Posts by Jacki Keable
The end with a well earned pint!
Circumnavigation of the Forest raises £900 for disability charity Two Sway residents have raised more than £900 for New Milton-based New Forest Disability Information Service by walking around the perimeter of the Crown Lands of the Forest. The pair, Chandran Krishnasamy (Chan) and Mark Parker, started from the Silver Hind pub in Sway and walked…
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Read MoreWell Done Ladies of Trefoil!
The wonderful ladies of Trefoil kindly raised £640 for New Forest Disability. We would like to say a huge thank you! The money raised by Trefoil will contribute towards the purchase of mobility and accessibility equipment for some of the most disadvantaged families in the New Forest. As a charity, we rely heavily on fundraising…
Read MoreNew Forest Disability is a Finalist in the Brilliance in Business Awards 2023!
We are delighted to announce New Forest Disability has been selected as a Finalist in the Brilliance in Business Awards 2023! This is a fantastic achievement in itself as there were a large number of nominations this year. Of the 9000 businesses in the New Forest eligible to take part in our local awards, New Forest…
Read MoreNew Forest Disability is certified as a Disability Confident Leader
We are delighted to announce that in 2023, New Forest Disability became certified as a Disability Confident Leader. This is a step up from Disability Confident Employer, which we had previously attained, and the highest level of accreditation. It’s a fantastic achievement for us and means that we can continue to demonstrate that we employ…
Read MoreNew Forest Disability celebrates after receiving notification of National Lottery funding!
New Forest Disability based in New Milton is celebrating securing funding to enhance their Disability Benefits Advice and Advocacy Service from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. Our Disability Benefits Advice and Advocacy Service will use their funding to provide advice and assistance to complete disability related…
Read MoreMark Parker’s sponsored 500km walk
At the end of his successful completion last year of the 380km Cape Wrath Trail in the Scottish Highlands, which raised almost £2,000, NFDIS official walker Mark Parker declared that his next challenge had to be somewhere warm and with decent wine! He decided on a 500km section of European long-distance footpaths GR-78 and GR10…
Read MoreAdvice Quality Standard
New Forest Disability were delighted to receive notification the external audit that scrutinises all areas of the service resulted in a re-award of the prestigious AQS standard. This award will help our clients to know we are a quality approved charity providing a high standard of advice.
Read MoreCelebrating our Volunteers
At our Annual Public Meeting on Wednesday 26 October we celebrated our wonderful volunteers by presenting their long service certificates. Bronze for 1 month – 4 years; silver 5 – 9 years; gold 10 – 14 years; Platinum 15 – 19 years & Diamond 20 – 25 years. from L to R: Callum 5 years.…
Read MorePurple Tuesday
Has your business or organisation signed up for this year’s Purple Tuesday on 1st November? If not, you could be missing out! A surprising statistic is that 80% of disabled people have an invisible or hidden impairment, but only 10% of organisations have a plan in place to access the growing market of the Purple…
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