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People First Keighley & Craven is a self-advocacy group run by, and for, people with learning disabilities, and the People First Podcast is our platform to raise awareness about the real issues that affect people with learning disabilities in our community, and all over the world. We aim to inform and entertain our listeners by interviewing interesting guests and talking about the things that really matter to us. This is like having a stage, to speak out and get our voices heard.
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Send us a text This week on the People First Podcast, we are celebrating World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day! Sunday 6th October, is all about discussing Cerebral Palsy and celebrating people with it and their achievements. Members of our podcast crew, Tom, Catlin, Graeme and Alex, will be talking about their lived experiences and how they have over…
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Send us a text This week on the People First Podcast, we have a very special episode all about the Special Olympics! With the end of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, we've been talking a lot about disabled people in sports when we found out some of our members have participated in the Special Olympics. Our members Graham, Stephen W and Adrian talk about…
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Send us a text In this week's show we're talking to a very special guest who's the Head of Public Health and Healthy Communities at Bradford Council and one of the Leaders of the Good Food Partnership - Tim Howells! He's a very interesting guest and we enjoyed discussing how disabled people can find ways to eat healthier and more sustainably, as we…
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Send us a text This week we have a very special episode of the People First Podcast – The announcement of our Brand New Show, the PFKC Podcast Corner! Our hosts Luke, Tom and Jane O discuss this new show, how it will be different from our current podcasts and all the great things our listeners can expect in the future! We hope you enjoy the show. P…
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Send us a text On today's show, we are speak to a local football coach who has worked with People First Keighley & Craven many times: Sean Farnell! Recently he has led accessible football sessions at few learning holidays in 2023, as well as a session at the Marley Sports Centre on the final day of our Inclusive Wellbeing Festival! Our hosts and th…
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the People First Podcast we have an incredibly interesting guest - Inga Julia Reichelt, a PhD student from the University of Leeds and a Disability Activist! We spoke to her all about her studies of disabled people in work and learned a lot about it. She talked to us about the importance of lived experience …
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Send us a text We have a very special episode of the People First Podcast this week, all about our inclusive Wellbeing Festival - which we held in July from Monday the 22nd until Friday the 26th! Throughout the week we got the chance to talk to some amazing guests such as Kate Stanforth, Nana Crawford from JiggleFiit, Happiness Enchanters and Eat, …
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Send us a text This week we have a shorter episode of the People First Podcast, where a few members of our team visited the Skipton Step Into Action office during a recent Positivity Pop-Up event! They spoke to the organisation's founder Charlotte McKeown, member of staff Sarah and some volunteers! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcas…
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Send us a text This week's episode has a very special guest: Gary Boulet, one of the co-founders of Learning Disability England and the founder of the first People First organisation in the UK! Gary spoke to us about his career as an advocate and why people with learning disabilities using their voices is so important. We learned a lot from him and…
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the People First Podcast we are trying something new! At the end of June a few members of our team attended the This Is Me Festival at Ripon Rugby Club, and rather than having questions, we wanted to have a free discussion about the event and what we thought of it. So a few of our members, Luke, Tom, Shannon…
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Send us a text This weeks podcast features the terrific Makaton Charity! We spoke to Alex and Leanne who helped teach us about how Makaton started and why it is such an important communication aid. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. You can also suppor…
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Send us a text Our newest episode features a great Project called the Learning Retreat. This is an extension of the PFKC Learning Holiday Project, but involving Carers as well! we spoke to Joyce from Equality Together and Janet from People First Keighley And Craven to find out more information. If you're interested in booking a place, contact Peopl…
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast features Sean Gilligan, one of the Trustees at The Good Shepherd Centre in Keighley! A member of our team, Graeme, organised the interview and was very excited to speak with Sean as he attends one of the groups there! We spoke about the work the Centre does to support the local communit…
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Send us a text This week's show is a special video episode of the People First Podcast, where six members of our team did a blind taste test of different vegan foods to see if they could tell the difference between them and regular foods - including plant-based sausages, oat milk and dairy free cheese! Many people had not tried vegan food before so…
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast is a topical show that features a local event. As we come to the end of Pride month, we spoke to one of the Organisers of Pride In The Dales, a Pride Celebration in the village of Grassington. With the event taking place this Saturday, we wanted to learn more about what's taking place a…
