We will be returning to Alice Holt on 29th June at 11am for a cycle! To join please contact Katy – Email: katy.hubbard@surreycoalition.org.uk SMS/Phone: 07434 865062 Read about our trip to Alice Holt last year: Our group arranged to meet at the Activity Centre for 11am and with all of our plans running smoothly we […]

Information below about the Surrey Police Pegasus Scheme: Helping to support our deaf, blind and disabled communities. If a member of the public is deaf, blind, or has a disability which makes communication difficult, how could they call us for help? Our Pegasus scheme is for people who find it hard to communicate with us […]

What is a hate crime? What is a hate incident? Anything where someone believes they are being targeted with hostility and prejudice, simply because of who they are has no place in our society. This can be prejudice or hostility towards someone’s: In Surrey – we also look at Alternative Subcultures which is any crime/incident […]

We spoke with Rachel, The Coalition’s Technology Trainer about her role and what the Tech to Community Connect Team have been up to recently. Rachel joined the Technology Team in January of this year, her role involves providing 1 to 1 Technology sessions to Tech Members in their homes, at coffee shops, at residential homes […]

We spoke with Attia our Outreach Officer about care services and what she has observed from speaking with Coalition members and the local community. Attia’s role involves talking to the community about The Coalition, signing up new members and speaking to people in the local area. Attia joined The Coalition two years ago and over […]

Katy, our Physical Activity Navigator chats with Angie, our Engagement Officer about the Superhero Tri. To read our blog on the Superhero Tri please visit the following link: https://surreycoalition.org.uk/exciti… To find out more about Superhero Tri please visit their website: https://superheroseries.co.uk/

It’s World Autism Acceptance Week, a time that focuses on educating society about autism and working together to create an environment that helps to enable autistic people to feel more comfortable and accepted. World Autism Acceptance Week was created in 2007 and since then awareness and understanding of autism has progressed. However, there’s still a […]

When a women says ‘this group is my oxygen’, you really quickly get a picture of how important it is. Nikki and Salem visited Muslim Women’s Group in Surrey to run a mental health workshop. We wanted to hear about their views on mental health and the mental health services in Surrey. The group was […]

The Coalition’s trip to Downing Street to hand in a petition to stop plans to close ticket offices and remove guards from trains which will plunge Disabled people in Surrey into greater isolation as travelling on trains independently will no longer be possible under proposed changes.

Attia and Heather from our Tech to Community Connect team spent the day at a local Job Centre to talk to our community about The Coalition, our different projects and how we can help people. It gave us an opportunity to meet and chat with new people and share the cost of living survey. This […]

Last week, Jonathan our Chair and fellow Board Director Jane, who both have a visual impairment, went on a trip to the Christmas Markets in Bath on the Sir Nigel Gresley steam train! They were very lucky and were in the Pullman dining car. They were served brunch which consisted of granola, yoghurt, melon, brioche, pastries and […]