News and Campaigns
A.G.M & OPEN FORUM On
Employment & the Disabled worker at Swaledale Mountain Rescue Centre, Hipswell Road West, Catterick Garrison on 12TH MAY 2011
A.G.M
read the minutes to the AGM here pdf download (1mb)
Forum
read the whole report here pdf download (134kb)
Independus Forum on Direct Payments - The Golden Lion, Northallerton 5 April 2011
This was a very well-attended Forum with people from a wide range of backgrounds and localities across the county. It demonstrated the importance of, and interest in, this topic.
read the whole report here pdf download (134kb)
Yorkshire Dales National Park 'Access for All' forum
Independus continues to work with the Yorkshire Dales national Park authority, in the area of opening the Dales to disabled people and their families and carers, disabled tourism is often overlooked by the media and others.
Independus Housing Forum - 11 March 2011 - At the Station, Richmond
The first event of our Forum Programme for 2011 funded by Awards for All took place on 11 March at the Station in Richmond.
My New York Trip
My name is Nigel Moody and I am a Trustee of Independus, I am also a service user as I had a brain haemorrhage some years ago which left me in a coma and subsequently brain damaged.
Tramper Tester Day at Aysgarth Falls - May 13 2010
A bright sunny day saw five All Terrain Vehicles lined up in the car park of Aysgarth Falls before setting off in rank and file across the road and down the path to view the lower falls.....
A journey to Hull and back...
I met Nigel a couple of years ago at the office base of Adult Social Care in Richmond. Cara was Nigel’s senior care worker who introduced him to me as he was challenging his direct payment following on from an assessment of need in order to assist with his care in the community....
RNID is offering a SMS text service to be used in an emergency. It converts verbal instruction like location etc into text which is then available to 999 operators. It will also use mobile tracking GPS to locate you if you are unsure where you are. To find out more information or to register your Mobile phone contact
0808 808 01232 Telephone
0808 808 9000 Text phone
Four Trustees have recently passed a 20 hours course on Presentation Skills. Facilitated by NYCC Adult Learning Service (supportive learning).
They learnt how to speak publicly, deliver training with support and develop their self confidence.
All four gave their maiden speeches in November at Independus at a special meeting to a standing ovation.
The four were Mr Roy Emmerson, Mrs Eleanor Harnott, Mr Nigel Moody and Mr Roger Jenkinson.
Richmond Town Hall Coffee Morning
On 14th January 2010, with snow and ice still clogging the streets of Richmond, a hearty bunch from Independus set up for a coffee morning in Richmond Town Hall. A very slow start which picked up once the news spread that we, unlike others, were open for business.
Coffee dispensed, biscuits and cakes consumed, raffle tickets sold. £39 profit made. Not bad considering!!!