Learning Disability Network London

03/09/2026

This summer Paul watched the pop band Blue. He enjoyed meeting Duncan, one of the singers, after the show. 🤝

Paul went to watch the concert, which was at the Royal Hospital Chelsea with his mum. It was a birthday treat for her.

Thanks for the great picture Paul. We love it. 💙

01/09/2026

August Hub highlights ✨

🌳Afternoon in Regents Park - A lovely time playing games and walking in the rose garden. It was great the see friends from across LDN London.

🍻Hub at the Pub - Hub members enjoyed this popular social.

🎲Coffee and games - A group had a coffee together in Queen's Park. They then played the game 'Dobble' . It got quite competitive!

The pictures show what a nice community this is. 💙

28/08/2026

🎥Breaking news from our Community Hub.

Sally, Arthur, George and Alison made this show today at their News and Views session.

Thanks to Colin at The Hub for sharing.

28/08/2026

Get your ticket for Kids Can Achieve's Family Fun Day and help them raise money for a soft play room 🙌🥰

Kids Can Achieve is a learning disability charity in London that has supported children, adults and young families for over 20 years.

26/08/2026

This is a moment that Sophie still talks about all the time. On her trip to Austria she got to visit the front of the plane to meet the pilot.🛫

This was even more special because Sophie loves to travel. Her favourite things in London are transport-related, singing songs like 'wheels on the bus'. She loves being at the front of London busses. And she'd been dreaming about travelling by plane.

So on her trip to Austria there were lots of travel-related activities. In Vienna she travelled around the city on the Austrian version of the underground, the U-Bahn. She rode by horse carriage in the Palace Gardens. She also went on a vintage yellow train, called the Panoramabahn Schoenbrunn. One of her favourite moments was taking a coach trip out to the countryside. 🚎

Sophie still talks about this trip often!! LDN London support worker Christine recently won the Superstar award from LDN London for her amazing support of Sophie. She planned the holiday and went with Sophie to make sure she had a safe and memorable time. Thank you Christine.

24/08/2026

Jay has been doing an amazing job as an intern. She uses her experience to help other autistic people at our Community Hub.

We asked her about the skills she has learned so far: 💬

22/08/2026

✨Autism group highlights

🫶Special interests - The group showed each other items which are important to them. Jay (right) has a key ring with an anime character on. Jay loves anime and bought this at Comic Con. Taqrim (left) has a squashie cube, a sensory item, which he likes to hold when he feels stressed out. He also likes to go to the gym and brought in a device to make his grip stronger.

💬Coproduction group - Members had a meeting about what they are enjoying and what they want to change. One idea was to find quieter cafes to meet. They gave feedback about how we communicate. Plus they came up with great ideas for new sessions. Thanks to everyone who took part.

21/08/2026

"I’ve been a support worker for over 25 years and this person showed me a lot about myself. " 💬

Congratulations to support worker Natasha, who has won LDN London colleague of the month. A new member of staff was really impressed after going with her on a trip to a fun fair with a person she supports.

Natasha says she learned a lot from this person she supported:

"He really showed me how to be patient. Every morning I’d go to the park with him, and he’d stand for 45 minutes under a tree. He’d watch the trees and the clouds moving. It amazed me. I found it set him up for the day ahead.

He’d be watching the leaves and I’d say little things like, 'What sound do the leaves make?' He’d tell me ‘whoosh, whoosh’. For the first time ever I realised they are actually making noise. 🍂

It gave me a totally different perspective on the way we support. It hasn’t always got to be structured. Just watching him take pleasure standing under a tree. These are the things we take for granted. Now it’s something I do myself. It brings me a lot of inner peace." 🌳

20/08/2026

A group from LDN London went to the Lord's Festival of Disability cricket yesterday. 🏏

The group got to go on the ground at Lords, in St John's Wood. It is one of the most famous cricket stadiums in the world.

They watched cricket and played accessible games including table cricket and boccia.

They had a great time. Thanks to Lord's Cricket Ground, Lord's Taverners, and England Cricket.

19/08/2026

Best of luck to Alison, who is travelling to the Netherlands this week to play for the England ID (Intellectual Disability) Hockey team in the World Cup. 🏑

Alison is captaining the England team at the event. Alison regularly comes to LDN London's Community Hub and is a trainee with LDN Eats.

Alison has an amazing story. She only began playing hockey quite recently. Six months after beginning she was the captain of England!

Join us in cheering on Alison and the whole England ID hockey team.👏👏👏

England Hockey, London Wayfarers Hockey Club