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Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC)
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A voluntary organisation led and run by disabled people, offering a range of services to support people in Surrey to live independently. www.surreyilc.org.uk
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Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC) @surreyilc.bsky.social · Jul 18
Meet Ted, another outstanding example of the remarkable PAs you can find on Support Finder!
Ted's dedication and empathy in his role significantly enables Mike's independence.
Visit our website: supportfinder.org.uk

#PASpotlight #CareJobs #Jobsite #SurreyJobs
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at SILC! Our offices are closed from midday on the 24th December, and open again when we return at 9am on Friday 2nd January. We hope you have a lovely break!
#Christmas #Charity
A festive Christmas scene with a decorated tree, wrapped presents, and a fireplace with four red stockings hanging. The image includes a blue and orange banner with the message: “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! SILC is closed for the Christmas and New Year period from 12pm on 24th December, and reopening 2nd January at 9am.” The Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC) logo appears in the bottom right corner.
December 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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When you shop, brands give free donations to SILC at no cost to you! Sign up today, and your last minute Christmas shopping could very well bring in big donations for SILC! www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/silc

#Donation #Fundraising #Christmas #ChristmasPresents
Promotional graphic encouraging last‑minute Christmas shoppers to use easyfundraising: “You shop. Brands donate.” Support Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC). Sign up at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/silc. Festive scene with an adult hugging a child near a Christmas tree.
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Abolishing local Healthwatch removes trusted, independent scrutiny. It’s the wrong move.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

@healthwatchengland.bsky.social #healthwatch #government #petition
Petition: Review decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch
We are asking the government to: • Revisit its decision to abolish local independent services that speak up for the public • Consult with the public to codesign a service which meets their needs and s...
petition.parliament.uk
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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You have responsibilities as an employer, but we've made them easier to understand with our library of resources available right now on Support Finder. Every silver & gold member can access them! www.supportfinder.org.uk

#IndependentLiving #PA #Disability #SupportWorker
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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If you live in Surrey and are unhappy with the NHS treatment you have received, our team can provide free, confidential, and independent advocacy support to help you to make a complaint about an NHS service, provided in partnership with Healthwatch Surrey #TestimonialTuesday
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Our next facilitated IN-PERSON peer support group for Employers of PAs to meet and support each other is on 29th January 2026 at 11am. Sign up via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pa-employe....

#PeerSupport #PersonalAssistant #IndependentLiving
Peer Support Group for Employers of PAs, In-person Group in Guildford, Lunch Included, Thurs, Jan 29th at 11am to 2pm. This group is being held at Astolat in Guildford and is for PA Employers to come together and gain knowledge and advice around all aspects of employing a PA. Sign up via the Eventbrite link in the description.
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we join others in acknowledging the need for a more inclusive and accessible world. #SocialModelOfDisability #IDPD #IDPD2025 #InclusionMatters
Photo of a couple, one is pushing the other in a wheelchair. There is text which matches the text in the body of the post.
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Give the gift of independence this Christmas 🎁🎅!
Support a local charity making a big difference for hundreds of people in Surrey every year. surreyilc.enthuse.com/silc#!/

#MakeADifference #GiveBackThisChristmas #SmallCharityBigImpact #GiveAGift
Promotional graphic for Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC) featuring the charity’s logo and the message: ‘Make a difference close to home this Christmas!’ The text explains that SILC is a small charity making a big difference for people in Surrey, and that donations help provide practical advice and services to keep independence possible. Includes a thank-you note for supporting SILC and a donation link: https://surreyilc.enthuse.com/silc#!/. The design uses a blue background with white and orange accents and an image of two people engaged in conversation with paperwork, with a young child.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Have Your Say: Surrey County Council is consulting on its 2026/27 draft budget. Rising costs and reduced government funding mean tough choices ahead, and your feedback matters.
surrey-county-council.civilspace.io/en/projects/...
Surrey County Council 2026/27 Budget Consultation
surrey-county-council.civilspace.io
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Our FREE certified PA Training courses for 2025/26, funded by Skills for Care, are available to book! If you feel your PAs could benefit from any training, please direct them to the full list of courses on surreyilc.org.uk/training-for...
#PATraining #IndependentLiving #SurreyJobs
Graphic promoting free online training courses for Personal Assistants and Employers, funded by Skills for Care, from Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC). Courses and dates: Dementia Awareness – 04/12/25; Epilepsy Awareness – 12/12/25; Diabetes Awareness – 17/12/25; Safeguarding Adults & Children – 06/01/26; Autism Awareness – 14/01/26; Mental Capacity Act – 21/01/26; Safe Administration of Medication – 29/01/26; Health & Safety Awareness – 07/02/26; Learning Disability with Dementia – 13/02/26; Person Centred Care – 18/02/26; Mental Health Awareness – 24/02/26; Dementia Awareness – 02/03/26; Diabetes Awareness – 11/03/26; Epilepsy Awareness – 17/03/26. Booking link: https://surreyilc.eventbrite.co.uk/. Blue background with orange accents, SILC logo, and image of a person assisting someone in a wheelchair.
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Shopping online for Black Friday and Christmas? Raise free funds for SILC at the same time! Everything you buy at over 8,000 online retailers can turn into free funding and support for us!
join.easyfundraising.org.uk/silc/N9OEQK/...

