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L’Arche UK appoints a new National Leader

L’Arche UK appoints a new National Leader

In January 2021, we welcomed John Casson, CMG as our new National Leader. Read more about John's appointment and his early impressions of L'Arche. Read more

Published: 13th January, 2021

Updated: 21st January, 2021

Author: Jarek Maciejowski

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A Digital December!

Lip sync battles and advent calendars... keep up to date with L'Arche's digital activity this Christmas! Read more

Published: 2nd December, 2020

Updated: 4th December, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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Rebound Books: A Community adapting through Covid

Rebound Books: A Community adapting through Covid

L'Arche Brecon's project 'Rebound Books' has been creating beautiful items from discarded books for the past decade. When Covid-19 hit, they decided to adapt the way they work. Read about how they gave back through the global pandemic. Read more

Published: 24th October, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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Diary of a new assistant: Monika

Diary of a new assistant: Monika

Monika joined L'Arche Edinburgh in June, during the first Scottish lockdown. Here, she journals her first few months as a new assistant in community. Read more

Published: 8th October, 2020

Updated: 15th October, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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Mark and Ben: A lockdown conversation

Mark and Ben: A lockdown conversation

Mark and Ben from L'Arche Kent discuss what brought them both to L'Arche, and how lockdown has been for them. Read more

Published: 19th September, 2020

Updated: 22nd September, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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The other side of the world: A year in the Highlands with L'Arche

The other side of the world: A year in the Highlands with L'Arche

Travelling across continents to Inverness to live and work in L'Arche is a brave decision for anyone. Here, two assistants discuss taking that big leap, and the boundless rewards of their experience. Read more

Published: 30th August, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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From indifference to acceptance: Alban's story

From indifference to acceptance: Alban's story

When Alban arrived at L'Arche in 2014, he wasn't immediately sold. That didn't last long. Here he discusses how his experience pulled him out of a spiritual rut and prepared him for many more adventures. Read more

Published: 22nd August, 2020

Updated: 25th August, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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Lockdown letters: A rollercoaster first year at L'Arche

Lockdown letters: A rollercoaster first year at L'Arche

Leaving home to live in community with people with and without learning disabilities is a scary move for anyone. Add a global pandemic to the equation, and it’s surely terrifying. Here, Ellie and Dominic tell us about a first year they could never have anticipated. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2020

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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"Our friendship is not on hold, it is lived in a different way"

Max and Stacey's friendship has spanned across two decades, and Covid-19 was never going to stand in between them. Stacey, from L'Arche Liverpool, discusses here the unrelenting loyalty that has endured and adapted to the global pandemic. Read more

Published: 16th June, 2020

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Cate Green

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Love in the time of Covid

Love in the time of Covid

Across the world Covid-19 is changing the ways we are having to do so many things. Nem, a member of L'Arche Manchester, reflects on what life during Covid-19 is teaching her and how her Community is showing up. Read more

Published: 28th May, 2020

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Jarek Maciejowski

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Thank you!

Thank you!

The kindness and support we have received from many of our wonderful supporters during this troubling time has been both incredible and humbling. Read more

Published: 13th May, 2020

Updated: 14th May, 2020

Author: Jarek Maciejowski

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Easter Newsletter

Easter Newsletter

Read what our Communities have been getting up to, updates from L'Arche UK and how we'll all be celebrating Easter this year! Read more

Published: 9th April, 2020

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Jarek Maciejowski

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L’Arche International inquiry into historic sexual abuse by Jean Vanier

L’Arche International inquiry into historic sexual abuse by Jean Vanier

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Published: 9th March, 2020

Updated: 16th July, 2020

Author: Jarek Maciejowski

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Pádraig Ó Tuama: Community as practice, pain and promise

Pádraig Ó Tuama: Community as practice, pain and promise

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Published: 9th March, 2020

Updated: 7th December, 2020

Author: Jarek Maciejowski

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James' story

James' story

'You can’t make things perfect here. Instead you learn to use the imperfect things as gifts.’ Read more

Published: 15th August, 2019

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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L’Arche National Gathering 2019

L’Arche National Gathering 2019

Last month L’Arche Communities around the UK gathered in Liverpool to reflect on, and celebrate, all that is good about our shared lives together. Read more

Published: 16th July, 2019

Updated: 16th July, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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'The importance of being known': Louise's story

'The importance of being known': Louise's story

When she was 21, Louise left her job and lived for a year as part of the L’Arche community in Ipswich. Here she found something remarkable in a community ‘where people can love well, and disagree well, and live together well’. Read more

Published: 4th July, 2019

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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Meaningful and mutual relationships: how I found L'Arche

Meaningful and mutual relationships: how I found L'Arche

Matthew spent his final year of college living with people with learning disabilities. It was the meaningful, mutual relationships that he developed with his roommates that led him to discover L’Arche. Read more

Published: 13th June, 2019

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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Sports and well-being in L’Arche Manchester

Sports and well-being in L’Arche Manchester

L’Arche Manchester loves sport. The Community has used sport and other physical practices as a way for core members with learning disabilities to stay healthy and well. Read more

Published: 13th June, 2019

Updated: 16th July, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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L'Arche at Greenbelt 2019

L'Arche at Greenbelt 2019

In Conversation at Greenbelt: Pádraig Ó Tuama, members of the L’Arche Preston Community, and Charlotte Overton-Hart from Story Chaplain. Read more

Published: 29th May, 2019

Updated: 16th July, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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Creating Rebound Books with L'Arche Brecon

Creating Rebound Books with L'Arche Brecon

Agnes is a workshop facilitator for Rebound Books at L'Arche Brecon. Here she reflects on how the gifts of people with and without learning disabilities are revealed through teamwork and creativity. Read more

Published: 28th May, 2019

Author: Joe Revell

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L’Arche statement following the recent BBC Panorama documentary and the release of the CQC report into the detainment of people with learning disabilities

L’Arche statement following the recent BBC Panorama documentary and the release of the CQC report into the detainment of people with learning disabilities

The Panorama programme aired by the BBC on Wednesday 22nd May showing the abuse of people with learning disabilities, and the recently published CQC report revealing the detainment of people with learning disabilities and autism in ATUs (Assessment and Treatment Units), once again reveals the appalling mistreatment and abuse experienced by some of society’s most vulnerable people. Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 16th July, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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‘The light in me bows to, and honours, the light in you.’

‘The light in me bows to, and honours, the light in you.’

Reflections from L’Arche Kolkata. Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 16th July, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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‘God is in the heart.’

‘God is in the heart.’

Reflections from L’Arche Asansol, India. Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 16th July, 2020

Author: Joe Revell

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    The Panorama programme aired by the BBC on Wednesday 22nd May showing the abuse of people with learning disabilities, and the recently published CQC report revealing the detainment of people with learning disabilities and autism in ATUs (Assessment and Treatment Units), once again reveals the appalling mistreatment and abuse experienced by some of society’s most vulnerable people.

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