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People First Keighley & Craven is a self-advocacy group run by, and for, people with learning disabilities, and the People First Podcast is our platform to raise awareness about the real issues that affect people with learning disabilities in our community, and all over the world. We aim to inform and entertain our listeners by interviewing interesting guests and talking about the things that really matter to us. This is like having a stage, to speak out and get our voices heard.
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The People First Keighley & Craven Podcast Corner is a show run and presented by adults with learning disabilities, where our podcasting team covers the lighter topics. We interview musicians, authors, actors and more in a unscripted format different to our main show.
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The People First Podcast - S4EP17 Connect the Dots
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This week on the People First Podcast, we spoke to Connect the Dots! They are a local organisation that one of our Podcast Team, Kenny, also attends. Kenny invited and lead this great show where we found out lots of amazing information about some of the work they do at Connect the Dots from two support staff members and two people who attend the se…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP16 Beyond Words
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This week we're speaking to Katie and Nigel from Beyond Words, a fantastic local charity that works with people with disabilities to write and publish picture-only easy read books! As CEO and co-founder, Katie and Nigel did a great job at sharing lots of great info about what Beyond Words do and the great work they bring to their community. We hope…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP15 Travel Training
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This week's People First Keighley And Craven Podcast features Tony, who's a part of the Keighley Commissioning Team at Bradford Council. We spoke to him about Travel Training because one of our Members has just finished their Travel Training and PFKC has just become a registered Organisation to deliver Travel Training. Enjoy the show! Please rate o…
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The People First Podcast S4EP14 Donard Personal Trainer
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This week on the People First Podcast we have a very special guest from our local area - personal trainer and guide runner Donard Nyamjua! Donard works with Paralympic athletes as well as everyday people at PureGym in Keighley, helping to support people with disabilities to work out and making exercising accessible for lots of disabilities. We have…
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PFKC Podcast Corner - Episode 4 The Bowie Experience
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Our PFKC Podcast Corner episode for this month is with Laurence from "The Bowie Experience." After seeing him play live, one of our office team organised this interview. We talked about his influences and some of his favourite songs and costumes. If you would like to find out more information about The Bowie Experience such as gigs, you can find it…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP13 PFKC Coffee Morning Fundraiser
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We have a very special episode of the People First Podcast for you today featuring the members of our Friday group at People First Keighley And Craven. Members Benjimin Daniel Lizy Matthew Rebecca Shannon and Steven are speaking about the recent Coffee Morning Fundraiser which we held downstairs in our Office building at Central Hall in Keighley. T…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP12 Reading Work
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This week on the People First Podcast we are talking to one of our office volunteers, Susan, about the work she has been doing with our members around reading! We spoke with her as well as Alex and Ish, 2 of the members she has worked with, to learn more about the ways each of them have been working and celebrating their incredible achievements. We…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP11 Matt PFKC Apprentice 2
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This week on the People First Podcast we're speaking to a returning guest, our newest member of staff, Matt! Matt joined us in 2023 as an apprentice and we interviewed him to learn more about his course, but now he's finished his apprenticeship we wanted to speak to him again. We asked him about all the work he's been doing with us since joining as…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP10 Safer Streets Skipton
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This week's episode of the People First Podcast is coming to you live from our Safer Streets Event at Skipton Town Hall! This was our third Safer Streets Event, which are all about giving people with learning disabilities information on how they can be safer and report important issues like hate crimes. Some of our team attended the event and inter…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP9 Healthwatch
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In today's show we're speaking to Tatum, the Project Manager of the Accessible Information Standard at Healthwatch Leeds! We worked with Taitom on a Project in our office reviewing the Healthwatch website to see if it was accessible for people with learning disabilities, which we all enjoyed! It was very interesting to speak to her about the import…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP8 Tiffany Yu
