Henshaws Yorkshire

Henshaws Yorkshire is a Harrogate based charity offering support and services to people affected by sight loss and other disabilities. Our vision is for a society where anyone affected by a disability can have choice and control over their future and can live, learn and work as part of their community.

Henshaws College is a specialist further education college for both residential and day students with learning difficulties, disabilities and visual impairment.  Our award winning college aims to enable every student to reach his or her maximum level of independence, gain vocational skills and support the transition into adult life.

Henshaws Yorkshire also provides community housing for around 60 people in the region, offering them the opportunity to live independently in the community. Day and residential short break services are also available for children and young people with complex needs, as well as residential short breaks with their families.

The Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre provides a day care service for people with disabilities who are able to take advantage of the centre’s many arts and crafts workshops.

The money raised by the Yorkshire International Business Convention will go towards funding a new multi-media centre at Henshaws College. Students at the college are able to study a vocational area of their choice that will help lead them into the world of work. Media is a   popular choice and radio is particularly accessible to visually impaired and disabled people. The new suite will incorporate a performance area with a small stage, lighting and sound systems, a studio for making films, and a sound proofed room for radio broadcasting. Henshaws College students will be actively involved in the planning and progression of the centre throughout its development.

Henshaws Yorkshire is delighted to be the chosen charity for this year’s Yorkshire International Business Convention.   

For more information about Henshaws Yorkshire call 01423 814500 or visit www.henshaws.org.uk

Henshaws Yorkshire
Bogs Lane
Harrogate
HG1 4ED

01423 814500

Registered Charity no. 221888