Poem; Shaping Our Lives Celebrates

10 March 2022

This year we celebrate with a big hooray, Since 20 plus years have passed, When this unique organisation of stature, Responded to the question being asked, Where are those service user led groups of calibre? There’s far too few, far too few, So began a momentous journey, the lack to fix,   A journey that’s attracted… Continue reading Poem; Shaping Our Lives Celebrates

20 years

What we’ve achieved

8 March 2022

2002 –the year of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, and when the Euro became the official currency of 12 EU members. It was also the year Shaping Our Lives was officially constituted. Our constitution didn’t make front page news, but nevertheless, we have spent the last two decades (and more) working hard to ensure the voices… Continue reading What we’ve achieved

20 years

20 years (and more) of Shaping Our Lives

7 March 2022

As the Beatles sang, it was 20 years ago, Sergeant Pepper told the band to play, but as we celebrate 20 years of Shaping Our Lives, it was actually a bit longer ago than that our Sergeant Pepper, Peter Beresford with a little help from some friends, told our band to play. While it’s two… Continue reading 20 years (and more) of Shaping Our Lives

20 years