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Sarah’s 10k race raising funds for Assert
On Sunday 10th March i competed my first 10k race in aid of Assert. The weather was against us, with gale force winds along Worthing seafront. This made the experience much tougher than expected and so it was great to still come in under the hour, at 59 mins. Theres still time to sponsor me …
Assert’s new fortnightly Thursday activity group
We have some exciting news that will increase the number and range of activities that are on offer each month. Assert have been in discussions with Impetus, who manage Aspire, for many months about Assert taking on the Aspire project. This has now happened and Assert are now managing what was the Aspire project. We …
Assert AGM 2019
ASSERT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 20th March We are delighted to say that our speaker will be Dr Dinah Murray, who will be giving a talk about behaviourism and the NHS “STOMP” initiative: (Stopping over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both). The AGM will start at 7.30pm sharp, although you are …
Raise funds for Assert when you book your 2019 holiday or do your weekly food shopping
Where will 2019 take you? Cruise? UK staycation? Luxury getaway? Take a look at the best deals on sunshine destinations online via @GiveasyouLive & you’ll raise HUGE donations for us. https://www.giveasyoulive.com/join/assertbh/_travel/summer Raise free funds for us when you do your grocery shop with @GiveasyouLive store cards https://instore.giveasyoulive.com/charity/assertbh
NHS England long term plan just published.
This is the 10 year plan for the NHS, with details relating to autism on pages 52-53. The full report is here. https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk
Happy New Year from all at Assert
The Assert office has now re-opened following the Christmas closure.
Giving Tuesday. One day to make a world of difference.
It’s almost Giving Tuesday. One day to make a world of difference. Tuesday the 27th of November is #givingtuesday, one of the UK’s biggest days of charitable giving, with thousands of organisations and millions of people taking part. We want to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to all our supporters for donating to Assert. Every single penny …
LEGO required!
We are looking for donations of LEGO! We would like to have some for our people to use during drop-ins and also to have in the meeting room for people during their appointments. Please contact Cat if you have any you would like to donate or pass her email address on to anyone you know …
Newsletter Volunteer Required!
ASSERT needs someone to help us produce our seasonal newsletter and we would very much like to hear from anyone interested in helping! The newsletter usually includes articles written by ASSERT staff or members, highlights from recent ASSERT activities, news from the Autism community as well as more fun articles or quizzes. We need help …