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Introducing Beans and Bloom Sutton Life Centre
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of Beans and Bloom - our second coffee at the Sutton Life Centre. After the success of Beans and Bloom Cheam at Whitehall Historic House, we’re excited to expand our mission, continue building community, and create even more opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. A Partnership with Purpose This new venture is made possible through our strong partnership with Sutton Council, who share our commitment to empoweri
Nickel Support
Nov 24, 20252 min read


Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Public discussion about Down Syndrome often focuses on limits rather than capabilities. October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and below we challenge common myths and misconceptions about adults with Down Syndrome. Myth 1: Adults with Down Syndrome Can't Work Many adults with Down syndrome have jobs and contribute to their communities. With the right support, adults with Down syndrome can work in offices, restaurants, retail, childcare, and more. The Down Syndrome Associat
Nickel Support
Oct 20, 20252 min read


Thank you to our 'Challenging Perceptions' Sponsor
Without our generous sponsor, Bedrock HR, the Challenging Perceptions Exhibition would not have been possible. We are extremely...
Nickel Support
Oct 6, 20252 min read


Marathon Fundraising for Nickel Support
Rosie and Anna will be running the York Marathon to raise money for Nickel Support in October. We are so grateful to them for their...
Nickel Support
Sep 16, 20253 min read


Our Impact
Nickel Support is dedicated to empowering adults with learning disabilities and/or autism by providing meaningful opportunities that...
Nickel Support
Jun 25, 20252 min read


Learning Disability Week 2025
Last week we celebrated Learning Disability Week at Nickel Support and our enterprises Beans and Bloom and Interestingly Different....
Nickel Support
Jun 24, 20252 min read


Sandhya + Vasudha's Story - Carers' Week
It’s Carers’ Week this week and we thought it really important to hear the voice of one of our parent/carers on the blog. We recently had...
Nickel Support
Jun 12, 20256 min read


Co Founder Nick Walsh Featured on Unreal Rockstars Website.
Find our about our co-founder Nick Walsh being featured on Unreal Rockstars website.
Nickel Support
Dec 18, 20241 min read


A Double Celebration: Our evenings at Two Prestigious Award Ceremonies
It’s been an incredibly exciting few weeks for us here at Nickel Support, as we had the privilege of attending not one, but two...
Nickel Support
Dec 18, 20242 min read


A Memorable Day: Ed Davey Visits Our Learning Disability Organisation in Carshalton, Sutton
Yesterday was an unforgettable day at Nickel Support, our learning disability organisation branch in Carshalton, Greater London, as we...
Ashley Walsh
Jun 21, 20243 min read


CELEBRATING COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS: NICKEL SUPPORT WINS ‘HEART OF GOLD’ AT THE SMALL AWARDS
At a fantastic evening of small business celebrations on the 16th May, our parent company Nickel Support won the “Heart of Gold” award...
Nickel Support
May 23, 20243 min read


Shortlisted Business in Small Business Britain's Small Awards
It's not every day that we get shortlisted for an award so we were thrilled to hear this week that our founding Community Interest...
Nickel Support
Apr 10, 20242 min read


What a difference a year makes.
When we started the Community Support project a year ago one of the people we began to support was Marion. Marion has written a few words...
Nickel Support
Nov 28, 20222 min read


Promise in Store to join the Nickel Support Family
Promise in Store to Join the Nickel Support family
Nickel Support
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Celebrating 10 years of Nickel Support
As many of you know, we celebrated our 10 year anniversary at the beginning of October. After 10 years we really wanted to make it a...
Nickel Support
Nov 4, 20223 min read


Interestingly Different - Our plans to get more adults with learning disabilities into employment
We have big changes happening to our shop in Carshalton and we have been waiting a long time to share this exciting news in more detail...
Nickel Support
Sep 21, 20222 min read


AWARDS SEASON!
Nickel Support are finalists for 3 awards this year
Nickel Support
Sep 8, 20221 min read


A VIEW FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE SERVICE
A few months back we chatted to the wonderful Scott about his experience with Nickel Support. Scott is able to give us a unique...
Nickel Support
Feb 15, 20223 min read


RYAN'S NICKEL JOURNEY
Ryan has been attending Nickel support for five years now. Over these years we have all got to know his happy, energetic, kind, clever...
Nickel Support
Nov 30, 20213 min read


CHARLIE'S NICKEL EXPERIENCE
We have been talking to trainee Charlie about her time at Nickel. Charlie started with us 6 years ago. As well as doing sessions in our...
Nickel Support
Aug 5, 20213 min read
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