And exciting news! Milestones Trust's art group will be involved in Swindon Open Studios' annual community exhibition later this year - not only will the group be exhibiting, but they'll also be running some workshops. Find out more at:
A photo of a person being supported to work on some art
A photo of people being supported to get arty
A man holds up a picture of a poodle that he has been colouring in
A picture of a colourful cat/flower creature
Great to see people from our Swindon and Wiltshire-based services getting involved in one of Abi's art sessions last week 🎨
A photo of a man smiling. Text reads "Volunteers needed - no experience necessary". A URL reads www join milestones trust .org .uk
A photo of a young woman smiling. Text reads "Gain valuable skills and experience, while making a positive difference to the lives of the people we support".
A photo of a woman wearing sunglasses and smiling. Text reads "A range of roles available across Bath, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire".
Text reads: "We're looking for friendly, positive and compassionate individuals to volunteer in a variety of different roles. Whether you can spare half a day every week or just a couple of hours a month, we welcome volunteers from a variety of different circumstances and walks of life. Find out more at: www.joinmilestonestrust.org.uk"
Could you give up a few hours to volunteer with Milestones Trust? We're looking for people to help the people we support get involved in different activities and access the community
Find out more at: https://f.mtr.cool/xtdaczewtc
In case you missed it, @thekingsfund.bsky.social released their #SocialCare360 earlier this month, sharing their analysis of the key trends affecting the #SocialCareSector over time:
Abi, our brilliant Art Project Lead, stood in front of the Shape of Care exhibit wall, which has some floating shelves showing sculptures created for the exhibition.
A person from the museum presenting about the Shape of Care exhibit to some people from Milestones Trust in an art room.
Someone from the museum helping Ben, a person we support, with their art.
Helen, a person we support, with their finished portrait locket.
It's #WorldArtDay and our art group visited Holburne Museum in Bath to see their Shape of Care exhibit, which invites us to consider where care lives in our daily routines. We were shown around and then, taking inspiration from one of the pieces, had a chance to make miniature portraits in lockets.
A graphic saying 'Congrats to our Holly Lodge service in Wiltshire which has been rated Good by CQC!' and an image of the CQC 'Good' rating certification.
Proud to see that our Holly Lodge service in Wiltshire has just received a rating of Good from CQC! Congratulations to the team 🎉 #TeamMilestones #CelebratingSocialCare
A picture of the tea party set up, with easter-themed decorations, gift bags, teapots and cakes.
A person we support with their easter gift bag, shaped like a rabbit!
Three people sat around a table decorating rabbit shaped biscuits with icing and other decorations.
An image of the finished decorated bunnies.
Residents at Felix House in Weston-super-Mare had an egg-cellent time at their tea party over the Easter weekend! 🐰🐣
They had an easter egg hunt, a rabbit decoration station, games, and tea, coffee, cakes and hot cross buns a-plenty. Everyone joined in and really enjoyed themselves, as you can see!
The nomination included glowing feedback: “Their health and wellbeing improvement speaks volumes for the support they receive. Whistley Dene is the best place for them and they are having the best quality of life. Their journey has been incredible."
A picture of four team members from our Whistley Dene service, posing with our CEO and Director of Operations in front of a balloon arch at our Extra Mile Awards ceremony.
One of these was for the team at Whistley Dene in Wiltshire, who showed true commitment in supporting a person who needed a hospital stay, ultimately helping them to recover and return to the service. This shows the incredible impact that great social care can have, even on physical health outcomes.
For #CelebratingSocialCare month, we're looking back to our Extra Mile Awards in March. 159 nominations were made by colleagues, people we support, and family and friends, showing just how much outstanding work is taking place across the Trust and a real spirit of celebration among #TeamMilestones.
Skills for Care banner which reads 'Join us in #CelebratingSocialCare. Watch, share and post your own moments of pride and care!'
Today marks the start of #CelebratingSocialCare month, run by Skills for Care to showcase the passionate and dedicated staff who do vital work in social care.
During April, we will be celebrating the wonderful achievements of our staff and hope you will join us!
#TeamMilestones
Talking of the Music Train (which is now run with the support of #PaulsPlace), dates for April, May, June and July have now been released, so please do check The Music Train's Facebook page for upcoming events!
A photo of Liz Gray receiving her special recognition award at Milestones Trust's Extra Mile Awards celebration. Liz is holding a bunch of flowers and a certificate, and is flanked by Jeff Parry and Hilary Crowhurst
A photo of Liz Gray receiving her special recognition award at Milestones Trust's Extra Mile Awards celebration, alongside Gemma May.
A photo of Liz with a Thank You card from Milestones Trust, and some chocolates
Lovely to see Liz Gray recognised at our recent Extra Mile Award celebration for her decade + of effort making the Music Train into the huge success that it is today - thank you Liz!
A picture of some residents crowded an image of giraffes being projected onto a table. A couple of residents are using paintbrushes to fill in sections of the image.
