Stories
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William House tenants get bird’s-eye view
Wednesday, 09 August 2017
On Sunday 14th May, The St Crispin Inn, Worth hosted charity helicopter rides to raise money for Cancer Research UK. William House tenants, Philip Lovelock, Joy Crick and Ingrid Jelhe took off into the air for a breathtaking view of East Kent
Hundreds flock to Summer Festival
Tuesday, 08 August 2017
On Thursday 3rd August, hundreds of people flocked to our one day festival for fun, football and falafel in the sunshine. The free event at Margate Football Club made sure everyone felt included regardless of age or ability during this Summer extravaganza.
Triple Threat take centre stage
Tuesday, 01 August 2017
Our talented drama group, Triple Threat, performed their annual show at the Theatre Royal in Margate last Sunday 30th July.
Claire from Swale gets ‘Pretty Muddy’ raising money for charity
Monday, 24 July 2017
Claire Barnes, who attends our Swale Resource Centre, was inspired by the fitness sessions to take on a greater challenge and signed up for the 5K Pretty Muddy obstacle course in Maidstone this month.
Looking back at #LDWeek2017
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
To mark Learning Disability Week (19-25 June 2017) this year our Margate Resource Centre hosted a week full of fun activities for everyone to get involved in.
Photography group host exhibition open day
Thursday, 29 June 2017
During the month of June, our photography group showcased some of their best work in an exhibition titled Wildlife and Abstract at Beach House Gallery in Herne Bay. The group invited friends and supporters to an open day where they talked about their experiences.
- Published in Individuals with a learning disability, News, Resource Centres, Supporting people
Lloyds Bank provides workshop for GOLD
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
In May, representatives from Lloyds Bank provided a workshop at GOLD’s Getting On Group. In addition to online banking, Lloyds discussed bank accounts, debit and credit cards and contactless payments.
- Published in GOLD, News, Volunteers, Working with us
Valuing People Now support is renewed
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
We are proud to announce that East Kent Mencap will continue to provide Valuing People Now support in East Kent, listening to the voices of people in Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Deal, Shepway and Thanet.
- Published in Individuals with a learning disability, News, Supporting people, Working with us
GOLD members feature in film to promote services
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
A group of adults with learning difficulties recently volunteered their time to feature in a short promotional film to raise awareness of our lottery-funded project: Getting On with Learning Difficulties (GOLD).
- Published in GOLD, Individuals with a learning disability, News