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This week on the People First Podcast we have a special guest all the way from the United States of America - Tiffany Yu, a Disability activist and author! She has recently released her new book, The Anti-Ablest Manifesto, and is in the UK for a book tour, so we got the chance to chat with her over Zoom! We discussed the new book, her work as an ad…
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The People First Podcast - S4 EP7 LDE Conference
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On this week's episode we feature an on location recording from The Learning Disability England Conference in Manchester. Jane W and Charlotte did a fantastic job and did over 20 different Interviews to get an idea of what the Event was all about. Thankyou to everyone who took part and please enjoy the episode! Please rate our podcast and leave a r…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP6 Life Stories
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We have a very special episode for you all this week! Four of our office team - Daniel, Stephen W, Charlotte and Kim - are reading their life stories which they've previously presented in the office! They are joined by volunteer Nadia, who has worked with members to share their experiences and the things they do outside of People First. We hope you…
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People First Podcast - S4EP5 Ali's Sensory Boxes
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On this episode of the People First Podcast, we are speaking to Debs and Georgia the co-founders of Ali's sensory boxes! They provide lots of different sensory items in a range of boxes, and after seeing them at the This Is Me Festival last year we wanted to learn more about them. We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a revi…
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This week on the PFKC Podcast, we are talking about our recent Annual General Meeting! This is a very important meeting of our board of trustees to vote and discuss about important issues about the running of our charity. Some of our podcast team members discuss what an AGM is and why it is so important, as well as explaining some of the board posi…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP3 Accessible Information
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This week on the People First Podcast we're talking about accessible information! Accessible information is very important to us at People First Keighley and Craven, so our Podcast Hosts wanted to talk about some of the different ways information can be made access able for different people. We'll be talking about things from writing in Braille, tu…
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The People First Podcast - S4EP2 Women's Health
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On today's episode of the People First Podcast we're being joined by a returning guest, Julie Stein Hodgins, who we're speaking to about Women's Health! We learned lots of useful information about periods, the different ways they can impact women and how they can be managed. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It…
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PFKC Podcast Corner – Episode 3 Maggie Philbin OBE
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The PFKC Podcast Corner returns for 2025! This month, we are speaking to Maggie Philbin OBE – a TV presenter on many classic shows like “Tomorrow’s World” and “Swap Shop”, radio host, member of the Brown Sauce band and founder of the charity TeenTech! We learned a lot about her fascinating career! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast…
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It's the first episode of season 4 of the People First Podcast! In today's show, we're speaking to Rachael the Project Manager at the Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource, a local support group for families of children with autism. We learned a lot about AWARE and how they support young people with autism in our local communities. We hope you en…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP46 Christmas Special
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It’s the last episode of the People First Podcast Season 3! To celebrate, here is our Christmas special where our team discuss lots of different festive topics, from how to stay warm in winter, why we celebrate Christmas, and lots of Christmas jokes! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our me…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP45 Hidden Disabilities
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It's the second to last episode of the People First Podcast! This week features one of our new podcast members, Matthew, who wanted to talk about hidden disabilities and the meaning of the Hidden Disability Sunflower Lanyard. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing …
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The People First Podcast - S3EP44 Take a Hike
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On this episode of the People First Podcast, we are taking about Take a Hike, a local project run by the University of Bradford Student Union! Our podcast member Luke attends the service and wanted to talk to project leader Adam Tasker about it. We learnt a lot about all their work, and the amazing thing they have accomplished! We hope you enjoy th…
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PFKC Podcast Corner - Episode 2 Anton Lesser
