Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

We’ve got 10 places for the adidas Women’s 5k Challenge 2009.
The race will take place on 6th September in London’s Hyde Park. And we have 10 places to fill.
To take part, you just need to pay £15 to the race organiser (£5 of that comes to us). And then pledge to raise £150 [...]

Read Calling all women! Run 5k for us!
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Two young people with learning disabilities are featured in today’s Youth special supplement in The Guardian. They explain that having a learning disability does not stop them from having a girlfriend or holding down a part-time job.
You can read the full feature here
They are both supported by United Response.

Read What’s it like to be a young person with a learning disability?
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

We have had a letter printed in Community Care magazine. The letter was a response to the recent healthcare reports.
You can read the letter in full on our website.

Read Letter in Community Care magazine
Monday, April 06th, 2009

If you fancy running a half marathon for United Response, we have a number of guaranteed places in the Royal Parks Half Marathon up for grabs.
Over 12,500 people will gather together on 11th October 2009 to take part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon. They will race through four Royal Parks, taking in fantastic views [...]

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Friday, April 03rd, 2009

Crispian Besley, from Northamptonshire, is using his participation in historic motor racing as a novel way of raising funds and promoting awareness of the national learning disability charity United Response.
The charity has a special significance to Crispian as they provided support for his younger brother, Dominic, for the last 15 years.
Crispian said:
“Dominic was born with [...]

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