Mad About Animals Activity Break – July 2022

Nutley Edge Activity Breaks are five-day supported holidays for people with learning disabilities and autism run by Outward. Set in the heart of the Sussex countryside, the breaks offer guests the chance to make friends and try new activities, while giving loved ones and carers an opportunity for respite. If you’re interested in booking a […]

Outward is welcoming a new post-Covid wave of Coproduction, reintroducing our quality checking and co-training program, while growing our team. This year, our co-trainers will be involved in media production of accessible key policies including safeguarding. This will involve collaboration with our dedicated volunteers and placements students. Our Co-trainers will also be part of our […]

Outward is constantly finding ways to engage and connect with the people we support in the most creative forms. This month, at one of our Waltham Forest supported living services, we hosted a photography workshop entitled “Feeling at Home“. The workshop was led by researchers at King’s College London with the aim of discovering what […]

This Month’s activity break was themed to please the palettes of food lovers everywhere. Guests started the week with lunch at Oast Farm, followed by a tasting menu in the evening by our chef Gary from Ambience Catering – fancy! The guests then cooked the week away with homemade shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, vegetable […]

After a false start due to storm Eunice we still managed to host another memorable Winter Warmer Activity Break a Nutley Edge. Guests christened our yurt with a great yoga session with Emma our local yoga instructor, had a relaxing massage with Charlotte from The Perfect Pamper and got stuck into baking, art and games […]

At Outward, we have been assisted by a multitude of amazing student volunteers, who dedicate their time to the people we support and sharing their skills. This week is Student Volunteering Week, an annual celebration that aims to get more students involved in volunteering whilst highlighting those that already do. We especially wanted to shine […]