Kent's largest open air, live music, inclusive festival.

With two large stages, live music, a beer tent, trade and food stalls, it feels just like any other music festival.  However, we also provide sign interpreters, Mobiloo, staff to help when queuing for loos or food, additional disabled toilets, accessible transport to/from Birchington station along with a multitude of other adaptations to ensure that everyone can get the most out of the day.

Only £10 Includes p&p and sent to you on a USB Dongle

New family adventure game to suit children and young people of all abilities

…Where the mermaid’s splash, the fairies giggle and Peter and the lost boys go on daring adventures!  Head2Head is bringing you a brand new, interactive adventure game to play in your own home, where you and your family become characters in the world of Peter Pan.  Together you will solve puzzles and riddles and carry out tasks in different parts of Neverland so you can return safely home after a magical adventure.

The game is multi-layered to suit a wide range of abilities. It comes in the form of a printable PDF booklet which will act as the guide for your journey: it has things to cut out / colour-in, as well as suggestions of household objects to find and use throughout the experience. This is paired with a YouTube play-list on our channel, including crafting instructions, songs and some of your favourite characters.

“A great game that we’ll definitely play again. Would also work well as a party/ play date/ sensory session for a group of friends or a school.” [Parent]

Only £10 (Includes p&p and USB dongle)

The game will be sent to the address on your Paypal account. If you want the film sent to a different address please email office@h2hsensorytheatre.com

Only £10 Includes p&p and sent to you on a USB Dongle

Head2Head’s take on the famous Arthurian legend of Camelot!  How does our multi-sensory, immersive video work?  Well, once you have booked below, you will be sent a YouTube unlisted link and the accompanying pack. In this pack you will find a list of bits and bobs you need to get ready in advance.  You then just grab your props and join in the fun!  Prefer a treasure-hunt style version?  All you have to do is wait until you reach a moment when an actor asks you to find something and invites you to ‘press pause’ – then you can start the hunt.  Perhaps you can even become Merlin the Magician!  

Only £10 (Includes p&p and USB dongle)

The film will be sent to the address on your Paypal account. If you want the film sent to a different address please email office@h2hsensorytheatre.com

Canvas Castles’ is a multi-sensory, interactive film with Makaton signing that will guide you through one of the most extravagant glamping experiences in history. 

The film is packed full of fun activities to help explore Tudor history in an accessible way.  An accompanying Advance Pack will enhance the experience for a wide range of abilities. ‘Canvas Castles’ will also be supported by free online resources via You Tube. 

King Henry VIII invites you to the greatest festival of all time so don’t forget your finest clothes, jewellery and tents (homemade forts are best)! Join in as we sail across the Channel to France, taste delicious food at a royal feast, learn some Tudor dance moves and much, much more.  With kind permission from The Royal Collection the film uses the portrait, The Field of Cloth of Gold, as a backdrop to explore life in the 16th century.   

Available from 27th August Buy NOW on a handy USB stick at the introductory price of £10 (includes PP & an advance pack) – to be despatched on 27th August

If you wish to purchase this film with Captions and/or BSL translation please contact us as these options will be available shortly – admin@h2hsensorytheatre.com

Meet Pinocchio, the pesky puppet with a penchant for porky pies … or, in other words, lies!  And there’s a fun, musical surprise that reveals when Pinocchio is telling a fib! 

As you watch Piccolo Pinocchio, you will join in with making a puppet, taking to the stage, visiting the haunted wood, growing gold, running away to join the circus and being swallowed by a giant whale.  You could even play a part in the show yourself as the Indigo Elf!  Amongst the other characters you meet, keep an eye out for J Crick the Cricket played by a young actor with SEND.

As with all our shows, there will be an accompanying advance pack to help you prepare for the multi-sensory and interactive moments.

Cost: £10 (This includes price reduction for first 500 orders placed)
Price includes P&P, 8Gb USB stick containing film & advance pack
Buy online now or send email to office@h2hsensorytheatre.com to be placed on the waiting list.

