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The worries of the pandemic: obsessive cleaning

How Guideposts Information Service helped Bethany who was extremely anxious about shopping, receiving post, wiping surfaces, washing clothes and the thought of lockdown ending.

GLADS Superheroes Colouring Competition

We are celebrating our incredible staff at GLADS in Oxfordshire and the massive impact they have made during the pandemic with a colouring in competition.

Phone Calls, Parcels and Post

Jane usually works face to face with Guideposts service users in the local community, but when Covid struck she had to figure out how to support and care for her clients from home.

6 Ways We’ve Helped During Lockdown

As we make the final preparations for reopening we wanted to reflect on some of the thing we have done since the start of the pandemic. So here are 6 things to celebrate!

Guideposts Service User Council and Co-production Week 2020

James is the Chair of our Service User Council so we caught up with him to find out about who he is, his role and what co-production means to him.

Pen Pals

Keeping people connected through Pen Pals

Our team in Gloucestershire have been connecting children with older people in our CONNECT groups by setting up a pen pal service.

Learning Disability Week: Dawn

We visit the team in Oxfordshire to hear about our Learning Disability Specialist and GLADS Team Leader, Dawn McCall who has worked with Guideposts for 13 years.

Learning Disability Week: Friendship

This week, 15 – 21 June is Learning Disability Week. The theme of the week is the importance of friendships during lockdown. We caught up with James who leads our work at our Community Hub in Stroud, Gloucestershire to talk about friendships.

How to Enjoy Music at Home

While we’re still waiting for choirs and other local music groups to start up again, here are some suggestions on how you can take part in musical activities from home.

How a pandemic has changed Henry Smith House

How a pandemic has changed Henry Smith House

This week is mental health awareness week so we spoke to our team in Watford who run our mental health work at Henry Smith House.

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