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Driving Up Quality: What we are doing about it

Thursday, May 18, 2017

The Driving Up Quality Code is a voluntary code which PossAbilities has signed up to. It shows our determined commitment to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities by taking active steps to improve the services that we provide and the ways in which we provide them. The code, […]


Gaffer Goes Radio Ga Ga

Monday, January 16, 2017

BBC Radio Manchester’s Breakfast Show, featured PossAbilities today (16th January 2017), in a live outside broadcast from the Cherwell Wellbeing Garden & Farm. Reporter Richard Stead interviewed Chief Executive Rachel Law about the remarkable growth of PossAbilities since it’s ‘spin-out’ from Rochdale Council. As you might expect, a number of […]


PossAbilties surges from Zero to £10 million in 365 days

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

A week may be a long time in politics, but in business a year is not a long time at all. For Heywood based social enterprise PossAbilities, 2016 proved to be a momentous 365 days, in which it’s total value of new business took off, going from zero to £10 […]


Oh-la-la Doreen goes home thanks to PossAbilities Homeshare

Thursday, October 6, 2016

 A Heywood woman was able to leave nursing care and get back to the home she loves thanks to a new scheme which brings together people who need a bit of support with those who need a place to live.   Doreen 78 from Heywood and Anouck 22 from Paris […]


Big Lottery backs PossAbilities Monkeytown Monkey Trail

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

  Heywood is set to have it’s own Monkeytown Trail thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Big Lottery Celebrate Fund.   Heywood based social enterprise PossAbilities are leading the project which will create a trail of nine monkeys around the town which will be launched next spring with a […]


PossAbilities heads to London in search of top award

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

  Heywood based social enterprise, PossAbilities has been shortlisted for a top award by Social Enterprise UK. After a barnstorming year, which has included a CQC Outstanding rating, it seemed like things couldn’t get better, but they did. The local firm have grabbed £7.1 million in new contracts; built the […]


Next stop Oldham as PossAbilities continues to grow

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Heywood based social enterprise PossAbilities continued a relentless period of growth this week,  by securing a new contract in Oldham. Following on from a recent success in Widnes & Runcorn, the social care provider has now secured over £7 million of new contracts in just the past six months. This […]


BBC 1’s Michelle Ackerley launches Homeshare Scheme

Monday, July 11, 2016

Television presenter Michelle Ackerley launched PossAbilities new Homeshare scheme this week in a special event at One Riverside in Rochdale.   Michelle, currently presenting Watchdog and Crimewatch Live, opened the event in her capacity as PossAbilities Homeshare Ambassador.   This new scheme, supported by the Big Lottery Fund and operated […]


Mayoral couple get help to open £150,000 wellbeing garden

Monday, July 11, 2016

Rochdale’s Mayor and Mayoress opened the Cherwell Wellbeing Garden and Farm in Heywood last week, with a little surprise help from Mark Tomkins. Mark, who attends the Social Lounge Day Centre at PossAbilities Cherwell Wellbeing Hub, jumped in to lend the Mayoress a helping hand and make sure she knew […]


Heywood firm scoops top prize in national photo competition

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

A Heywood based social enterprise, praised for it’s groundbreaking support for people with learning disabilities, has scooped top prize in a prestigious national competition. ‘Centre Stage’, a photograph of the PossAbilities annual show at The Middleton Arena, wowed the judges of the Inspiring Images of Social Care 2016 competition in […]


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