News

15 May 2025

Trainee placements at Brandon enterprises

What is a trainee placement? At Brandon, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to gain meaningful experience of a working environment, either through supported...

6 May 2025

Running team take on the Bristol Great Run 2025 for Brandon

The 2025 AJ Bell Great Bristol Run includes 10k and half-marathon routes through the city. Thousands of runners have signed up to take part and...

16 April 2025

Watch Brandon’s new film, We Can!

Brandon’s new film, We Can! has been written by and stars people we support across the south of England and south Midlands. Our mission at...

3 April 2025

Brandon’s football captain heads to Wembley!

Our adventure began when Kieran and I were dropped off at Bodmin Parkway station, tickets in hand for London. The train hit 125mph –  a...

7 March 2025

Improving end-of-life care and grief support

Death can be a sensitive and difficult subject to talk about. For people with a learning disability, there is limited information, support and resources available...

26 February 2025

Celebrating creativity for Brandon’s 30th birthday

In celebration of our 30th birthday, we are sharing creative works from people across Brandon.

25 February 2025

More Than A Provider: Amplifying voices

Today, 25 February 2025, thousands of people are converging on Westminster to advocate for social care, a cornerstone of our communities. Even if we haven’t...

19 February 2025

Delivering positive impact and measuring success

Brandon has committed to deliver extensive positive impact for the people we support and the communities we serve. We take a whole-life approach to the...

5 February 2025

Invitation to tender for key areas of employee support

Brandon Trust is inviting service providers to tender for three key areas of employee support: Occupational Health, an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and the outsourcing...

16 January 2025

30 for 30: Brandon’s 30th anniversary fundraising challenge

It’s not too late to get involved in the epic challenge that has been running for the past few months! Brandon’s supporters, staff and people...

13 January 2025

2024: Brandon’s year in pictures

As we near the end of our 30th anniversary year, we've looked back on the last 12 months at Brandon. Here are some of the...

11 October 2024

Sheila wins runner-up award in community art competition

Sheila, who we support in the beautiful county of Cornwall, is the proud runner up of a community art competition organised by our fundraising partner,...

16 September 2024

Professional care worker – a career you can be proud of

For this year’s Professional Care Workers’ Week (16 – 20 September), Brandon leadership development coordinator and locality manager, Deb McNally, explores how Brandon is making...

11 September 2024

Empowering people with disabilities through exciting experiences

Hi. My name’s Adam and I’m a support worker. My role extends far beyond providing day-to-day care; it is about empowering people with disabilities to...

2 September 2024

Bristol care farm welcomes new arrivals

Elm Tree Farm, is a Brandon social enterprise based in Stapleton, Bristol. The working care farm supports autistic people and people with learning disabilities, to...