Work Skills Project at The Slater Centre
Work Skills Project Link-Up going strong since 1995 providing genuine work experience in preparation for real jobs
Gateway Club
We offer fun, leisure and social opportunities to adults with a learning disability
Your Choice Services
We offer supported living within our own accommodation through Your Choice Services (YCS). Our dedicated YCS team bring fun to the lives of our service users.
Outreach Services
West Berkshire Mencap, providing care and support for Children and Adults with learning difficulties in their own homes.
We help in the community
The Mulberry Garden
A therapeutic gardening project, based at The Mencap Centre, Enborne Gate, Newbury; supporting adults with a learning disability to develop their self confidence and their gardening skills in a supported and safe environment.
Our opening times are 9.30 to 2.30 Monday to Friday and we offer full day sessions or half day sessions
We grow bedding plants and hanging baskets which we sell to help fund the project and have raised beds where we grow fruit and vegetables.
For more information regarding The Mulberry Garden please contact Eli on: 07501 877360 or email eli.harris@wbmencap.org
We are also now situated at The Mulberry Garden, The Mencap Centre, Enborne Gate, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 6AT.
We were winners in 2023 of Newbury in Bloom miniature category and silver guilt for active participation
We provide a very wide range of adult services. These range from drop-in sessions to a range of different leisure activities which include sports, arts and crafts and outings.
Adult Day services are part of Support with confidence, this is Trading Standards approved.
“Link-Up is very good and offers a good service, the work is good and the staff are supportive. I have been going for a few years and I really enjoy it. Link-Up helps to integrate you into the working environment and the community and helps people into work if they want it.” – Bernard Johnson
