News & Blogs

Work experience with Lewis

Lewis is currently on roll at a local school in Wiltshire and is in Year 11. MacIntyre began working with Lewis in November 2017 on a one day community…

Understanding Dementia and Learning Disabilities

With approximately 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, the resource provides valuable insight into the types of the condition.

A Registered Manager’s perspective on Dementia

For day four of Dementia Action Week, we are sharing 6 films from the perspective of one of our Registered Managers, Sarah Lancaster.

MacIntyre’s Wellbeing for Life toolkit

Following a successful pilot phase with selected geographical areas of MacIntyre, the toolkit was made available to all MacIntyre staff in April 2018.We…

Story of Angela and James

Angela and James are a couple who met over 15 years ago and fell in love during the years that they worked together at MacIntyre’s Coffee Shop.

Stop and have fun!

We all join MacIntyre for different reasons, and when I started working for the organisation over 10 years ago I wasn't truly sure what MacIntyre was…

Ian takes to the road for Woodland Road

On 29 April Ian Herbert took on the incredible Church Hill Challenge Ride, in what he described as his toughest ride yet!

A fresh look for the Great Holm Coffee Shop

Last week, the shop was closed for a day whilst a fantastic team of volunteers from Network Rail helped give the shop a fresh coat of paint. Using paint…

What does family mean to you?

Shared Lives allows people to provide support and friendship from their own homes for adults with learning disabilities. Used by 12,000 people in the…

Locking up…

Working with young people that have an innate fascination with all things ‘You Tube’ it can sometimes be difficult to tear them away; what with the flashy…

Come say hello at the Autism Show

In Manchester from Friday 29 to Saturday 30 June, MacIntyre will be at the Autism Show 2018.

Support MacIntyre through the Franklin’s £50 Challenge 2019

After the success of the Franklin’s £50 Challenge in January, Franklins Solicitors have announced that MacIntyre has been chosen as one of the local charities…

MacIntyre No Limits at The SEN Conference

On Wednesday 16 May, MacIntyre will be presenting at the Special Education Needs and Disability Conference.Aiming to provide an insight into how…

Promoting the voice of people with a learning disability

Involving the people we support is central to everything that we do at MacIntyre, and it has been a clear, shared vision from the very start of our Department…

Meet our first Dragon Boat Festival team

We would like to introduce our first Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival team and Gold Sponsor, Calverton Finance.The Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival,…

Countdown to the DAA webinar: Learning Disabilities and Dementia

With less than a week to go, there’s still time to join our webinar with Dementia Action Alliance on Tuesday 8 May at 10am. Hosted by leading campaigner…

Switch on and off we grow

Near Southampton we have a residential service for six people who have physical disabilities and profound learning disability.

Awareness and adjustments are key to tackling health inequalities

An important issue for VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) and many other organisations within the sector, including MacIntyre,…

Fulfilling Potential and Supporting Better Lives

There are many challenges facing people with learning disabilities and their families in ensuring they are afforded the same rights as the rest of the…

Marjorie Newton Wright Awards 2018

Yesterday marked the 9th year of the Marjorie Newton Wright Awards. Launched in 2009 to commemorate our founders Kenneth and Marjorie Newton Wright, the…