The Advonet Group
@advonetuk.bsky.social
We are an independent advocacy charity based in Leeds, UK. Find out more on our website: https://advonet.org.uk
Our Autumn 2025 Newsletter is out now! We have info on our new #advocacy contract, groups from our #LearningDisability team and exciting projects from #Autism AIM, plus a blog post on the recent Cheshire West ruling about #DeprivationOfLiberty.
To read it, please visit mailchi.mp/d02acfbd641d...
To read it, please visit mailchi.mp/d02acfbd641d...
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our Autumn 2025 Newsletter is out now! We have info on our new #advocacy contract, groups from our #LearningDisability team and exciting projects from #Autism AIM, plus a blog post on the recent Cheshire West ruling about #DeprivationOfLiberty.
To read it, please visit mailchi.mp/d02acfbd641d...
To read it, please visit mailchi.mp/d02acfbd641d...
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As part of the 10-year plan, the government has proposed to use the NHS app as a feedback mechanism for health and care services. Would you trust the NHS app to listen to your feedback about your health and care appointments? Tell us your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHSAppSM
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
As part of the 10-year plan, the government has proposed to use the NHS app as a feedback mechanism for health and care services. Would you trust the NHS app to listen to your feedback about your health and care appointments? Tell us your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHSAppSM
Next Tuesday, @involvingyou.bsky.social and @westyorkshireca.bsky.social invite you to have your say on the design of new buses in #Leeds!
Attendees get a £10 voucher and lunch to say thanks for their time. There will also be a #BSL interpreter. To join, please email [email protected]
Attendees get a £10 voucher and lunch to say thanks for their time. There will also be a #BSL interpreter. To join, please email [email protected]
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Next Tuesday, @involvingyou.bsky.social and @westyorkshireca.bsky.social invite you to have your say on the design of new buses in #Leeds!
Attendees get a £10 voucher and lunch to say thanks for their time. There will also be a #BSL interpreter. To join, please email [email protected]
Attendees get a £10 voucher and lunch to say thanks for their time. There will also be a #BSL interpreter. To join, please email [email protected]
In our guide to raising a Health Complaint, we have free downloadable templates to help get you started. There is also some useful information on what #advocacy can and cannot help you with when going through the complaints process.
To see the guide, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/he...
To see the guide, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/he...
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In our guide to raising a Health Complaint, we have free downloadable templates to help get you started. There is also some useful information on what #advocacy can and cannot help you with when going through the complaints process.
To see the guide, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/he...
To see the guide, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/he...
Great to have you there, as always!
Lovely to be at the People's Parliament today and hearing thoughts about employment 🙂
#Employment #LearningDisabilities #Leeds #Inclusivity
@advonetuk.bsky.social
#Employment #LearningDisabilities #Leeds #Inclusivity
@advonetuk.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Great to have you there, as always!
Our and Leeds SAB's webinar for #LeedsSafeguardingWeeks is on tomorrow morning! We will hear from adults with learning disabilities, sharing their experiences of #safeguarding.
If you would like to join, please sign up by scanning the QR code or visiting tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds
If you would like to join, please sign up by scanning the QR code or visiting tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our and Leeds SAB's webinar for #LeedsSafeguardingWeeks is on tomorrow morning! We will hear from adults with learning disabilities, sharing their experiences of #safeguarding.
If you would like to join, please sign up by scanning the QR code or visiting tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds
If you would like to join, please sign up by scanning the QR code or visiting tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds
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All of our videos, including some made for Healthy Minds, are available to watch in one place on our website! They cover areas including sensory needs, #masking and accessing healthcare.
To see them, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/vi...
To see them, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/vi...
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
All of our videos, including some made for Healthy Minds, are available to watch in one place on our website! They cover areas including sensory needs, #masking and accessing healthcare.
To see them, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/vi...
To see them, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/vi...
Part of #advocacy's role is to ensure our clients' rights are upheld. With the recent Cheshire West ruling on Deprivation of Liberty, we have written about how the rights of the most vulnerable people under DoLS may be under threat due to proposed changes - the new Liberty Protection Safeguards.
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Part of #advocacy's role is to ensure our clients' rights are upheld. With the recent Cheshire West ruling on Deprivation of Liberty, we have written about how the rights of the most vulnerable people under DoLS may be under threat due to proposed changes - the new Liberty Protection Safeguards.
