Stay Up Late
@gigbuddies.bsky.social
A small but mighty charity calling for active social lives for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Home of #GigBuddies, Nesta New Radical, the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, and the #NoBedtimes #OurRightToParty campaigns.
Home of #GigBuddies, Nesta New Radical, the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, and the #NoBedtimes #OurRightToParty campaigns.
Back to our roots for #StayUpLateWeek with a night of loud guitars, big energy and even bigger grins ⚡
For one buddy, it was their first ever rock gig—and they absolutely loved it. A powerful reminder of why inclusive, accessible spaces matter.
We hope your Stay Up Late week is going well! 🎸
For one buddy, it was their first ever rock gig—and they absolutely loved it. A powerful reminder of why inclusive, accessible spaces matter.
We hope your Stay Up Late week is going well! 🎸
May 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Back to our roots for #StayUpLateWeek with a night of loud guitars, big energy and even bigger grins ⚡
For one buddy, it was their first ever rock gig—and they absolutely loved it. A powerful reminder of why inclusive, accessible spaces matter.
We hope your Stay Up Late week is going well! 🎸
For one buddy, it was their first ever rock gig—and they absolutely loved it. A powerful reminder of why inclusive, accessible spaces matter.
We hope your Stay Up Late week is going well! 🎸
#StayUpLateWeek has officially started! 🎉🕺
This week is about choice, freedom, friendship – and making noise about the right to have a real social life.
Let’s make this the loudest, funnest and most joyful #StayUpLateWeek yet.
Let’s party with purpose.
This week is about choice, freedom, friendship – and making noise about the right to have a real social life.
Let’s make this the loudest, funnest and most joyful #StayUpLateWeek yet.
Let’s party with purpose.
May 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#StayUpLateWeek has officially started! 🎉🕺
This week is about choice, freedom, friendship – and making noise about the right to have a real social life.
Let’s make this the loudest, funnest and most joyful #StayUpLateWeek yet.
Let’s party with purpose.
This week is about choice, freedom, friendship – and making noise about the right to have a real social life.
Let’s make this the loudest, funnest and most joyful #StayUpLateWeek yet.
Let’s party with purpose.
🚨 We want to hear from YOU! 🚨
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
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#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
forms.gle/wKoiDJXNP8ZL...
#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
Stay Up Late Survey
We have a few (more) questions about staying up late and how things may have changed over the years. Please take a few minutes to help us understand how people are spending their evenings and what tim...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨 We want to hear from YOU! 🚨
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
forms.gle/wKoiDJXNP8ZL...
#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
forms.gle/wKoiDJXNP8ZL...
#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
📅 5th–11th May 2025 is Stay Up Late Week – and everyone’s invited.
You can join in too:
💜 Plan your own night out
💜 Share your photos and stories using #StayUpLateWeek
💜 Tell us why you think it’s important
Let’s show the world that a good life doesn’t end at 9pm.
You can join in too:
💜 Plan your own night out
💜 Share your photos and stories using #StayUpLateWeek
💜 Tell us why you think it’s important
Let’s show the world that a good life doesn’t end at 9pm.
April 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📅 5th–11th May 2025 is Stay Up Late Week – and everyone’s invited.
You can join in too:
💜 Plan your own night out
💜 Share your photos and stories using #StayUpLateWeek
💜 Tell us why you think it’s important
Let’s show the world that a good life doesn’t end at 9pm.
You can join in too:
💜 Plan your own night out
💜 Share your photos and stories using #StayUpLateWeek
💜 Tell us why you think it’s important
Let’s show the world that a good life doesn’t end at 9pm.
A huge THANK YOU to the brilliant team at @resident-music.com for raising money to support our work! 💙
We’re so grateful for your generosity—and for choosing to back a charity that believes everyone should have the right to a fun social life, full of music, no matter their support needs!
We’re so grateful for your generosity—and for choosing to back a charity that believes everyone should have the right to a fun social life, full of music, no matter their support needs!
April 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A huge THANK YOU to the brilliant team at @resident-music.com for raising money to support our work! 💙
We’re so grateful for your generosity—and for choosing to back a charity that believes everyone should have the right to a fun social life, full of music, no matter their support needs!
We’re so grateful for your generosity—and for choosing to back a charity that believes everyone should have the right to a fun social life, full of music, no matter their support needs!