N.B. Goods will be despatched end May

Head2Head Theatre is a charity that tours throughout South East England providing entertainment that everyone can enjoy, irrespective of age or stage of development.

We offer half-day fun in which the whole family may share.  Multi-sensory walkabout performance with lunchtime activities (sensory tent, craft activities and games).

We also offer familiarisation lunchtime sessions for children/young people with ASD where they can explore the sets, meet the characters and then decide whether or not they wish to stay on for the performance.  This session also includes lunchtime activities (sensory tent, craft and games).

We also offer term-time multi-sensory shows, immersive experiences, pantomimes and mask workshops.

At Christmas time we offer a public pantomime that is multi-sensory and accessible for children and young people with a wide range and varied levels of disabilities which they can enjoy with their families.  (Please note this is a sit-down performance but, as with all our shows, the actors will expect the children to express themselves in whatever way they wish]

We will send you a preparation pack with symbol storyline and songs, photographs of cast and sets.  Backstage familiarisation visits are also offered before each show to allay any anxieties. 

Our special school venues are safe, quiet and secure with accessible parking.  Each venue also provides hoist and changing bed facilities.

Registered charity no. 1161873, serving the special needs' community since 2006

Inspired by a love of all things theatre and frustrated by the lack of performance opportunities available for people with learning disabilities to devise, create and perform alongside their non disabled peers, The Hopshed Theatre Company was launched by The Symbol Trust in 2013.

Led by The Hop Shed Theatre’s highly experienced and enthusiastic staff, The Hop Shed’s creative and artistic workshops are specifically designed to encourage members to make friends, develop new skills and grow in confidence in a vibrant, inclusive and uplifting environment.

The Hop Shed Theatre Company is:

• Totally inclusive – The Hop Shed Theatre Company is made up of over 60 people with and without disabilities, who work together as genuine equals

• Challenging and fun – the majority of the productions have big messages delivered with high energy, accompanied with a real sense of fun

• Adopts a broad and ever-growing range of multi-media to both grab audiences in fresh ways and enable everybody, no matter what their disability or otherwise, to fully participate

Kent Deaf Children's Society (KDCS) is a self funded, not for profit, volunteer-run organisation supporting deaf children, their families and friends in Kent.

Holiday activities, signing workshops, Youth Group for 12-18 yr olds, soft play sessions for 0-12 year olds, seasonal and adhoc events.

KAB is a charity that provides a huge range of help and support for people of all ages whose sight loss affects their daily lives.

We feel that anyone who has a sight impairment should be able to live a fulfilled, healthy and safe life, exercise self-determination and make informed choices, and achieve their own personal goals.

We help make this a reality by providing comprehensive support services to people of any age and any stage of the sight loss journey.

We feel that anyone who has a sight impairment should be able to live a fulfilled, healthy and safe life, exercise self-determination and make informed choices, and achieve their own personal goals.

We help make this a reality by providing comprehensive support services to people of any age and any stage of the sight loss journey.

We feel that anyone who has a sight impairment should be able to live a fulfilled, healthy and safe life, exercise self-determination and make informed choices, and achieve their own personal goals.

We help make this a reality by providing comprehensive support services to people of any age and any stage of the sight loss journey.

We feel that anyone who has a sight impairment should be able to live a fulfilled, healthy and safe life, exercise self-determination and make informed choices, and achieve their own personal goals.

We help make this a reality by providing comprehensive support services to people of any age and any stage of the sight loss journey.

Imago delivers two new and innovative programmes for our Short Breaks Service for disabled children and young people in Kent.

Youth Cafés for 8-15 year olds, focusing on building confidence, participation, life skills and independence. (2hrs once a fortnight)

Saturday Clubs for 15-19 year olds, focusing on transition and progression, providing young people with activities that utilise the facilities in their local community (6hrs once a month)

Sessions are offered in every district of Kent and are heavily subsidised with a small parental contribution, which is waived in case of hardship. Children will also be offered additional full day activities which will take place in school holidays.

