The Mental Health impact of the Covid- 19 pandemic #timetotalkday2021
#timetotalkday is an annual campaign that aims to end the stigma attached to mental health and encourage everyone to start having conversations about how they really feel. https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/ says: We know that the more conversations [...]
Learning Disability Community Disco
It's been nearly a year since we hosted one of our club nights at Pryzm Nightclub in Leeds. These evenings were one of the highlights of everyone's month with around 200 people attending from the [...]
Online activities for adults with learning disabilities during lockdown
On January 5th we were advised by the UK Government that the country was to go into another full lockdown which meant we had to close for 7 weeks. Many countries across the world were [...]
Leep1 AGM 2021
Our next AGM will take place on February 4th 2021. Due to the pandemic, we have decided to host a virtual meeting on Zoom. This past year has been both challenging and very different due [...]
Twelve Days of Leepmas – a positive message from the learning disabled community
Love in my heart for my Leep1 Family 2020 has been a year we will never forget and the festive season brought with it more challenges. It can be a difficult time of year for [...]
International day of Disabled Persons 2020 #LeedsForAll
On the 3rd December every year we celebrate the International Day of Disabled Persons. This year's theme is about hidden disabilities. This year we wan't to spread awareness and understanding ‘Not all Disabilities are Visible’ [...]