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A £10,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund will enable us to develop our latest digital offering Lockdown Liberation. The lockdown restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 outbreak hit people with learning disabilities hard. They were unable to access traditional day services and were feeling the effects of isolation more than […]
In accordance with government guidance we have published our risk assessments which will enable staff to remain safe when returning to work in our main office premises. These can be viewed here: – STOCKPORT Office HEYWOOD Office HALTON Office
The situation regarding the COVID-19 virus, continues to change rapidly. We have in place full business continuity and contingency plans, which we will continue to review and update on a daily basis in line with the most recent Government guidance. Our day services are temporarily closed as is our drop […]
As part of Hate Crime Awareness Week, performance poet Tom Calderbank visited the Cherwell Wellbeing Hub and our Witley Road Day Centre. Tom spent time with groups of service users talking about Hate Crime, and listening to their thoughts on what to do if they are a victim, before drawing […]
In partnership with Stockport based social enterprise Pure Innovations, PossAbilities will deliver a three year contract aimed at getting more people with learning disabilities and mental health diagnoses into real paid jobs. The three year contract, worth £1.3 million, will see the partners working across the local authority areas of […]
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, […]
Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Billy Sheerin, broke ground on a new development of apartments in Heywood. The Cherwell Village apartments will comprise 17 self-contained homes for people with learning disabilities, who will be supported by on-site staff. The £1.8 million project is being funded by local social enterprise PossAbilities CIC […]
PossAbilities own Adeline ‘Adi’ Dalman (pictured left) has won the Outstanding Shared Lives Carer Award 2019, Like other Shared Lives carers, Adi shares her home with a person needing a place to live and a bit of support. In this case, it’s Gabby Holt, who found life a real struggle […]
Working at PossAbilities We consider the following jobs with PossAbilities as important jobs, that’s because we regard every one of our jobs as important. We want people who are passionate, caring and fun. If this sounds a bit like you then follow the link below, you’ll find all you need […]
Happiness…the greatest gift that we possess, according to the late comedian Ken Dodd, not to mention other eminent philosophers across the ages. In the hurly-burly of day-to-day life, which for some means just trying to survive, it is something that we often forget. Yet if we don’t give focus and […]
Staff at PossAbilities, are celebrating a remarkable ‘double’, having received their second consecutive OUTSTANDING rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It’s great news too for the people with learning disabilities that they support. The CQC conducts rigorous assessments of all 22,000 adult social care providers against five criteria, to […]
PossAbilities brand new variety show Simply the Best had the audience rocking at the Middleton Arena for two nights in November. Supported by the Big Lottery Fund, the show featured over 50 people supported by PossAbilities and staff members, who spent nine months in rehearsals. It was all worth it as the […]
A new state-of-the-art development has been given the go-ahead by Rochdale’s Planning Committee. Cherwell Village Apartments will see PossAbilities filling a gap in the housing options for people with learning disabilities. Chief Executive Rachel Law said “This new £1.7 million development, funded through our success as a social enterprise, will […]
Fifty tech entrepreneurs from around the world descended on Rochdale during October 2018, looking for big issues that needed big solutions. We were delighted when they asked if they could visit PossAbilities, and we hosted two groups of them, as part of a mission organised by Zinc, which aims to […]
In August 2018, the government launched it’s new Civil Society Strategy. The document Building a future that works for everyone, sets out a range of commitments to strengthen the role of civil society. By civil society they mean individuals and organisations who act for the primary purpose of creating social value, independent […]
Manchester Pride returned for its 15th year, celebrating in style with over 4000 participants parading along the streets of Manchester on a glorious sunny day. Whilst parade veterans such as Greater Manchester Police, the NHS and Coronation Street got the crowds going, the parade welcomed a the PossAbilities float this […]
David Lidington, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office spent the day at Heywood based social enterprise PossAbilities. After the collapse of Carillion, the Minister is mounting a campaign to rebuild confidence in government outsourcing and aims to increase the proportion of government contracts awarded […]
PossAbilities Chief Executive, Rachel Law, will be at Manchester’s Lowry Hotel as a finalist in the Forward Ladies Awards.The FL National Awards & Summit recognises the achievements of business women in the UK. It is dedicated to encouraging the growth of women with the National Awards & Summit being a national showcase […]
So far, over 100 organisations have been formed by leaving the public sector and becoming Public Service Mutuals. This initiative, championed by The Cabinet Office, has launched a second round of support, Mutuals II, which aims to encourage more public sector leaders to develop plans to ‘spin-out’ and become independent […]
The first Inclusive World Cup will be organised by PossAbilities thanks to a £4,000 grant from the Greater Manchester Police proceeds of crime fund. The summer event aims to bring together the community in a joyous sporting endeavour. Teams will adopt a nation and comprise: – 50:50 males and females […]
Our Employment Team do a great job in supporting vulnerable adults to become work ready. For people with Apergers and Autism though, the world of work, with its rules, routines and social norms, can make them feel locked out of the workplace. They need personal development in order to get […]
For the first time, UK based firms with over 250 employees had to publish their gender pay-gap statistics by midnight on 4th April 2018. Heywood based social enterprise, PossAbilities has emerged as one of the few companies in the UK with a zero pay-gap across its 550 employees. Human Resources […]
One of the things we take really seriously here, is staff training. Having great staff means that we can provide a great service to the people that we support. Skills for Care is a national body which helps to support a well-led, skilled and valued adult social care workforce. Each […]
The PossAbilities show will be back on stage in 2018, thanks to a £10,000 award from the Big Lottery Fund. Rehearsals are already underway for the variety show, performed by some 60 people who we support, in front of a packed house on two nights at the Middleton Arena. Operations […]
The first NatWest WISE100, a list of the 100 most inspiring and influential women in social enterprise, impact investment and social innovation, features Heywood boss Rachel Law. At a special event held in London, Rachel’s achievements in setting up Heywood based PossAbilities CIC just three years ago, were recognised. Since […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
