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- Aug 18
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Philippa Stannard
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Gardening and Activities Update July and August 2022
A big hello to all of you! I would like to update you on the status of the allotment and tell you about some upcoming activities At this time of the year the allotment is a place of constant harvesting. [...] Read more -
- Aug 17
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Philippa Stannard
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Gardening and Activities Update July and August 2022
A big hello to all of you! I would like to update you on the status of the allotment and tell you about some upcoming activities At this time of the year the allotment is a place of constant harvesting. [...] Read more -
- Aug 17
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Philippa Stannard
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Dame Stephanie Shirley invites Kingwood to celebrate a special anniversary
Sixty years ago, our founder Dame Stephanie (Steve) Shirley set up FI, the company that would eventually seed-fund three autism charities. After graduating in Maths in the 1950's, Steve took a job in early software programming. However, just having a [...] Read more -
- Aug 16
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Philippa Stannard
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TV appearance and summer BBQ at Vana Farm!
We just can't get enough of Vana Farm! It's a wonderful farm space open for Kingwood each week, in Buckinghamshire. Last week, Kingwood's Mark P - a regular at Vana - was featured on BBC South Today. Click here to [...] Read more -
- May 13
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Philippa Stannard
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Estelle Christmas on Loneliness
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme is “Loneliness”. Loneliness is reported to impact one in four adults in the UK, it can be a very difficult situation for those individuals affected to face. Many people can [...] Read more -
- Feb 23
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Philippa Stannard
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A message from John Finney, Autism at Kingwood Chair
Last month Chief Executive, Kate Allen announced she would be leaving Autism at Kingwood. After 13 years with the organisation, Kate will be working with another charity supporting both people with a learning disability and older people across Wales and [...] Read more -
- Dec 24
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Philippa Stannard
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Kate Allen, CE end of year update – with some very good news!
And so we approach the end of 2021… Most of us thought the Covid situation would be different this Christmas, and whilst it isn’t quite as we had hoped, it is an improved position to last year. However, the Omicron […]
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- Dec 09
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Philippa Stannard
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Trustee opportunity at Autism at Kingwood
Autism at Kingwood is a leading charity and social care provider, operating across the Thames Valley Dame Stephanie Shirley founded Autism at Kingwood in 1994 to support her autistic son Giles, removing him from a long-term psychiatric hospital and into […]
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- Nov 26
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Philippa Stannard
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Inappropriate long-term inpatient detention for autistic adults
The BBC reported on November 24th, the news story of Tony Hickmott, a 44-year-old man with learning disabilities and autism who has been detained in a hospital over 100 miles away from his parents for over 20 years. Her Honour […]
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- Nov 26
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Philippa Stannard
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Meet our new Chief Financial Officer
We are really pleased to welcome our new Chief Financial Officer, Arcott Mahesh who has recently joined us. Mahesh says: “I am very happy to have joined the Kingwood family and am very much looking forward to meeting all […]
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