Thursday 22nd March

A team of researchers at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Southampton together with INSPIRE foundation are carrying out a research project exploring the views of the use of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in Spinal Cord Injury settings.
Read more about the research and how to get involved.

Tuesday 20th March
Congratulations to Aspire’s very own Joe Gilbert, Maintenance Manager, for being selected as a London 2012 Olympic Torchbearer.

Read more about Joe here.

Thursday 15th March
Aspire has undertaken research looking into continuing healthcare provision for people with Spinal Cord Injury.

Read more about our findings here.

Midland Heart Housing Association has just offered to provide us with two new properties; one in Coventry and one in Leicester. These new Aspire houses will be ready for their first tenants later this month and we’re looking forward to them moving in. 

Read more about the new properties here.

Aspire is proud to announce that we are the winners of the JustGiving Charity of the Year People's Choice Award for 2012!  

Read more about the Award here.

Thursday 23rd February
Aspire is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a Best Companies Two Star Accreditation and we came 33rd in the Sunday Times 100 Best places to work in the Not for Profit Sector!

Read more about our Award here.

Tuesday 21st February
The Aspire Independent Living Advisors (AILAs) undertook training last week to help them facilitate conversations with patients with spinal cord injury.

Read more about the training here.

Monday 6th February
Aspire is proud to be nominated for JustGiving’s Charity of the Year – People’s Choice Award and we are delighted to announce we are a finalist in this category.  

Read more about the Award here.

Friday 3rd February
Last Sunday, 8 disabled people took part in a scuba-diving trial session at the Aspire pool. The session, run in conjunction with one of the oldest diving clubs in London, Bermondsey, was designed to get participants into the water and using the equipment with confidence.

Read more about the diving course here.

Tuesday 23rd January

Aspire and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have signed a landmark Partnership Agreement to provide a Benefits Advice Service to spinal cord injured patients in Spinal Centres.
Read more about the partnership here.
Read more about the part 

Monday 16th January
Aspire is pleased to welcome a new corporate supporter of the Aspire Independent Living programme and to announce the continued support of the programme in Belfast, Stoke Mandeville and Stanmore .

Read more about the sponsorship of the Independent Living Programme.