Bede Learning Disabilities client David wins Southwark Stars award

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Bede House
by Gwen Green

We are delighted that David Omorogbe won the 2021 Southwark Stars award for Disabled Volunteer of the Year.

David is supported by Bede Learning Disabilities services to tend elderly householders’ gardens in our local area. His work keeping garden areas safe and free of debris and trip hazards has been particularly valuable.  He has continued to work when usual support networks had to pause.

Image of David Omorogbe smiling for the camera also trimming a hedge with garden shears

One householder, Mrs AM, reported, “The garden is now beautiful and I would love David to come back again. All my neighbours have commented on how tidy my garden is. Every leaf and bit of litter was removed by David”.

David misses doing other jobs for our elderly neighbours such as washing their windows and shopping. He finds it difficult to understand why he cannot go close to the householders he has grown to know. We talk about keeping each other safe and David is getting used to this. When we all had to stay at home, he found it very hard not to come to Bede. He kept asking when the ‘World would be beautiful again?’

We’ll be organising an opportunity to celebrate David’s award properly – watch out for news!