Living Wage Week is especially important this year due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. In this blog, we discuss the importance of the Real Living Wage and how it benefits our employees. Many people often ask, what is the Real Living Wage? The Real Living Wage is a minimum hourly Read more…
Halloween will soon be here. For many people, it is an exciting time of the year, where people get dressed up in scary costumes, enjoy sweets, chocolate, and all sorts of spooky activities. However, Halloween may not always be fun for adults with Autism. Here a few of the main Read more…
To celebrate World Apple Day, the people we support at Alexandra Hub enjoyed an exciting outing to the Valley Gardens in Swinton. The day was filled with smiles and apple adventures. First, they walked through the lovely gardens, where they handpicked a variety of fresh apples from the trees, whilst Read more…
Today is World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raise awareness about mental health and knowing the importance of asking for help, no matter what you are going through. It is a day to remind everyone that mental health matters. Talking openly about our emotions can be difficult but Read more…
Where do you work for Aspire? I am generally based at St. Georges in Pendleton, however my role requires visiting different places seeing the people we support and meeting with my teams, around the Salford area. What do you do as part of your role? I work as a service Read more…
On Sunday 3rd September, we had the privilege of attending the first stage of the Tour of Britain race. Little did we know how inspiring this day would turn out to be! We were given the incredible opportunity to spend 30 minutes on Wheels for All accessible bikes and enjoy Read more…
On Sunday 9th July, Richard Sinclair, an Aspire Support Worker, embarked on a charity bike ride, pedalling 53 miles. This bike ride marked Richard’s 11th participation in the Manchester to Blackpool charity bike ride, covering a 60-mile route. After months of training and dedication, Richard completed the ride in an Read more…
Salford based health and social care provider Aspire for Intelligent Care and Support has partnered with Manchester Metropolitan University to help transform and shape the future of social care by fast-forwarding Aspire into a new digital era. As part of UK Innovate Knowledge Transfer Partnership, the organisations will work together Read more…
Where do you work?I work at the Poppy Dementia Day Support and Poppy Dementia Suite. I started working with Aspire in January. The staff at Poppy have been very helpful and welcoming, which has made it very easy for me to settle into my role. What does an average day Read more…
On Monday 19th June, we opened the doors to our new Brierley Café. Brierley Cafe is a friendly community space for people of Walkden and Little Hulton, to meet and enjoy a delicious, affordable meals, cakes and snacks. Located on Longshaw Drive, with many bus routes nearby and within walking Read more…