Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People

04/09/2025

The Grange's 10th Annual Charity Golf Day is coming up very soon! 25th of September to be exact.

The event is run to fundraise to support people living at The Grange and Wheatfield Drive to live enriched, fulfilled and happy lives.

It is taking place at Chart Hills which is a championship golf club in England, located in Biddenden, Kent, and is first Signature Sir Nick Faldo-designed golf course in Europe. The championship course and clubhouse boast picturesque views across 200 acres of oak woodland and lakes. Teams who take part will receive breakfast, lunch, and 18 holes on this scenic golf course.

We are looking to secure the last 4 teams for this event, so if you know anyone who would like to take a team, then please get them to call 01372 841 151.

Please share with your friends, families and anyone else that you can think of that might be interested.

Thank you 💜

03/09/2025

Phoebe was just 18 when she came to QEF’s Care and Rehabilitation Centre (CRC) after a catastrophic series of seizures put all her plans on hold.

Today you’d never know that Phoebe had suffered brain damage, thanks to the outstanding personalised care she received meant. Without compassionate supporters like you, that simply wouldn’t have been possible.

Before the seizures, Phoebe had been excelling in her A-levels, having fun with friends and looking forward to the future. When Phoebe first came to the CRC, she was struggling to speak, unable to grip with her right hand and had one wandering eye. Nevertheless, her feisty, bubbly character shone through.

In Phoebe’s speech and language sessions she found it easier to express herself by singing. So together with neurological music therapist Kae we capitalised on her love of music. One of her aims was to remember all the words to the song ‘Linger’ and perform it in front of family and staff. 🎶

Phoebe’s confidence, language and motor skills all improved as she sang and played the ukulele. At the same time, we worked to improve her reading and writing, while occupational therapists Mark and Sandra tapped into Phoebe’s creativity, through cooking and craft.

It’s our teamwork which makes the CRC special. And you’re a vital part of our team. Because without you, we couldn’t turn lives like Phoebe’s around.

There’s never been a better time to give, because ESP Utilities Group and two generous individuals have kindly agreed to match donations raised, up to £10,000. So every £1 you give to this appeal will be worth £2.

You can donate through the link here: https://www.qef.org.uk/appeal/phoebes-matched-giving-appeal/

02/09/2025

Is it too soon to be thinking about Halloween? 🦇

Looks like we are on track for this home grown beauty to be ready for Halloween!

28/08/2025

All the stalls for the shopping fayre at our Autumn Lunch are now reserved. If you would like to be involved in our next shopping fayre at our Spring Lunch event please email events@qef.org.uk.

Tickets for the Autumn Lunch, with our wonderful guest speaker Gyles Brandreth on 23rd October, are available at qef.org.uk/events/autumn

27/08/2025

We are delighted to announce our guest speaker for our Autumn Lunch... 🍁

Gyles Brandreth 💬

He will be signing copies of his brand-new book ‘Somewhere, a boy and a bear’.

Following the fayre, guests will enjoy a delicious two-course meal, accompanied by a captivating speech from Gyles himself.

Get your tickets here 🎟 :

https://www.qef.org.uk/events/autumn/

22/08/2025

We are delighted to announce that we are the new headline Charity Partner for the Bacchus Wine Half Marathon and 10k for 2025!

A celebration of award-winning English wine, fine food, fancy dress, music … and a little bit of running!

Would you like to take on an amazing challenge whilst raising funds to support disabled people?

Take part in Bacchus Half Marathon or 10k on the 7th September 2025. Despite this run having an ethos of a ‘fun run’ with many wearing fancy dress, this professionally organised running event has a well marked course, medical support and a medal! The route goes through Denbies Vineyard and areas of the North Downs.

Find out more here through the link in our bio.

19/08/2025

Flying can be a daunting prospect for disabled people, as it's a very difficult environment to test and try out before committing to a flight. QEF's Tryb4uFly service aims to empower disabled people, so they can make informed choices and be more confident about flying.

One example of this is Daniel, who had severe cerebral palsy, passed away five years ago, leaving behind a legacy of joy and resilience. Before this, we were privileged enough to have played a crucial role in Daniel’s life. Daniel and his family came for an assessment where we provided the support and resources needed for Daniel and my family to enjoy holidays and adventures together, something they had been told might not be possible.

His sister Rachel said:

"Daniel loved his holidays, they brought so much happiness and joy into his life and it wouldn't of been possible for us to take him on a plane without the help of QEF"

As a result, they were able to enjoy some amazing holidays as a family, and really make the most of their time together. We are so honoured to have played a part in that experience.

