A poster for our Pub Night for adults with a learning disability in Leeds. It's on Tuesday 28th April from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Tickets are £10 on the door.

A poster for our Pub Night for adults with a learning disability in Leeds. It's on Tuesday 28th April from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Tickets are £10 on the door.

Next Tuesday, our Asking You team will be running their latest Pub Night at The Griffin in #Leeds for adults with a learning disability!

It's open from 6:30pm-9:30pm and entry is £10 on the door. We will have karaoke games, a quiz with prizes and a relaxed atmosphere.

How can our Health Access Project support you to secure your rights and access health services in Bradford and Craven?

In a reel made last autumn, our Peer Development Worker Nelly explains all!

#AutismAcceptanceMonth

A poster for Forum Central and Touchstone's Mental Health Awareness Week Marketplace event on Wednesday 13th May at Kirkgate Market, Leeds.

We are really excited to be at @forumcentral.bsky.social and @touchstonesupport.bsky.social's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Marketplace!

It's on Wednesday 13th May from 10am-2pm at Kirkgate Market.

There will be stalls from local services who can support your mental health and wellbeing.

Information on Local Elections We have some useful information on next month's Local Elections in Leeds! It includes an Easy Read guide and details on how to register to vote.

The deadline to register to vote for May's #LocalElections is today!

Find out when other deadlines are taking place and what else you need to know for polling day in our useful guide: advonet.org.uk/2026/04/02/2...

A poster for the Big Lunch in Chapeltown, Leeds on Saturday 6th June.

This June, we are going to part of The Big Lunch with Unity Homes & Enterprise!

It's on Saturday 6th June from 12 Noon-2pm at the Leeds Media Centre and free to attend.

It gives everyone in Chapeltown an opportunity to connect with local services, as well as share a love of food and community.

Empower and Employ: Interview Skills Would you like to practice interview skills in a safe and supportive space? Would you like to develop your CV? Join one of our workshops for adults with learning disabilities 11:30am-2:30pm Thursday 23rd April Thursday 30th April Asking You logo 26 Roundhay Road, LS7 1AB askingyou@advonet.org.uk 0113 244 0606 Leeds Community Foundation logo

Our Asking You service is running free workshops for adults with learning disabilities! They are about job interview skills.

They are on later this month, both from 11:30am-2:30pm in our office in Leeds.

If you or someone you work with would like to join, please email askingyou@advonet.org.uk.

Updated Self-Advocacy Resources: Free to Download! The Advonet Group

We have just updated our series of free #SelfAdvocacy resources! Our Meeting Planner, Phone Call Planner and Complaint Template all have been finetuned to make them easier to work with.

To get free copies, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/se...

A photo of the food court at Darley Street Market in Bradford, UK. It has lots of wooden tables and seats.

What is it like to experience sensory overload when entering public buildings and spaces? In a blog post written for our website last month, our Information Officer shares his story: bradfordautismaim.org.uk/sensory-need...

#AutismAcceptanceMonth

A photo of Angela, our Chief Executive and Peter, Chair of our Board of Trustees, speaking at an in-person event.

Our Spring newsletter is coming out next month! Inside, we will have information on all our services, as well as any events and exciting new project work.

To receive our quarterly #advocacy updates, please sign up to our mailing list at eepurl.com/dvbhin

A photo of some of our guides, printed out and laid out on a red tablecloth.

We have updated all our #autism Strategy Guides! They have a new look and some have links to services in Bradford and Craven!

To see them all, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/gu...

#AutismAcceptanceMonth

The Advonet Group Guide to Raising a Health Complaint

Our Health Complaints #Advocacy team have made a series of free resources that can help you to make a complaint.

They include an online guide to the complaints process and some letter templates to get you started.

To see them, please go to advonet.org.uk/resources/he...

A pregnant woman sitting down, looking at her phone. Text reads: "West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. Feeling low? Struggling to cope? Text 'BRIGHT' to 85258. Free, confidential, 24/7 support provided by Shout."

There is a free #MentalHealth text service for people in West Yorkshire, provided by Shout.

If you are feeling low or struggling to cope, text 'BRIGHT' to 85258 for 24/7, confidential support.

A photo of a white sign saying 'Polling Station', with an arrow below pointing west.

For May's #LocalElections in Bradford, we have made a guide with useful information, including registering to vote, photo ID you may need and finding your nearest polling station.

Read it in full at bradfordautismaim.org.uk/2026-local-e...

A photo montage of some of the activities and treats from our Easter gathering in the office.

This morning, we had a late #Easter gathering for staff in our office! We did some seasonal arts and crafts and enjoyed a few chocolatey treats.

The Advonet Group We're Hiring! Finance Business Partner Hours: 28 per week Salary: £21,653.33 per annum actual salary, plus study package Location: Leeds, LS7 1AB Deadline for applications: Monday 13th April 2026, 12 Noon Interviews: Thursday 23rd April 2026 Find all our vacancies online at advonet.org.uk/careers

There are only five days left to apply for our Finance Business Partner #JobVacancy!

This role involves providing detailed financial reports for our senior leadership team and Board of Trustees. If you are interested in applying, please visit advonet.org.uk/2026/03/10/j...

