Several platforms offer discounts for carers and care workers. Check if you're registered and making the most of what’s available:
💛 discountsforcarers.com/carers-cashb...
💛 www.bluelightcard.co.uk/en
Plus, Too Good To Go & The Bread and Butter Thing help source nutritious, affordable food.

Support your own wellbeing and those you care for. 💚

This interactive workshop from Umbrella Yoga - Breathe, Move, Connect has been designed for #carers & healthcare professionals to learn & share simple yoga-inspired techniques
📍Online or in-person
umbrellayoga.co.uk/healthcare-professionals

Don’t forget to enter the Giant Cash Bonanza before the end of November!
You could win £5000 this Christmas while supporting your local community!

Ready to play for a good cause and make a real difference? 💛

You can enter here: giantcashbonanza.online/mik/

⛄ Join us for the Branches Day Centre Christmas Concert ⛄

Come along and enjoy the lovely Golcar Brass Band and plenty of festive fun!

Wednesday 17th December at 1pm.
Branches Day Centre, Whitfield Centre, Batley.

🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄

🎄 Christmas Concert at Waverley Hall! 🎄

Join us for a joyful festive evening featuring the wonderful Golcar Brass Band.

🗓️ Tuesday 16th December
🕐 7 pm
📍 Waverley Hall, Huddersfield
All welcome — come and enjoy some Christmas cheer. ✨

If you'd like to join our Mencap In Kirklees AGM, you’d be very welcome to attend.
Here are the details:

🌟 27th of November
🌟 1pm - 2pm
🌟 Online - Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 398 012 150 565 62
Passcode: te3pB3Nc

#AGM #CharityAGM #MencapInKirklees

Don’t miss 100 Pennine’s Christmas Fayre. 🎉

Saturday 29th November.
10am-3pm.

We’ll have…
🎄 A Christmas Gift Stall
🎄 Christmas Crafts
🎄 A Raffle
🎄 A Tombola
🎄 Refreshments

#MencapInKirklees #CharityFayre

Join the Friday Night Youth Group at Waverley Hall - SPARK.✨

Here are a couple of our attendees enjoying their time at SPARK over the last month.
⏰ 6:30pm – 8:30pm
👥 Ages 16–25

If you have any questions:
[email protected]
or
01484 340844

Want to join us for a Christmas celebration?🎄

We’d love to see you for Arena’s Annual Christmas Fayre on the 27th November.

Join us from 13:30 - 15:30 at Fresh Futures in Batley.

You can expect refreshments, a tombola and a raffle. 🎉

[email protected]

#Mencap #Charity #Christmas

Did you know…

Our Mencap In Kirklees #AGM will be taking place on the 27th of November and you’re welcome to attend.

The meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams and can be joined using the following details.
Meeting ID: 398 012 150 565 62
Passcode: te3pB3Nc

#CharityAGM #MencapInKirklees

While we didn’t leave with any awards at the #KirCCa awards last week, we were immensely proud of Marie Lalanne & Theresa Kelly’s nominations.

“It was wonderful to feel valued, we were delighted to take part and receive our certificates" - Dawn Wood, Chief Executive Officer.

@kirkleescouncil

Did you know it’s #TrusteesWeek! 💛
We're proudly taking part in this celebration & acknowledging all of the wonderful work that our Trustees do every day to help Mencap in Kirklees and the communities we support.

Trustees, thank you - you make an incredible impact every day. 👏

Join us for Arena’s Annual Christmas Fayre! 🎄
Come along and enjoy the tombola, raffle & festive refreshments as the Mencap community gets together to celebrate the festive season.

🗓️ Thursday 7th December
13:30 - 15:30

📍Fresh Futures
90 Commercial St Batley

We’ll see you there!

#Mencap #Charity

The Kirklees Care Charter Programme promotes quality, compassion & best practice in care homes. Earlier this month, Theresa & Yasmin from Victoria Road took part — helping shape policies that improve care during some of life’s most difficult moments. 💜

You could be the lucky Winner of £5,000 this Christmas! 💷🎄

The Christmas Superdraw is on 24th December & helps support people with learning disabilities in Kirklees, while making a big difference to the winners too!

🌟 Sign up by Nov 30th to be in the BIG draw!
giantcashbonanza.online/mik/

We're delighted to have 2 nominees in the running for the KirCCA awards next month. These awards celebrate excellence in care & even to be nominated is a real honor - we're very proud of Marie Lalanne & Theresa Kelly. 👏

Join us in both congratulating and wishing them the very best of luck! 🎉

Do you know about our new Friday #YouthGroup at Waverley Hall? 🎉

🗓️ Fridays | 6:30pm – 8:30pm
👥 For ages 16–25
📍 Waverley Hall
Come along, make new friends, and enjoy a great evening together.
To find out more or book your place, call Helen Welburn on 01484 340844.

#Mencap

Interested in new ways to support your wellbeing & those you care for?
Breathe, Move, Connect is a 6-hour workshop from Umbrella Yoga for carers & healthcare professionals.
💛 Simple yoga-inspired techniques for mind & body to share.

📍 Online or in-person
umbrellayoga.co.uk/healthcare-professionals

Boo! 👻 Will you be joining us for our #Halloween party this year?

We’re inviting all of our community to join us on Friday 31st of October at 7:30pm.

🎃 Tickets £5, including a Pie and Pea Supper, can be bought on the door.

Fancy dress optional.

See you there!