To access the service please make a referral at: www.imago.community/short-breaks-service 

For further information please contact the Imago Hub: 0300 111 1110 or email: shortbreaks@imago.community

Brogdale CIC is a Community Interest Company that specialises in providing exciting, fun, educational activities and work experience for disabled young people.  The organisation has six college sites across Ashford, Faversham Iwade, Sittingbourne and (newly) the Isle of Sheppey. We have a range of clubs for fun social times and to teaching school age groups about outdoor learning.  

In Ashford we also have our very own café called Food with Friends, we provide work experience to schools and young adults, teach children to love food and be creative with it as well as providing the public with fabulous food and great service. All served from our trainee students and staff.

Brogdale CIC from traditional Youth Clubs, to arts and crafts projects, horse riding and outdoor activities and trips.

Brogdale CIC is also part of the Swale Youth Consortium formed in 2016, with many other members and associates, there’s always lots on offer for our young people of Swale. Brogdale CIC also separately offers a range of youth activities for all young people.

Established in 1964, Kent Friendz (formerly Mencap Tonbridge) was established to provide help and support for children and families with learning and physical disabilities. Based in Kent, Kent Friendz, a service of The Symbol Trust - provides opportunities for recreation and education through activities, with the aim of improving lifestyle for people with disabilities.

Since 2018, Kent Friendz has been working with The Symbol Trust. Furthering the aims of Kent Friendz, this exciting development with The Symbol Trust ensures that a very special service for people with learning disabilities, their carers and families within Kent, continues to be provided.

A great opportunity to enjoy the facilities at Windchimes including soft play, multi-sensory room, crafts, toys, games and outside play, all in a supported, friendly and relaxed environment.

Our Family Support Worker is there to offer support and advice to parents and carers during the session.

A hot tea can be provided for an additional cost.

Family support has always played a vital role at SNAAP, supporting families at times of crisis. Being a parent to any child is challenging, but it is made all the more difficult when your child has special needs. Our support service is designed to help provide the emotional support and practical advice at a time when you need it most.

Our Family Support Worker can provide confidential information on a wide range of issues such as support at time of diagnosis, help with benefits such as DLA forms or just someone to talk to.

Canterbury District Only

Based in Herne Bay we offer families who have disabled children and young people, either diagnosed or undiagnosed, a wide range of services including:

Family Support (includes DLA forms, help with education/EHCP's, support in school meetings, benefit checks, help after diagnosis, behaviour plan management and strategies, visual timetables, visual timetables or just a listening ear)

Weekly clubs - SNAAP-EY's (parent and toddler group), Zone Out (youth club) and Stay & Play (after school club)

Saturday clubs and school holiday playschemes for children with complex needs. 

School holiday activities for children with less complex needs (Chill youth and Buzz playscheme)

Book lending library

McClaren special Buggy and wheelchair hire

Confident Me - programme to help children manage behaviour and anxieties

Your Voice Matters - children's participation group

Tics and Tourette's children and young peoples holiday activities and parent support group

Community Share - food, toiletries and sanitary products for those who need a little help

Run during Easter and Summer school holidays, this scheme is for children and young people aged 8-18 with severe and complex needs who are unable to access mainstream clubs and require 1:1 support. We offer a social/group setting while parents and carers have a short break. Windchimes has a large soft play and sensory room as well as outside play area.

A safe environment for young people with less complex needs who do not require 1:1 support. Held in a local youth centre, young people can socialise, chill out and have fun. We help young people who attend this club to become more independent and confident to make their own decisions and develop into young adults. 

We Are Beams is a charity that provides support for families with disabled children across Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks and surrounding areas.

Our aim is to provide short breaks for children, young people and families which are enjoyable and help them to develop independence, personal and social skills and to have fun. These include Kidscamp (specialist play scheme for severe and/or complex needs); Play schemes (mixed abilities). After School Clubs (mixed abilities and those with severe and/or complex needs) and Youth Clubs (mixed abilities and those with a severe and/or complex needs.

Please note that the majority of disabled children’s activities offered are for members of We Are Beams and are subject to a completed support plan. Once this has been received families will be contacted to arrange a visit in order to assess the right activities for your son/daughter.

