In March 2024 we were awarded a grant of £93,696 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting heritage project, ‘Celebrating Supportability at 70’.
We’ve been supporting people in the local community with a range of disabilities since 1953, but our full story has not been formally researched, documented or shared before.
Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, there will be a digitised timeline of photographs, documents and audio recordings for anyone to access, capturing and sharing the voices and experiences of disabled people and their families over the past 70 years.
The project will cumulate in a public exhibition and celebration event in 2025. There will also be themed activities such as heritage walks, music, art and cookery sessions for the people we support and their families and friends.
Interested in getting involved?
We are looking for volunteers to help with the project. Some of tasks you could be involved with:
- Sorting through photo slides from the 70’s and 80’s
- Organising heritage themed events
- Planning a public exhibition
Interested? Contact Elli at elli.tozer@supportability.org.uk.
Do you have a Supportability story to share?
Perhaps we have supported a friend or relative in the past? Or maybe you or a relative worked or the charity? Please contact Elli as above. No amount of detail is too small.
