 individuals taking part.
Amongst them were six determined individuals all set to undertake the 13.1 mile course to raise money for MacIntyre.
The weather stayed fine as they each ran the...
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MacIntyre showcase at MK Snap
Date: 23 Sep 2011On Thursday 22 September Milton Keynes based charity, MK Snap hosted a fundraising day for various charities in local area. It was the first time such an event has been held at their centre in Walnut Tree.
MacIntyre were pleased to attend to show local residents the wide and...
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Haddon Beats take to the road!
Date: 20 Sep 2011MacIntyre's very own music project 'Haddon Beats', based at our Great Holm services in Milton Keynes have had a busy but fun-filled weekend. The group performed at two concerts in the local area.
The group performed to large crowds both at the Milton Keynes 'Inter-Action' arts centre...
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MacIntyre No Limits to feature in VODG Report
Date: 19 Sep 2011The VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) are set to publish a report this autumn celebrating and spotlighting successful and innovative practices in social care.
The report, which features MacIntyre's No Limits as a forerunner in the future of support provision, follows on from the Winterbourne View scandal which shook...
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Unearthing hidden talent
Date: 15 Sep 2011In order to offer the widest range of opportunities, MacIntyre is always looking for creative ways of supporting people with learning disabilities to be active in their local communities.
Following our successful piloting of a new toolkit, developed by Skills for Care, we have been featured in an article...
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Volunteers make a difference for MacIntyre in Milton Keynes
Date: 15 Sep 2011Volunteers from BT have been working hard to improve facilities for people with learning disabilities supported by MacIntyre in Milton Keynes.
Their efforts to spruce up the garden of their home in Crownhill have made a real difference for the 13 people that live there. They can now...
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MacIntyre MD blogs for VODG!
Date: 12 Sep 2011"Market development: two words unlikely to raise much interest if you’re a frontline social care worker, and even less, one imagines, if you’re a service user or carer.
Social care is in fact a market; local authorities purchase care and support services from provider organizations, which are in effect...
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MacIntyre is 45!
Date: 09 Sep 20112011 marks MacIntyre's 45th anniversary, and to celebrate we are suggesting that everyone gets involved with a
Go Purple Day
on
Wednesday 14 September
So, how does it work? Go Purple can mean anything - you may want to wear something purple, bake a purple cake,...
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Meet MacIntyre at Swanwick!
Date: 06 Sep 2011The Childrens Commissioning and Contracting Training Conference, held annually in Swanwick, is one of the largest gatherings for people working in local authority children's services.
This year, MacIntyre will be hosting a workshop entitled: "Alternative community based education and support for young people with autism and complex needs". Brenda...
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Well done fun runners!
Date: 31 Aug 2011MacIntyre would like to congratulate the 14 brave supporters who took part in the Big Fun Run in Milton Keynes on Sunday.
The group, which included our staff and some of the people we support in Milton Keynes, completed a 5km course around Willen Lake, and raised...
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The Cherries walk for MacIntyre
Date: 26 Aug 2011On Saturday 24 September a team from MacIntyre's The Cherries service in Buckinghamshire will be taking part in a 10 mile sponsored walk to raise funds for MacIntyre.
The team from Flackwell Heath of Kirsty Sainsbury, Karen Couch, Jon Moore, Debbie Reed and Katrina Ryan would appreciate as...
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Read the latest edition of The Ring online!
Date: 16 Aug 2011The Autumn 2011 edition of The Ring, MacIntyre's quarterly newsletter, is now available to READ ONLINE. We are pleased to now offer you the opportunity to read The Ring straight from your desktop by visiting www.macintyrethering.org
In this edition we look at:
- Fundraising events and opportunities and how...
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MacIntyre leads at round table event
Date: 08 Aug 2011MacIntyre's ongoing commitment to developing good practice in social care was further demonstrated, through our participation in a round table event at The Guardian. The discussion, a report of which appeared in the Guardian Society pages ('The right line for social care'), centred on how person-centred support can prevent exclusion,...