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On this second episode of the PFKC Podcast Corner, we have another interview featuring an incredible guest! This month we spoke to Anton Lesser, a fantastic actor with a 40+ year long career in TV shows like Game of Thrones and The Crown, as well as on stage in Shakespeare’s plays. We talked about his long acting career and learned a lot about him …
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The People First Podcast BONUS - Sitting Down with Brooke Milhouse
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On this bonus episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Brooke Milhouse - the host of the Disabled and Proud Podcast! She visited us a few weeks ago and led a session about podcasting and how it can help promote the voices of People with disabilities. And after the session, some of our team got the chance to talk to her in our podcast studio…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP43 Waste and Recycling
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This week we are speaking to Edith from Bradford Council all about waste and recycling. Edith is the Recycling Officer at the Council so we wanted to speak to her about her job-role and ways that people can recycle better across Keighley and Bradford. Recycling is something that's very important to us in our office so we wanted to learn more about …
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The People First Podcast - S3EP42 Motability Scheme
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Today on the People First Podcast we are joined by Ross, the Stakeholder Executive at the Motability Scheme - a Project that can support people with learning disabilities to get accessible and adapted Vehicles. Our Podcast member Alex organised the interview as he has interest in driving an accessible car. We learned a lot of very useful informatio…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP41 Outside the Box
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In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we are talking all about Outside the Box, a local community café based in Ilkley. As quite a few our members also attend Outside the Box, we took the chance to interview them too! So in today's show we are joined by staff member Amy to tell us more about the service, and our members Adrian, Jane W…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP40 People Powered Press
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We have a very exciting episode of the People First Podcast, featuring Antony from the People Powered Press! Antony worked with us during our visit to the Press in September, so we're very happy to have him on the show. We spoke about his work at the Press and learned about it's history and all the different projects they've wokred on, including ge…
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PFKC Podcast Corner - Episode 1 Clive Mantle
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We have a very exciting show ahead for the first episode of the PFKC Podcast Corner! We interviewed the actor Clive Mantle, and spoke to him about lots of his amazing roles over the years in shows like Robin of Sherwood, Casualty and Vicar of Dibley! Clive was an amazing guest and he was so lovely to chat to! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP39 Halloween Special
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It's our Halloween Special episode of the People First Podcast! In this extra spooky show we talk about the different ways we celebrate Halloween, like watching scary movies, listening to songs and dressing up in costumes! We also give some information about the history of Halloween, and the Blue Buckets that helps to support young people with auti…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP38 Hate Crime Awareness Week LIVE
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Last week, People First Keighley & Craven hosted the "Safer Streets" event with the Bradford Hate Crime Alliance to celebrate National Hate Crime Awareness Week! After the event, we got the chance to speak to two of the guests LIVE who gave presentations at the event - Frazer, the hate crime co-ordinator at BHCA, and Steve, a Police Community Suppo…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP37 Magpies
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In this week's episode of the People First Podcast we are joined by Lucas and Beth, two day service workers from the local charity Magpies! A few of our members also attend them, so it was very exciting to learn more about them and all the different work they do! Our members in the office even got the chance to ask some questions! We hope you enjoy…
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The People First Podcast BONUS - World Cerebral Palsy Day Volunteers
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Following on from our episode last week about World Cerebral Palsy day which was on Sunday 6th October, we decided to do a BONUS episode where we spoke to some of the volunteers who work at People First Keighley & Craven who also have cerebral palsy. A big thank you to our two volunteers Nadia and Esta for speaking to us for this bonus episode. Ple…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP36 Safer Streets Event
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This week on the People First Podcast, we are talking about our upcoming Safer Streets in Keighley and Craven event, which we are hosting next week in Central Hall. We spoke to our staff member Debra who has helped to organise it, about the event and why it is so important for people with learning disabilities to learn about how they can be more sa…
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The Announcement of the PFKC Podcast Corner!