#LeedsJobs #CharityJobs

Leeds Autism AIM April 2026 Newsletter

Our April newsletter is out now! Inside, we have updates about our service, including links to some new resources. We also have info on next month's #LocalElections and free events for autistic adults.

To read it, please visit mailchi.mp/48e27f452e7d...

#AutismAcceptanceMonth

Bradford and Craven Autism AIM Newsletter: April 2026

Our April newsletter is out now! Inside, there are details of an event we are going to for #AutismAcceptanceMonth, links to our latest blog posts and information on next month's #LocalElections.

To read it, please visit mailchi.mp/70d797676702...

Asking You The Advonet Group Monthly Club Night!

Thursday 16th April Open 6:30pm-9:30pm Popworld, Cookridge Street, Leeds LS2 3AW

This month has a Spring Ball theme!

Tickets are £10 on the door. Carers/support go for free.

Our Asking You service's next Club Night for adults with a learning disability is on Thursday 16th April! This month's fancy dress theme is a #spring ball.

Doors open from 6:30pm-9:30pm at Popworld in #Leeds and tickets are £10 on the door. For more info, please email us at askingyou@advonet.org.uk

A photo of Autism AIM's guide to PIP Appeals

There is a call for evidence for the Government's Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment - #PIP.

They are looking for people and organisations who have experience of the PIP process to send on information.

To find out how, please visit www.gov.uk/government/c...

Information on Local Elections We have some useful information on next month's Local Elections in Leeds! It includes an Easy Read guide and details on how to register to vote.

For May's #LocalElections in #Leeds, we have put together a guide. It has info on registering to vote, photo ID, where to find your local polling station and an Easy Read guide with all that in one document.

Read it in full at advonet.org.uk/2026/04/02/2...

Send us your feedback! Scan the QR code or go to tinyurl.com/advonetfeedback to fill in our feedback form

For anyone who has used or supported someone to access our #advocacy, autism and learning disability services, we have a feedback form.

By completing it, you will help us to provide better support for people to get their voices heard, their rights upheld and be included in services and groups.

The Advonet Group Happy Autism Acceptance Month!

Happy #AutismAcceptanceMonth from all of us at The Advonet Group!

The Advonet Group Community Advocacy Hub Timetable In-Person and Online: April 2026 Date Time Location Wednesday 1st April 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 2nd April 12 Noon-3pm Dewsbury Road Community Hub, Beeston Tuesday 7th April 10am-1pm Deacon House, Seacroft Wednesday 8th April 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 9th April 12 Noon-3pm Reginald Centre, Chapeltown Tuesday 14th April 10am-1pm Armley Community Hub, Armley Wednesday 15th April 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 16th April 12 Noon-3pm Dewsbury Road Community Hub, Beeston Tuesday 21st April 10am-1pm Deacon House, Seacroft Wednesday 22nd April 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 23rd April 12 Noon-3pm Reginald Centre, Chapeltown Tuesday 28th April 10am-1pm Armley Community Hub, Armley Wednesday 29th April 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 30th April 12 Noon-3pm Dewsbury Road Community Hub, Beeston

This April, we are running free Community Advocacy Hub sessions in Armley, Beeston, Chapeltown and Seacroft!

There, we can support you to self-advocate, as well as provide information and signposting. Find out more at advonet.org.uk/services/com...

Bradford and Craven Autism AIM Health Access Project resources

Our Health Access Project has made some free resources to help you communicate any health needs, including a symptom diary and mental fatigue scale.

They can all be downloaded from our website and used when engaging with services such as your GP surgery: bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/he...

We publish a newsletter every three months with the news on our advocacy work.

For that, we have a mailing list. If you would like to sign up, please visit eepurl.com/dvbhin

The Advonet Group Closed for Easter Bank Holidays

For #Easter, we will be closed on Friday 3rd April (Good Friday) and Monday 6th April (Easter Monday).

We will be open as normal from Tuesday 7th April.

A photo of our information stall at the CATCH event in Harehills, Leeds.

A photo of Nasreen, our Universal Advocate, at the CATCH event yesterday. She is stood by our information stall.

Yesterday, we went to CATCH for the Tackling Health Inequality Together event! It launched a community research project to help raise the voice of people from Gipton and Harehills to decision makers.

It was great to see so many people there, talking about our #advocacy work.

Asking You Learning Disability Day Opportunities: Open for Referrals!

Our Asking You Learning Disability Day Opportunities service runs day groups in Leeds.

They include arts and crafts, cooking and one that goes out and about into the community.

If someone you work with would like to join, please make a referral at askingyou.org.uk/referrals/

Self-Advocacy Meeting Planner

If you have a meeting coming up where you want to be heard and get your rights upheld, our free Meeting Planner can help.

It can make setting out what you want to say and listing outcomes you want from the meeting easy.

All of our #SelfAdvocacy resources are here: advonet.org.uk/resources/se...

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀

Join employers from across Leeds and West Yorkshire to share practical approaches to supporting mental health at work.

Leeds Beckett University
20 May

Register your place:
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