#BlackFriday #BlackFridaySale #CyberMonday #Christmas #GiftIdeas
Promotional graphic for Surrey Independent Living Charity’s Easyfundraising campaign. The design features the Easyfundraising logo and text announcing “Black Friday is coming!” in bold black and yellow. Below, it explains that shopping at over 8,000 online retailers can generate free funding for the charity: “You shop. They donate.” A call-to-action button says “Sign up today,” and the URL www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/silc is displayed. The background is blue with logos of popular retailers including Bloom & Wild, The Body Shop, M&S, Boots, Sports Direct, Currys, Red Letter Days, ASOS, Argos, and John Lewis. The Surrey Independent Living Charity logo appears in the bottom right corner.
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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If you require a PA to support you to live independently, we provide a lot of information and support to people becoming employers of PAs - surreyilc.org.uk/employer-hub/ It is great to get such positive feedback on our services. #makingadifference #TestimonialTuesday #independentliving
Two quotes from clients of our advice and recruitment service, which read: "The support made a great difference. It made the process much quicker and easier to understand and set up" and "Invaluable. I would be lost without them. They eased my stress with dealing with things I knew nothing about".
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Our next facilitated IN-PERSON peer support group for Employers of PAs to meet and support each other is on 29th January 2026 at 11am. Sign up via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pa-employe....

#PeerSupport #PersonalAssistant #IndependentLiving #EmployerSupport
Peer Support Group for Employers of PAs, In-person Group in Guildford, Lunch Included, Thurs, Jan 29th at 11am to 2pm. This group is being held at Astolat in Guildford and is for PA Employers to come together and gain knowledge and advice around all aspects of employing a PA. Sign up via the Eventbrite link in the description.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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When you shop, brands give free donations to SILC at no cost to you! Sign up today, and your Christmas shopping could very well bring in double-figure donations for SILC! 🎉 www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/silc

#Donation #Fundraising #Christmas #ChristmasPresents #BlackFriday
Promotional graphic for Easyfundraising and Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC). The design features a blue background with yellow accents and includes the Easyfundraising logo at the top. Main text reads: “When you get the donation reminder for easyfundraising, you’ll enjoy easy, and completely free donations to SILC! You shop. They donate.” Below is a yellow button labelled “Sign up today” and a website link: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/silc. The image also shows a screenshot of the Easyfundraising donation reminder pop-up and the SILC logo, with curved yellow arrows pointing to these elements.
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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We have spots available on our FREE in-person Emergency First Aid at Work course TOMORROW! Reserve your spot now via
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emergency-...

#FreeTraining #PersonalAssistant #SupportWorker #SurreyPAs
Post advertising Emergency First Aid at work Training which is available tomorrow: "We have spots available for our FREE in-person Emergency First Aid at Work training course TOMORROW (Tue), 9am to 4pm! Visit the link in the description.". Photo of a first aid class doing chest compressions on a dummy.
November 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Our FREE certified PA Training courses for 2025/26, funded by Skills for Care, are available to book!
See the full list of courses on surreyilc.org.uk/training-for...
#PATraining #IndependentLiving
Promotional flyer for free training courses for PAs and employers from Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC), blue background with white and orange text, SILC logo top left. Learning Disability w/Dementia 25/11/2025, Dementia Awareness 04/12/2025, Epilepsy Awareness 12/12/2025, Diabetes Awareness 17/12/2025, And many more in 2026! Full list https://surreyilc.eventbrite.co.uk, image of two people, one male adult sitting in a wheelchair giving a peace sign, one female adult assists with pushing the wheelchair.
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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We're at Woking Council's 'Working Together for Woking' event today promoting SILC's services! Come and say hello! 🙂
#WokingVoluntarySectorFair #IndependentLiving #SocialCare
Information stall at a community event featuring Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC). Two large banners display key messages: one offers “free independent support with making a health care complaint” in partnership with Healthwatch Surrey, and the other promotes “empowering people to live independently.” A blue tablecloth covers the table, which holds brochures, leaflets, and informational stands about advocacy and independent living. Other stalls and attendees are visible in the background inside a sports hall setting.
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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If you live in Surrey and are unhappy with the NHS treatment you have received, our team can provide free, confidential, and independent advocacy support to help you to make a complaint about an NHS service, provided in partnership with Healthwatch Surrey #TestimonialTuesday
Two quotes from clients of our Health Complaints Advocacy service, which read: "I truly appreciate all the support you've given me, I feel so much more confident now!" and "SILC helped me get the resolution I needed. It made me feel like it was all worth doing".
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Our next facilitated IN-PERSON peer support group for Employers of PAs to meet and support each other is on 29th January 2026 at 11am. Sign up via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pa-employe....

