Dates for the Diary
Your loved one with learning difficulties is welcome to join you at all of our events.
Thursday Coffee Morning Weekly, 10.30am to 12.30pm at Woolwich Works
Coopers Room, Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, London, SE18 6HD
Join us for a relaxed couple of hours in a lovely, calm meet-up just for you. We are a safe space for carers who may be experiencing difficulties in life or who need just a little bit of TLC, a listening ear and companionship.
Find out information from that will help you and your loved one.
We sometimes invite special guests.
No booking needed, just drop in when you can.
Coffee Morning special guests 2026
15 January
Getting the most from welfare support: benefits for you and your loved ones.
Rhian Harries and Sally Edeki-Steadman, Welfare Rights Service RBG
We’ve asked Rhian and Sally to speak to carers about the financial support that’s available to you and your loved one. This informal discussion over a hot drink will provide an overview of disability, sickness and carers benefits was well on guidance on managing a Universal Credit claim at the point of transition onwards. It will also cover changes to carers’ allowance when a person reaches pension-age. Get the the most accurate information from the people who know best and maximise your entitlement.
22 January
Talk to a Provider: Brighter Futures
Kemi Madumere from Brighter Futures Specialist College.
Kemi will be here to talk about their wide range of opportunities for autistic and learning disabled adults. These include a specialist FE college, the Camouflage Cafe, activities such as their weekly disco and the associated Compass Supported Living.
29 January
Check in with council: are commissioned services working for you?
Michael Cleary, Head of Market Quality and Sustainability RBG and colleagues,
Michael wants to gather your views on the services they commission; respite, day opportunities, supported housing and others. If the council pay partly or wholly for a service that you or your loved one receives then it’s ‘commissioned’. This is your chance have a face-to-face discussion with a decision-maker about what is working and what needs to change. Michael will also be giving us regular updates on changes to service provision.
5 February
’Shared Lives’: respite care and supported living in a family home.
Donna Wood, Placement Officer and Sacha Wheatley from Greenwich Shared Lives
If your loved one goes to live with a Shared Lives carer, they will move in with an individual carer or a carer and their family. They will support your loved-one to live independently in their home. They will have their own room, be treated as part of the family, support them to look after their health and money and help them to be as independent as possible. Come and find our more about the Shared Lives service in Greenwich.
