Tel: 01473 836777
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Tel: 01473 836777
Fax: 01473 836778
Textphone: 01473 836779
Email enquiries@optua.org.uk
Our Showcase Days Receive 2012 Inspire Mark!
Optua is celebrating after our Disability Sport Showcase Days received the official London 2012 Inspire Mark.
For more information click here.
Please give your opinions about the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Suffolk County Council is carrying out a survey to ask people how Suffolk can make the most of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
For more information click here.
News and Views Summer newsletter
Our latest newsletter is now available to download. To download the summer newsletter please click here. Please note that this is a large file. If you'd like the newsletter by post please call 01473 836777.
Big Splash launches in Newmarke, Ipswich and Bungay!
New Big Splash swimming sessions are running in Ipswich, Newmarket and Bungay
For more information click here.
Please take our survey about public buses
We are conducting another online survey about how disabled people feel about public buses.
For more information click here.
New online access guide to healthcare facilities in Suffolk
NHS Suffolk have launched a new Disability Access Guide to Suffolk. This is a new online guide which enables disabled people to view information about disability access at over 600 healthcare facilities in Suffolk.
For more information click here.
Time for Carers website launched
Suffolk County Council has launched a new website to help family carers get a much needed break.
For more information click here.
Get into disability sport in Suffolk Coastal!
Optua's Disability Sport Academy project is running two new disability sport sessions in the Suffolk Coastal area - tennis in Saxmundham and football in Woodbridge.
For more information click here.
Report available from Members Forum in November
The report from our Members Forum in November is now available.
For more information click here.
Social care watchdog says Optua's care service is excellent!
Optua is celebrating again after another of its services was found to be excellent. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) which inspects all social care related services, has recently given our Care Division its top rating of 'excellent'.
For more information click here.
Optua UK helps Stephanie's sailing challenge
One of the people supported by Optua UK's Community Brain Injury Services is featured in today's East Anglian Daily Times. Stephanie suffered a stroke four years ago but has fought back with Optua UK's support and is even in line for a place in the 2012 Paralympics
To read the full story on the EADT website click here.
Latest Disability Sport Newsletter
Our latest Disability Sport Newsletter - 'Be Your Best' is now available to download online.
To download it please click here.
You can also click here to download previous editions of the newsletter.
Booklet of leisure activities now available
We have a brochure packed with all of Optua Leisure's activities, trips and events for February to July 2010. You can download it by clicking here or you can call 01473 836770 or email leisure@optua.org.uk to request a copy. The next guide for July to December will also soon be available.
Have your say on disability issues in Mid Suffolk
A new Mid Suffolk Disability Forum is being set up in 2010 and we would like to hear from anyone with a learning, physical or sensory disability or mental health issue who is interested in getting involved.
For more information click here.
Our latest newsletter is now available to download. You can download it by clicking here. It is a big file (about 5mb) so if you would prefer one by post please call 01473 836777 or email feedback@optua.org.uk
Optua's Chairman to receive an MBE
Our Chairman, Linda Hoggarth has been awarded an MBE.
For more information click here.
Big Showcase Day planned for July 2010 in Ipswich!
We're organising our next Disability Sport Showcase Day for 24th July 2010 in Ipswich.
For more information click here.
Seven teams entered the Whole Hog adventure race in aid of Optua and raised well over £1,000.
For more information click here.
£5.2million generated by Disability Advice Services in Suffolk
Recent figures show that Suffolk's Advice Services for disabled people are helping to bring over £5 million into the local economy every year.
For more information click here.
Cathy Churchyard wins Contribution to Disability Sport Award
The winner of the Contribution to Disability Sport Award at the Suffolk Sports Awards ceremony on 18 October was Cathy Churchyard.
For more information click here.
Read a report and see photos from our recent Disability Sport Showcase Day in Stowmarket.
For more information click here.
Bank staff invest time in the garden!
Staff from Barclays Bank Commercial Banking Team in Martlesham have helped to transform the garden at our Wainwright Lodge supported housing scheme.
For more information click here.
Funding boost for volunteer recruitment drive
We are hoping that some recent fundraising success will help us to recruit new volunteers for our Learning through Leisure service.
For more information click here.
Hope House in Kesgrave, Optua's care home for young disabled people, has recently been given a rating of excellent!
For more information click here.
Disability Sport Showcase Day in Woodbridge
To see a report and photos from our latest Disability Sport Showcase Day click here.
Optua welcomes review of Blue Badge system
Optua has welcomed the news that the Government is to launch a crackdown on the abuse of blue badges and the misuse of parking spaces for blue badge holders.
For more information click here.
Optua Homecare gets excellent rating!
Optua Homecare is celebrating after receiving a rating of 'excellent' following a recent inspection.
For more information click here.
