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Possabilities had launched it’s first ever social value report. There’s no business like good business details our the social value that we added over and above what we do in our day job. For the year 2022-23 this totalled £4.3 million. In other words for every £10 we spend, we […]
We’ve launched our new Engagement and Service Development Strategy. It’s a lovely piece of work which will guide our actions over the next three years. It was co-produced with the people we support in a series of events facilitated by our friends at Mutual Ventures. Called A place to make […]
A group of staff and a volunteer attended the GM Health & Social Care Awards in Manchester, where we were shortlisted in three categories. Ryan Bott, our digital major dude, accepted the award for Innovation Champion, which is well deserved and a fantastic recognition for someone who has taken the […]
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, took part in the official opening of our Cycle and Stride project. Funded by Transport for Greater Manchester with monies from the London Marathon Trust, the project has enabled us to buy three adaptive bikes, which were unveiled by the Mayor. After admitting […]
Here at PossAbilities our mission is to create a great place to work, ensuring that everyone loves their job and can do their best work. We are delighted to announce that we have become a member of the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter; the Charter is all about making […]
The Tipi Theatre in the Cherwell Wellbeing Garden was the venue for the launch of a new short film by PossAbilities. On the Buses was developed as a fun, insightful and informative way to help people with learning disabilities to feel less anxious when travelling on public transport and to […]
Heywood social enterprise, PossAbilities is celebrating after helping to save a riding centre for vulnerable people from closing. The Margaret Haes riding centre in Holcombe Brook, near Bury, was threatened with closure after their landlord gave them six-months to raise £300,000 to buy their site, or see it sold on […]
PossAbilities CEO has written an open letter to incoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, appealing for a more fair and equitable approach to recognising the value of social care. Rachel said “Our 600 staff are some of the people everybody clapped for not so long ago. The clapping has faded and […]
Our project Peel Street Mill and Its People, funded by Historic England, kicked off in earnest with the launch of our fantastic microsite www.peelmill.uk Over the next six-months, local people, including service users will be part of a detective story to uncover the lives and loves of the people who […]
PossAbilities today launched its Thinkpiece Ten thoughts for achieving efficiencies in adult social care. Rachel Law, CEO of PossAbilities said “Commissioners are facing the perfect storm. As a provider we are not prepared to simply hold up our hands and complain about our lot in life. We want to be […]
We are honoured that Historic England has chosen our project to be part of their Everyday Heritage programme. More than 500 applications were received and the Historic England panel selected only 50 so just to make the cut is a big deal. Some years ago we created a magnificent garden […]
Viridor Credits has awarded PossAbilities a grant of £36,770 to prepare the site and build a midi-hat tipi in our Cherwell Wellbeing Garden and Farm. The garden has become so popular, particularly when we have large community events, that we are in need of more space. The tip will hold […]
Once again we have been able to report a zero gender pay gap for the third consecutive year. In 2020/21, we had 501 employees. Some 73% were female and 27% male. Across the whole payroll, the average pay for women was 1.6% more than that for men. The median figure, […]
Social care provider PossAbilities features in a new BBC1 documentary. In it, celebrity couple Paddy & Christine McGuiness who have three autistic children, attempt to gain a deeper understanding of autism and think about what the future may hold for their family. The film features former Manchester United footballer Paul […]
Yet again our latest snapshot of the gender pay gap calculation shows that PossAbilities is a really equal place to work – whatever your gender. Using the government methodology we calculated a small gap in pay in favour of men of 1.6%. This compares to a national average in favour […]
Yes. PossAbilities is heading to the spiritual home of Northern Soul. We are delighted to have been awarded a seven year, £8.5 million contract by Wigan Council to provide supported living services in parts of the borough. This expands PossAbilities footprint across the North West and West Yorkshire, meaning that […]
Our beautiful animation Animals – Because hating is a crime, was launched on 2nd February at the start of Hate Crime Awareness week. It’s the story of a young man with learning disabilities, Max, who gets a job at a pet shop and finds some unsavoury friends, which has started to go […]
Now you can take a look inside the Cherwell Green Apartments and see for yourself what magnificent homes these will be for 17 people with learning disabilities. When you take the grand tour you will see a drop down menu on your top left. You can click on any room […]
As the autumn approaches, we can now really see the Cherwell Green development begin to take shape. Any moment now the roof will be put on this £1.8 million build, which will create 17 amazing apartments for people with learning disabilities. Very soon you will be able to look inside […]
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 […]
