On Tuesday 3rd December we hosted our annual Harrogate Skills for Living Christmas party and oh what festive fun we had! Our learners, residents and staff gathered for a festive filled day at Bilton Working Mens Club. We played lots of games including a very large game of pass the parcel, certificate presentation for gym […]
Legacy fund grant for Harrogate Skills for Living!
26 November 2024
We were very lucky to be 1 of the 14 local organisations chosen to receive a grant from the Harrogate Brigantes Rotary Legacy Fund last week! Harrogate Brigantes is a group of like-minded friends working together to help local and international communities, while also having fun along the way. They are part of one of […]
The arts and crafts sessions at our day centre have always been very popular. This year our timetable included more creative sessions than ever before and a new class that we are very excited about is the Disney inspired arts and crafts group. Learners have really enjoyed their first project of the year, which included […]
The summer break at Harrogate Skills for Living came to a fitting close with the annual family and friends BBQ on Saturday 31 August held at our Brackenley care home. Residents of our homes, day centre clients, staff, and their families came together on a warm and sunny day to eat, drink, dance and enjoy […]
We have now reached the end of the 2023/24 academic year in our day centre. We wanted to take this opportunity to share some of our favourite photos from throughout the last year. From karaoke and dance sessions to cooking and baking and not forgetting the wonderful creative craft sessions - we have had a […]
Last week we enjoyed our annual day centre trip to the Yorkshire Coast. We had overcast weather, with spells of sunshine. Rain was forecast but never arrived, which we were all very pleased about. This was our biggest trip ever, with 41 learners and 21 staff, volunteers and 1:1 carers descending on Scarborough by coach, […]
Over the last couple months, we have started a Co-production group. Co-production acknowledges that people with ‘lived experience’ of a particular condition are often best placed to advise on what support and services will make a positive difference to their lives. The aim of our group going forward is to work together and improve services […]
Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber 2023 Awards
12 March 2024
We’re delighted and extremely proud to win the ‘Large Social Enterprise 2023 Award’ at the SEYH event held at York Hospitium on 7th March 2024. For the first time the Social Enterprise award was split into two categories due to competition and to give smaller organisations a fairer chance. Other categories included, Social Entrepreneur of […]
We are beyond excited to announce we have been shortlisted as a finalist in the large social enterprise category for the Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber Awards! SEYH was established in 2008 and is working hard to develop a strong regional social enterprise network, support existing and developing social enterprises, research, represent and lobby on […]
Our Christmas party is back! This was the first year we could bring all our service users together for a festive celebration since 2019 and my did we make the most of it. We spent the day dancing, singing, playing games, enjoying a lovely buffet lunch and then we finished the festive day off with […]
