Lock down has given everyone more time and this was not put to waste at the children’s home. With the help of Connell the boys have been busy making Tie Die T Shirts and the results are excellent. If you would like to look as stylish as this please place your orders!

On Thursday 9 July at 7pm, Bishop Tom Williams will celebrate Mass in Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral for the sick, their families, carers, health workers, and for all those who work as part of the Caritas network of charities in England and Wales. The Mass will be streamed online. To watch live or to view the Read More

Since the start of the lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic eleven weeks ago, the work of the Diocesan Refugee Support Group has been paused. However, we continue to be concerned for the welfare of those who are seeking sanctuary as refugees and asylum seekers here in the UK. Organisations and individuals across the Diocese Read More

Thanks to grant funding Catholic Care will be supporting children & families throughout the summer who are experiencing hardship and food poverty as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. One of the ways we will be doing this is through supplying schools with fresh fruit for the children attending school many of whom are from Read More

“From Our Home to Yours” The staff teams in Catholic Care’s services for adults who have a learning disability have been thinking of various ways to ensure that the people they care for and support remain in contact with their families and friends. This time of year would normally be the start of holiday season Read More

The Fun During Learning Disability Week Continued – Eyes down for a full house …… and it wasn’t long before one of our tenants, living in one of our supported living homes for adults who have learning disability in Elland, did get a full house during a few games of ‘virtual bingo’ last Friday evening. Read More

– Prepared by Sharon Costello, Service Manager Learning Disability Service – When Kathy Snell. One of our Registered Domiciliary Care Managers set the challenge to bake that was it. No theme. No specific design, just bake. So, with the challenge made and the deadline set the competition began. The determination and the desire to win Read More

During learning disability week a theme in one of our Learning Disability homes was “Feeling Good”. Two of the ladies continued with their nature project by making a scrap book with pictures of animals found in our garden, they have both really enjoyed this project and it is something that they will continue beyond this Read More

“Learning Disability Week has certainly driven people to share the talents and skills each person we support possesses. One of the activities planned was Creative Craft sessions. But what happens if you run out of materials? In one home this activity turned into ‘crafty creations’ when some of the people we support thought outside of Read More

Some say we are learning disabled But we think we are learning Enabled It’s not about what we can’t do But about finding ways in which we can do At first glance you might not see That really, we’re the same you & me We have the same thoughts, desires and dreams We have highs, Read More