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Careers Fairs
We had the pleasure of attending not one, but TWO career fairs this week, and it was amazing to meet so many passionate, driven people who want to have a career in care! It was inspiring to connect with so much talent, share our mission, and discuss the exciting opportunities we have to offer. We can’t wait to continue these conversations and welcome new team members into our community. [...]
The Rotary Club Donation
A Huge Thank You to the Rotary Satellite Club of Welwyn Garden City ! We are incredibly grateful to the Rotary Club for their generous £1,000 donation, raised through their amazing Santa Sleigh initiative! We were one of the lucky charities chosen to receive a donation, and this support will make a real difference to our work. Thank you to everyone involved—your kindness and generosity truly mean the world! [...]
Evoke Tree Services iPad Donation
A Huge Thank You to Evoke Tree Services! We are beyond grateful to Evoke Trees for their incredibly generous gift of 2 iPads for our Children’s Services. Our young people will absolutely love them! At Jubilee House, we know how vital it is to stay connected with our community. Gifts like this don’t just provide tools - they show the power of compassion and collaboration in making a real [...]
Oaklands College
We had the absolute pleasure of speaking to some of the students at Oaklands College! It’s always inspiring to engage with the next generation of health and social care professionals. We’re so excited to collaborate on more projects throughout the year and continue building strong partnerships within our community. It’s an honour to support and work alongside the future of our sector. Thank you, Oaklands College, for having us. [...]
AGM
AGM Highlights! We had a great time at our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, hosted at The View Welwyn in Welwyn Garden City. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Trustees, Members, Families and Staff who attended and made the event so special. A special shoutout to the amazing parents who shared their testimonials. We are profoundly grateful for their courage and generosity in sharing their [...]
Purple Tuesday
We had an amazing day at The Howard Centre, celebrating Purple Tuesday! Purple Tuesday is a global initiative aimed at improving the customer experience for disabled people. It's all about promoting inclusivity and accessibility in retail and beyond. We were also treated to incredible performances from The Purple All-Stars and Electric Umbrella ! Their talent and energy truly made the day unforgettable and highlighted the importance of inclusivity in [...]
Awards Ceremony
What an incredible day! We hosted our Jubilee House Awards Ceremony at The View Welwyn , in Welwyn Garden City, and we are still buzzing from the excitement! It has taken us a week to find the words to describe what a special day it was, filled with joy, recognition, and camaraderie. We celebrated the outstanding achievements of our team with awards in various categories, including: Rising Star and [...]
National Fitness Day
We had a brilliant time getting fit and having fun at Chris’s Titans Bootcamp at Tewin Bury Farm Hotel! Our amazing staff pushed their limits, cheered each other on, and showed what teamwork is all about. A big shoutout to the people we support who came along too and provided enthusiastic cheers and high-fives! Your encouragement kept us going strong. [...]
A602 Fundraising
A massive thank you to the 'A602 Car Club' in Stevenage, who raised just over £700 for Jubilee House and to Sharon from our Peartree Team who made the day possible for the charity.
Company Day
We had an amazing time at our Annual Summer Company Day! It was fantastic to get everyone together for some delicious pizza and fun games in the sunshine. An extra special thank you to the people we support, who joined us and made the day even more memorable. We love to see everyone enjoying themselves and coming together as a team to celebrate the work we do. We look [...]
Marathon – Fundraising
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Matt for running a marathon to support Jubilee House! He raised an amazing £420. We are so grateful for your support! If you have an event coming up and would like to fundraise for us, please get in touch.
One Welwyn Hatfield Community Awards
Our Head of Childrens services, Sam Perry was invited to the inaugural One Welwyn Hatfield Community Awards as a shortlisted nominee for the Public Service Hero award. “This award recognises a person or persons working in the public sector who have gone above and beyond their normal duties. This individual has provided exceptional service and demonstrated outstanding dedication to their work.” This nomination reflects that amazing work that Sam [...]
Meadows Garden
A massive thank you to Michael and his team at Welwyn Garden City B&Q for their amazing hard work and goods provided, to get our Meadows Garden looking fabulous! A special mention to Jo, Cindy, Collette, Emma and Martin for all of your help. Everyone’s contribution to achieving this is much appreciated. [...]
Lifetime Achievement Award
We are delighted to confirm that Sam Perry our Head of Children’s Services, has been shortlisted as a Finalist for the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ category in the Social Care Leadership Awards 2022. The Social Care Leadership Awards showcases and celebrates excellence in the sector and we are extremely proud to be a part of it all. The winner will be revealed on 19th October at the awards ceremony in London and [...]
