West Berkshire Mencap - Gateway Club
Last updated: 01/06/2023
Gateway is the leisure arm of West Berkshire Mencap. Gateway clubs help people with a learning disability take part in leisure, social and creative activities in the community, and provide opportunities for personal development.
Gateway Club in West Berkshire meets weekly at the Mencap Centre and is a great opportunity for adults with a learning disability to take part in their own social club.
Gateway Club holds discos, musicians come in to entertain and there are often games nights and craft nights.
Above information available on the West Berkshire Mencap website.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Karen Thomas
- Contact Position
- Gateway Leader
- Telephone
- 01635 778120
-
ads@wbmencap.org
- Website
- West Berkshire Mencap
- Parent Organisation
Where to go
- Name
- The Mencap Centre
- Address
-
Enborne Gate
Enborne Road
Newbury
Berkshire - Postcode
- RG14 6AT
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Wednesdays 7pm- 8.30pm
- Time of day
- Evening
- Session Information
-
Open every week
except for August and a break for Christmas.
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £3 per session - Details
- members are invoiced monthly for the whole session, so attendance is recommended.
Availability
- Age Ranges
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18-25
26-49
50+ - Referral required
- No
- Referral Details
If an individual would like to join the Gateway Club, they will need to attend their first session with a carer to see if they would enjoy and benefit from the club. If they decide that they want to come regularly from what they experience at this session, they would then be given the registration forms to complete and return to the Gateway Leader. After the forms are returned they would be able to attend by themselves or if they need support they can attend with their carer.
Gateway Club is a small club with up to 30 members who attend, there is a waiting list.
Visiting and taster sessions are to be booked in advance with the Gateway Leader.
Non- attendance will be charged and after 6 weeks, the membership will be retracted and offered to the next person on the waiting list.
- Related links
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Website
Inclusion Information
Dietary Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- If requested.
Local Offer
- Description
Gateway is the leisure arm of West Berkshire Mencap. Gateway clubs help people with a learning disability take part in leisure, social and creative activities in the community, and provide opportunities for personal development.
Gateway Club in West Berkshire meets weekly at the Mencap Centre and is a great opportunity for adults with a learning disability to take part in their own social club.
Gateway Club holds discos, musicians come in to entertain and there are often games nights and craft nights.
- Contact Name
- Karen Thomas
- Contact Telephone
- 01635 778120
- Contact Email
- ads@wbmencap.org
- Links
-
Website
- SEN Provision Type
- Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Medical, Specific Literacy Difficulties, Speech & Language Difficulties, Behavioural, Emotional & Social Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Physical Disability, Hearing Impairment, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties, Visual Impairment
- Local Offer Age Bands
- 19 plus
- Needs Level
- High
- Medium
- Low
General Provider
Fully accessible, disabled toilet with changing bed and Oxford Hoist. Please feel free to contact us directly to discuss any issues or concerns you might have regarding accessibility.
Anyone over the age of 18
Self referral Care Manager referral Application form on request
Applications and enquiries are acknowledged as soon as they are received. Individuals will be invited on an agreed date to visit Gateway and see if they would like a free taster session.
YES - £3 per session. Personal Budgets or self funded.
The service conducts an annual customer satisfaction survey which provides an opportunity to provide feedback and comments on the service. However, we are keen to ensure that any issues are addressed by ourselves at the earliest opportunity and complaints and compliments should be addressed in the first instance to the manager of the service verbally or by phone / email as follows: Name Telephone Email Should the complaint relate to the manager of the service (or dissatisfaction with the way an existing complaint has been handled) then complaints should be addressed to the CEO as follows: Sara Vaughan - 01635 41464 - sara.vaughan@wbmencap.org - West Berkshire Mencap The Mencap Centre Enborne Gate Enborne Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 6AT
All activities are risk assessed and all staff are fully trained in a variety of subjects on a regular basis. West Berkshire Mencap complies with all Health and Safety requirements and all associated legislation. West Berkshire Mencap fully supports best practice and provides yearly training refreshers to staff; instead of the 3 yearly recommendation for training
Quality checks
- DBS check
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