Trustee to Rep – Dinesh’s Story

I found out about Lewisham Speaking Up in 2014 when I was getting support from Nexus. I had a support worker once a week, and I attended one session at Lewisham Speaking Up. At that time I was quite confused about what it was so I went to one and then didn’t go back for […]
Spring 26 Newsletter

We have lots of news hot off the press! Please share with anyone who might be interested to know about our work with people with learning disabilities
Winter Newsletter ’26

We have lots of news hot off the press! Please share with anyone who might be interested to know about our work with people with learning disabilities
Autumn Newsletter ’25

We have lots of news hot off the press! Please share with anyone who might be interested to know about our work with people with learning disabilities
Read our People’s Parliament report on Mental Health

Read the latest Lewisham People’s Parliament report on Mental Health Read our new people’s parliament report on Mental Health! In June 2025, we held a People’s Parliament about mental health. We talked about mental health services, medication, suicidal thoughts and long-stay hospitals. You can read the report here Or click on the picture of the […]
Summer Newsletter ’25

We have lots of news hot off the press! Please share with anyone who might be interested to know about our work with people with learning disabilities
Question Time with Lewisham MPs 2025

Lewisham MPs Listen to People with learning disabilities On Friday 31st January, we hosted a Question Time at the Catford Civic Suite for people with learning disabilities. One of our People’s Parliament reps suggested that we hold this event as part of our self advocacy work. They said it would be a great chance for […]
Read our People’s Parliament report on the Elections

Read the latest Lewisham People’s Parliament report on our Elections In September 2024, we held a People’s Parliament where we elected a new set of People’s Parliament reps. You can read the report here Or click on the picture of the report 36 people with a learning disability came to vote for […]
Winter Newsletter

We have lots of news hot off the press! Please share with anyone who might be interested to know about our work with people with learning disabilities
Autumn Newsletter

We have lots of news hot off the press! Please share with anyone who might be interested to know about our work with people with learning disabilities