Helping Disabled Young Adults Live Their Best Lives
About The Fantastic Freddie Foundation
Our Mission
- Ensure no young person misses out on the fun part of life
- Provide opportunities for everyone to form relationships and real social connections
- Facilitate age appropriate, authentic events and opportunities to try new things
- Help our community experience once in a life time opportunities
- Give every young adult a real choice over their social life
- Level the playing field of opportunity to mirror the wider community
- Make sure every young adult can live out their youth the way they want to and shape their own future
- Change societal expectations around what is 'suitable' for a disabled young adult to be doing.
Regular Initiatives
We run a calendar of sessions focused on fun and friendship every month that includes:
- Social evenings
- Pub Nights
- DJ Academies
- Mates and Dates relationship initiative
- Sports sessions
- Day Trips
- Art and Design Workshops
We work hard to make sure our sessions are varied and that there is something for everyone!
Life Changing Opportunities
We put emphasis on making opportunities that seem out of peoples reach possible. Every year we include once in a life time experiences in our calendar, which have included:
- Sports Car Driving Experiences
- Summer Festival Trips
- Accessible Driving Lessons
- Surfing Lessons
- Boat Driving
- Accessible Flying Lessons
- Snowsports
- Shooting Workshops
How do we do this?
Everything we plan is chosen by our participants, we actively listen to their requests and work hard to facilitate them.
There is no referral or official diagnoses needed and all our events are heavily subsidised so money is not yet another barrier.
Simply create an account, head to our 'sessions and bookings' page, and book onto the sessions you want! If this is your first time, complete our short membership form first.
Please note we do not provide care. All events are risk assessed and will have staff / volunteers present. We encourage you to come with a companion for the first event so we can assess whether it is suitable to come independently in the future.
OUR INSPIRATION
FREDDIE LAWER
The Fantastic Freddie Foundation was founded after an brilliant young man named Freddie Lawer. Inspired by his 'so what' attitude to his disability, he was determined to not let anything stand in the way of him having fun and living his best life.
Freddie's smile and love for life was infectious to everyone around him. Always the life and soul of the party and an avid Chelsea fan, regularly going to see his beloved club at Stamford Bridge. His passions didn't stop there... Festivals, holidays, music events, fashion shows - wherever the fun was, Freddie was.
This foundation was set up to give other young disabled adults the opportunities Freddie was lucky to have in life. To continue his legacy and ensure that other people in his community are able to live their best lives without limitations.
NEW BOOKING SYSTEM
We now have an online booking system to make it easier to sign up and track your bookings.
Here's what to do:
1. Click on the person icon in the top right hand corner and create your account.
2. Activate your account via your email address and choose your password
3. Once completed, go to the 'sessions and bookings' tab
4. Browse our sessions and book onto the ones you wish to come to