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Research opportunity: we need your help
We’ve been contacted by a postgraduate researcher seeking to hear from people with cerebral palsy who have studied at university. If this is you, or someone you know (in the UK or US), they would love to hear about your experiences. This will help shape their dissertation. Taking part is voluntary, and you can share as…
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PTSD Awareness Month - June
PTSD Awareness Month is a vital campaign dedicated to raising public understanding of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) across the UK. The main objective of the month is to remove the stigma that frequently surrounds trauma and prevents individuals from seeking help. Statistics show that an estimated…
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Disability Pride Event – Leeds
Scope Leeds Community Hub invites you to join us for an event to mark Disability Pride Month and celebrate our talented, resilient and diverse community 💜 Disability Pride Month is a time to celebrate disabled identity — and to shine a light on the barriers that still exist. This uplifting event brings people together to…
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Celebrate Disability Pride at Scope's Bolton Hub!
We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate Disability Pride with Scope! This is a fantastic opportunity to come together, connect and celebrate our community. Here are all the details you need: 📅 Date: Wednesday 1st July 2026 ⏰ Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM 📍 Location: The Bolton Hub, Bold St, Bolton, BL1 1LS This is an…
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Wheelchair skills at Scope's Community Hub!
Amy and Adrian from Experience Community will be at the Scope Community Hub. When Every Thursday in June Time 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Amy is a wheelchair user and will be leading our drop-in sessions. We are equipped to teach everything. This includes the basics of pushing and manoeuvring to getting up and down kerbs. If there…
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🌈 Pride Month - June 2026 🌈
Pride Month is celebrated annually in June marking the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. You can learn more about Stonewall riots on this post from last year’s pride month: 🌈 The History of Pride: The story of Stonewall Inn 1969 🌈 Pride is a celebration of unity! Of love and friendship, acceptance and equality. It’s an…
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Scope Inclusive Employment Fair - Friday 26th June 2026
Friday 26th June 2026 from 14:00 – 18:00 BST Location: Scope's Community Hub in Leeds. The full address is 3 Brewery Wharf, Dock Street, LS10 1JF. I'll get this added to the main post now too. Come along to meet inclusive employers and ask questions about work. You can also get practical advice and attend short workshops…
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Back from The Brink ...
I hope everyone is as well as can be with their various ills and the state the world is in … Decided to post here again after taking a break from the internet and in all honesty, life in general. I thought I was in control of my PTSD and various health diagnosises until a big breakdown brought me crashing to a massive…
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World Cup Group Stage Kickoff Thread
The World Cup finally kicks off this evening. We’ll be updating this discussion with news and chatter about the group stage games as we progress. Will you be watching? What are your predictions?
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How is your day going?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going? I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.
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What's for tea tonight!
I have jacket potatoes in the oven, cant wait im starving.
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I’ll health retirement
hi there
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Government brings in social media ban for under 16s - Do you support it?
I have no children and it's unlikely I ever will, but I do not support this ban, it's unenforceable for a start, people will just use a VPN to get round it. Thoughts?
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PIP TRIBUNAL
Hi everyone. I had my PIP renewal rejected from July this year, so I applied for mandatory reconsideration. This week I had the outcome and surprise surprise that too has been rejected. I have now applied for a tribunal hearing. Just wondering what sort of time scale I should expect and also is there much chance of success…
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A friendly welcome to our newest members! 👋
@ClaireM @ea4683 @fittingin @imenah9 @Joannelyndan @Leonsviews @MarkJ_ @martinezXgonzales @Pacer1968 @SharonM @Siansian29 @SparkleRainbow Really pleased you've all joined us! If you're looking to explore, the Coffee Lounge and Games Den are both great places to begin. We hope you enjoy being part of the community and…
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Child protected medicine
As I have gotten older and more and more infirm, I increasingly struggle to get my medications open. It is called Child proofing them, but there are no children in my house, other than my dog, and my medication is stored in a medical cabinet, I find it really annoying that because of other people who have kids, the rest of…
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How to cope when you feel you’re too much
How do others manage, or what helps you get through when you feel your needs are seen as too much by others? I’ve been trying to get support, but even support organisations have been unable, or unwilling, to provide the adjustments I need to access their support. I know my needs are great, but I can’t help that. I’ve tried…
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The person below me
Make a guess about the next poster, the next poster responds to your guess answering if it's true or false and then makes their own guess about the next poster. For example: Poster 1- The poster below me hates cheese Poster 2- False, I love it and eat it every day! The person below me likes dancing
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Bedroom
I have a 1 bedroom flat I get universal credit lcwrca and pip. I’m looking to move closer to my partner who is my carer but she has a daughter would I be entitled to a 2nd bedroom so she can stay now and again or I’m I only entitled to 1 bedroom
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Dla reconsideration
hi I put in a reconsideration for my daughter back in I rang them today and they said they made was sent the 13th which was a had any yet with the decision or any payments going to does anyone know whether payments would normally go into bank before you get the letter? If it’s a yes? And if that’s true what day would I be…
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How to find out
I can’t remember when my pip runs out is gov.uk one a way to find out I saw this online not sure if it’s real
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Word Association Game
I think it's fun how some of our threads can go from topic to topic and end up somewhere completely different. If I write a word, the next poster writes the first word that comes into their heads- keeping it as clean as per any forum rules. So if I put dog, someone might say cat or walk. And so on....... First word is Cake
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A to Z to tv
lets have a game A to Z to tv old new just A to Z to tv a Angels,,,,,,,,,,,
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What do you fear?
I've been laid up since my surgery and have noticed I've become quite jumpy of noises in my house. I never used to be but now I'm listening out for every little creak. I wonder if it's because I know I couldn't react very fast if something were to happen? Weirdly though, I used to dislike spiders a lot and would ask…
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What are you listening to right now?
Are you listening to any music, TV, or podcasts as you go about your day? I'm doing a music project at the moment so I'm listening to a lot of ambient game and film soundtracks while I work. Not usually what I listen to but it's quite relaxing! What are you listening to?
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Please could someone advise me
Hi, me and my partner have a joint claim on universal credit, he gets LCWRA and gets the payment for it, I am also on LCWRA but I dont get the payment for it I know its only 1 person to get the payment per claim. I am on enhanced pip for mobility and care so both components. My partner get enhanced daily living. My son is…
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Hi, my name is antd55!
I earned about £900 from 2024/25 and a few weeks in 26 working part time jobs and forgot to declare it to the UC but I have now declared an honest mistake am I getting into trouble
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Film game.
Apologies if this has been done before……but simple rules, last letter of each film starts a new one! For example…..Wizard of Oz, becomes Zulu…..
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Write your own music
Try http://www.suno.com It is free for up to 10 songs per day - you simply type in some lyrics and say what genre of music you want and it does the rest - it is EXTREMELY professional and produces some unbelievably good music. Try it and see …….
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My name is Daryl and I have been misdiagnosed
Hi there, After 15 years, a quarter of my life, I have been misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and taken off the medication for dementia I was put on from the beginning... To say I was shocked is the understatement of them all, I am extremely angry and bitterly disappointed by the failure of the NHS Mental Health…
