News April Notes From Hear Us Heroes HEAR US HEROES Wednesday 1st April 2026 | Meeting Notes π¦ΈβοΈπ¦ΈβοΈ π Wednesday 1st April π₯ Our Meeting π 55 people came to the meeting πβοΈ Victoria Braithwaite welcomed everyone π Lucy Wilding led the meeting π What We Did Today We had talks, fun activities and music πΆ π DanceSyndrome π© Emma and π© Becky told us about DanceSyndrome π£οΈ Becky spoke about being an advocate π We all joined in with fun dances π Everyone enjoyed it π Research Project π© Francesca Ribenfors spoke to us π§ Topic: Complaints in Adult Social Care β We talked about: What is a complaint? Why complaints matter How to help people speak up π¬ People said: Sometimes people do not believe them π£ Francesca: Answered questions Asked people to get involved Will give updates π€ British Sign Language π© Lauren Harvey taught us some signs β We asked questions π She told us about the Deaf Village π A visit may be planned soon π π Spring into Action π© Samantha Nott gave an update π Meet N Match is 10 years old! π Spring Ball π 22nd May π Manchester π½οΈ 2 course buffet πΆ Entertainment π Award β Stephen Haywood Award π€ For supporting friendships & relationships π Closing date for nominations 29th April – you can nominate yourself or someone π§πΌ Work and Autism π¨ Mark Shackleton spoke to us he has a Learning Disability and Autism πΌ He has 2 paid jobs – 1 with People First and 1 with NWTDT Pathways π He helps with training π¬ He answered questions about: Getting a job NWTDT Pathways π€ Special Performance π€ Joshua Smith sang πΆ Writing’s on the Wall by Sam Smith π Thank You π Thank you to everyone who came π We had a great time! ποΈ Meeting Information π Hear Us Heroes meetings are on the first Wednesday of every monthπ Starts at 10.30am (please arrive at 10:15am) ποΈ Next dateπ Wednesday 6th May 2026 β Upcoming Dates: 3rd June 1st July 5th August 2nd September 7th October 4th November 2nd December Visit our Hear Us Heroes main page Click here to find information on our new Hear Us Heroes Mystery Shopping Group