Stay up late blog

Are you passionate about enabling people with learning disabilities to lead full and active social lives?   Are you well organised and experienced at supporting volunteers?   Or are you passionate about campaigning for peoples’ rights?   Are you happy to dance in public? (No skill required!)   <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: […]

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                                                                 Click here to read October’s storm and Thunder team note. 

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Last month saw the opening of Rightful Lives, an online exhibition exploring the theme of Human Rights and people with learning disabilities and/or autism. They make the very good point that the Human Rights Act seems to barely touch the lives of people with learning disabilities, and of course there have been some very high […]

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                                                      (Jay, Bradley and The Cut Chemist at Concorde 2)   Me & Bradley have been Gig Buddies for 3 years now. It’s something we both really enjoy and […]

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Here’s a quick note to give some guidance on where you can and can’t park in Sussex when you’re out and about with your Gig Buddy. Its particularly aimed at Blue Badge holders, parking in Sussex can be a minefield as it is, add in a blue badge and you could be in for a […]

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Its hate crime awareness week and here at Stay Up Late we hear all too often, first hand, accounts of disability hate crime. How it can have lasting effect on confidence and self-esteem and ultimately diminishes people’s right to feel welcome and safe in their own community. During this week we hope to aim a […]

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‘Just Say No!’ is going to be our mantra for next month, that’s why we’re calling it ‘Just Say No!vember’. The past few years have been an incredible time for us as our work. Our staff team has grown, we’ve been building new relationships with other organisations in other parts of the UK, and the […]

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Our Storm and Thunder team meet every month to discuss things about our Gig Buddies project and Stay Up Late charity.      Click here to read the notes from Octobers meeting.         

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When I first came to join the team at Stay Up Late and the Gig Buddies Project I didn’t know anything about them , so it was all new for me – which I loved learning about. Before I started at Stay Up Late I though the way my support was provided to me was […]

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Check out this new Podcast from Michael McEwan at Stay Up Late Scotland. In it he chats with Martin Frater from In Control Scotland. They nicely make the point that this isn’t about staying up late at all, it’s about being able to lead the lifestyle that you choose, whether that’s staying up late to […]

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