Partners Day 2025 👏
Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such an interesting day! We feel excited for what’s to come…
We did forget to take a photo with the full group, so this was a last minute selfie to save the day (Thanks Sorrel)!
Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such an interesting day! We feel excited for what’s to come…
We did forget to take a photo with the full group, so this was a last minute selfie to save the day (Thanks Sorrel)!
April 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Partners Day 2025 👏
Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such an interesting day! We feel excited for what’s to come…
We did forget to take a photo with the full group, so this was a last minute selfie to save the day (Thanks Sorrel)!
Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such an interesting day! We feel excited for what’s to come…
We did forget to take a photo with the full group, so this was a last minute selfie to save the day (Thanks Sorrel)!
Great day for a raffle 🖤
Absolutely rammed for the @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social @gigbuddies.bsky.social charity raffle!
April 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Great day for a raffle 🖤
Reposted by Stay Up Late
DJ Dan on the decks 🕺
Dark Globe on next
And don’t forget our @gigbuddies.bsky.social charity raffle at 6:30pm!
Dark Globe on next
And don’t forget our @gigbuddies.bsky.social charity raffle at 6:30pm!
April 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
DJ Dan on the decks 🕺
Dark Globe on next
And don’t forget our @gigbuddies.bsky.social charity raffle at 6:30pm!
Dark Globe on next
And don’t forget our @gigbuddies.bsky.social charity raffle at 6:30pm!
Reposted by Stay Up Late
This Saturday we have 3 turntables to be won in our annual charity raffle for @gigbuddies.bsky.social 🥳
You could get your hands on:
- Audio Technica LP60XBT (donated by @richersounds.com)
- Brad Retro MK II Turntable or a Solar Edition Turntable (donated by Gadhouse)
More info below 👇
You could get your hands on:
- Audio Technica LP60XBT (donated by @richersounds.com)
- Brad Retro MK II Turntable or a Solar Edition Turntable (donated by Gadhouse)
More info below 👇
April 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This Saturday we have 3 turntables to be won in our annual charity raffle for @gigbuddies.bsky.social 🥳
You could get your hands on:
- Audio Technica LP60XBT (donated by @richersounds.com)
- Brad Retro MK II Turntable or a Solar Edition Turntable (donated by Gadhouse)
More info below 👇
You could get your hands on:
- Audio Technica LP60XBT (donated by @richersounds.com)
- Brad Retro MK II Turntable or a Solar Edition Turntable (donated by Gadhouse)
More info below 👇
🌙 Safer in Sussex – we want to hear from you!
We’re planning a project to find out what helps people feel safe on nights out. It’s a big issue for many of our Gig Buddies, and we want to start some real conversations—with the community and those working in safety.
Save the date & come along! 💬👀
We’re planning a project to find out what helps people feel safe on nights out. It’s a big issue for many of our Gig Buddies, and we want to start some real conversations—with the community and those working in safety.
Save the date & come along! 💬👀
April 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🌙 Safer in Sussex – we want to hear from you!
We’re planning a project to find out what helps people feel safe on nights out. It’s a big issue for many of our Gig Buddies, and we want to start some real conversations—with the community and those working in safety.
Save the date & come along! 💬👀
We’re planning a project to find out what helps people feel safe on nights out. It’s a big issue for many of our Gig Buddies, and we want to start some real conversations—with the community and those working in safety.
Save the date & come along! 💬👀
Calling all Brightonians (and further afield, it's worth it)!
Thanks @resident-music.com for never failing to support us AND smashing @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social every year!
Thanks @resident-music.com for never failing to support us AND smashing @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social every year!
Our annual @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social charity raffle is back!
See the reply post to see a list of this year’s amazing prizes ranging from turntables, festival and gig tickets, LPs, merch and much more!
As always we will be raising money for the incredible @gigbuddies.bsky.social ♥️
See the reply post to see a list of this year’s amazing prizes ranging from turntables, festival and gig tickets, LPs, merch and much more!
As always we will be raising money for the incredible @gigbuddies.bsky.social ♥️
April 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Calling all Brightonians (and further afield, it's worth it)!
Thanks @resident-music.com for never failing to support us AND smashing @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social every year!
Thanks @resident-music.com for never failing to support us AND smashing @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social every year!
Brighton and West Sussex Socials livening up your local pubs!
