We are a friendship group for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and autism spectrum conditions. If you want to make friends and share the same interests, everyone is welcome. Why not come and join us!
As well as exciting events and activities all year round, we can help you make lasting friendships. We can help you to find events and activities in your local area.
This is even more important now because the coronavirus has made it hard to get out and meet people.
We are still keeping in touch, but in different ways. To help people stay safe we have moved our events and activities online and have been telephoning people who may be lonely.
In Spring 2018 the people we support at Future Directions told us that they wanted to make more friends and have lots of things to do.
A group of people supported by Future Directions looked at how we could make things a lot better. The group decided to form the ‘Friends for Life’ group. The group came up with lots of ideas from meeting up monthly to having bigger events throughout the year where people can meet new people and see old friends.
The group was successful and awarded a Big Lottery Fund ‘Reaching Communities’ fund of £66,252.00, this is to support the project for two years.
Stretch with Sammy
Walk and Talk Group
'Stronger Together' Community Choir
Sci-Fi Club
Create and Chat
Brew and Banter
Funtime Friday
We also know about lots of other activities and groups that you can join online.
Christmas Card Exchange Scheme: We match you up with someone you can send a card to and get a card from. We hold card making sessions where people can make a Christmas card to send to someone (online in 2020).
Before Covid we had a Cinema Club that met every month in Manchester city centre. We also had day trips to Blackpool, Chester Zoo and local theatres.
Once lockdown rules ease we will go where you would like to go – whether up town, to the country or city, or the seaside.
We will help you to find local activities and events and to go to and make friends with local people.
If you are interested in Friends For Life, or like to know more about our events, please get in touch with Kim Barrett, our Personalisation Lead on 0161 769 9000. Or you could email her via Kimberley.Barrett@futuredirectionscic.co.uk.
A brief goodbye
Covid has changed a lot of things for a lot of people. Our beloved colleague and friend Dianne very suddenly passed away due to Covid. We will never forget the impact that Dianne had on all of us and how much she loved her work. She will forever be in our memories.
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