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WAVE in the news

Here is our latest Annual report

Take a look at WAVE’s activity in 2023-2024.

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We welcome our first patron

Commenting on her announcement as the first Patron of Wave for Change, the Bishop of London, the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, said:

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“Bernice came to see me when I first became Bishop of London and told me of her experience of the challenges of integrating a child with learning disabilities into her community. She spoke passionately of the need to encourage and enable people with and without learning disabilities to mix socially and have fun together in the heart of our communities. That’s why I’m excited to become the first Patron of Wave for Change and become a champion for inclusion and helping people with and without learning disabilities to feel more valued in their community.”

We're featured in
PREACH Magazine

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WAVE’s founders Bernice shares her experiences of creating WAVE Church that is inclusive of everybody - as published in Preach magazine, Issue 32 on Disability, www.preachweb.org

Listen to WAVE co-founder Celia and her daughter Maia discuss the ethos behind WAVE, and how it aims to bring people together, and by doing that help change the way they think and their attitudes.

WAVE on Woman's Hour!

WAVE co-founder Bernice and her daughter Jess talk about the benefits of real inclusion on Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

The interview starts around 13 minutes in

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WAVE on BBC Radio London news

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 Challenge group on the move

Do you have a child with additional needs?Challenge Group now meets at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, N10 1PP, Mondays 1030 - 12.00. Drop in with child, or by yourself, or with siblings. Free.

The Salty Mums Podcast

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Celia shares the joys and challenges of parenting a child who has a learning disability. Celia gives a deeply honest and moving account of discovering life was going to take a different path when she discovered Maia’s disability, the isolation of having a child who is “different” at times, but also how much joy Maia has brought to her life.  

WAVE wins Langton Award

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WAVE’s founders Bernice and Celia are honoured recipients of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Langton Award for Community Service. 

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Putting the “social” back into care.

WAVE co-founder Bernice Hardie considers what the church can teach us about mixed–ability socialising

WAVE on BBC Songs of Praise

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WAVE featured in a Faith in Action edition of this BBC programme.

Watch the trailer (pop-up video)

Church Times article on WAVE Church

WAVE co-founder Bernice suggests ways to include people with learning disabilities in churches

Image by Tim Mossholder

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