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We would like to say a huge thank you to the five runners who have stepped forward to run the Vitality Half Marathon on Sunday 1st March in London, raising funds for East Kent Mencap! East Kent Mencap applied for 5 marathon spaces for this iconic marathon and we were overwhelmed by the response we

This Christmas time, the team at East Kent Mencap would like to say the biggest THANK YOU to all our volunteers, donors, fundraisers and supporters. The most valuable present we have received this year is your enthusiastic support, and we could not do what we do – providing opportunities for adults and children with a

The Time to Change Employer Pledge is a commitment to changing the way we all think and act about mental health in the workplace. Over 1,200 organisations, employing over 2 million people, are now involved. On Thursday 19th December 2019, CEO Jason Gerlack signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge on behalf of East Kent Mencap

Our GOLD (Getting On with Learning Disabilities) group have a social group that meet weekly at Weatherspoons in Ramsgate. Some of the members in the group had seen that Ramsgate was building a new Fire Station and we wondered if we could visit it. After contacting Christian Redmond at Kent Fire Service, GOLD arranged a

East Kent Mencap’s members in Herne Bay, who each have a learning disability, are excited to be celebrating Christmas at our brand new Day Resource with a Festive Fair on Wednesday 11 December. We opened the new building at 27 Canterbury Road this autumn, following a refurbishment that brought bright colours and brand new specially

East Kent Mencap are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded £150,000 to go towards restoring our building in Ramsgate, which is called Foresters Hall. We purchased the Foresters Hall site in Ramsgate in January and have big plans to restore it and create a high quality environment which will be a unique space,

In September, people with a learning disability who access East Kent Mencap’s services across East Kent were invited to take part in the ultimate talent show in Sheerness – East Kent Mencap’s Got Talent! 47 members performed on stage, sharing with the crowd their talents in singing, rapping, dancing, comedy, signing to music, impressions, storytelling

We have supported people with a learning disability to record East Kent Mencap’s new automated phone system and messages. Now, when anyone calls the charity, they will hear their voices. This is a small part of East Kent Mencap’s wider aim to ensure people with a learning disability are involved in the running of the