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Portland Freedom - Day Centre

Overview

9 - 4 Monday to Friday, with an enrichment programme in the evenings and at weekends for residential short breaks

Portland Freedom has been designed to meet your specific individual requirements. We offer Day Centre Services, Independent Living Programmes, Short-Stay Breaks and Assisted Living Programmes all with a range of bespoke and structured schedules.

Based on the Portland College campus, we are specialist providers of breaks for people with physical and learning disabilities. Our Day Centre operates a non-residential service 9am – 4pm, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year, which is registered with our Local Authority.

Your structured and individual timetable will be built around four key themes:

• Independence – decision making, managed risk-taking, learning and involvement, discussion and leisure
• Health and Wellbeing – exercise, sport, diet, nutrition and relaxation
• Self Realisation – creativity, self-expression and challenge
• Social Inclusion – relationships, trust, friendships and enjoyment

Daily activities include; cooking, arts and crafts, swimming, shopping, gardening and friendship developments.

Contact

a residential option is available for people on short breaks

Address

Portland College
Nottingham Road
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4TJ
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Last updated: 23 March 2026