Our socials are a great opportunity to meet new people and get involved in the Gig Buddies community 🎉
#VolunteerOpportunity #LearningDisability #Friends
Our socials are a great opportunity to meet new people and get involved in the Gig Buddies community 🎉
#VolunteerOpportunity #LearningDisability #Friends
April 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Brighton and West Sussex Socials livening up your local pubs!
Our socials are a great opportunity to meet new people and get involved in the Gig Buddies community 🎉
#VolunteerOpportunity #LearningDisability #Friends
Our socials are a great opportunity to meet new people and get involved in the Gig Buddies community 🎉
#VolunteerOpportunity #LearningDisability #Friends
Rohan & Florence headed to @uniofbrighton.bsky.social to run a workshop for newly qualified #SocialWorkers, sharing insights on how to make care truly #person-centred — and what that actually means in practice! 👏🖤
April 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Rohan & Florence headed to @uniofbrighton.bsky.social to run a workshop for newly qualified #SocialWorkers, sharing insights on how to make care truly #person-centred — and what that actually means in practice! 👏🖤
We have some goodies for people!
First up, the Boominator – make a donation or come collect it for free. We’d like it to go to a home that rocks our values! #HeavyLoad
We also have some old t-shirts (in dif sizes so message us before) that you can come collect too!
First up, the Boominator – make a donation or come collect it for free. We’d like it to go to a home that rocks our values! #HeavyLoad
We also have some old t-shirts (in dif sizes so message us before) that you can come collect too!
March 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We have some goodies for people!
First up, the Boominator – make a donation or come collect it for free. We’d like it to go to a home that rocks our values! #HeavyLoad
We also have some old t-shirts (in dif sizes so message us before) that you can come collect too!
First up, the Boominator – make a donation or come collect it for free. We’d like it to go to a home that rocks our values! #HeavyLoad
We also have some old t-shirts (in dif sizes so message us before) that you can come collect too!
Our buddies had a riot at a Fat Freddie And The Queens' gig.
A perfect example of how to make people feel included however they like to party.
Read Malcolm’s bog to hear more about the night 🕺
gigbuddies.org.uk/dont-stop-us...
A perfect example of how to make people feel included however they like to party.
Read Malcolm’s bog to hear more about the night 🕺
gigbuddies.org.uk/dont-stop-us...
March 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our buddies had a riot at a Fat Freddie And The Queens' gig.
A perfect example of how to make people feel included however they like to party.
Read Malcolm’s bog to hear more about the night 🕺
gigbuddies.org.uk/dont-stop-us...
A perfect example of how to make people feel included however they like to party.
Read Malcolm’s bog to hear more about the night 🕺
gigbuddies.org.uk/dont-stop-us...
We hear so many great stories from @ageukbradford.bsky.social and their Buddies project! Good luck with the book club and dinner club!
Here @ageukbradford.bsky.social we work with older people to develop our work & they’ve been telling us what groups they want to have. Thanks to our #BuddyScheme partnership with @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social & @gigbuddies.bsky.social we’ve recently launched the following with more to come!
March 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We hear so many great stories from @ageukbradford.bsky.social and their Buddies project! Good luck with the book club and dinner club!
Just the book we were looking for 🖤
🩷🖤🩷🖤All author profits for our new book (& book one too) go to the brilliant @gigbuddies.bsky.social who work to erode social isolation & campaign to challenge limiting social care practices. In these tough times, if you can afford, please do order a copy. Thank you. 🩷🖤🩷🖤
March 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Just the book we were looking for 🖤
Another massive shoutout to The Hope & Ruin for all the fundraising they do. Even when celebrating their birthday they managed to share the love and raised £250 ❤
10 years of great gigs and community – Here’s to 10 more!
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/02/17/t...
10 years of great gigs and community – Here’s to 10 more!
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/02/17/t...
The Hope & Ruin celebrate their 10th Birthday
HOW LONG YOU BEEN DRIVING + WIMP + FRANCIS PIG + RAGDOLL + THAT BAND CALLED SUSAN - THE HOPE
www.brightonandhovenews.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Another massive shoutout to The Hope & Ruin for all the fundraising they do. Even when celebrating their birthday they managed to share the love and raised £250 ❤
10 years of great gigs and community – Here’s to 10 more!
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/02/17/t...
10 years of great gigs and community – Here’s to 10 more!
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/02/17/t...
Can you choose your bedtime?
We want to know how adults with learning disabilities &/or autistic adults spend their evenings & if they can choose their bedtimes!
