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Thank you

Over the past 12 months there have been some alarming and shocking media reports setting out how far too many disabled people and their families are not…

Milton Keynes Lifelong Learning’s Big Win

We’re delighted to share that Milton Keynes Lifelong Learning and MacIntyre’s Corporate Partner Willmott Dixon have won Honour Goodsite’s Big Build Competition…

Christmas Fayre at MacIntyre School

With less than two weeks to go until Christmas, Santa is making an early stop at MacIntyre School this Friday.

A first for the Great Communities Friendship Group

Cheshire’s ‘Museum of Policing’ has held its first ever autism-friendly tour, in partnership with MacIntyre’s Great Communities project.

Outstanding!

‘Outstanding in all 5 domains’ was the most wonderful news to receive from CQC and it felt absolutely amazing! I am so proud that people receive such…

MacIntyre Roadshows 2018

For staff and people we support, our annual Roadshows are a chance to get creative, catch up with old friends, make new ones and most importantly, have…

Team spirit in Chesterfield

Last month, people we support in Chesterfield gathered together to compete in MacIntyre’s first ever Boccia and Curling Competition.

Festive fun at our Christmas Fair

Over the weekend, we officially started our Christmas countdown with our Christmas Fair. Held at the beautiful Antiques Centre within Woburn Abbey on…

Could you volunteer with us?

At MacIntyre, we’re always inspired by the generosity of our volunteers and we’re always looking for new friendly faces that want to make a difference.

Can you remember the first time you went abroad?

For Tracy her Shared Lives journey started two years ago when her mum became too unwell to continue to care for her and Tracy went to live with Shared…

Jess leads the way

We’re excited to share that Jess Hiles, author of ‘Jess the Goth Fairy’, has been announced as a winner of The Learning Disability and Autism Leader’s…

Christmas Fair 2018

With the festive season just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to come along to our Christmas Fair this Sunday from 10am.

Q&A with Lorraine Devereux

Could you introduce yourself and what your role involves?“My name is Lorraine Devereux and I am thrilled to be MacIntyre’s new Events and Corporate Fundraiser.…

Celebrating achievements with KGDS

On Monday 19 November, the ‘Keep Going…Don’t Stop!’ group held their annual showcase, to reflect and share all of their achievements throughout the year.

Safeguarding Adults Week Roundup

From 19 to 25 November, we explored what safeguarding means to the people we support, identified types of abuse and shared good practice.

The Challenge

It has been a hardworking and very successful year for at the Life Skills Centre. So the big question was how do we bring this amazing year to an end?…

Empowering people through sport

For the final day of National Safeguarding Adults Week, we discuss how to ensure people supported by MacIntyre are kept safe when they taking part in…

We have “Outstanding” news!

Our team in Warrington have just heard that they have been rated “Outstanding” in all five areas by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Keeping safe online

Are you keeping safe online? MacIntyre’s ‘Inspired for Training’ group have developed an Easy Read pack, to help people with a learning disability stay…

Reflecting on Safeguarding

Today Deborah Kitson, CEO of Ann Craft Trust, shares her thoughts on safeguarding within MacIntyre.