If you would like to support people like Daniel and his family to have the opportunity to travel the world, then please consider setting up regular giving with us: https://www.qef.org.uk/get-involved/donate/dd/

Thank you 💜

18/08/2025

Take a look at our Charity Shop page 🛍️

13/08/2025

Our client lounge is a lovely place to relax and participate in activities, such as painting. Clients are always creating lovely pieces and we showcase them around the Care and Rehabilitation Centre.

Our amazing activities coordinators do an incredible job at making it a positive space, and have so many activities available for everyone 💜

08/08/2025

We have partnered with bookshop.org so that we get some of the value of any books sold through the QEF online bookshop page.

This is a wonderful new way you can support us – just by buying your next book!

You can view the books available to purchase here:

https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/qef
- please share this link with friends and family too.

If you’re in need of inspiration for your next read, take a look at our themed booklists –
so far we have ‘Summer Reads’, ‘QEF Staff Top Picks’ and ‘Books for Children’.

We will continue to build and update the booklists on the QEF page, so please feel free to share any book recommendations or reading list themes that you’d like us to feature, by emailing ideas to stories@QEF.org.uk

Happy reading! 📖📚

05/08/2025

Our Autumn Lunch is back for another year, and promises to be as wonderful as ever 🍁

Come and shop at the lovely range of boutique stalls, whilst enjoying drinks 🍾

Then sit down for a lovely meal, with a talk from a very special guest speaker... 💬 (announcement coming very soon)

Thursday 23rd October
10am - 4pm
Epsom Downs Racecourse

Get your tickets here: https://www.qef.org.uk/events/autumn/

Don't miss out!

31/07/2025

Are you or someone you know a qualified driving instructor? Are you looking to expand your business and further your professional development? 🚗

Join our course on the 14th and 15th of October. 📅
It is run at our Mobility Centre in Carshalton, South London.

This course will not only allow you to reach a whole new client base, but also learn from experts in the field. This knowledge is not readily available, and therefore places are very limited. We will only be running this course once this year so once the spaces are gone, they're gone!

Register now: https://www.qef.org.uk/events/adi_course/

Our 2 day interactive course includes:

– Disability awareness
– Considering physical conditions
– Effects of cognitive impairments
– Medical conditions
– Teaching techniques – physical disabilities, learning difficulties, hearing impairment
– Car controls
– Visual problems & testing vision
– Wheelchair seating, loading, management & stowage
– Driving tests and licences
– Information services
– Interaction with volunteers with differing disabilities

Please tag and share with anybody who might be interested, it could really take their tuition to the next level.

We’re passionate about our person-centred, expert services that focus on individual needs to provide the best holistic support for our clients.

10/06/2022

11/03/2019

Free event for anyone involved with disability - don't miss it and SHARE this news please....

QEF Kids event for children and young adults with disabilities on Thursday 14 March in south London contact us for more information on 0208 770 1151 or check out the website www.qef.org.uk

05/03/2019

Do you have anything to do with disability in children and young adults? If 'YES' you don't want to miss this great FREE event on Thursday 14 March in surrey, south London Book on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qef-kids-open-day-equipment-event-tickets-55222077721 You can pre-book a free assessment by ringing 0208 770 1151

05/03/2019

QEF Kids event for children and young adults with disabilities on Thursday 14 March in south London contact us for more information on 0208 770 1151 or check out the website www.qef.org.uk

27/02/2019

Book your FREE assessment - ring 0208 770 1151

06/02/2019

Come along to QEF Kids event on Thursday 14 March and learn more about learning to drive with a disability

Charlotte, now in her twenties, had a brain injury at the age of 11. In a two-part series Charlotte talks about learning to drive.

30/01/2019

Disabled holidaymakers can benefit from a new video guide to help settle any nerves or queries about flying with a disability, following the launch of new film Your Guide to Flying with a Disabilit…

10/10/2018

The first relaunched Get Going Live! event in Carshalton, focusing on independent mobility and assisted motoring, has been hailed a success by visitors, QEF Charity organisers and the Mayor and Mayoress of Sutton.

04/10/2018

Who is heading down to QEF Mobility Services in Carshalton on Friday 5th October for their Mobility Open Day from 9.30am to 4pm

04/10/2018

QEF’s Get Going Live Mobility event on Friday 5 October is bringing, even more, this year by adding a ‘Get Going Live’ driving aspect to the already popular annual event, which is held …

04/10/2018

QEF's Driving Assessment Centre is hosting a relaunched Get Going Live! event so that young and recently disabled people can experience assistive driving.

31/07/2018

Posture and Mobility Group

24/07/2018

DVLA is launching a national eyesight awareness campaign today (Monday 23 July 2018).

31/05/2018

Thank you so much to Wilsons for their generous donation of an adapted car to our Mobility Centre!

An Epsom car dealership has kindly donated a specially adapted car to help disabled people learn how to drive.