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Adam’s Blog: Why we are starting to use the term ‘neuro disabled people’

You will begin to see us using broader term for the people we support: neuro disabled people.  This includes people with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with acquired brain injuries, people with neurodevelopmental conditions, and others whose lives are affected by the way society responds to neurodisability. 
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Guest blog: Our journey as Lifelong Carers

For Carers Week, Ken and Helen, members of our BCP Carers Forum, share their experiences as lifelong carers. Ken is a carer for his sister, and Helen cares for her daughter. In this blog, they reflect on lifelong caring, the support they've found through the Carers Forum, and their work with professionals to improve understanding of family carers of people with learning disabilities.
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Volunteers' Week 2026
CEO Adam Dodd: Thank you to all of our volunteers

Volunteers' Week is a chance for us to pause and recognise something really special: the people who give their time and care to support others. At Minstead Trust, volunteers are at the heart of what we do, helping us create more inclusive, person-centred support and making a genuine difference every single day.
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Fundraising
Local charity invites community to take on giant inflatable 5k

Minstead Trust is calling on the local community to sign up for a fun and energetic inflatable 5k event where their aim is to raise vital funds to support people with learning disabilities.
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Day opportunities
New Forest
A Garden of Many Hands at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair

A team of supported gardeners with learning disabilities have build a beautiful border for BBC Gardeners World Spring fair at Beaulieu.

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Fundraiser success will help people take Centre Stage

Hampshire’s first full day performing arts course for people with learning disabilities is set to launch this year after supporters helped a fundraiser exceed its target.

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New day opportunities in Portsmouth

Minstead Trust has been awarded the contract to run a new Day Opportunities service in Cosham, on the outskirts of Portsmouth.

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Big Give 2025
Minstead Trust surpasses £54,000 target to help people with learning disabilities build stronger, more independent lives

Adam Dodd, Chief Executive of Minstead Trust, said: ‘We are very grateful to everyone who supported the Big Give campaign. Thanks to this generosity, we’ve reached a challenging target, enabling us to provide stronger, joined-up support for people with learning disabilities.'

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Guest blog
Children outliving their parents – what it might mean for you

In this guest blog, Grant Notman from Kept Assets Limited explores an important topic - children outliving their parents and what it might mean for you
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Big Give 2025
Trust’s Christmas fundraiser will help people build their lives

Minstead Trust has launched its Christmas fundraising appeal, Help Me Build My Life, calling on the public to help people with learning disabilities build better lives, brick by brick. 
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Inclusive workplaces work: Insights from our We Just Work campaign

We know diverse teams make stronger teams. That’s why we are proud to share the results of the We Just Work campaign, which ran over the past couple of months in partnership with Empowering Employment.

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Day opportunities
Art collaboration with people with learning disabilities challenges perceptions

People supported by Minstead Trust have worked with artist Aaron Williamson to create Outlandish, a major new exhibition at John Hansard Gallery
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