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The announcement of our brand new show, the PFKC Podcast Corner! Our hosts Luke, Tom and Jane O discuss the new podcast, how it will be different from our current podcasts, and all the great things our listeners can expect in the future! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell us how we are doing…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP35 World Cerebral Palsy Day
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This week on the People First Podcast, we are celebrating World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day! Sunday 6th October, is all about discussing Cerebral Palsy and celebrating people with it and their achievements. Members of our podcast crew, Tom, Catlin, Graeme and Alex, will be talking about their lived experiences and how they have overcome difficulti…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP34 Special Olympics
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This week on the People First Podcast, we have a very special episode all about the Special Olympics! With the end of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, we've been talking a lot about disabled people in sports when we found out some of our members have participated in the Special Olympics. Our members Graham, Stephen W and Adrian talk about their experien…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP33 The Good Food Partnership
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In this week's show we're talking to a very special guest who's the Head of Public Health and Healthy Communities at Bradford Council and one of the Leaders of the Good Food Partnership - Tim Howells! He's a very interesting guest and we enjoyed discussing how disabled people can find ways to eat healthier and more sustainably, as well as how group…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP32 PFKC Podcast Corner
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This week we have a very special episode of the People First Podcast – The announcement of our Brand New Show, the PFKC Podcast Corner! Our hosts Luke, Tom and Jane O discuss this new show, how it will be different from our current podcasts and all the great things our listeners can expect in the future! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our …
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The People First Podcast - S3EP31 Sean Farnell
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On today's show, we are speak to a local football coach who has worked with People First Keighley & Craven many times: Sean Farnell! Recently he has led accessible football sessions at few learning holidays in 2023, as well as a session at the Marley Sports Centre on the final day of our Inclusive Wellbeing Festival! Our hosts and the rest of our o…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP30 Inga Julia Reichelt
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On this week's episode of the People First Podcast we have an incredibly interesting guest - Inga Julia Reichelt, a PhD student from the University of Leeds and a Disability Activist! We spoke to her all about her studies of disabled people in work and learned a lot about it. She talked to us about the importance of lived experience when researchin…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP29 Wellbeing Week
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We have a very special episode of the People First Podcast this week, all about our inclusive Wellbeing Festival - which we held in July from Monday the 22nd until Friday the 26th! Throughout the week we got the chance to talk to some amazing guests such as Kate Stanforth, Nana Crawford from JiggleFiit, Happiness Enchanters and Eat, Move, Be Happy.…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP28 Skipton Step Into Action
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This week we have a shorter episode of the People First Podcast, where a few members of our team visited the Skipton Step Into Action office during a recent Positivity Pop-Up event! They spoke to the organisation's founder Charlotte McKeown, member of staff Sarah and some volunteers! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a r…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP27 Gary Bourlet LDE
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This week's episode has a very special guest: Gary Boulet, one of the co-founders of Learning Disability England and the founder of the first People First organisation in the UK! Gary spoke to us about his career as an advocate and why people with learning disabilities using their voices is so important. We learned a lot from him and it was amazing…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP26 This Is Me Festival
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On this week's episode of the People First Podcast we are trying something new! At the end of June a few members of our team attended the This Is Me Festival at Ripon Rugby Club, and rather than having questions, we wanted to have a free discussion about the event and what we thought of it. So a few of our members, Luke, Tom, Shannon and Daniel sat…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP25 The Makaton Charity
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This weeks podcast features the terrific Makaton Charity! We spoke to Alex and Leanne who helped teach us about how Makaton started and why it is such an important communication aid. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can also support us on our soc…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP24 Learning Retreat
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Our newest episode features a great Project called the Learning Retreat. This is an extension of the PFKC Learning Holiday Project, but involving Carers as well! we spoke to Joyce from Equality Together and Janet from People First Keighley And Craven to find out more information. If you're interested in booking a place, contact People First Keighle…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP23 Sean Good Shepherd Centre
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This week's episode of the People First Podcast features Sean Gilligan, one of the Trustees at The Good Shepherd Centre in Keighley! A member of our team, Graeme, organised the interview and was very excited to speak with Sean as he attends one of the groups there! We spoke about the work the Centre does to support the local community, learned more…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP22 Vegan Taste Test
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This week's show is a special video episode of the People First Podcast, where six members of our team did a blind taste test of different vegan foods to see if they could tell the difference between them and regular foods - including plant-based sausages, oat milk and dairy free cheese! Many people had not tried vegan food before so we were very i…
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The People First Podcast - S3EP21 Pride In The Dales
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This week's episode of the People First Podcast is a topical show that features a local event. As we come to the end of Pride month, we spoke to one of the Organisers of Pride In The Dales, a Pride Celebration in the village of Grassington. With the event taking place this Saturday, we wanted to learn more about what's taking place and why Pride is…
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