Welcome to L.A.R.C Rise

L.A.R.C Rise was born out of concern for the future of our sons and of their friends who all have varying degrees of physical and severe learning disabilities.

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Our beginnings

LARC Rise was opened in November 2009 by Lisa, Kim, and Sandra. Between us, we have a combined experience of over 30 years working with special needs.
LARC Rise was born out of concerns for the future of our sons and their friends, all of whom have varying degrees of physical, severe, profound learning difficulties and complex needs.
We wanted a safe place for their skills to be supported, encouraged, and built upon. It was important to us that we had somewhere that would personalise activities to suit their needs.
We wanted somewhere that would be a consistent part of their lives, somewhere they find enjoyable, feel supported, and somewhere they would feel proud to be a part of.
We strongly believe that all adults with learning disabilities deserve a place where they can achieve and where they keep believing ‘they can.’
A home from home!

Our Story

Every Day is a New Day

A safe place

We have a safe environment for their skills to be supported, encouraged and built on

Day trips

We have regular visits to the beach, bowling alley and shops

Personalised

Personalised

We have the facilites to personalise activities to suit their needs.

A fun place

Somewhere they would find enjoyable and that they could feel proud of being a part of.

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A typical week at LARC Rise

We offer a variety of different activities focusing on key areas such as life skills, social skills and recreational activities. As staff, we work hard to ‘think outside the box’ and provide our clients with motivating and engaging activities, for example, inviting sports professionals in to deliver sessions. We are a building-based day centre and where possible like to get out into our local community. Adults attending LARC Rise are supported to visit the local Co-op, to prepare meals/desserts and some days we visit the chip shop too! Some of our clients thrive on going out, they enjoy trips to the beach, ten-pin bowling, parks and the cathedral. Other adults prefer to stay in the day centre as being out in the community can make them anxious. This is when we invite the community into the centre – we have strong links with musicians, sports clubs and dance teachers.
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What Our Clients
Are Saying

Mandy and Stuart

Our son has been attending LARC Rise for 10 years where he is looked after by qualified, experienced and friendly staff, who cater for his individual needs. There are lots of activities provides to stimulate him such as art, music, days out etc.

Tracy Phillips

Charlie, 31, has been attending Larcrise since he left school at 19. I cannot recommend the centre highly enough. The staff are a caring, approachable team that take time to understand the centre users and their individual needs. Larcrise has a family feel and I have complete trust that my son's needs are met and catered for.

Elizabeth Oliver

My daughter has been going to LARC Rise for many years now. She is always happy to go and enjoys her time at the Day Centre. She does many activities that she can manage to do with help from the caring, helpful people who work there. I am more than happy for her to go for many more years 😊

Trudy Robinson

My daughter has been going to LARC Rise for just over 10 years. Sophie has gotten to know the staff and the other service users really well. She loves the routine of going and seeing familiar faces. They encourage her to try new things and activities that will stimulate her mentally and physically as much as possible. My daughter has been going to LARC Rise for just over 10 years. The staff are friendly, helpful and supportive of both the service users and their families. Throughout the pandemic they kept in touch and as soon as they were able they reopened with all the safety protocols in place. Health and safety is a big priority for both staff and service users. All protocols are regularly checked and updated, and families and carers are kept informed. I as parent carer have no qualms about sending Sophie to LARC Rise, they are like extended family. I can’t thank them enough for the help and care and support they have given both Sophie and my family.
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Our vision

Our vision was always to be a small day centre, we believe by remaining small with a consistent team with low staff turnover, we can provide the home from home environment. A place where our staff can truly get to know the abilities, likes, wants and needs of each individual who attends the day centre. Our staff build strong and positive relationships with all our clients, whether the client attends for one day or full-time. Therefore, we can offer bespoke activities as they can be adapted accordingly so as to cater properly for all.

All our staff are experienced and highly trained. Our training includes moving and handling, safeguarding, epilepsy awareness and tube feeding.

Our Promise

We promise to provide a safe, stimulating, caring and enjoyable place for individuals with severe and/or profound learning disabilities and complex needs.
A place where they can be happy, where they can be themselves, a place that fits them, where they are supported and allowed to flourish.