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April 30, 2025
The ruling by the UK Supreme Court, defining ‘sex’ to mean ‘biological sex’ in the Equality Act (2010), has added to an already hostile environment for trans people, and is having a negative impact on trans communities.
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March 31, 2025
We have taken the decision to merge two of the five organisations that make up The Big Life group into a single charity, and name it Big Life Services.
December 20, 2024
Big Life is looking to speak with values-led non-profit organisations who are interested in delivering services in the probation sector, ahead of the intended Ministry of Justice recommissioning of the CRS in 2025.
November 11, 2024
Mike Burrows joined the Big Life board in January 2024, bringing a wealth of experience with him. Find out more about what knowledge he brings, what he’s learned from being part of Big Life, and his ambitions for the organisation.
November 8, 2024
The Big Life group has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK, based on feedback from colleagues.
October 19, 2022
Big Life is on a journey to becoming an anti-racist organisation. Roli Barker, one of our directors, shares her personal perspective.
June 1, 2021
We should all be concerned about the use of ECT on particular groups in society, and the adverse effects it can cause to people’s lives
May 28, 2021
For the second year running, The Big Life group has taken it’s place among the best places to work in the country, according to Best Companies.
May 27, 2021
Mum of four, Clare’s life unravelled when the pandemic hit. Talking to Bernadette, a Be Well Employment Coach, proved a turning point.
April 29, 2021
Big Life's Medical Director, Louise Grant, explains that for a lot of people with autism, life is what happens while they are waiting for a service.
April 1, 2021
The Sewell Report is an insult to every ethnic minority in the country, and to those people, communities and organisations making genuine efforts to combat institutional racism.
March 17, 2021
"I’d hit rock bottom before I got to Be Well. I didn’t know where to turn. I’d had no help caring for my mum. No one wanted to know."
February 24, 2021
Living Well recently helped to set up the borough’s first pop-up vaccination clinic at Castlemere Community Centre.
January 7, 2021
Big Life CEO, Fay Selvan, reflects on the challenges the group faced in 2020, and makes some resolutions for the year ahead.
December 21, 2020
After a staff awards ceremony with a difference, Big Life CEO Fay Selvan surprised our winners on their doorsteps to make sure they got their trophies!