There is a week left to apply for our #Autism AIM Coordinator #JobVacancy! This role involves meeting clients, planning Autism Hubs and providing signposting.
Please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... to apply. #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
Please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... to apply. #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
There is a week left to apply for our #Autism AIM Coordinator #JobVacancy! This role involves meeting clients, planning Autism Hubs and providing signposting.
Please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... to apply. #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
Please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... to apply. #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
Next Friday, we will be at the #SelfCare Exchange, run by @forumcentral.bsky.social! We will have some #SelfAdvocacy resources on display and be there to say how we can help you.
It's open from 11am-3pm at Kirkgate Market and free to attend.
It's open from 11am-3pm at Kirkgate Market and free to attend.
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Next Friday, we will be at the #SelfCare Exchange, run by @forumcentral.bsky.social! We will have some #SelfAdvocacy resources on display and be there to say how we can help you.
It's open from 11am-3pm at Kirkgate Market and free to attend.
It's open from 11am-3pm at Kirkgate Market and free to attend.
#Advocacy is a big part of #safeguarding best practice. It involves building trust, enabling people to speak up, upholding their rights.
Care Act Advocates support people through safeguarding enquiries, helping them understand processes and have a say in what happens #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
Care Act Advocates support people through safeguarding enquiries, helping them understand processes and have a say in what happens #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
#Advocacy is a big part of #safeguarding best practice. It involves building trust, enabling people to speak up, upholding their rights.
Care Act Advocates support people through safeguarding enquiries, helping them understand processes and have a say in what happens #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
Care Act Advocates support people through safeguarding enquiries, helping them understand processes and have a say in what happens #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
From January, our #LearningDisability Day Opportunities service are running some exciting new groups! They will have an IT course, a cooking group and even DJing sessions.
If you're an adult with a learning disability who lives in Leeds and want to join them, please email [email protected]
If you're an adult with a learning disability who lives in Leeds and want to join them, please email [email protected]
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
From January, our #LearningDisability Day Opportunities service are running some exciting new groups! They will have an IT course, a cooking group and even DJing sessions.
If you're an adult with a learning disability who lives in Leeds and want to join them, please email [email protected]
If you're an adult with a learning disability who lives in Leeds and want to join them, please email [email protected]
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On the @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social Cost of Living website, there is a directory of warm spaces. If you're struggling to keep warm this #winter, these spaces offer a place to do that, as well as other services.
To check it out, please visit costoflivingbradford.co.uk/warm-spaces-...
To check it out, please visit costoflivingbradford.co.uk/warm-spaces-...
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
On the @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social Cost of Living website, there is a directory of warm spaces. If you're struggling to keep warm this #winter, these spaces offer a place to do that, as well as other services.
To check it out, please visit costoflivingbradford.co.uk/warm-spaces-...
To check it out, please visit costoflivingbradford.co.uk/warm-spaces-...
Thanks to a @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk grant, we are running LIFE – a project supporting adults with #LearningDisabilities in Leeds to use #SelfAdvocacy in employment.
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Thanks to a @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk grant, we are running LIFE – a project supporting adults with #LearningDisabilities in Leeds to use #SelfAdvocacy in employment.
For #TransAwarenessWeek, we are sharing an #EasyRead guide from our @change-people.bsky.social team, made for Choice Support. It looks at what being transgender means and has plenty of useful information.
To get a free PDF copy, please visit changepeople.org/resources
To get a free PDF copy, please visit changepeople.org/resources
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
For #TransAwarenessWeek, we are sharing an #EasyRead guide from our @change-people.bsky.social team, made for Choice Support. It looks at what being transgender means and has plenty of useful information.
To get a free PDF copy, please visit changepeople.org/resources
To get a free PDF copy, please visit changepeople.org/resources
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One of our free #MentalHealth Guides is on arts, crafts, #autism and mental health. It talks about the benefits of doing them, as well as some of the barriers faces to accessing arts and crafts.
To get a copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/au...
To get a copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/au...
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
One of our free #MentalHealth Guides is on arts, crafts, #autism and mental health. It talks about the benefits of doing them, as well as some of the barriers faces to accessing arts and crafts.
To get a copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/au...
To get a copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/au...
Over the next two weeks, there are some free events including training sessions and webinars about #safeguarding. They are for people in #Leeds working with adults, children and families.
A full programme is on the Leeds SAB website at www.leedssab.org.uk/i-work-with-... #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
A full programme is on the Leeds SAB website at www.leedssab.org.uk/i-work-with-... #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Over the next two weeks, there are some free events including training sessions and webinars about #safeguarding. They are for people in #Leeds working with adults, children and families.
