🧼 Our Junior Group recently enjoyed a session where they learned to make their own dinner—and did the washing up afterwards! 👏It was a great way to practice everyday skills while building self-esteem, teamwork, and a sense of achievement. Plus, lots of smiles along the way! 😊

Today is Autistic Pride Day—Let’s celebrate neurodiversity and honour the unique strengths and voices of autistic people—not just supported, but celebrated. We’re proud to be part of a community that celebrates difference and builds inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive.

💙✨ GladtoCare Week : Honouring All Who Care ✨💙We want to recognise the incredible dedication of everyone who cares—from the family carers providing vital support at home, to the professional care workers and frontline support staff working tirelessly in the community.

#LearningDisabilityWeek 🎉We’re proud to support individuals with learning disabilities to live full, visible, and meaningful lives. This year’s theme, “Do you see me?”, is a powerful reminder —we’re marking this important week with a couple of fun, inclusive events. Thank you

We recently visited the @petriemuseum Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology with our service users for a lavender bag-making workshop inspired by ancient Egypt. We're proud to help make these experiences possible — and those happen because people like you who care. Thank you!

🎵 Celebrating inclusion through music 🎵 Our recent celebration for Make Music Day was a special moment—filled with music, creativity, and new friendships. Joined by two incredible volunteers—a violinist and a guitarist—who brought their music and heart to the day. Thank you🎶

🎉 Congratulations 🎉Recently at Elfrida Society 's quiz night, Peter, one of the incredible service users we support, proudly placed 2nd! 🧠👏 A fantastic achievement and a reminder of the confidence, connection, and joy that inclusive activities can bring. #LearningDisability

🎨 Exploring Autonomy Through Art💬Recently, we had two inspiring creative workshops with people we support, led by our volunteers Elizabeth and Tara🖼️ The artwork they produced will be featured on a UCL site in the form of a ‘zine’, showcasing work by people with autism. 💜

💜 A summer evening, good company, and the beauty of St Paul’s at sunset💜Our adult’s group, Happy Tuesday, recently enjoyed a relaxed picnic by the cathedral—sharing food, laughter, and connection as the sun went dow #InclusionMatters #LearningDisabilities #CommunitySupport

💬 Young Adults Coming Together 💬 🌟 Everyone deserves connection, joy, and the chance to be themselves. We're proud to support young people with Learning Disabilities and Autism to feel seen, heard, and supported every step of the way. Support them—every little action helps!

Last week we held our 2025 Staff Excellence Awards — a brilliant opportunity to celebrate the incredible contributions of our team. A huge thank you to all of our colleagues. You continue to inspire, support, and go above and beyond in your roles every single day. 👏 #StaffAwards

🌈 PRIDE DISCO – Friday Night Social🌈 What a night! Over 40 attendees — plus their amazing family carers and support workers — came together for a joyful, inclusive evening of music, dancing, and community at our PRIDE Disco! 🪩✨ See you at the next one! 🎤✨

🌼 A Big Thank You to the Aviva UK Team! 🌼We recently welcomed a brilliant group of volunteers from Aviva, who brought creativity, teamwork, and incredible energy to Centre 404! Interested in volunteering as a team or workplace? Let’s make something amazing happen together.

Another great session of Happy Tuesday Adult Group - full of smiles, connection 🌟For adults with learning disabilities and autism, having a safe, welcoming space to connect, share, and build friendship. Those are essential for their wellbeing and independence.💬

🎉 Happy World Emoji Day 🌍😊 🎊💬 At one of our adult’s groups, we explored how emojis help us express emotions and connect with each other in fun, creative ways. These little symbols sparked big conversations about how we feel and how we communicate. Thank you to everyone💛✨

🤠🎉 Friday Night Social: Country & Western Edition! Together, we create opportunities for people with learning disabilities / autism to thrive. 📅 Join us every Friday from 7:00–9:30 PM at Centre 404! Only £5 per person (Carers go free)See you next Friday!

🍰 Baking Cupcakes Together 📷🧁phans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">A joyful, hands-on session filled with smiles, laughter, and the sweet smell of success!📷#LearningDisabilities #LifeSkills

💛🌍 International Friendship Day at Centre 404 🌍This week, our community celebrated it in creative and joyful ways!🎨 Our Adult Group worked together to design a beautiful poster. Meanwhile, our children’s group made vibrant friendship bracelets. #InternationalFriendshipDay

Smiles, music, movement — and a whole lot of joy! 💛For people with learning disabilities, movement is more than expression — it’s empowerment, connection, and freedom. Thank you Dandelion Collective for bringing the wonderful dance to our amazing community at Centre 404.

A warm welcome to Anna McEwen, our new CEO at Centre 404! Anna joined us in July and has already been out and about visiting all of our services—meeting the amazing people we support, and the dedicated staff and volunteers who make Centre 404 what it is. #learningdisability