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Kristy Ball, representing the Local Resilience Forum (LRF), introduces Risk Ready Communities – a new programme to help communities tackle risks like flooding, power outages and disease outbreaks.

✍️ Bryonie Mellor, Local Area Coordinator for Ibstock and Measham explains how the Measham Friendship Group have been crafting small love hearts to support people experiencing bereavement.

✍️ Jay Dobson, Business Analyst at Leicestershire County Council

✍ Tom Vesty, Highway Works Manager

To celebrate National Independent Visitor Day 2026, David and Denise are sharing their experiences of being Independent Visitors, and the impact that the voluntary scheme has had on their lives. ✍ David and Denise, Independent Visitors

My original career was as a Speech and Language Therapist, but in 2023 I embarked on a new career as a tutor. I teach Sensory Learning and Outreach courses in Wellbeing and Geography. Here is a snapshot of my sensory learning lessons.


✍ Jo Frederick - Tutor for Learning for Independence.

Hello, my name is Hazel, and I am a Learning Development and Delivery Co-ordinator Tutor for the Family Learning Team which is part of GoLearn’s Leicestershire Adult Learning Service.


✍ Written by Hazel McDowell, Learning Development Delivery Co-ordinator

When school’s out, the learning doesn’t stop.

Mala Razak, Children and Families Partnership Manager shares how thousands of children have attended our Holiday Activity Fund (HAF) clubs over the years enabling them to discover new skills, build confidence and enjoy healthy meals.

Teaching Spanish has helped me to better understand my own language because when students ask questions, sometimes they want to know why a word or expression is in a way that does not seem to be logic. The answer is simple; because Spanish language is a not just one language, it has influence for vulgar Latin, Celtiberan (Celt and Iberian), Basque, and even Greek.


✍ Juan Pardo, Spanish GoLearn tutor

"Know your rights, use your rights” is the theme of this year’s Carers Rights Day and these two people both went one step further to ensure people are getting as much support as possible ✍️ Karen and Ken