Big Health Week is here!
People with learning disabilities and autistic people will be able to take part in another week-long ‘Big Health Week’ from Monday 7 to Friday 11 November 2022. The Big Health Week is a fun and social occasion, but we’re also getting across important health messages. The event is commissioned by the NHS South East London […]
Autumn Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters, There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment – for charities and individuals – as we continue to hear about the rise in the cost of living. Many people with learning disabilities are struggling because of rising costs and other inequalities. The staff team at Lewisham Speaking Up feel we […]
Positive Voices Conference
Lewisham People’s Parliament – Our time at the Positive Voices Self Advocacy conference in Birmingham Three members of the Lewisham People’s Parliament presented at the Positive Voices self-advocacy conference in Birmingham. Peter, Sam and Aisha all spoke at the conference which they helped to plan with other self-advocates from around the country. Aisha […]
Photosymbols – behind the scenes!
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when Photosymbols create their easy read images? Self-advocates at Lewisham Speaking Up found out exactly what happens when we arranged a photo shoot with Joe and his colleague from the Photosymbols team earlier this year. It starts early as there is a lot of setting […]
2021/2022 Annual Report
Click here to read LSU’s 2021/22 annual report.
People’s Day Success
We had a very successful day at the annual People’s Day at Mountsfield Park on 16 July 2022 as part of the Lewisham Borough of Culture 2022 celebration. It was a hot day and so a huge thanks to all who popped in to say hello and to catch up with our services for people […]
Goodbye to the Friday Music Club!
On Friday 1st July, we held our last ever zoom Friday Music Club. It was a joyful occasion, tinged with a bit of sadness. We started the group as part of our response to the Covid pandemic in November 2020, thinking it would only last for a few weeks. But it was so popular, we […]
LSU Newsletter June 2022
Dear friends and supporters, Welcome to our latest Lewisham Speaking Up newsletter. I hope you are enjoying the longer days and the sunshine. At LSU we are very worried about people with learning disabilities managing as the cost of living goes up. We hope to run some groups on this soon. If you are or […]
Lewisham People’s Parliament report on ‘Scams’
Read our latest People’s Parliament report on ‘Scams’ Lewisham People’s Parliament report on Scams April 2022 The Lewisham People’s Parliament The People’s Parliament is here to represent the views of people with learning disabilities who live in Lewisham. It is a project run by Lewisham Speaking Up and it is funded by the Big Lottery […]
Learning Disability Awareness week 2022
Learning Disability Awareness week 2022 Monday 20th June – Friday 24th June Join us for a week of activities in Learning Disability Awareness Week 2022! Learning Disability Week is about telling people what life is like with a learning disability. This year, we want to show how people with a learning disability are reconnecting with […]
