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18/06/2013 Leading charities Papworth Trust and Workwise are planning to join forces: Leading charities Papworth Trust and Workwise are planning to join forces to achieve more for disabled people and for mental well being....
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17/06/2013 Rehabilitation staff shortlisted for industry award: Two members of our rehabilitation team have been nominated for a Vocational Rehabilitation Practitioner award....
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14/06/2013 The race is on to raise funds for our Cambridge Centre: Runners who register a team for Chariots of Fire 2013 will help to raise vital funds to improve an important service for disabled people in Cambridge. ...
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13/06/2013 Disability Minister visits Papworth Trust: The Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey MP, visited Papworth Trust's Vocational Rehabilitation Centre and social enterprise cafe, Coffee Unlimited, today....
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12/06/2013 Music and drama workshop in Cambridge: This summer, we will welcome musicians, singers and actors to Cambridge for our annual music and drama summer workshop for disabled people. The course will run from 29 July to 2 August at St Columba's...
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10/06/2013 Personal Independence Payment replaces Disability Living Allowance from today: From today, a new disability benefit called the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) across the country....
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07/06/2013 Disability Resource Centre celebrates Carers Week: The Disability Resource Centre in Bury St Edmunds will hold a special open day for carers on Thursday 13 June to celebrate Carers Week. The open day is for anyone who looks after a family member...
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06/06/2013 Labour's plans for welfare reform: This morning, Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, gave a speech on his party's plans for welfare reform. Miliband proposed 4 key ideas that would be introduced if the Labour Party is elected in ...
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06/06/2013 Congratulations to the Gourmet Challenge winners: Yesterday, 3 teams from our centres in Cambridge and Sawston competed in the Gourmet Challenge at John Lewis in Cambridge. Each team, trained by top chefs from John Lewis, prepared 2 courses which wer...
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31/05/2013 We celebrate 39,216 hours of voluntary work: We have a lot to celebrate during National Volunteers Week (1-7 June 2013). Our generous volunteers clocked up 39,216 hours of work in the last year and will be publically thanked during 2 recognit...
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