Our Lives - Our Prospects
Our Lives - Our Prospects is the National forum for people supported by Prospects.
Our Lives - Our Prospects exists so people Prospects supports can be a part of the decision making process in Prospects and speak publicly about issues that affect us. For example there are several issues around funding and discrimination that we are currently lobbying parliament about.
Each region has their own representative. You can click on the left-hand side menu to learn more about each representative!
How it works
Each area of the UK has its own representative, elected by the local Prospects members. They meet quarterly, bringing news, views and concerns and meeting members of the Prospects Executive team, including the Chief Executive. They also take information back to their regions, keeping everyone informed about what is happening.
Some things we have been doing
Over the past year, the Government has been producing lots of new guidance and we have been looking at the easy-to-read versions of these. They include:
- Valuing People Now
- Mental Capacity Act
- Human Rights
We have also looked at the "Every Vote Counts" pack and DVD from the Government.
These documents help us to understand how the Government defines good support for people with learning disabilities so that we can tell the people we represent in our regions. Then they can decide if Prospects is doing a good job and they are getting the best support.
These are the forum members and the areas they cover:
This is Wendy Paxton, who is the Chairperson of the Forum and representative for Cornwall and Devon. You can write to her via the Reading Office, or you can email her at: wendy_forum@hotmail.com.
This is Anthony Giles, who covers the Bournemouth Area. You can write to him via the Reading Office, or you can email him at: anthonygiles40@btinternet.com
This is Phil Weir, and he is the person for the Reading area. You can write to him via the Reading Office, or email him at: manager.kkr@prospects-uk.org
This is Martha Stewart, who is the person for Northern Ireland. You can write to her via the Reading Office, or you can email her at: marthastewart58@hotmail.com
This is John Hathaway, who is the person for the South West of England, which includes, Burnham, Bridgwater and Cornwall. You can write to him via the Reading Office, or email him at:
manager.ovb@prospects-uk.org
This is Darren Whitby and he’s the person for North Wales. You can write to him via the Reading Office, or you can email him at: Darren.Whitby@btinternet.com
This is Jo Suffield and she is the person for the Winchester area. You can write to her via the Reading Office, or you can email her at jsuffield@talktalk.net
This is Paul Robson. He covers the East of England, which includes Southend, Broadstairs and Long Stratton. You can write to him via the Reading Office, or you can email: manager.bhs@prospects-uk.org
This is Soraya Freeman and she is helping Paul. You can write to her via the Reading Office, or you can email: sorayafreeman1@yahoo.co.uk
This is Daphne Barber and she is the person representing Telford & Wrekin. You can write to her via the Reading Office, or you can email: manager.sst@prospects-uk.org
The forum members meet with the Executive Team regularly so be sure to let them know what’s on your mind. Ask your support worker to help you or to explain things if you need to.