A full programme is on the Leeds SAB website at www.leedssab.org.uk/i-work-with-... #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
A full programme is on the Leeds SAB website at www.leedssab.org.uk/i-work-with-... #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
For #LeedsSafeguardingWeeks, we and LSAB are running a free webinar next Wednesday. It will hear from adults with learning disabilities about their experience of #safeguarding.
To register, please scan the QR code in the poster or visit tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
To register, please scan the QR code in the poster or visit tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
For #LeedsSafeguardingWeeks, we and LSAB are running a free webinar next Wednesday. It will hear from adults with learning disabilities about their experience of #safeguarding.
To register, please scan the QR code in the poster or visit tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
To register, please scan the QR code in the poster or visit tinyurl.com/listensafeguardingleeds #SafeguardingAdultsWeek
There are just two weeks left to apply for our AIM Coordinator #JobVacancy! It involves working across our #Autism AIM service, meeting clients, signposting and being at Autism Hubs.
Find out more about the role and how to apply at advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
Find out more about the role and how to apply at advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There are just two weeks left to apply for our AIM Coordinator #JobVacancy! It involves working across our #Autism AIM service, meeting clients, signposting and being at Autism Hubs.
Find out more about the role and how to apply at advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
Find out more about the role and how to apply at advonet.org.uk/2025/10/29/j... #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #BradfordJobs
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One of our free #Christmas resources is a three-week festive planner! It has all the key dates listed including Christmas Day, says which days are Bank Holidays and also has space for writing plans on each date.
To get a free copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/2025-26-thre...
To get a free copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/2025-26-thre...
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
One of our free #Christmas resources is a three-week festive planner! It has all the key dates listed including Christmas Day, says which days are Bank Holidays and also has space for writing plans on each date.
To get a free copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/2025-26-thre...
To get a free copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/2025-26-thre...
Want to hear about our latest #JobVacancies? Visit eepurl.com/hOTTy9 to get them sent straight to your inbox #advocacy #inclusion #HiringNow
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Want to hear about our latest #JobVacancies? Visit eepurl.com/hOTTy9 to get them sent straight to your inbox #advocacy #inclusion #HiringNow
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We have a range of free strategy guides and resources made by and for #ActuallyAutistic adults in Bradford and Craven. They cover topics such as #employment, health, mental health and communication.
To see them all in one place, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/gu...
To see them all in one place, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/gu...
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We have a range of free strategy guides and resources made by and for #ActuallyAutistic adults in Bradford and Craven. They cover topics such as #employment, health, mental health and communication.
To see them all in one place, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/gu...
To see them all in one place, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/gu...
How can our Health Complaints #Advocacy team help you? In a blog post, they explain what they can and cannot do, as well as how their resources can help with #SelfAdvocacy when starting a complaint.
To read it, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/12/h...
To read it, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/12/h...
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
How can our Health Complaints #Advocacy team help you? In a blog post, they explain what they can and cannot do, as well as how their resources can help with #SelfAdvocacy when starting a complaint.
To read it, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/12/h...
To read it, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/12/h...
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There is a consultation from West Yorkshire Combined Authority on redesigning buses in #WestYorkshire! As part of that, there's an online survey and an in-person event at Bradford Interchange next Wednesday.
For more information on both, please visit www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/onboardbuses
For more information on both, please visit www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/onboardbuses
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There is a consultation from West Yorkshire Combined Authority on redesigning buses in #WestYorkshire! As part of that, there's an online survey and an in-person event at Bradford Interchange next Wednesday.
For more information on both, please visit www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/onboardbuses
For more information on both, please visit www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/onboardbuses
There are just six days left to apply for our Day Opportunities Support Worker #JobVacancy! This role involves helping members of our #LearningDisability Day Opportunities service in groups and activities.
To apply, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/27/j... #LeedsJobs #CharityJobs #HiringNow
To apply, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/27/j... #LeedsJobs #CharityJobs #HiringNow
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
There are just six days left to apply for our Day Opportunities Support Worker #JobVacancy! This role involves helping members of our #LearningDisability Day Opportunities service in groups and activities.
To apply, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/27/j... #LeedsJobs #CharityJobs #HiringNow
To apply, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/10/27/j... #LeedsJobs #CharityJobs #HiringNow