The 6 kinds of support worker
What kind of support worker are you? I had a thought provoking email this week from People First Dorset, a
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Recently we’ve been made aware of a disco opening up for people at lunchtimes so as to work round the
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Read MoreThat’s Not My Name – an anti hate crime anthem
A few years ago I was asked if Heavy Load could come up with an anti hate crime song by
Read MorePart 2 of the Stay Up Late story – touring, TV and songwriting
The second part of the talk I gave at this year’s Great Escape festival in Brighton telling the story of
Read MoreStay Up Late at The Great Escape – Part 1 of the Stay Up Late story
We were thrilled to be asked to contribute to Brighton’s Great Escape Festival this year, taking part in a seminar
Read MoreWhere it all began – Heavy Load movie now on Vimeo on demand
I guess like a lot of movements it started over a pint in a pub. For years Heavy Load had
Read MoreJulian’s ‘pull tips’
I’ve just been sorting through some old things and found these tips written by Julian, who attended one of our
Read MoreSocial media policy – in a Tweet!
How we fitted our social media policy in a Tweet This is a short post about a very long subject… We’ve
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