Association Year Books

Categories: Bill Paton, Disability History, Longfields, Percy Morris, Rose Cross, and West Glamorgan Archive Service.

As with similar organisations Longfields produced a series of Year Books and between 1959 and 1999 there were a total of  twenty-nine books printed.  The Year Books are a valuable resource when researching the history of the organisation as they give an insight into the day to day life of the
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Being Human Festival 2016

Categories: Being Human Festival, Disability Arts Cymru, Media, Pen Y Bryn School, Resource Centre, and Waterfront Museum.

We had a brilliant event on Thursday 24 November as part of the Being Human Festival which was organised by RIAH – Research Institute for Arts and Humanities at Swansea. During the festival over 250 events took place over 45 towns and cities across the UK and was led by the School of
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Inspiring Individuals

Categories: Carlson House School, Cerebral Palsy Midlands, Disability History, Earl Carlson, and Inspiring Individuals.

While researching the history of Longfields I have discovered many links that were made between organisations, particularly during the early days of the Association. Groups shared their knowledge and the different experiences they had in setting up their organisations. One of the groups that Longfields worked with was West Midlands
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