Early Years (from the ages of 5 - 25)
Have a look below at some of the services we offer for younger people…
M8s Youth Club (5 - 18 yrs).
Our M8s group meets every Saturday at our Clarence Street building for a range of fun in-house activities for a range of ages. There are two sessions during the day; from 9am - 1pm and 1.30pm - 5.30pm.
At our sessions we promote independence and confidence in our young people by empowering them to explore new activities and places in a supported and friendly atmosphere. M8s is a great place for developing and discovering new skills and making friends.
We also run a M8s Out and About group 10-2pm for those children who thrive on going out and taking part in activities in the community.
Some activities we have coming up; Golf lessons, assault courses, Stonebridge city farm, baking and making a range of food among many other things.
We focus on developing independence skills, self-confidence and self-esteem. Our ethos encourages respect for each other and our environment and promotes socialisation skills within the group.
You can access this service by using your personal budget (direct payment or any other form), direct funding through your local authority or private funds.
Please take a look at the planner below to see what activities we have arranged for the rest of this year.
Gener8 (14 - 24 yrs).
Gener8 runs on every Sunday between 11 am and 4 pm.
Gener8 is for young people from 14 to 24 years old with a range of learning disabilities. Similar to M8s but with more emphasis on transition into adulthood. Our days are filled with fun, with some in- house activity days and days out in the community. The young people that attend can access arts and crafts, singing, music, dancing, drama, computers, X-Box and Wii, pool and outdoor fun including football, basketball, lacrosse and cricket. We go on a range of trips including the cinema, Stonebridge City Farm and meals out in the community, amongst many others.
As part of transition into adulthood we develop independent travel skills, personal hygiene awareness, money and cooking skills. We also focus on developing self-confidence and self-esteem. Our ethos encourages respect for each other and our environment and promotes socialisation skills within the group.
How can I access this service?
You can access this service by using your personal budget (direct payment or any other form), direct funding through your local authority or private funds. Please see below for upcoming activities.
Short Breaks and Befriending.
We offer a sitting and befriending service for residents of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County for people with learning disabilities over the age of 5.
Support is available either in the client’s home or out and about in the community. This could include, for example, trips to the cinema, walks in a park, swimming, trips to the shops etc. Our aim is to offer the client the opportunity to access activities and social experiences to build their life skills, self-confidence and self-esteem. We help to develop basic life skills in the home and community, including independent travel training and making healthy lifestyle choices.
This service also gives the parents, carers and their families some respite time and an additional source of support.
L8’s (12 - 25 yrs)
L8s is a social youth club for 18year olds plus with any level of learning disability.
It takes place every Friday 6-9pm at Clarence Street. It includes trips out to pubs, restaurants, bowling, pool, darts, crazy gold and a range of leisure inhouse activities such as music/disco, TV and space to chat available and a regular games night!
Anyone 18+ with any diagnosed learning disability (Autism, ADHD, Global Developmental Delay, Down’s syndrome etc.). At the moment, we can’t support members who would need 1:1 support unless they attend with their own carer.
To join L8s, email us directly with an enquiry and we can sort out for you to become a member. Once a member of the group, you can come along as many Fridays as you like, you’ll just pay £5 on the door each time you come plus any trip cost. The first session is free!
If you are interested in joining please email Simon on simonthompson@n-mencap.org