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Well-being project gets funding lift
Date: 05 Aug 2011MacIntyre has recently been awarded a £49,000 grant to support an innovative well-being project.
The grant, from the National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education, will enable MacIntyre and its partners - Abingdon & Witney College and the New Economics Foundation - to gain a...
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Bike It For MacIntyre!
Date: 27 Jul 2011The Doitforcharity.com London to Brighton Cycle Ride is a fundraising challenge starting in London and finishing on the Brighton sea front. You will start the challenge in South London, travel through Mitcham, Carshalton, Chipstead, Banstead, Haywards Heath and finally to Brighton having completed 54 miles!
Hundreds of thousands of people...
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MacIntyre take a stand at the Hub:MK
Date: 26 Jul 2011MacIntyre was proud to be part of the first Charity Bazaar which took place in the Hub:MK on Sunday 24 July. It was good to meet everyone and to have the opportunity to explain our work and sell the delicious cookies and biscuits made at MacIntyre's Bakery!
We are...
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Macfest - Mac to the Future
Date: 20 Jul 2011Saturday 16 July saw MacIntyre Wingrave School host Macfest 2011 - Mac to the Future.
The annual event turned into a tremendous success, and was described by all in attendance as the best Macfest yet.
Despite a morning of torrential rain and winds, the school initiated plan B...
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MAP College Runners go the course
Date: 07 Jul 2011We are pleased to announce that the MAP College Runners - a team of eight from MacIntyre Abingdon Partnership College - have successfully completed their gruelling 40 mile run from Thame in Oxfordshire, through Aylesbury, Wendover, Princes Risborough before returning to Thame.
The team had a great day with...
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The Big Hike comes to a close
Date: 04 Jul 2011The MacIntyre Big Hike came to a finish on Friday 1 July in the small Derbyshire village of Edale.
The weather remained glorious as on the quietest of afternoons the team of hikers emerged from The Penine Way to complete the five day hiking challenge, which began on Sunday 26 June...
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MacIntyre endorse the "National Response to the Abuse of People with Learning Disabilities"
Date: 22 Jun 2011“Like everyone who saw the shocking scenes on the Panorama investigation into the abusive practices of the Castlebeck service at Winterbourne View- I was appalled.
As a society we need to learn from this dreadful situation and I am particularly happy to endorse the National Response to the Abuse...
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MacIntyre Annual Charity Golf Day 2011
Date: 21 Jun 2011The 24th MacIntyre Charity Annual Golf Day took place on Wednesday 11th May 2011 on The Duke’s Course at Woburn Golf Club.
Luckily the rain held off and the day was hailed a huge success.
Snooker legend, Willie Thorne did a fantastic job conducting the auction...
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The Big Hike is fast approaching!
Date: 20 Jun 2011The MacIntyre Big Hike is fast approaching and everyone involved is looking forward to it.
In May the group went to the Peak District for the weekend in preparation for the hike, and though it did rain a little, it was a fantastic weekend, as most people involved...
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Running the gauntlet for MacIntyre
Date: 07 Jun 2011Personal Trainer & Sports Therapist, Joanne Hubbick, who attends MacIntyre Abingdon Partnership College every week to work with students providing circuit and athletics training and massage, is undertaking a huge feat all in aid of MacIntyre.
Along with MacIntyre employee Hannah Grimshaw and six of their friends, they are completing a...
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Reps on Board feature in national report
Date: 07 Jun 2011The Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE) have recently published a report on the prevention of abuse entitled, 'Prevention in adult safeguarding.'
The report, which shares findings from research, policy and practice on prevention in adult safeguarding, presents a wide range of approaches that can help prevent abuse to people with...
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National Family Week is here again!
Date: 01 Jun 2011National Family Week, the national celebration of family and family life, is here again, and this year, MacIntyre wants everyone to have the chance to get involved and support the campaign - and this includes MacIntyre My Way!
MacIntyre My Way works very closely with many of...
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