Your Voice Counts

18/06/2026

This week is both and so the perfect time for us to celebrate our Travelling with Confidence project.

Our Travel Champions have written a blog about the project and their role in it, including how they prepared for presenting at the official launch of Learning Disability Week on Monday 🙌

Read it on our website

During and we're celebrating our Travelling with Confidence project that puts people with lived experience of learning disabilities and autism at the heart of the project. In this blog, here from our Travel Champions who help lead the project.

18/06/2026

18/06/2026

Information and networking event for organisations 📢

We're holding the Your Voice Counts Showcase event on Wednesday 1 July to give staff from organisations working in our area the chance to come together to learn more about our services and how we can support each other.

📅 Wednesday 1 July 2026
🕑 2:00pm - 4:00pm
📍 Grange Road Baptist Church, 73 Grange Road West, Jarrow, NE32 3JA

If you'd like to come, please RSVP to book your place by 24 June [email protected].

17/06/2026

Good transport helps people get where they need to go and brings people together 🤝

Part of our Travelling with Confidence project is about quality checking public transport to make sure it is accessible for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

Over the past year, our Travel Champions have taken many journeys across the region, including trips to York, Durham and lots of other local destinations. They have checked every stage of the journey, from planning and booking tickets to navigating stations, travelling on public transport and reaching their destination.

These quality checks help us understand what works well and where improvements are needed, making it easier and more accessible for people with a learning disability and autistic people to travel independently and with confidence 😀

https://www.yvc.org.uk/single-post/travel-champions-help-improve-accessible-transport-across-the-region

16/06/2026

A brilliant day supporting the Your Voice Counts triathlon team! 🏊

The mini-triathlon is always one of our favourite days of the year. Well done to Anthony, Jodie, David and Barry who represented us, cheered on by their friends before a well-deserved sit down and lunch together.

It was great to see Ann and David from Speaking Up Together - Self Advocacy Beyond Boundaries who were working as marshals too.

A fantastic day celebrating our community 💙

15/06/2026

It’s been a fantastic start to ! 💙

We’re incredibly proud of Jodie and Melissa from our team who delivered a presentation at today’s official opening event in South Tyneside.

The event showcased the wide range of activities, opportunities and support available for people with learning disabilities across the borough. It was wonderful to see Jodie and Melissa representing our organisation and sharing information about our Travelling with Confidence project.

Thank you to everyone involved in making the event such a positive and inspiring start to the week. We’re looking forward to seeing the celebrations and activities continue over the coming days.

To find out more about Learning Disability Week events taking place in South Tyneside, visit http://southtyneside.gov.uk/LDWeek

15/06/2026

This week is Learning Disabilities Week (Monday 15 to Sunday 21 June) – a celebration of the amazing things people with learning disabilities bring to society.

This year’s theme is “Do you see me?” which is about being seen, heard and valued and challenging the barriers people with a learning disability face.

Join us across South Tyneside for a week of events including:

- Let the World Know launch event with the Mayor
- Drop in sessions at Holder House
- Disco at The Word
- Live performance at the Amphitheatre and more!

Find the list of events here: http://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/LDWeek

15/06/2026

It's Better Transport Week 🚌

Good transport helps people get where they need to go and brings people together - something we’re very passionate about at Your Voice Counts.

Our Travelling with Confidence project supports people to build their confidence using public transport, while also helping transport providers understand how accessible their services are and what changes could make them even better.

Look out for more info about the project and what our Travel Champions have been up to throughout the week

https://www.yvc.org.uk/single-post/travel-champions-help-improve-accessible-transport-across-the-region

15/06/2026

starts on today with our launch event at The Word at 10am when we will Let the World Know!

We've events taking place across South Tyneside including arts and crafts, sports, workshops, information events, performances at the Amphitheatre.

Find out more at: https://southtyneside.gov.uk/LDWeek

15/06/2026

Come along to the South Tyneside Council tomorrow to find out all about the activities, groups and support services in the area.

📍 Temple Park Centre
🗓️ Tuesday 16 June
⏰ 10am – 1pm

Hope to see you there!