Volunteers

Meet Scott

Congratulations to Scott Cheater on being appointed Trustee for the Executive Committee at East Kent Mencap. We spoke to him about his expectations and ambitions for his new role.

Yarn bomb sends a colourful message

Members and staff alike were in a spin to find their head office in Margate had been transformed into a woollen wonderland on Thursday 8th March. Our Women’s Group carried out the ‘yarn bomb’ by decorating the building with colourful wool creations to raise awareness of International Women’s Day.

Drama group dazzle crowd with Christmas performance

On Thursday 30th November, our Thanet drama group took centre stage for their annual Christmas Variety Show. The all singing, all dancing extravaganza was put together by the group during their weekly drama sessions at Margate resource centre. The drama group, who all have a learning disability, have been preparing for the show all year long.

Hundreds flock to Summer Festival

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

Our talented drama group, Triple Threat, performed their annual show at the Theatre Royal in Margate last Sunday 30th July.

Lloyds Bank provides workshop for GOLD

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.

Community raises just under £1000 on Giving Tuesday

On Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving, the local community helped East Kent Mencap raise just under £1000!

Volunteer gets chest waxed to raise money for variety show

Tristan Kennedy, a staff member who volunteers at our drama club, recently got his chest waxed to raise money for next year’s variety show.

Volunteer supports tenant to go on holiday

Having been on a number of day-trips in and around Kent and Sussex, tenant, Joyce, and volunteer, Linda, decided to go on a short break to Blackpool.

Linda: Volunteering with the SPET Team

Linda has been volunteering with our Supporting People Enablement Team (SPET) since October 2014, supporting tenants to engage with their local community.
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