Easingwold’s popular ‘Boot Shop’ celebrates 25 years of community cohesion and support
A longstanding day support provision for adult and young peoples in Easingwold this month celebrated a quarter of a century of helping people develop new skills and live independently.
The Boot Shop, run by national disability charity United Response, provides activities and opportunities to adults with learning and physical disabilities in a safe, community-based environment.
The dedicated service, which first opened in 1994, hosts workshops in arts, crafts, drama, DIY, cooking and health to help people with learning disabilities get back into the community and achieve their goals.
The popular service threw the event for family, friends and people who have attended or worked at the service over the past 25 years – and raised more than £500 in the process.
The occasion, held on 2nd August, had a Village Fete theme and took place on the front lawns of The Galtres Centre. Despite summer showers and increased humidity, the event was a roaring success and was documented through photo and video by staff at The Boot Shop and people supported by United Response’s innovative York-based service UR TEC….
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