£1.5m centre for disabled adults marks first year

John Harris

John Harris

info@virtualcom.it

12:00AM, Monday 12 May 2014

A CENTRE for autistic adults has celebrated the first anniversary of its new £1.5 million building.

A maple tree was planted in the grounds of The Maples in Tokers Green to mark both the occasion and a report by the Care Quality Commission which found the centre had met all required standards.

The Maples is run by Autism Spectrum Partners as part of the Disabilities Trust. It provides both supported and independent accommodation for adults with autism and Asperger syndrome.

About 75 family members and guests attended the ceremony, where South Oxfordshire District Council chairwoman Dorothy Brown planted the tree.

After a tour of the complex, Councillor Brown said: “The Maples is the most wonderful facility for people with autism and Asperger’s and the staff are wonderful people. The centre enables the residents to live independent lives and it must bring great happiness to be able to live in such fantastic and peaceful surroundings.”

Most read

Top Articles

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...
Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

A PUB in Maidensgrove will be protected for five years as an asset of community value. A group of residents has successfully registered the Five Horseshoes as an asset of community value with South Oxfordshire District Council. The pub closed in...

Unexpected death in Bell Street

A MAN died in Bell Street in Henley last night Thames Valley Police responded to an ‘unexpected death’ in the town yesterday. It released a statement at 8.38pm urging the public to avoid the area. It said: “Sadly, officers are responding to an...