Pegasus Playscheme provide Good Quality support and services for children with a variety of severe and complex disabilities. We operate a 3 week summer playscheme, offering activities for children with disabilities and severe learning difficulties. Each child is supported by an local able bodied teenager.

We go out on minibuses each day.  Taking part in full day's activities, eg sailing, swimming, Dover Castle, Dover Sea Safari, Dover SmartArt, canoeing and Howlett's Zoo.

We take children from Dover/Deal and surrounding areas on a first come first served basis.  If we do have any places towards the start of the scheme we will offer them to children from Folkestone and surrounding areas. 

Maidstone Mencap provides a Youth Club and young people from the ages of 16, on two Thursday evenings each month throughout the year, supported by a grant from the KCC local offer for short breaks

times our 6.30 - 8.30

we are based in our lovely hall, with in the grounds of Mote Park, with outings out within the community planned throughout the year.

Activities include craft, music games and cooking - .

the young people are supported by our mangement team and carers able to provide opportunities and experiences and the 1;1 support as appropraite, supporting and encouraging the fun, social interactions and skills needed towards  independence.

Our Youth Club welcomes Young People who have learning difficulties and additional needs between the ages of 16 and 25.

We provide fun social activities, including cooking, art and craft and dancing, in our Hall at Maidstone Mencap Charitable Trust, and then within our local community  we go swimming, to the trampoline park or bowling as examples.

The young people are supported by our management and supervisory team with additional socail interactions and care given by our team of dedicated volunteers.

Our weekly specialist saturday clubs, during term times, provide opportunities for children and young people with learning difficulites additional needs or disabilities from the ages of 5-16.

the children and young people are support by our experienced management team, with the addtional support from our team of carers providing 1.1 interactions to ensure a fun socail expereince for all that attend.

During the summer month of August, we run a social fun activity club for children and young people from the age of 4.5 to 18plus. We are open Monday to Thursday with the days run alternately with the young children 4-11, and then the young people 11plus. Our days will be between the hours of 10am and 3pm.

All the children will have a key worker to ensure that their indivdual needs can be met, and a one to one carer to support their personal and social interactions throughout their day with us.

The children will have the consistency of knowing that the fun and social activites are based from our hall, in the grounds of mote park. We have planned activities in the hall with visitors coming to us, which for example can include animals,or bugs, magic and music, or our local police or fire birgade.  We are able to take the children out within the park community, visiting the miniature railway, to go swimming or to go the different play areas and walks.

Our management and key worker teams have training to ensure that individual medical and self care plans can be met, including first aid, adminstration of emergency medications, PEG feeding,  safeguarding, manual handling and hoisting.

Junior Gateway is a leisure group that meets on a Saturday morning in term-time at our hall. We have two age groups that meet on alternate weeks; 5-10 year-olds and 11-15 year-olds. We have 15 children in each age group which is the right number to create a buzz but still enable us to create space for children if they are overwhelmed and need some quiet time.

Junior Gateway a specialist club and offers places to children with a learning disability who have additional needs such as a physical disability, medical need, PEG feeding, behaviour that challenges or communication difficulties.

Due to the high level of need for each child, everyone attending has a 1:1 volunteer helper. We recruit and train the volunteer helpers. Training includes Safeguarding, Communication Skills, and Positive Behavioural Support. Supervisors have First Aid qualifications and are trained to administer emergency epilepsy medications and to do administer  PEG feeding.

We offer various activities at the club including cooking, art and crafts, Wii, toys, and lego. We have a sensory room and soft play area, ball pool and a small garden.

• Available to Children and Young people aged between 11-25 with ASC, Learning Disabilities and associated needs. Moderate and severe. 
• Out of Term time (Shortbreak service) Day Activities 11+
• In-term Well-being Interventions and alternative learning 11+
• SEND Experience Days 8+
• We can offer good social skills for all various needs, particularly with Speech & Language communication needs, are on the autistic spectrum or with associated needs.
• Holistic activities and bespoke timetables that provide for individual needs and person centred approach.
• A unique, tranquil, therapeutic, safe environment for Young People.
• We are here to encourage Young People to recognise that everyone can have life chances, the opportunity to gain new skills and enjoy life. 

