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Building for the Future launched BFTF Plus in June 2021 to support young, local, disabled adults who have left school or college in working towards achieving their ambitions. We run regular workshops and social events – see our Facebook page for more: facebook.com/BFTFPlus. We also give individual advice and support for young people who want to access work, education and cultural opportunities.
For more information contact:
Coming events
Contact jasper@bftf.org.uk for more details
September 14th 2-4pm - The Hub, Crowthorne, Disability Sports Fun Club - £5 donation per young person.
Booking essential: melissa@bftf.org.uk
September 18th 11-2 - Nature Walk Dinton Pastures. Weather permitting!
Contact: jasper@bftf.org.uk
COming Events
Autumn Nature Walk
Join us at Dinton Pastures for a walk - suitable for wheelchairs; dogs permitted. Enjoy learning about the natural world on our doorstep! Afterwards, lunch in the cafe.
Thursday 18 September 11-2
Weather permitting!
Contact Jasper for details.
Past Events
26 August
Design and Disability exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
We visited this fascinating new exhibition. Read the review here.
25 July
We went to ABT (accessibleboatingthames.org). We went out in the sailing dinghy and on the wheelyboat.
A great afternoon, and many thanks to ABT!
Our second Disability Sports Fun Club on 4 May was a great success. Ted (www.facebook.com/bocciablogger) gave us a demonstration of his ramping technique and Ted and Tia took turns refereeing for us while we played several competitive ends.
We visited MERL in Reading on 20 September.
Isabel Hughes was kind enough to show us round the exhibits and talk about their background. We tried some of the interactive exhibits and enjoyed the garden.
Isabel told us about some volunteering opportunities and she has given us the details of how to get in touch about this.
BFTF Plus at Wokingham Festival
We had a great time at Wokingham Festival on 24 August.
BFTF Plus Pub crawl
We visited some of Wokingham’s pubs and bars. A good time was had by all!
To join us on one of our social events, keep an eye on the Facebook page or contact jasper@bftf.org.uk. We're always open to new ideas, so if you know a cool venue or there's something you've been dying to try, just let us know!
May 2024 Local Elections
Local councillors Andy Croy (Lab), Phil Cunnington (Con) and David Hare (LibDem) joined us in April to talk about what their parties are offering ahead of the local council elections. We had a good, constructive discussion and everybody learned a lot about how the council works and about young people’s needs and interests.
We will be attending the council’s Social Care Future consultation meetings (www.wokingham.gov.uk/care-and-support-adults/bringing-about-brighter-social-care-future-wokingham-borough).
First Arts and Crafts Exhibition a success
On 12 September 2023 some of the members of our Building for the Future Plus exhibited their artwork at our offices in Twyford.
Read the full report here: bftf.org.uk/post/first-arts-and-crafts-exhibition-a-success.