#PeerSupport #PersonalAssistant #IndependentLiving
Peer Support Group for Employers of PAs, In-person Group in Guildford, Lunch Included, Thurs, Jan 29th at 11am to 2pm. This group is being held at Astolat in Guildford and is for PA Employers to come together and gain knowledge and advice around all aspects of employing a PA. Sign up via the Eventbrite link in the description.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Trustees' Week – At SILC we are lucky to have an incredible board of trustees who give their time, expertise and effort to ensure that SILC is able to thrive. Thank you to our wonderful trustees! www.surreyilc.org.uk/our-trustees/

#TrusteesWeek #Trustees #Nonprofit #Charity
Graphic for Trustees' Week. Top section has a blue background with the Trustees' Week logo on the left and the SILC logo on the right. Text reads: "At SILC we are lucky to have an incredible board of trustees who give their time, expertise and effort to ensure that SILC is able to thrive. Thank you to our wonderful trustees!" Below the text is a photo of a meeting with several people seated around a table with laptops and papers, and one person in a wheelchair. Another person is standing and shaking hands with someone at the table.
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Our FREE certified PA Training courses for 2025/26, funded by Skills for Care, are now available to book, including the next accredited First Aid at Work course!
See the full list of courses on the post or on surreyilc.org.uk/training-for...
#PATraining #IndependentLiving #SurreyJobs
Promotional flyer for free training courses for PAs and employers from Surrey Independent Living Charity (SILC), blue background with white and orange text, SILC logo top right, in-person Emergency First Aid at Work on 18 Nov 2025, online courses include Health & Safety Awareness (7 Nov), Person Centred Care (13 Nov), Learning Disability with Dementia (25 Nov), Dementia Awareness (4 Dec), Epilepsy Awareness (12 Dec), Diabetes Awareness (17 Dec), "Many more in 2026!", booking link: https://surreyilc.eventbrite.co.uk, image of two people, one male adult sitting in a wheelchair holding a bag of shopping while one female adult assists with pushing the wheelchair.
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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We're at the SCC Care Experienced Careers Fair today at Woodhatch Place, encouraging more people to sign up as Personal Assistants through Support Finder - helping grow the pool of available support!
www.Supportfinder.org.uk

#SurreyJobs #SocialCare #FlexibleWork
A photo of the Support Finder stand at the SCC 'Care Experienced' careers fair today, at Woodhatch Place.
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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You can now raise FREE donations for SILC via @easyfundraising.bsky.social app when you shop on the high street with your card!
Follow this link and raise vital funds for SILC - easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/silc/
It is quick and easy to sign up and will cost you nothing!
#charityfundraiser #charity
Easyfundraising logo, a photo of two women, with text on the image saying "Easyfundraising now offer in-person donations. You can now raise free donations for SILC when you shop on the high street with your debit or credit card!" with the website address also available on the post text and the SILC logo on the bottom right.
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Our next facilitated IN-PERSON peer support group for Employers of PAs to meet and support each other is on 29th January 2026 at 11am. Sign up via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pa-employe....

#PeerSupport #PersonalAssistant #IndependentLiving
Peer Support Group for Employers of PAs, In-person Group in Guildford, Lunch Included, Thurs, Jan 29th at 11am to 2pm. This group is being held at Astolat in Guildford and is for PA Employers to come together and gain knowledge and advice around all aspects of employing a PA. Sign up via the Eventbrite link in the description.
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
surreyilc.bsky.social
If you require a PA to support you to live independently, we provide a lot of information and support to people becoming employers of PAs - surreyilc.org.uk/employer-hub/ It is great to get such positive feedback on our services. #MakingADifference #TestimonialTuesday #IndependentLiving
Two quotes from clients of our advice and recruitment service, which read: "I felt SILC were approachable and it was a great experience overall. I was heavily pregnant at the time, and they were able to help with everything so brilliantly." and "SILC have really helped me so much with my situation and with finding a PA for my mum."
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM