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              Welcome to your August update from Colostomy UK.

We'll need YOUR help this October! Can you host a Coffee Morning for Colostomy UK. Just one cuppa could help someone access the emotional support, practical advice, or reassurance they desperately need.

Sign up and make every sip count: www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/cukcoffeemorning

Also in this months newsletter find out what's in the latest edition of Tidings magazine, have your say in the latest Level Playing Field Survey, we report on another success for our Stoma Friendly toilets campaign, and we highlight an opportunity to help us on the next stage of our journey as a trustee. 
What's in the new Tidings?

The Autumn 2025 issue of Tidings is out now! This special edition is packed with powerful stoma stories, expert advice on stoma care (from stoma reversal to travel emergencies), and inspiring features – like Steph Taylor’s journey to freedom with her stoma.

Read it online in Flipbook or PDF:

https://ow.ly/kZm050WyuAC

Put the kettle on, take a moment for yourself, and dive in

We're recruiting new Trustees

Do you have what it takes to help us deliver the next stage in our growth?

We're looking to recruit new Trustees to support our current board and staff team.

To find out more including how you can apply please visit

https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/work-for-us/
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Have your say in the annual Level Playing Field survey.

The Level Playing Field annual fan survey is now live. 

Level Playing Field are a charity that campaigns for better information and more accessible facilities for disabled people at sports stadiums, and are great partners of ours.

The survey aims to gather the experiences of disabled sports fans  to help give them an understanding of trends in accessibility for disabled fans and helping them to provide more effectively targeted support. You can complete the survey here

Swindon Town join our Stoma Friendly Toilets campaign.

Swindon Town Football Club has taken a major step forward in making football more accessible and inclusive by installing five Stoma Friendly toilets at the Nigel Eady County Ground.

This important initiative will help ensure that fans living with a stoma feel welcomed and supported when attending matches and events at the stadium.

You can read the full story here 
Colostomy UK champions the ethical partnership pledge.

Earlier in August we pledged our commitment to The Ethical Partnership Pledge, publicly affirming that ethical, transparent, and inclusive collaboration is the standard we expect and uphold in all our partnerships.

The pledge is designed for all stakeholders in the delivery of public services, including commissioners, suppliers, charities, corporate partners, and sponsors, and sets out shared principles for working together in ways that protect the public interest, amplify lived experience, and deliver meaningful outcomes for communities. You can find out more here