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Our inclusive Doncaster carers group, We All Are One, has won the Community Group Award at the Carers UK Awards 2025, recognising its exceptional support for unpaid carers.

Making Space has won the Care Innovation Challenge 2025 with the Making It Real G.A.M.E — a creative, co-produced tool that brings the Making It Real framework to life through play and partnership.

Making Space, in partnership with Halo Housing Association and Lancashire County Council, has opened Inspiring Minds East – a new supported living rehabilitation service in Burnley. The development provides nine self-contained flats with 24/7 support, helping people living with mental illness build the skills and confidence to move towards independence.

We’re delighted to welcome Beacon Counselling into Making Space. This merger expands our Talking Therapies and wellbeing services, ensuring more people can access vital mental health support.

Making Space has played a key role in developing a pioneering new neurodiversity toolkit for the Liverpool City Region’s criminal justice system. Launched in Liverpool on Friday 19 September, the toolkit brings together more than 60 accessible resources for individuals and families, as well as tailored tools for frontline professionals, helping to create a more inclusive and supportive justice system.

Making Space is proud to be part of the new Liverpool City Region Adult Social Care Testbed, a pioneering project that brings together care providers, academics, industry partners and people with lived experience to shape the future of care. From testing new technology to sharing insights from our staff and the people we support, we’re helping to drive innovation that puts people at the heart of social care.

We’re thrilled to announce that our CEO, Rachel Peacock, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Social Care Top 30 Awards 2025. This recognition shines a spotlight on the inspirational leaders shaping the future of social care, and we’re proud to see Rachel’s vision and dedication celebrated on a national stage.

Making Space has been named Care SME Employer of the Year at the 2025 Paragon Skills Apprenticeship Awards, recognising our commitment to developing talent and supporting apprentices to succeed.

Making Space has celebrated the dedication and compassion of colleagues at our fourth annual Colleague Awards. From long service heroes to inspiring newcomers, the winners highlight the incredible impact our teams make every day.

As part of Suicide Prevention Month and in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, our Bradford and Airedale Carer Support Service proudly joined the Baton of Hope Tour 25 in Bradford. Together with carers, volunteers and staff, we carried the baton at Valley Parade and connected with the community at the Charity Village, standing in solidarity to raise awareness, remember loved ones, and share the support available to carers across the district.