Supporting people

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.
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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.
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Claire from Swale gets ‘Pretty Muddy’ raising money for charity

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.
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Looking back at #LDWeek2017

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.
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GOLD Celebrate #LDWeek2017

Members of the GOLD project ran a stall at Ramsgate Market in June, as part of Learning Disability Week (19-25 June 2017), a national celebration of what people with a learning disability can achieve.
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Photography group host exhibition open day

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.
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Valuing People Now support is renewed

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.

GOLD members feature in film to promote services

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).

Children & youth provide Easter holiday clubs

For the Easter holidays, our children & youth department provided clubs for young people of all ages. The project included a five-day club for 8-15 year-olds, and a three-day club for young people aged 16+.

Members attend Kent Charity Awards ceremony

Earlier this year, East Kent Mencap was nominated as a finalist for the Kent Charity Awards, and on Thursday 16th March representatives attended the awards ceremony.
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