Thank-you! Thank you to everyone who supported us over the Christmas period by buying raffle tickets, making donations or attending our Christmas Grotto. We had around 60 come along to our Grotto this year, raising over £400. It was a great day and we couldn’t have done it without our team of volunteers, most of whom work for us and gave up their time on day. Thanks to Max Perrett’s Nan who kindly made this amazing cake as a raffle prize at the Grotto - it raised £56 on the day and the winner (Laura Mitchell’s mum) kindly went on to raffle it at her local (The Plough) and raised a further £135. Our Christmas Raffle also raised a record amount of £795—thanks so much to everyone who bought and sold tickets for us or donated prizes. Special thanks to Nancy Simmonds (pictured here drawing tickets with our Day service). Nancy has been a supporter for many years and often raises money for us through her table top sales—she sold 152 raffle tickets—wow! Michelle Perrett, a trustee and parent supporter decided to hold a film night at the Brook Café in aid of us at the end of last year. Armed with popcorn, sweets and raffle prizes the Perrett family and friends raised over £400 as they watched ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with hankies at the ready. Thank you so much for your support!
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Thank-you!
Thank you to everyone who supported us over the
Christmas period by buying raffle tickets, making
donations or attending our Christmas Grotto. We had
around 60 come along to our Grotto this year, raising
over £400. It was a great day and we couldn’t have
done it without our team of volunteers, most of whom
work for us and gave up their time on day.
Thanks to Max Perrett’s Nan who kindly made this
amazing cake as a raffle prize at the Grotto - it raised
£56 on the day and the winner (Laura Mitchell’s mum)
kindly went on to raffle it at her local (The Plough) and
raised a further £135.
Our Christmas Raffle also raised a record amount of
£795—thanks so much to everyone who bought and
sold tickets for us or donated prizes. Special thanks to
Nancy Simmonds (pictured here drawing tickets with our
Day service). Nancy has been a supporter for many
years and often raises money for us through her table
top sales—she sold 152 raffle tickets—wow!
Michelle Perrett, a trustee and parent supporter decided
to hold a film night at the Brook Café in aid of us at the
end of last year. Armed with popcorn, sweets and raffle
prizes the Perrett family and friends raised over £400 as
they watched ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with hankies at the
ready. Thank you so much for your support!
Our cookery group meets weekly during term time to try out new recipes and learn
skills that will help them to be more independent in the kitchen. Reports show that
the levels of obesity are higher in adults with a learning disability, often leading to
secondary health conditions. This is often caused by a tendency to rely on
convenience/fast foods due to a lack of knowledge and confidence in the kitchen.
We support individuals and their carers to follow accessible recipes and cover
everything from health and safety to making positive choices about what they eat.
Cookery Group
Group Insight
Wallington Girls School kindly allow us to use their teaching kitchen free of charge
and we have recently been awarded a grant from the Mr & Mrs Mount Trust, which
will enable us to continue these valuable sessions for another year. Many thanks to
both for their support.
If you would like more information on our cookery classes which run on a Tuesday
during term-time please contact Olivia Griffin.
Welcome and thank-you to new funders
The Henry Smith Charity has awarded us a grant to go towards the costs of
our Transition and Community Services Manager for 3 years.
The Sutton Transformation Fund has awarded us a grant for a digital inclu-
sion project which will enable us to make the most of new technology.
The Arts Council England has awarded us a grant to continue our drama pro-
ject this year, which will include a series of pop up theatre performances and pup-
petry.
Bailey Thomas has awarded us a grant to support our Friday evening and
Saturday Breakaways sessions.
Lloyds Community Fund has awarded us a grant of £1000, following a public
vote, to integrate more music activities into our groups.
New Year…New
Challenge?
If your New Year Resolutions included you deciding to get fit, lose weight or
simply take on a challenge why not consider doing something to raise funds for
Sutton Mencap? Whether you want to do something on your own or join a team
there are plenty of opportunities out there.
Nuts Challenge—Sat 5th September
(Dorking)
If you missed out last year and would like
to take on a 7km muddy assault course
whilst having fun why not join the Nuts
team. Find out more about the event
here —www.thenutschallenge.co.uk -
and let us know if you’re nuts enough to
join the team.
Choose your Own Challenge
Whether it’s jumping out of a plane or running a mara-
thon—if you want to tick something off your bucket list
this year we can support you by helping you set up a
justgiving page and providing sponsorship
forms/publicity to help you promote your challenge.
Search the internet, design your own personal challenge
or give us a call for a fundraising pack full of ideas.
Thanks to Martin Toye for deciding to do the London to Brighton Bike Ride for us
this year and best of luck to Mary Larkin (who used to volunteer for us) who is
running in the London Marathon for National Mencap. Check out their justgiving
The Queen Elizabeth Foundation Mobility Centre in Carshalton, Surrey SM5 4AW, is running a special event from 10:00 – 15:00 on the 6
th March. The day will include
an exhibition of children’s equipment including but not limited to: Mobility – including buggies and wheelchairs, Assistive technology, Car seats for disabled children, Sleep systems, Accessible vehicles. For more information please Email: [email protected]; Phone: 020 8770 1151 or check out their fa-cebookpage /website.
CMG Family Conference—Saturday 14th March—10.30 am –4pm
CMG would like to invite relatives of people with learning disabilities to their family conference. They will have the opportunity to learn about and discuss recent developments in Learning Disability care, meet the people who lead CMG and share experiences.
There will be presentations from key note speakers including Viv Cooper, Founder of the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and Andrea Sutcliffe, CQC’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care. In addition there will be workshops on: Positive Behaviour Support - promoting positive coping skills and reducing challenging behaviour; Supporting people on the autistic spectrum; The Mental Capacity Act and transparency & quality in CMG.
A hot lunch is provided and the day is free of charge. Please contact Sue Pym on
Join us for our Adult Services masquerade Ball at Carshalton Social
Club and dance the night away—dress to impress! Tickets £5 £5
Connect 2 Parents Forum
11th March 1.30 to 3.00pm, Wallington Library
Do you struggle to find activities for the person you care for? Maybe you’d like some company on days out/trips or would like to extend your social/support network?
Connect 2 (our friendship project) will be holding a meeting for parent/carers to chat about ways you can link up with each other, share resources and make new friends.
This worked well for a couple of parents who carried on meeting up when our Friday bowling group ended. A small group now meet in Valley Park on Friday’s at 1.15pm (£3.15/game) and would welcome more to join their informal group. If interested please contact Jade who will put you in touch with them.
For more information and to book a place contact [email protected] or phone 020 8647 8600.
Quiz Night—Saturday 21st March — 7.00 for 7.30pm
Join us at our popular Quiz Night at Crew Manor School and help
us raise funds whilst giving your brain cells a workout! Please