Together, We Build Inclusive Communities
The organisations, groups and everyday champions who stand with us make our work possible.
This page celebrates the people who help us create spaces where neurodivergent adults can connect, belong and thrive.
At WnD, our community work is possible because of the brilliant people, organisations and local groups who believe in inclusion just as much as we do.
Our Community Partners & Champions support us by sharing space, ideas, lived experience, and enthusiasm, helping us reach more neurodivergent adults in ways that feel human, accessible and joyful.
This page celebrates them.
And if you’d like to join this growing network, you’re absolutely welcome.
Our Community Partners
These are the organisations that open their doors to us, share their space, and work alongside us to bring inclusive, creative and low-pressure sessions to local neurodivergent adults.
Our programmes wouldn’t be the same without their energy, generosity and trust.
Nottingham City Libraries (central in particular) is our community partner for the Neuro-Inclusive Book Club. Their team provides a welcoming, accessible space where neurodivergent adults can connect, relax and explore stories together.
Website: https://www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/
Location: 1 Carrington St., Nottingham NG1 7FH
Dice and Balls CIC is our in-person Roll for Inclusion sessions take place at this friendly, inclusive community space in Arnold. The team share our passion for creativity, connection and low-pressure social fun. We’re incredibly grateful to run our sessions in such a supportive environment.
Website: https://www.diceandballs.co.uk/
Location: Studio 8, The Old School, Church Drive, Arnold (NG5 6LD)
Nottingham Community & Voluntary Service (NCVS) is a key community partner who helps us connect with local groups, hubs and networks across Nottingham. Their support makes it easier for neurodivergent adults to find welcoming, accessible opportunities close to home.
Website: https://www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk/
Location: Dryden Enterprise Centre, Nottingham Trent University, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ
Gedling Community Action Network (GedlingCAN) is a brilliant local network helping us connect with organisations, venues and community groups across the Gedling borough. Neurodivergent leadership and voice is at the heart of the network, and the members' grassroots knowledge and collaborative spirit make it easier for neurodivergent people to make positive change in their communities.
Email: nikylam@nottinghamcvs.co.uk
Location: Community Hubs across Gedling Borough
The Autism Wellbeing Project is a values-led, autistic-informed CIC supporting autistic adults across Halton, Warrington and beyond. They offer a holistic blend of free wellbeing activities, 1:1 independence support, mentoring, therapy, training and workplace coaching, all designed to reduce isolation, build confidence and help people thrive. Their work is shaped directly by autistic voices, with a strong focus on community, creativity and meaningful inclusion. They deliver national training, provide cost-effective and accessible therapy, and create safe and welcoming spaces where autistic adults can connect, grow and feel understood.
Email: nikylam@nottinghamcvs.co.uk
Location: Community Hubs across Gedling Borough
Community Champions
Our Community Champions are the people who support our work in simple but meaningful ways,
like sharing opportunities, connecting us with local groups, spreading the word, and helping us reach neurodivergent adults who might not otherwise find us.
They’re not official partners or staff.
They’re the humans who show up, cheer us on, and make our community stronger just by being part of it.
Zoe & Phire
Dice & Balls CIC
Thanks to Zoe and Phire’s support, creativity and openness, we’ve been able to offer Roll for Inclusion in a space where neurodivergent adults feel relaxed, included and part of something meaningful. Their willingness to champion accessible play has helped us create a community space that feels safe, warm and genuinely welcoming.
Our Community Champions are the people who quietly make everything we do a little brighter and a little easier. They share our events with their networks, introduce us to local groups and welcoming spaces, and help new attendees feel comfortable when they first walk through the door. Some amplify ND-positive messages in their own communities, while others offer lived experience that helps shape our sessions in really meaningful ways.
There’s no formal commitment and no tasks to complete; it’s simply people helping people, in the background or at the edges, in ways that strengthen the whole community
So, bottom line is… Anyone can! Just reach out and let us know you’d like to be involved in a light-touch,
low-pressure way.
Want to become a Community Champion?
Jessica Allen
Library Officer | Resources and Events Team
Thanks to Jessica’s enthusiasm and commitment to inclusive community spaces, our neurodivergent book group has found a welcoming home at Nottingham Central Library. Her support has helped us create a space where people feel safe, seen and genuinely included. We’re truly lucky to be guided by her wisdom and kindness in all things books and community.
Nikyla Manners
Community Engagement and Partnership Coordinator
Nikyla has been a guiding light for us in Nottingham. Her connections, insight and endless generosity have helped our network grow exponentially, and her joyful, solution-focused approach makes every collaboration better. We’re truly honoured to work with someone who brings so much energy, knowledge and heart to everything she does. We are in awe of everything she does!
Special Feature
GedlingCAN: Growing Community, Growing Inclusion
This month, we’re celebrating Gedling Community Action Network (GedlingCAN), a partner whose grassroots energy and local knowledge have helped us grow faster than we imagined across the Gedling borough.
At Work’n’Diversity, our mission is to create neuroinclusive spaces where adults feel understood, supported and able to thrive. That work only becomes possible when we connect with the right communities, and GedlingCAN has been instrumental in opening those doors.
Thanks to their introductions, insights, and on-the-ground understanding of what local people need, we’ve been able to expand our programmes, build meaningful relationships, and ensure neurodivergent adults in Gedling have real access to welcoming, accessible opportunities close to home.
As we continue to grow, partnerships like this remind us why community-rooted work matters: inclusion isn’t built in isolation: it’s built together, with organisations who care as deeply as we do about making Nottingham a place where everyone belongs.
We’re proud to spotlight GedlingCAN this month, and excited for everything we’ll create together next.
Bring One of Our Programmes to Your Space!
If you’re part of a library, hub, CIC or local group and you’d like to collaborate, we’d love to chat.
We can bring book clubs, creative sessions and other low-pressure, super fun, very useful community activities to your space!
**We’re a small (but mighty), growing Community Interest Company, and everything we do is shaped by people like you. 💜** If you ever have ideas, thoughts, or want to collaborate, we’d genuinely love to hear from you.