23 April 2020 Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson today said that the DWP is automatically extending disability benefit awards by six months if they are due for reassessment in the next three months. Read more here on the Disability Rights UK Website...

A new online learning platform to help boost the nation’s skills while people are staying at home, has been launched today (28 April 2020). Free courses are available through the new online platform hosted on the gov.uk website, called the Skills Toolkit, link included below: https://theskillstoolkit.campaign.gov.uk/ (link is external)...

Ramadan started last Saturday 25th April for most muslims in the UK. This very helpful document by Shaw Trust/Ixion will give you a good idea of what Ramadan means and some excellent advice in how to participate in 2020, a year when the normal has to be cast aside...

This is a really useful suggested timetable of additional resources for all the parents out there who are homeschooling at the moment.  Just follow the links in the pdf to some great resources for different areas of the curriculum...

The knitters amongst you will know that quite a few of our members have been encouraged to join the Swann Bank Knit and Natter group and have been busy with their needles and natter ever since! Its a very mindful and creative activity which helps people with anxiety to...

Week two of the Virtual social hub on Zoom has proved to be very popular with 11 people attending and two more getting in touch to say that they wanted to be there but will try again next week. It was so lovely to see everyone and be able...

If you, or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and you are not sure how to get help these numbers are the ones you need in Stoke and Staffordshire : Staffordshire County Council released contact details for domestic abuse helplines. These being: New Era – 0300 303 3778...

The BCB team have put more information about the work they have been doing in partnership with Stoke Recovery and Starfish Social Hub on their website which can be accessed here. Notice: An extra session will run Wednesday 13th May at 1.30 pm and any Social Hub member is welcome to...

The Muslim Council of Britain, the largest umbrella organisation for Muslims in Britain, has published online guidance to help millions cope with the restrictions of lockdown during the coming fasting month of Ramadan. It says this year’s Ramadan, which begins at the end of this week, will be “a...

Summer Summer means hot weather…Summer means a lot more sun…Summer means more people out and about…Summer means warm air…Summer means pubs and clubs will be full of people…Summer means shops will be crowded again…Summer means more events will be planned…Summer means more and more parties will be going on…Summer...