In 1987 parents of people with a learning disability came together to form a group called 'Bolton Handicapped Action Group' which could support each other and work for improvements in local services provided by Social Services and the Health Authority.

The group would meet every month at the 'Jubilee Centre' in Bolton with a large number of parents attending each time.

In order for minutes to be distributed everyone would put a pound coin in an ashtray to pay for postage.

A great deal of help and support came from the local M.P. at the time and with his encouragement some of the committee (now Trustees of Comco) came together to setup a charitable company which could tender for local contracts providing care and support for people with learning disabilities.

After a great deal of hard work by volunteers and with the help of a local solicitor and firm of auditors, Community Care Options was formed in 1991.

At the launch in the Town Hall, Community Care Options was invited to tender for a new service.

This service eventually became the nursing home Grosvenor House which opened January 1994. Sixteen residents with challenging behaviour came to live their very successfully.

Bolton Handicapped Action Group was eventually renamed VOICES  and  provided an advocacy service for people with a learning disability untl January 2010 when it ceased operating.

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