Posts by Simon Dey

All this month we’ve been marking a major milestone – we’ve been supporting people in County Durham for 21 years – Yay! (see Friday’s take https://www.oakleatrust.co.uk/in-the-frame-21-years-in-county-durham/) So take a seat with Laura as we begin… She’s one of many customers in County Durham who have benefitted from how we deliver the Oaklea vision “The finest…

“It’s significance is that for many individuals we have supported them through considerable periods of their lives, good times and bad.” Oaklea Director, Sue Green This September marked a significant milestone for Oaklea – we have been supporting & caring for people in County Durham for 21 years! What a window of opportunities we have…

This week (23-29 September 2024) marks National Inclusion Week, founded by Inclusive Employers in 2011. It’s an initiative celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion in workplaces and communities across the UK. Trust in us – Including all One of the ways we ensure this is through our internal audit process – which is supported by our…

Oaklea Group appoints new CEO Jenna Hall has been appointed Chief Executive of the Oaklea Group in succession to Clive Wigley who is retiring after 27 years at the helm, taking up her appointment on 2nd December 2024. Jenna is currently Group CEO of three charitable organisations caring for the disabled in Northern Ireland, a…

Our Learning2Live project in Windermere has welcomed some brand new faces this Autumn – and what better way to get to know each other than to make the most of the fantastic scenery on their doorstep! Time to take a dip into something new! Our new Learners – Sally, Deshaun and E went with L2L…

Throughout the summer holidays we have been running #HAF2024 activities and trips for eligible young people (more here https://www.oakleatrust.co.uk/holiday-activities-fund/) Field to fork Appropriately as HAF is the Holiday Activity & Food Programme – we finished down on the farm! Lets meet some of the locals…. Some of our regular HAFFERS had a trip to Piper…