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Send us a text This week's show features a fantastic guest - Rhiannon Lambert the Founder of Rhitrition who is one leading Nutritionists in the UK! we got the chance to talk to her about her Company and what inspired her to start it, as well as learning lots about why Nutrition is so important and ways we can find accessable information about it. W…
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast features 2 fantastic guests from SELFA Children's Charity, based in Skipton! Lucy (the Senior Children and Young People's Worker) and Sophie (a member and volunteer at SELFA) visited our office and spoke to us about the charity, what it offers to young people with additional needs and w…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Alex Craddock, the Community Partner at Mencap, about his work on their "Our Active Community" project, which helps to bring sport to people with disabilities! We learned a lot about his work as well as his job as a Football Coach at Mossley AFC! We hope you enjoy the sh…
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast is an important show about voting and the General Election, where we spoke to 3 experts with learning disabilities from the My Vote, My Voice campaign. We asked - should people with learning disabilities vote in the upcoming General Election? Please rate our podcast and leave a review! …
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast features Adam Stanton-Wharmby, who we met at NAIDEX earlier this year! We spoke about his Guinness World Record for the fastest journey from Land's End to John O'Groats in an electric wheelchair, as well as learning more about him. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and…
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we got the opportunity to speak to Labour MP and the Shadow Minister for Disabled People, Vicky Foxcroft! We spoke to her all about her job-role, her political career, as well as the changes to the Disability Minister by the Government. The rest of our team in the office even got to…
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Heather and Sandeep about Dying Matters Awareness Week. They gave us lots of new information about Dying Matters, as well as telling us more about their roles as part of the Community Learning Disabilities Team and why it's important for us to talk about dying. We hope y…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the People First Podcast we spoke to Clare and Jennie-Lee, who are Care-Workers at Staveley Court in Keighley! We learned more about their job roles and discussed why Supported Living is so important for people with disabilities. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It real…
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast is from our LIVE and ONSTAGE interview at the National Accessibility, Inclusion and Disability Expo - also know as NAIDEX! We got the chance to speak to Brooke Milhouse, the host of the Disabled and Proud Podcast, who was representing Celia Hensman! We spoke about a lot of topics, inclu…
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Garry, a former member of People First Keighley & Craven who was a part of the podcast from the beginning! We talked about his memories from his time at People First, his journey after leaving the organisation, and learned all about what work he does now. We hope you enj…
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Send us a text In this weeks episode of the People First Podcast we spoke to the Chief Officer of Bradford Talking Media Jo. She helped to start People First Keighley & Craven and its predecessor The Out There Club so we really enjoyed learning more about this as well as her role at BTM. We hope you enjoy the show. #selfadvocacy #learningdisability…
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Send us a text In this extra long episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Matthew, the organiser of the Future Leaders event at Bradford City Hall for the #PromoteThe Vote campaign. We also got the opportunity to interview some of the students at the event. It was very interesting to talk to them all and we learned a lot about the campaign…
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Send us a text This weeks episode of the People First Podcast features Sharleen and Kirran, who we worked with alongside HOOT Creative Arts on a podcast training project in January for Kirklees Year of Music. We really enjoyed having them both back in the office and learning more about their work as well as Kirran's memories of working at People Fi…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we share some work we did at the end of February about social media and online safety. That includes discussing the different social media we use in the office, staying safe from scams and phishing, how we make our posts engaging and ways to respond to unkind comments. We hope you e…
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast features Ross and Christian, the CEO and co-founder of StandOutSocks! We got the opportunity to speak to them about the organisation and its work, and we are proud to have been the first podcast interview! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really…
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Send us a text In this bonus episode of the People first Podcast, after our interview with Robbie Moore MP. We had a Q&A with him our office! Our members asked questions on a lot issues and were very exacted to share it! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and h…