A closer up picture of one of our residents using a paintbrush to fill in a section of grass on the projected image.
Our residents at Holly Lodge are enjoying their new interactive projector! They've had a laugh painting and playing Whack-a-Mole so far, but there are hundred of games and quizzes for them still to explore...
A graphic that says "Congrats to our Furber Road service in St George which has just been rated Good by CQC"
Huge congrats to the team at our Furber Road service in St George, Bristol which has just been rated Good by CQC!
Wishing a joyous Eid al-Fitr to all who are celebrating! 🌙 #EidMubarak #EidAlFitr
🌟Freya is taking on this year's #LondonMarathon for a fantastic cause that really does make a positive difference in people's lives - our very own Warmley Wheelers!💛 Sponsor Freya at: https://f.mtr.cool/oqyyegfwpy
Every donation helps - and sharing this helps too!
To watch the full video, click here: https://f.mtr.cool/pxdmidenww
To hear more about Olufunke's story, take a moment to read this on our website here:
Have you seen our Annual Review yet?
This video showcases just some of the wonderful things our staff, volunteers and people we support have been up to in 2025!
For example, the brilliant Olufunke talks here about her journey in #SocialCare with #TeamMilestones since starting in 2023...
Ann, the person we support, standing in front of the St Peter's Hospice charity shop.
Congratulation to Ann, who has just got a new job! 🎉
Ann loves looking for new clothes and also helping people at her service. So, it is fitting that her new role is at a St Peter’s Hospice charity shop.
Ann is really proud to be helping the shop, her colleagues, and the hospice...and so are we!
One of our Experts by Experience celebrating on the dancefloor with their team.
A black and white photo of one of our staff members walking up to the stage to accept an award.
A close up image of a candelabra against the blurred backdrop of lights and dancing!
A wide shot of the room, showing people sat at their tables and our CEO presenting.
On Friday night, we held our annual Extra Mile and Long Service Awards ⭐ It was a brilliant evening spent celebrating the brilliant creativity, courage, and person-centred thinking that our staff have demonstrated in going the extra mile for people we support this year.
Congratulations to all!
⭐ Tonight's the night! ⭐
Wishing the best of luck to all the nominees at our annual Extra Mile and Long Service Awards to celebrate the outstanding efforts made by our staff every day to help people we support thrive. We are now just a few short hours away from finding out the winners...
A graphic thanking Nourish for sponsoring the Milestones Trust Extra Mile and Long Service Awards
A big thank you to Nourish for their generous sponsorship of our Extra Mile and Long Service Awards which are now just 24 hours away!
Support from sponsors like Nourish allows us to hold the event that we know our amazing staff and volunteers deserve. THANK YOU
A graphic thanking Neuven for being event partner and gold sponsor of the Milestones Trust Extra Mile and Long Service Awards
Huge thanks to Neuven, gold sponsors and event partners for the Milestones Trust Extra Mile and Long Service Awards, which we'll be celebrating this Friday!
We are delighted to share our 2025 Annual Review!
This is just a snapshot of some of the wonderful things our staff and people we support have been up to this year, from reaching monumental milestones to going the extra mile!
Watch the full video here: https://f.mtr.cool/xokjckaowm
A graphic saying Proud to see our Bembridge House service in Swindon rated Good by CQC. The graphic includes the CQC's Good rating graphic device, the Milestones Trust logo, and some stars
A photo of the Bembridge team celebrating their Good CQC Rating
“I am very impressed with the care”
“I have 100% faith in the staff, my [relative] is so happy”
“[The service] is fantastic and she has improved massively”
Just some of the comments from family members of people we support at #BembridgeHouse quoted in a newly published CQC inspection report 💜
A vase full of red roses on a windowsill with red heart decorations attached.
Dining room decorated with red and clear glitter-filled balloons, heart decorations, and vases of roses.
Roses on a wooden sideboard and a red heart banner andballoons over the above mirror.
Love is in the air at Whistley Dene! People we support spent Friday decorating their home ready for a Valentine's Disco on the weekend. Have a look at the brilliant job they did...
Laura and Olumense sat behind the Milestones Trust stand.
Pleased to be joining students and their families at Briarwood School's #PreparingForAdulthood fair today, to share information on how Milestones Trust can support young people transitioning to adulthood.
If you're attending, come and say hi to Laura, Olumense and Linda (who's behind the camera!)
"We place a huge value on being a part of the community and we look forward to providing accessible cycling with this cycle and our wider fleet for many years to come" - Edouard at Warmley Wheelers
A photo of people from Warmley Wheelers and Kingswood Town Council stood behind a person sat on the new recumbent Trike.
A photo of a man sat on the new recumbent trike at Warmley Wheelers
"We're grateful to #KingswoodTownCouncil and its Community Grants scheme for enabling us to buy a new tricycle. It's already proven popular - even in winter - with some keen riders making the most of its smooth steering and pedalling."
