Learn winter wellness tips from an NHS funded forum where adults with learning disabilities and healthcare professionals discussed staying safe, active, and confident during colder months.

Discover how Annual Health Checks can help you feel comfortable, ask for adjustments, and stay in control of your wellbeing this winter.

Thank you to the NHS Winter Engagement Fund, Dr Anna Clark and Professor Henk Parmentier.

Invisible Struggles:
Navigating Work and Transit with Hidden Disabilities
Mini Podcast with Steph Deering

Steph, a 26-year-old from Corydon with type one diabetes, epilepsy, dyspraxia, and autism, discusses her challenges in employment and public transport. She notes that employers often reject her due to her epilepsy, despite her capabilities. Steph shared that disclosing her disabilities sometimes leads to job rejections or lack of response. In public transport, she faces issues with people not offering her a seat despite her lanyard. Steph suggests more priority seats and better training for employers and public transport staff to improve inclusivity and understanding of hidden disabilities. She emphasised the need for visible signs and awareness campaigns to promote respect for the sunflower lanyard.

Leisure Link Podcast presents
David Lean Cinema: The Heart of Croydon

Listen to our conversation with the brilliant David Lean Cinema team as we talk independent cinema in Croydon, punks on film and why relaxed screenings of films are important.

Hosts: Mario and Chrissie (Media Team)
Interviewers: Sedley (Leisure Link), Emma and Toyin (Gig Buddies pair)
Interviewees: Adrian Winchester, Janet Smith, Heather Hardie
Filmed at The David Lean Cinema, Croydon on 13th August 2024
Produced by the Club Soda Media Team
A special thank our guests: Adrian Winchester, Janet Smith and Heather Hardie

Join us as we sit down with multi-talented artist Michelle Baharier.

Michelle shares her journey as a dyslexic artist and delves into her art that highlights the challenges differently-abled people face on public transport in London.

This podcast includes inspiring stories, our common experiences and unique insights!

Our latest Podcast, captures a live recording from Brockwell Park over the summer, where Club Soda musicians and Gig Buddies took part in panel discussions at two music festivals, where we launched the 'Partying in Plain Sight' campaign, aimed at increasing awareness of what it's like to attend mainstream music festivals and live events as a person with learning disabilities or autism. 

The Podcast also includes live music performances from members of The Carbonators and Soda Jam who led inclusive jams at both festivals across 27/28 May 2023.

On this edition, we hear from Alice, Mario (Star), Sara (Queen) and Ryan (Double D) from Club Soda's media team, Soda Streamers, who talk about their experiences and learning over the past year. Also, listen to the latest tracks from The Carbonators, Transient Visitors, Luminous Starchild and Theophilus Oluwafifehami Ajayi.

In the second season of Club Soda’s Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon’s best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we’ll drop in at our favourite local venues too.

This edition is all about our Gig Buddies project. Chez, Sean, Toyin and Sedley meet to talk about their experiences in the Gig Buddies community and how it is has had a positive influence in their lives. They discuss their favourite gigs, what it's like now lockdown has ended and how Gig Buddies can make the world a better place.

In the second season of Club Soda's Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too.

This edition of the podcast features two Club Soda musicians talking about their new e.p's being released in November 2022. Up first, Manoj Rasanayagam aka Luminous Starchild speaks with his music mentor Leo Babi about his Lucid Dreaming e.p. Then Theophilus Oluwafifehami Ajayi discusses his new release, 'Blackpool', with his music mentor Alex Holmes.

In the second season of Club Soda's Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too.