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Send us a text In this weeks show, We spoke to our local MP Robbie Moore! We asked him a lot of questions about local Keighley issues as well as the government changes to the Disability Minister role. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow a…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to the journalist Lucy Webster all about her new book, "The View From Down Here"! It was very interesting talking to her and she even answered questions from the people in our office! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps te…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Adam and Alex, two members of the local band the Tenmours! Our Podcast Lead is in the band so we were very excited to interview him. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our …
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Send us a text On this weeks show we talked to Jae from Bradford University about a project that we have been working on together. We have been helping with the raining of medical students so they know how to work with adults with learning disabilities. We hope you enjoy learning about our work. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really…
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Send us a text For our first show of the People First Podcast Season 3, we are speaking to Alina, a new volunteer in our office, all about Chinese New Year. We learned a lot about the work she is doing for our celebrations this week as well as more about her! We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps te…
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Send us a text For this final Christmas episode of the People First Podcast Season 2, our team talks about what their favourite podcast moments have been from 2023 as well as their favourite questions. We would like to thank everyone who has listened this year! Have a great holiday season and a happy New Year, from all of the People First Podcast T…
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Send us a text This weeks episode of the podcast featured an interview with Mags from Epilepsy Action. We talked about Epilepsy and how it can affect the lives of the People who have it. Our podcast member Shannon organised this show and shared some of her lived experiences of living with Epilepsy. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It rea…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we spoke to Jenny and Charlotte from Craven Museum in Skipton Town Hall. We learned about the museum and how it is being made more accessible for people with disabilities. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how th…
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Send us a text This weeks show features Simon Duffy, who spoke to us about his career, all the work he has done to support people with disabilities and gave us more information about the Citizen Network. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show gro…
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the podcast we spoke to Dr Mike Hughes, who we interviewed live at the Dying Matters event earlier this year. We asked him about palliative care for people with learning disabilities and how important it is for people to talk about death and dying. Thank you Mike for coming on the show. Please rate our podca…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the People First Podcast we spoke to Rishi Jain, the director of Impact at Liverpool FC! We spoke to him about our visit to Anfield and what Impact does do to support people with learning disabilities in the community. Thank you Rishi for coming on the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It rea…
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Send us a text This week's episode features Tom Jamison who is the editor of Able Magazine, one of the largest disability publications in the UK. Tom told us about his work and some of his favourite issues of the magazine. Thank you for coming on the show Tom. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are…
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Send us a text This week's episode of the People First Podcast features Gill Crawshaw, a museum curator who has put together a exhibition featuring disabled artists. We visited the Leeds Industrial Museum and asked Gill some questions. Thanks to Gill for showing us round and for answering our questions. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! I…
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the podcast we spoke to Matt, the apprentice who has started working in our office, about his apprenticeship and the work he will be doing with us. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve. …
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Send us a text On this week's episode of the People First Podcast we spoke to Wendy from the Down Syndrome Training and Support Service. We learnt a lot about the charity and the support they provide to parents and carers. We hope you enjoy the show. Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and…
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Send us a text On this weeks episode of the podcast, we spoke to Wil Quick from Equality Together. We asked him about his role and talked to him about the project that we have been working on with him. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow …
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Send us a text On today's episode of the show, we share some of the things we learned in our sustainability training . that includes what it means and some of the things we plan to do moving forwards to be more also eco-friendly. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are do…
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Send us a text In this week's episode of the podcast we spoke to Tony, who we have been working with on the Be Kind project to create a board game about being kind to yourself and those around you. We hope you enjoy the show! Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and …
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Send us a text This week's Podcast episode is a special one featuring Author and Journalist Saba Salman and self-advocate and MBE Shaun Webster. We spoke to them about their projects such as public speaking, Community Living Magazine and the book Made Possible that was written by Saba featuring real stories from people with learning disabilities to…
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