History
1997:
At an Annual General Meeting of the Guild in 25 October of this year, it was decided to change the name of the organisation to the ‘Guild of Disabled People’.
1998:
The Centenary celebrations of the Guild. Production of the book “From Strength to Strength”
2000:
The Trustees decided to sell the Guild Hall and to buy new premises. The sale was completed on 24 March of this year.
1999:
The current General Manager resigned. Barbara Howard was appointed as the new Director to bring the organisation into the 21st Century and to give the organisation a ‘Radical Transformation’.
2000:
The ‘Radical Transformation’ included a change of name. A competition was held for a new name with a cash prize. The winner donated the money back to the organisation so we could hold a Poetry Competition a year until we found a New Building. The new name was ‘mosaic: shaping disability services’.
2001:
In April, we merged with a counselling service called Antenna where they became one of our services. Sailability at Watermead Country Park began.
2002:
In November of this year we moved into rented accommodation on Richard III Road in Leicester.