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Support Reach through the Big Give Christmas Challenge this December, and your gift could be doubled!

Our Brighter Futures appeal is raising funds that make a genuine, lasting difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities. Including vital life-skills courses and bespoke help for families worried about the years ahead. Your gift will help local people to look forward to a brighter future.

For 1 week only, through the special Big Give Christmas Challenge website donations could be doubled. So one donation has twice the impact. For example £25 becomes £50!

Watch our film to find out more.

Thanks to our supporters, we reached our Big Give Christmas Challenge target of £40,000. In just one week!

Donations made towards our Brighter Futures appeal through the Big Give Christmas Challenge were doubled, and so have double the impact too. Funds raised are helping our expert staff to offer life-skills and planning activities, support sessions for families and help with urgent challenges. Which means more people with learning disabilities and family carers can look forward to brighter futures and know where they’re going and how to get there.

Thank you - your gift will make a difference to the lives of local people with learning disabilities, today and tomorrow.

We'd like to say a big thank you to our charity champion Reed Foundation and to our pledgers including Southwell & District Lions and local individuals.

Our Let's Move appeal is aiming to raise £52,000 to empower adults with learning disabilities to lead happier, healthier and more active lives. Watch our film to find out more.

Thanks to all of our supporters, you raised over £52,000 via our Big Give Christmas Challenge. In just one week!

When you donated to our Big Give Christmas Challenge this December, your gift had double the impact, thank you!

Our Let's Move appeal has successfully raised over £52,000! This is empowering adults with learning disabilities to lead happier, healthier and more active lives. Thank you - your gift will make a difference to local people's lives and help address the high risk of avoidable poor health faced by adults with learning disabilities in Nottinghamshire.

Thank you for enabling 150 adults with learning disabilities to:

  • Increase their weekly activity
  • Reduce risk of avoidable poor health
  • Feel more confident to keep active at home
  • Try new sports and adventure e.g. dance, football, archery and challenge days

Your Big Give Christmas Challenge donations is going towards:

  • Weekly sports, fitness and exercise opportunities at our five centres in Mansfield, Newark and Southwell
  • Opportunities for adults with learning disabilities to become sports mentors
  • New challenge activities/outings and sports taster sessions.

We'd also like to say a big thank you to our charity champion Reed Foundation and to our pledgers including Southwell & District Lions and local individuals.

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Why we need your support
Ways you can get involved
Your donation could fund...
Why we need your support
Ways you can get involved

Client Stories

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Graham
"Sport really helps with your mental health and wellbeing, and it also helps you make friends and friendships. And it gives people a purpose to what they like to do, so like following goals.”
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tom
aspiring client volunteer
“I love Boccia and football, and I coach a small team but one day want to coach a big team. I like to be outside and listen to music as it helps when I am stressed.” 
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Melissa
Client volunteer
“Sports are good for people as helps them to keep fit.

We (Reach Newark) would like to do more cricket, rounders, basketball and football, we go to the local leisure centre as well, we use parachutes and balls, and do an obstacle course.”

Donate between midday 28th November and midday 5th December and your gift could be worth DOUBLE!

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Doubled donations could fund... £20=£40 A two hour creative movement class; £50 = £100 New sports equipment e.g. Boccia kit; £100 = £200 An exciting challenge activity

Why people with learning disabilities need your support

I'm Charlie, Reach Southwell Day Service Lead. Previously, I have led dance groups and various fitness activities at Reach Mansfield. Through my years of experience working at Reach, I know many of the people we support lead lives with little or no exercise. The positive effects of active lifestyles are undeniable, contributing to better health.

Why is it so difficult to stay active? For many, the barriers are immense: living on low incomes, facing inaccessible local facilities, or lacking reliable transport. However, it's not just about resources. It’s about confidence, fear, and safety. The fear of harassment, feeling out of place, or simply not knowing where to start.

At Reach, our skilled staff can help break down these barriers. Providing safe, supportive spaces where everyone — regardless of ability, background, or circumstance — can move, connect, and thrive.

If you have any questions or would like more information about our Let's Move appeal and our plans for 2025, please email sarosha.byrne@reachuk.org

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