Services
We have a number of named areas for the different services on offer which include:
Sixty-Plus
Open Monday to Friday
We offer a choice of activities including singing,
chair-based exercise, seated bowls, arts and crafts, collage, reminiscence, bingo, board games and trips out. A two-course lunch is freshly cooked on our premises by our amazing Chef and his team.
Fully accessible transport can be provided if required.
Call us on 01580 762882.
Meal Club
Our meals-on-wheels service provides a much needed and welcome support to those living at home.
We offer you a choice of a range of freshly cooked two-course meal options, prepared daily by our Chef and his team and delivered direct to your door by one of our friendly volunteers. This is available Monday to Friday with a freshly cooked chilled meal, ready to re-heat, for Saturday and Sunday. We're also happy to assist with plating up meals if required.
We offer varied options for you to choose from, with special dietary needs catered for. Call us now on 01580-762882.
Disability Hub
A day service for adults with either a learning or physical disability. Transport and a hot two-course lunch are provided if required.
Our dedicated staff provide a fun and friendly atmosphere with a range of activities both within the Hub and out and about in the local community. Try photography, cooking, arts and crafts, swimming and much more. Taster days are available and the Kent Card is accepted.
The Disability Hub covers a wider area that includes Ashford as well and Tenterden.
All three of these groups join together, wherever possible, to create a really positive atmosphere across our site and to allow for more engagement in activities being run. For information please call us on 01580-762882.
Community Transport
Our door-to-door service brings our members to and from the Hub on a daily basis. Our fleet offers fully accessible transport for our members.
We also work in partnership with Kent County Council to provide the Tenterden Hopper Service which links outlying villages into Tenterden town, Tel 01580-762882.
Home Help
Our Helping Hands service provides help with domestic tasks and independent living services throughout Tenterden. From laundry, cleaning and shopping to meal preparation and trips out socially and to appointments. If you are newly home from hospital, this service provides reliable and friendly support.
Helping Hands staff are all DBS checked and usually visit the same clients regularly, so you can see a familiar face.
Contact Helping Hands to see how we can help you in your home Tel: 01580 764158.
The Social Hub
Room hire & Services
As well as the individual services, the Hub hosts a whole range of services and activities which are open to everyone:
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Assisted Bathing Service
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Chiropody & Foot Care
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Osteopathy
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HI-Kent Hearing Aid Clinic
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Meeting Room & Hub Hire
Call 01580 762882 for details.
Charity Shops
We have two charity shops which provide us with additional income to support the charity’s needs.
There is a shop within the Hub which is open to the public but it also allows our members to retain some independence when buying cards, sweets or clothes. Additionally, we have our main Charity Shop located within our EC30 Cafe in Recreation Ground Road.
Donations are always needed and greatly received (during open hours) as we are the only local independent charity operating a shop in the High Street.
Dementia Club
This is our club designed for those with early to mid-stage dementia and they meet every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
The team are passionate about ensuring it is a social day with a range of brain stimulating activities and including a light lunch.
We understand the challenges that Dementia can bring. Our dementia group has been designed to give some respite care to families or carers of the person suffering with this condition, knowing they are in a safe environment.
Call 01580-762882 for details.
EC30 Health and Wellbeing Centre
Newly opened in April 2021 and operating under the Tenterden Social Hub organisation, EC30 is housed in a renovated NHS property. We joined with NHS Property Services, Ashford PCN and Ivy Court Surgery to open a much-needed community facility.
This centre offers multi-generational support to our community and houses a team of NHS Social Prescribers. Everyone is welcome and we have drop-in and appointment-led sessions. The outside spaces are fully accessible and maintained by volunteers from the community.
We work with many support groups and organisations, some of these just meet informally in the Café and we also offer our meeting rooms for hire.
Our lovely charity shop is a great place to pick up a bargain or two.