If you have lived experience/support someone who does – please fill in our survey (online or easy read): stayuplate.org/the-stay-up-...
We want to know how adults with learning disabilities &/or autistic adults spend their evenings & if they can choose their bedtimes!
If you have lived experience/support someone who does – please fill in our survey (online or easy read): stayuplate.org/the-stay-up-...
March 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Can you choose your bedtime?
We want to know how adults with learning disabilities &/or autistic adults spend their evenings & if they can choose their bedtimes!
If you have lived experience/support someone who does – please fill in our survey (online or easy read): stayuplate.org/the-stay-up-...
We want to know how adults with learning disabilities &/or autistic adults spend their evenings & if they can choose their bedtimes!
If you have lived experience/support someone who does – please fill in our survey (online or easy read): stayuplate.org/the-stay-up-...
A great Gig Buddies social at Neurotune - a sensory-friendly gig in Brighton! 🎶
We had an awesome time & especially liked being able to go to the quiet room and play pool! Can’t wait till the next one 👀
We had an awesome time & especially liked being able to go to the quiet room and play pool! Can’t wait till the next one 👀
March 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A great Gig Buddies social at Neurotune - a sensory-friendly gig in Brighton! 🎶
We had an awesome time & especially liked being able to go to the quiet room and play pool! Can’t wait till the next one 👀
We had an awesome time & especially liked being able to go to the quiet room and play pool! Can’t wait till the next one 👀
Our buddies have been having a ball at recent matches! ⚽🎉
(Of course, all football allegiances are their own… and we’re totally not biased… SEAGULLS! 😉)
(Of course, all football allegiances are their own… and we’re totally not biased… SEAGULLS! 😉)
March 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Our buddies have been having a ball at recent matches! ⚽🎉
(Of course, all football allegiances are their own… and we’re totally not biased… SEAGULLS! 😉)
(Of course, all football allegiances are their own… and we’re totally not biased… SEAGULLS! 😉)
Happy Friday from two of our fine Gig Buddies! Have a great weekend and don’t forget to STAY UP LATE!✨🎶🎸
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy Friday from two of our fine Gig Buddies! Have a great weekend and don’t forget to STAY UP LATE!✨🎶🎸
In our latest blog, Jaydog talks Pride.
From the power of representation to the joy of celebrating exactly who you are, Jaydog reminds us why we should all keep making noise! 🎤✨
Read the full blog here: gigbuddies.org.uk/stay-up-late...
#Pride #InclusionMatters #EqualAbleSexual #BeLoudBeProud
From the power of representation to the joy of celebrating exactly who you are, Jaydog reminds us why we should all keep making noise! 🎤✨
Read the full blog here: gigbuddies.org.uk/stay-up-late...
#Pride #InclusionMatters #EqualAbleSexual #BeLoudBeProud
February 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In our latest blog, Jaydog talks Pride.
From the power of representation to the joy of celebrating exactly who you are, Jaydog reminds us why we should all keep making noise! 🎤✨
Read the full blog here: gigbuddies.org.uk/stay-up-late...
#Pride #InclusionMatters #EqualAbleSexual #BeLoudBeProud
From the power of representation to the joy of celebrating exactly who you are, Jaydog reminds us why we should all keep making noise! 🎤✨
Read the full blog here: gigbuddies.org.uk/stay-up-late...
#Pride #InclusionMatters #EqualAbleSexual #BeLoudBeProud
Gig Buddies Jess & Tom have been matched for over a year 🎉
They started off with bowling & getting to know each other, building up to Tom’s first gig in 17 years and an unforgettable trip to @thorpepark.bsky.social 🎢
Our buddies make a difference, not just as volunteers, but as friends.
They started off with bowling & getting to know each other, building up to Tom’s first gig in 17 years and an unforgettable trip to @thorpepark.bsky.social 🎢
Our buddies make a difference, not just as volunteers, but as friends.
February 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Gig Buddies Jess & Tom have been matched for over a year 🎉
They started off with bowling & getting to know each other, building up to Tom’s first gig in 17 years and an unforgettable trip to @thorpepark.bsky.social 🎢
Our buddies make a difference, not just as volunteers, but as friends.
They started off with bowling & getting to know each other, building up to Tom’s first gig in 17 years and an unforgettable trip to @thorpepark.bsky.social 🎢
Our buddies make a difference, not just as volunteers, but as friends.