East Kent Mencap is a charity that supports adults and children with a learning disability to become more independent.

We are a local group affiliated to Mencap and adhere to their quality standards and policies but we are independently run and funded. We aim to maximise independence and minimise dependence through education, choice, community involvement and participation.

The area we cover reaches across the region of East Kent, including Thanet, Canterbury and Swale.

East Kent Mencap offers a variety of opportunities for people with a learning disability. All of our services are person-centred, supporting people to develop their lives in whatever ways they choose.

Our youth services provide support for children and young adults up to the age of 25.

Our Supporting Independence Service provides support for young people at home and in the community

Our Saturday Clubs for young people with autism enjoy trips and activities in East Kent

Our resource centre enables people with a learning disability to develop their life skills, take part in therapeutic activities and access services within the community. Individuals can take part in activities of their choosing from cooking, arts and crafts to swimming and bowling.

At Foresters Hall on Meeting Street in Ramsgate. Each session costs £3.

Fit Start is a healthy living club for people with a learning disability. 

At Fit Start, attendees can:

• find out about how to lead a healthy lifestyle,
• try new foods,
• get the body moving through sport and exercise, and
• monitor their weight, heart rate and blood pressure.

The club is led by a qualified training instructor and has already proven to help adults with a learning disability reduce their weight, heart-rate and blood pressure.

Fit Start takes place in 10-week blocks, check our calendar for full dates.

Opportunities for sensory impaired children to come together with children with similar impairments.

A physical acivity provider with inclusion at the heart of its ethos.

We are passionate about using sport and physical acivity to transofrm lives especially for those from disadvantaged groups and backgrounds.

https://inclusivesport.net/

For us Too are a charity, run by the parents and carers of disabled children, working to improve the lives of children and young people with all kinds of disabilities across East Kent (Thanet, Swale and Canterbury).

The For us Too client group is disabled children (aged 0 to 12), young people (aged 12 to 25) and their parents, carers and siblings.

Our services include a telephone helpline/social media and email help, information and publications, play and support groups, a toy library, signposting, workshops, family events and days out - classed as short break opportunities, home visits to families, emailed newsletters and event notices and a Family Support Officer ongoing support.

For us Too is a membership organisation. You don’t have to be a member to access our services, but there are advantages to membership. Membership is free and you can sign up on our website www.forustoo.org

We are a small, parent driven charity who provide support to disabled children, young people and their families. We operate across the districts of Ashford, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe.

We support parents/carers of disabled children by providing regular, informal support groups and practical workshops.

We support the whole family by providing subsidised family events for disabled children aged up to 18 years and their immediate family.

SPACE 2 BE ME is a charity that supports children and young people with disabilities and additional needs and their families. The charity covers Maidstone and its surrounding areas.

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Space 2 Be Me was set up in 2011 by a group of parents to support families in Maidstone with disabled children who wanted to access local advice and support.

Space 2 Be Me continues to be a parent led charity; the majority of our Trustees are parents of children with disabilities.

We have a growing membership of families and it is important to us that we continually check with our families that we are delivering or planning to deliver the services and activities that they need the most. We carry out a formal survey every year and regularly consult with parents informally about our work. We now have a young person who consults with the children and young people who attend our clubs, so that we get the children’s view point too.

As a result the service provided by Space 2 Be Me has evolved and grown over the years.

ellenor is a specialist palliative care provider for adults and children in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley, and children across West Kent and the London Borough of Bexley. We have an in-patient and outpatient and living services at Northfleet, comprehensive Hospice at Home services and a range of out-patient and community services all supported and delivered through a multi-disciplinary team.

The Children’s service provides specialist nursing support as well as hands-on nursing and short breaks to children with cancer or palliative care needs in their own homes. The medical support for the Children’s team is provided by the children’s GP and the Consultants at the Tertiary centres in London