Diverse Abilities is Dorset’s hidden gem.

The charity was founded 70 years ago, in 1955, and every year since the charity has strived to make every day better for people with physical and learning disabilities.

This year we are honouring our past, celebrating our present, and looking forward to another 70 years.

To celebrate this special anniversary, we want to collate 70 years of memories from Diverse Abilities; from families who have been supported by the charity, employees from across the decades, volunteers, and people who have fundraised or donated.

Can you be one of our Memory Makers?

We are collecting memories to share at a Reunion Tea Party later this year, here on our website, across social media, and in a special issue in the Bournemouth Echo, a paper integral to the story of our formation in 1955.