The Advonet Group

Asking You The Advonet Group Monthly Club Night!

Thursday 19th March Open 6:30pm-9:30pm Popworld, Cookridge Street, Leeds LS2 3AW

This month has a Pop Legends theme!

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

Next Thursday, our Asking You team will run their monthly Club Night! It's at Popworld Leeds and for adults with a learning disability.

This month's theme is Pop Legends and it's £10 to get in on the door. It's on from 6:30-9:30pm. For any questions, please email askingyou@advonet.org.uk

Economic benefits of implementing the Accessible Information Standard - Gemma's experience Gemma shares her experience of supporting her profoundly deaf parents to navigate a health and care system that isn't providing information in an accessible ...

Today is #YoungCarersActionDay, a day to take action, raise awareness and support young carers.

In a recent video, Gemma told us about how she has been helping her deaf parents since she was around 14 years old, with no support.

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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

We have a new #JobVacancy! Our Finance team seeks a Finance Business Partner to provide detailed reports, ensuring we have accurate info to present to managers and Trustees.

If you're interested in this office-based role, please apply here: advonet.org.uk/2026/03/10/j...

#LeedsJobs #CharityJobs

Autism AIM Guide to Cervical Cancer Screening

We have made a free guide to cervical cancer screening, by and for autistic adults. It has info on symptoms, the screening process itself and how to ask for reasonable adjustments.

The guide is one of many health resources that you can download: leedsautismaim.org.uk/resources/he...

Self-Advocacy Complaint Template

We have a free #SelfAdvocacy Complaint Template, which can help you or someone you work with to plan and then make a complaint about a service you have accessed.

It includes sections for planning what you want to say and listing outcomes from the complaint: advonet.org.uk/resources/se...

Our Asking You service is changing! They are providing Day Opportunities, activities and groups for adults with a learning disability in Leeds.

Asking You are also doing the usual project work, Citizen Advocacy and helping to run People's Parliament meetings. Find out more at askingyou.org.uk

Join our Jobs mailing list: eepurl.com/hOTTy9

If you would like to work for a leading #advocacy charity, we have a Jobs mailing list!

As soon as there is a job opportunity available, we can send it straight to your inbox.

To sign up, please go to eepurl.com/hOTTy9

#Oliverscampaign

I receive a constant stream of messages asking questions about the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism.

Everything you need to know about the training can be found on the official website below:

www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/lea...

Autism AIM Welcome to the AIM team, Eloise!

Our Autism AIM team has a new Service Manager! Eloise, one of our Universal Advocacy Leads, will be starting with them this month and is looking forward to being part of AIM.

Read what she had to say about her role in our latest blog post: advonet.org.uk/2026/03/02/n...

We're recruiting: Team Admin Coordinator (Volition & LOPF)

We're looking for two Team Admin Coordinators to join our shared team in Leeds city centre.
• 1 full-time post (Volition)
• 1 part-time post (Leeds Older People's Forum)

The Advonet Group Guide to Raising a Health Complaint

We have free #SelfAdvocacy resources that can help you and anyone you are working with to raise a health complaint.

They include a guidebook explaining the complaints process and a couple of letter templates.

To get free copies of these, please go to advonet.org.uk/resources/he...

The Advonet Group Community Advocacy Hub Timetable In-Person and Online: March 2026 Date Time Location Tuesday 3rd March 10am-1pm Armley Community Hub, Armley Wednesday 4th March 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 5th March 12 Noon-3pm Dewsbury Road Community Hub, Beeston Tuesday 10th March 10am-1pm Deacon House, Seacroft Wednesday 11th March 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 12th March 12 Noon-3pm Reginald Centre, Chapeltown Tuesday 17th March 10am-1pm Armley Community Hub, Armley Wednesday 18th March 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 19th March 12 Noon-3pm Dewsbury Road Community Hub, Beeston Tuesday 24th March 10am-1pm Deacon House, Seacroft Wednesday 25th March 9am-1pm Virtual appointments - online or by phone Thursday 26th March 12 Noon-3pm Reginald Centre, Chapeltown Tuesday 31st March 10am-1pm Armley Community Hub, Armley

This March, we are running regular Community Advocacy Hubs in Armley, Beeston, Chapeltown and Seacroft. At the Hubs, we can support you to self-advocate.

Read more about what Community Advocacy can and cannot do here: advonet.org.uk/services/com...

The Advonet Group Winter 2026 Newsletter: Out now!

Our Winter 2026 newsletter is out now. Inside, there are updates on a new name for our learning disability service, new free advocacy resources and exciting new work for our Autism AIM team.

Read all this and more at mailchi.mp/3679d6f4832f...

Leeds Learning Disability People's Parliament logo.

