Open Door Day Service

Open Door is a friendly and supportive day service for adults with learning disabilities.

 We are based in Hastings and open 5 days a week from 9.30am to 4.00pm.

What we do

Open Door is our dedicated day service for adults with learning disabilities, focused on delivering meaningful, person-centred support that promotes independence and confidence. Our core aim is to help individuals develop essential life skills through a structured, five-day-a-week programme.

Activities include gardening, sports, music, crafts, and our expanding catering and cookery workshops - an exciting part of our developing community café project, which opens to the public on Saturdays. In a supportive and inclusive environment, participants are empowered to grow, gain practical experience, and work towards greater independence and employment opportunities.

You can try activities such as:

  • Gardening activities at Hastings and Bexhill Mencap

    Gardening

  • Arts and crafts at Hastings and Bexhill Mencap

    Crafts

  • Sport activities at Hastings and Bexhill Mencap

    Sport

  • Exploring our Local Area

    Exploring our Local Area

  • Cookery at Hastings and Bexhill Mencap

    Cooking, Catering and Life Skills

  • Performing arts in Hastings

    Music and Performance

Every day is different at Open Door - and you can help choose what we do!

Our timetable is subject to change each week, but you can see below a timetable of what our weeks typically look like.

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More than just activities

 
More than just activities

We also:

  • Help you learn life skills like cooking and working with others

  • Support you to be independent

  • Help you find volunteering or job placements if you want

  • Take part in community and national projects, like the special Olympics

  • Work closely with Active Arts, our performing arts team

Your voice matters

At Open Door, your voice matters in shaping the activities and projects we offer.

We value your input and encourage you to share your ideas for outings, events, and trying new things.

You have the opportunity to select activities that interest you and collaborate with the team to plan and make them happen!

Join us

Would you like to join Open Door? We would love to hear from you!

Just fill in the form below, or ask someone to contact us for you.

What our Open Door Service Users have to say

  • “I’ve learnt to paint and to mix colours, we get to do lots of different things. The staff are really helpful.”

    Steve

  • “It makes me very happy to come here. My work goes on show at exhibitions so people can see it, which also makes me happy. We get to make and try lots of different things.”

    Ian

  • “I’ve learnt to act and dance, I like planning the shows and helping to decide what sketches we do.”

    Julia

  • “The Dance class make dances for the Active Arts show and we also made a dance for a project on the Pier – it was part of a film too.”

    Sandy

  • “I’ve learnt to act, I like taking part in the show and the classes are good fun.”

    Steven

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