Making a difference
One Stop donate £3,000 to holiday club
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Carriers for Causes grants support projects that ‘benefit local communities - helping to improve lives and local places’. They are available for good causes within two miles of a One Stop shop. Many members of East Kent Mencap will be familiar with the friendly staff at the One Stop Shop in Northdown Road, so we were hopeful when we sent off a request to fund trips for the young people accessing our holiday clubs.
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.
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
Local women hold quiz to raise funds for drama club
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
In April, two local women organised a quiz night at the Honeysuckle Inn in Ramsgate, which was attended by over 50 people and raised £255 for our services.
- Published in Fundraising, Making a difference, News, Working with us
Mother organises lunch to raise funds for children & youth
Monday, 20 February 2017
Raushan Ara, whose teenage son has a learning disability and uses East Kent Mencap’s services, recently held a lunch to raise funds for our children & youth department.
- Published in Complex Needs, Fundraising, Making a difference, News
Mayor of Ramsgate joins carolling event at Westwood Cross
Thursday, 15 December 2016
To spread some Christmas cheer, members of Blend singing group and East Kent Mencap recently performed a carol service for shoppers at Westwood Cross.
- Published in Fundraising, Making a difference, News, Working with us