Today as we are celebrating World Social Work Day, I have been reflecting on what it means to me to be a social worker. I realised that I really never wanted to be anything else from as early on as I can remember. Now, after a long career in which I have had the privilege…
In 2019, Surrey Choices raised a staggering amount of £6034.46 for The Fountain Centre, who support cancer patients, families and Carers at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. Over the year, many fundraising events were planned, organised and delivered by disabled people which meant overcoming a range of barriers from communicating with local businesses…
Surrey Choices has recently launched their new 6 monthly newsletter, where you can find out all about what is happening around Surrey Choices and the exciting things ahead for the people they support, colleagues, parents and Carers, and the public! Easy Read Surrey Choices News – Issue 1 – November 2019 To view in full…
Customers and staff from The Farnham Community Group, Surrey Choices and The Woodlarks Centre have joined forces to help the homeless in their local community. The idea originated from a member of the Farnham Community Group, Yvonne. Yvonne has a mild learning disability and is supported by the group to gain independence and develop new…
Our Pop-Up Art Gallery has opened offering affordable pieces of work exhibiting work from our customers who have a range of disabilities.
We had our first staff Annual Achievers Awards event this week, paying tribute to the exceptional achievements of company employees.
Our Guildford Community Group are celebrating after receiving an award for their service to the community.
A Surrey Choices customer has won a competition to design an album cover after her work was displayed at Woking’s annual ‘Party in the Park’ event recently.
Broadcaster Mike Read and Patty Parfitt, former wife of the late Status Quo frontman Rick Parfitt, announced Debbie Taylor as the overall winner, rewarding her with £100 worth of Hobbycraft vouchers for her winning ‘Jam on Bread’ artwork.
Greater independence has been achieved for a 33 year-old man with a learning disability after seven months of working at Sparky’s Café in Guildford.
Following a successful interview and trial day Ben started work in November 2016, learning how to operate the till, interact with customers and serve a variety of hot drinks to them whilst maintaining a clean café area.