A great People's Parliament meeting today. Lovely to meet up to find out what is happening in Leeds and chat with lots of familiar faces 😊 #LearningDisabilities #YourSay #AskingYou @aspirecbs.bsky.social @advonetuk.bsky.social @connectinthenorth.bsky.social

Next month, @involvingyou.bsky.social are running a free session for people in #Leeds who are renting privately or live in their own home on keeping their homes warm, safe and affordable to run.

It's on Tuesday 10th March from 6pm-8pm - visit forms.office.com/e/BUG8rep3L4 to book a place.

The Advonet Group Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Resources

We have a series of free resources about Independent Mental Capacity #Advocacy (IMCA) available to download.

They include guides to Best Interest Decisions and Finances in Care Settings.

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

Let’s talk about mental health stigma in our communities.

Book your place now and be part of the conversation.
Call 0113 248 4880 or email info@beingyouleeds.org.uk

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CHANGE to close next month - The Advonet Group Our CHANGE service is closing at the end of next month. Find out what this means for us and you in this blog post.

Our Asking You service will continue to run projects working with adults with learning disabilities.

Read more about what this means here: advonet.org.uk/2026/02/23/c...

The CHANGE logo on a white background.

We are really sorry to announce that our @change-people.bsky.social service is closing at the end of March.

We thank everyone who has supported CHANGE over the past three decades, promoting their Easy Read resources and images, as well as supporting their project work.

A photo of two members of our staff, sat working at separate desks. One is facing a monitor and the other is typing on their laptop.

Our quarterly all of service newsletter will be out next week!

If you would like updates about our #advocacy and #inclusion work sent straight to your inbox, please sign up to our mailing list at eepurl.com/dvbhin

Asking You Learning Disability Day Opportunities: Open for Referrals!

Our Asking You team's Day Opportunities service for adults with a #LearningDisability living in #Leeds is open for referrals!

It runs regular weekly groups such as cooking and arts and crafts. If you or someone you work with would like to make a referral, please visit askingyou.org.uk/referrals/

Self-Advocacy Meeting Planner

For any important meetings you might have coming up, our free Meeting Planner can help you to think about what you would like to say and write down any preferred outcomes.

To get a copy, please visit our #SelfAdvocacy Resources page at advonet.org.uk/resources/se...

If you have ever been to any of our #advocacy or #inclusion services before, we would love to hear from you! Tell us how we did by filling in our feedback form.

To access it, please either scan the QR code or visit tinyurl.com/advonetfeedback

The Advonet Group Volunteering Opportunities

If you are a student in #Leeds and are looking for #volunteering opportunities, we have a few roles that might interest you!

Roles we are currently recruiting for include Learning Disability Citizen Advocate.

Find out more at advonet.org.uk/join-us/volu... #StudentVolunteeringWeek

Would you like to know when our latest #JobVacancies are available? We have a Jobs mailing list where you can sign up to get details of our newest job opportunities first.

To sign up, please either scan the QR code in the video or visit eepurl.com/hOTTy9

The Advonet Group Day Opportunities and Evening Social Volunteer Roles

There are two exciting #volunteer roles in our Learning Disability service! We are looking for Day Opportunities and Evening Social Volunteers to support our members in groups or activities like our Club Nights.

To find out more, please visit advonet.org.uk/join-us/volu... #StudentVolunteeringWeek

The Advonet Group We're Hiring! Finance Administrator Hours: 28 per week Salary: £24,809.50 FTE Actual Salary: £18,524.42 Contract: Permanent Location: Leeds, LS7 1AB Deadline for applications: Tuesday 17th February, 12 Noon Interviews on: Thursday 26th February Find all our vacancies online at advonet.org.uk/careers

There's just over a week left to apply for our Finance Administrator #JobVacancy! It's in our Leeds office and involve being in our Finance team, working on tasks such as payroll and expenses.

To apply, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/12/02/j... #LeedsJobs #CharityJobs #HiringNow

The Advonet Group Monthly Club Night!

Thursday 19th February Open 6:30pm-9:30pm Popworld, Cookridge Street, Leeds LS2 3AW

This month has a Love and Friendship theme!

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

February's monthly Club Night in Leeds for adults with a #LearningDisability will have a love and friendship theme!

It's on Thursday 19th February from 6:30pm-9:30pm. Tickets are £10 on the door; carers/support go free.

For any questions about the Club Night, please email askingyou@advonet.org.uk

We expressed this through using Lego to show some of our achievements, as well as making notes and displaying them on tables.

Our winter planning event helped to put us in a better place to help make people's voices heard and get their rights upheld.

A group of photos from our Winter Planning Event, including some Lego, notes hanging from a washing line and staff members talking and posing for photos.

Yesterday, our staff got together to connect with each other and help with our plans for the next year.

It was great to see so many colleagues talk about what's working well, what new work they're looking forward to and how we can improve what we do.