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December 2020

We are so excited
that our 1st Strictly Come Walking group is
this Saturday 19 December!

Contact Deneshia to book a place
telephone - 07510 593 236
email - deneshia@croydonmencap.org.uk

Thank you to everyone that attended our
AGM (Annual General Meeting) last week.

You can read our annual review on ISSUU - https://bit.ly/CMreview20

This is the video we showed at the AGM - Our year 2019 to 2020.

Please nominate us for a chance to win a £1000 donation

If you have not yet nominated us - there is still time!

Please click on the link https://bit.ly/12daysCroydonMencap
scroll down the page
fill in your details
and click on 'submit'.

Nominations are open until 21 December.

Thank you for your support!

Winners will be drawn at random – and the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected.

Monday Night Social Club on Zoom

Thank you to everyone that has joined in with the
Monday Night Social Club on Zoom.

The club is now taking a break for Christmas and
will be back on Monday 11 January at 7 pm.

The link will be the same - https://bit.ly/CMMondayZoom

Croydon Mencap Elevenses
Catch up with old friends, make new friends.

Drop in session every Friday - join Sue and Lloyd anytime between 11 am and 12 pm

You do not have to stay for the whole hour, just pop in for 5 minutes to say hi - or stay for longer, it is up to you! Have a chat and a catch up or let us know if there is anything we can support you with.

For adults with a learning disability,
carers, parents and families.

Just click on the link to join us -
Croydon Mencap Elevenses on Zoom
if you have any problems getting connected please call or email us and we will try to help.

This Friday 18 December will be the last Elevenses until the new year - we will be back on Friday 8 January 2021.

Using Zoom - Videos and Easy read information

Videos -
1) Sutton Mencap Zoom Tutorial
2) Using Zoom on a computer
3) Using Zoom on a smartphone or tablet

Easy read guides to Zoom -
1) How to use Zoom
2) How to set up Zoom for video calling and staying connected

CMSS carer events. Parents / carers, please click here to complete our future events questionnaire. Thank you.

If you use our Support Service please take 2 minutes to support us by filling in our Croydon Mencap Friends and Family survey. Thank you very much.

The Volunteering Buddies Project - we will be starting our next group in January.

If you are an adult with a learning disability.
If you would like to volunteer somewhere and would like some support.
You could be matched with a Buddy to support you with your volunteering.

Fill in our online application form -
https://bit.ly/CMVBapplication

or contact Rona
telephone - 07923 173005
email - rona@croydonmencap.org.uk

All the Buddies are recruited by Croydon Voluntary Action
They are all interviewed, checked, and trained by CVA, and all have current DBS checks.
Group sessions are being held online on Zoom.
Volunteering in the local community will follow when it is safe to do so.

From NHS South East London CCG
Following the great success of the recent LD Big Health Week in November, an additional programme of events has been set up for people with Learning Disabilities. Events continue until the end of December.

Click here to see the list of events

Preparation for Adulthood Multi-Disciplinary Protocol

The survey has been extended until Friday 29th January 2021
so please follow the link and have your say. https://getinvolved.croydon.gov.uk/project/668

From Croydon Council -

Do you or someone you know have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) ?

If so, we would like you to get involved with the development of our Preparation for Adulthood Multi-Disciplinary Protocol by completing our feedback survey.

Our aim is to ensure that the wishes and aspirations of all young people with SEND is at the heart of every transitional stage. Our key focus is to continue working closely with all stakeholders to co-produce pathways that will support our young people on their journey into adulthood, and we would welcome the views of the wider community on what you think transitions for young people with SEND should look like in Croydon.

Please take part and complete this survey to help us shape its content.

If you celebrate Christmas you might enjoy our latest quiz!

If you need our support, please contact us by

email - info@croydonmencap.org.uk
telephone - 020 8684 5890

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