Month: November 2019

22nd November 2019

“Unexpectedly rewarding” – Gary’s story

Gary Hill is a new support worker in one of our houses in Crewkerne, which supports eight people.  For years, he was running his own business selling print cartridges and toners but couldn’t compete with the likes of eBay and Amazon, which were selling them cheaper that it cost for him to post them! He really […]

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20th November 2019

Move your career forward with Discovery

Jodie has had a great career working in social care, where she has been supported to progress and also able to change roles to something less pressured when she had young children: “I joined Somerset County Council in March 2004 as a Community Support Worker and was based at Ashbury in Taunton. After a couple […]

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18th November 2019

Frome social club wins Discovery grant

A social club in Frome for young adults with additional needs has won a grant from the Discovery Community Fund. The fund allocates grants of £500-50,000 to groups for a range of activities to enable people with additional needs to live fulfilling lives in their community. Pod Plus opened two years ago and this grant […]

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9th November 2019

New Yeovil dance group awarded Small Sparks grant

A new dance group, Dance Ability, has been set up at the Spirit Gymnastics Academy in Yeovil with a Small Sparks grant from the Discovery Community Fund. The fund allocates grants of £500-50,000 to groups for a range of activities to enable people with additional needs to live fulfilling lives in their community. It has […]

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6th November 2019

A Winning Combination

Discovery’s Supported Employment team is delighted to be the winner of the BASE (British Supported Employment Association) Team of the Year award! Supported Employment Manager, Alex Seddon said: “We are overjoyed to have won this award and it is testament to the team’s hard work and dedication. We have seen the number of people we support […]

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