Welcome to OWL's website
Opportunities Without Limits, known as OWL, is a registered charity that runs an innovative range of community based projects in Sawston, South Cambridgeshire, to provide work, learning and leisure opportunities for people with a disability or disadvantage including learning disabilities, physical disability, mental health and long term health problems.
OWL started back in 1996 in response to the King's Fund 'Changing Days' initiative and hasn't looked back since. We now have over 35 trainees, 5 supported employment placements, 7.25 full-time equivalent staff, 81.5 voluteer hours per week, 8 trustees and work on 3 sites in the village.
For email and telephone contact details of individual projects click on the OWL's Social Enterprises link in the menu or telephone our main number 01223 835329 for further information.
Latest News From OWL
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Leading disability charities OWL and Papworth Trust are joining forces
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1st prize £300 Cathy Shortland
OWL Lottery Winners.
2nd Prize £195 Kathy Fullerton
3rd Prize £100 Jenny Edwards (McGover n)
If you would like to support the work of the charity why not become a Friend of OWL? Just complete the application form and return it to us, there is no joining fee. We look forward to hearing from you.
- Friends of OWL Lottery - Support our Charity and win cash prizes. Click on the link for an application.
Raising Funds for OWL with an Invitation Professional 6 reds competition.
- Spring Newsletter 2010
- Cambridge Scooter Club,
St. George’s day rally at Cambridge City Football Club.
OWL was very grateful to receive a cheque for £1248.30 from the Cambridge Scooter Club, this being in addition to the £1512.66 previously raised by the club for OWL over the last few years. Over 200 scooters took part in a rally and ride out through the streets of Cambridge. Owl café staff and volunteers sold burgers/hot dogs/ hot drinks and cakes, the burgers and hot dogs were donated by a very generous local organisation. Cambridge Scooter Club sold raffle tickets and patches. A great day was had by all with music from the era being played in the supporters bar.
- OWL is flying high!
Within the last week OWL haswon two prestigious awards. First it was Social Enterprise East of England’s (SEEE) annual Photographic Competition. Out of 50 entrants OWL won first prize. The results were announced at SEEE’s Black and White Gala Dinner at the Belfry in Cambourne on Social Enterprise Day. It is the second time in 3 years that OWL has won. All the staff and trainees were delighted, especially as the prize was a lovely digital camera and printer.
Then on Tuesday at the national Enterprising Women’s Awards ceremony Gill Riley, OWL’s Chief Executive, was voted winner of the 2009 Social Enterprise category award. This was a complete surprise as she hadn’t even known she had been nominated until Cambridge based Enterprising Women phoned to tell her she had been short listed. Then when she was announced the winner in her category she was over the moon and couldn’t wait to go back and share her accolade with whole team. 
“I was taken aback and absolutely delighted. I rushed back to the office to show the team as we’re all involved. It’s a big boost for the team and business.”
Gill has worked for the charity for nine years and has helped it grow from very modest beginnings to becoming a significant charity based in Sawston. It now runs two successful social enterprises – OWL Café and OWL Bikes which provide training and work experience opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and other disadvantaged groups as well as wonderful food and refurbished bicycles.
The whole team are smiling – it was just what was needed to lift their spirits before the headlong rush to Christmas.
OWL Students pay Granta Park a visit
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Bikes for sale at the Freshers Fair
- OWL is pleased to announce receipt of a small Community Chest grant of £284 awarded from South Cambs District Council’s Local Strategic Partnership which will be put towards the costs of new hotlocks and roundals for the Meals-2-You project.
- Summer Newsletter 2009
- Duke of Kent visits OWL Bike’s ‘surgery’
