Hope springs
The Winged Fellowship Trust was the result of Joan Brander’s passion. The Trust’s provision in those early days was little more than a few hastily adapted rooms at a site called Grange Farm in Essex. But the overwhelming demand for those rooms demonstrated a desperate need for quality respite accommodation across the entire country. It was this need that spurred on Joan and her colleagues to greater things. Thanks to their vision and tenacity, the ensuing five decades saw Vitalise grow into one of the largest providers of essential breaks for people with disabilities and carers in the UK.