Summer Fayre 2023

Contact us MidKent college now hold an annual Community Day where the staff are given the day off to work in the community. A group of 16 ladies from the Additional Learning Support department came along and worked at Maidstone Mencap.  They painted the wood on the outside of the building,  the outside handrails, repainted the […]

MidKent College Community Day

Contact us MidKent college now hold an annual Community Day where the staff are given the day off to work in the community. A group of 16 ladies from the Additional Learning Support department came along and worked at Maidstone Mencap.  They painted the wood on the outside of the building,  the outside handrails, repainted the […]

AGM 2023 (for 2022)

Contact us Maidstone Mencap Charitable Trust AGM for 2022  Tuesday 18th April 2023  8pm Cobtree Hall, Willington Street, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8EB All invited! For any further information, please email Lynn Snedden Honorary Secretary secretary@maidstonemencap.org AGM Documents Grow 19 • June 6, 2022 Maidstone ALS • June 2, 2022 In Memory of Hazel […]

Grow 19

Contact us Grow 19 is a College based in East Malling for learners aged 19-25 with SEND, who help us with things like painting and weeding. We would like to acknowledge their ongoing support of our charity, which is very much appreciated. In the words of one of the volunteers, Thomas G, “Last week we […]

Maidstone ALS

Contact us Recently, a group of wonderful volunteers from Maidstone Additional Learning Support department (MidKent College, Maidstone) came to Cobtree Hall and stained wooden shingles, cleaned chimes, helped finish painting our garden fence, and strimmed the car park area and fire exit route. Click on the images below to enlarge. AGM 2023 (for 2022) • […]

In Memory of Hazel

Contact us Honorary Secretary of Maidstone Mencap Tragically, our beloved Secretary, Hazel Callaghan, died suddenly in December 2021. Donations in Hazel’s memory are being collected via the Much Loved website. Donations will be shared between King’s College Hospital Charity and Maidstone Mencap.   Summer Fayre 2023 Summer Fayre 2023 • June 20, 2023 MidKent College Community Day MidKent […]

In Memory of Pat Wilmshurst

Contact us In Memory ofPat Wilmhurst Former President of Maidstone Mencap   Pat Wilmshurst was a founding member of Maidstone Mencap. This was started as there was no provision for a nursery school for children with special education needs, so Pat and a few families started the playschool. This has now grown and helped so […]

Car Park Repairs

Contact us Visitors and members of Maidstone Mencap will be delighted to read that the holes in the car park have been fixed! The huge puddles have been replaced with a surface that can easily be used again for its intended purpose. A huge thank you to the four volunteers who generously gave up their […]

National Lottery

Contact us Maidstone Mencap is delighted to announce it will receive funding from The National Lottery over the next five years. This is great news as this will give the charity additional financial security for the foreseeable future. The total amount will be £215,882, and it will be paid to the charity in ten instalments, […]

Memories of Tristram

Contact us January 2021 During our time at Maidstone Mencap, spanning many years, there was a core group of young people, volunteers and staff who remained consistent over time. Tristram was one of those people. He was always there, with a smile on his face. He was easy going, funny, cheeky and a pleasure to […]