Fundraising Appeal Update
We’ve reached our 7k target! THANK YOU to everyone who has made this happen, we could not have done this without your support and everyone’s generosity which truly has been amazing. Your support means so much to us, especially the children and adults with learning disabilities rely on us to help them to live their lives, their way. As our appeal has been so successful, we have extended it [...]
Headbands Donation
Thank you to the ladies from the Rock Choir and the team at ‘You donate we deliver’ who have made our teams some wonderful headbands to make the wearing of face masks a little more comfortable. We have lots of headbands available, so if any organisations could make use of these then please do get in touch with us on 01707 390107. We all really appreciate the amount of [...]
Carer of the Year Award
Congratulations to Batsi Support Worker at Jubilee House who won Carer of the Year 2019 at the Herts Advertiser Community Awards on Tuesday 3rd September. We are very pleased Batsi has received the very well deserved recognition for all his hard work and the care that he provides. What an inspiration and role model he is to those in the care industry. A massive thank you to Batsi’s family, [...]
HCF Grant
Thank You Hertfordshire Community Foundation We would like to say a massive thank you to Hertfordshire Community Foundation for their incredibly generous grant of £5,000. The Hertfordshire Community Foundation (HCF) is an independent Charity that aims to encourage local philanthropy, the giving of time, resources or both by local people to help support their local communities. This grant will go towards funding our after-school activities aimed at children with [...]
Jonquil’s Garden
Jonquil’s Garden has been transformed! Another successful garden transformation for our service users, the Jubilee House team came together on Wednesday 19th September and was able to brighten up Jonquil's garden. The day consisted of painting fences, raking leaves, revamping the swing and bird box, de-weeding, creating a sensory tree and adding two water features for the service users to enjoy. Also, a massive thank you to Homebase, B&Q, Van Hage [...]
Funds Raised – Charitable Golf Day
A massive thank you to Ground Construction Limited who raised £35,000 for Jubilee House at their annual charitable golf day on Friday 7th September 2018. Our team who were invited to represent Jubilee House on the day had a fantastic time. A special thanks go to Trevor, Paddy, their team and suppliers for their generosity and support on the day. We will be putting the funds raised to great [...]
Peartree’s Garden is great again!
The Jubilee House team came together on Tuesday 17th July for our annual company day to improve our children’s service garden. The day consisted of having lots of fun, a variety of gardening jobs such as painting, DIY, de-weeding, planting the lovely donated flowers/plants, and a tasty BBQ lunch in the glorious sunshine! A massive thank you to Morrisons in Welwyn Garden City, Homebase in St Albans and Rochfords Garden [...]
Thank you Cala Homes!
Thank you to the Cala Homes Bursary Scheme for their generous grant of £1000. The Cala Bursary scheme invites local charities, community groups and organisations to apply for a share of their annual bursary, to help fund projects which help make a vital difference in and around the local communities. The grant will go towards funding our after-school activities aimed and Children with moderate to significant learning disabilities and will make [...]
Thank you Boshier-Hinton Foundation!
We would like to say a massive thank you to The Boshier-Hinton Foundation for their incredibly generous donation of £1,920.00. The Boshier-Hinton Foundation exists to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, learning difficulties or sensory impairment and their families, by the awarding of grants. The grant will go towards funding our after-school activities aimed at children with moderate to significant learning disabilities. [...]
Welwyn Festival Fun Day
We were back at the annual Welwyn Festival Fun Day on Saturday 24th June 2017. We would like to say a massive thank you to the volunteers who manned our stall for the day and for the people who came to visit us. Here is what our volunteers had to say… “We enjoyed talking to people about what great work Jubilee House do in the local community, not only [...]
Brighton Marathon Success
A massive congratulations Sean, you did it! Sean ran the Brighton Marathon to raise money for our children’s service on Sunday 9th April 2017 and completed it in an amazing 3 hours, 50 minutes – not bad for a first timer! He managed to raise just over £900 Thank you and well done, what a massive achievement! [...]
Sponsored Sky Dive 2017!
Lauren and Jade took fundraising to new heights and jumped from 13,000ft on Wednesday 15th March 2017 to raise money in aid of our 40th Anniversary. They raised a whopping £1200 for us which will go towards all our services. This is what they had to say: “The weather was perfect, it was amazing, exhilarating and an exciting event and we loved every minute. Knowing we were doing this for [...]
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