The consultation period closed on Monday 9 June 2025. Thank you for all of your comments and feedback.
The consultation provided valuable insights into what people want from day opportunities, confirming a strong sense of community attachment and a clear desire for flexible, vibrant, and locally accessible services, particularly among younger people.
We have now collated all the feedback and will take a report with our recommendations to Cabinet in March 2026.
You can view the consultation findings here:
In 2021, and again in 2023, we asked people who use day opportunities about their experiences.
They told us they would like a wider choice of local activities with more flexible options. They also said that they wanted to be able to do activities during the evening and weekends.
Speaking to people has helped understand what people want from day opportunities. We need to change the way we deliver these to give people more choice and flexibility.
We are proposing to introduce hubs across the county. Here you could:
The hubs will connect to a range of community activities (spokes) which will include:
The community activities (spokes) will provide a wider range of activities. They will also offer more times people can use them, to include evenings and weekends.
Day opportunities are activities which will help you develop new skills. They will help you to maintain or increase your independence or support your care needs.
Day opportunities can be:
Here is a short video about Tom's experience using a day opportunity.
