Charity News & Updates
- 2nd January 2019
We’ve been reflecting on what a huge year 2018 has been for Little Gate Farm... so what have we been up to this year?
- 18th December 2018
On Friday 9th November, Elly Frost attended Bexhill Town Hall to receive a special Mayor’s award for her achievement in gaining paid employment. Elly attended Glyne Gap School and then the Glyne Gap Faculty at Bexhill College.
- 4th December 2018
Job Coaches at Little Gate Farm have a varied and interesting job!! Not only do we get individuals with learning difficulties and autism into paid employment, giving them dignity, confidence and a sense of purpose. We also get the opportunity to support them in the workplace for the first few months until they can complete their tasks independently.
- 26th August 2018
Little Gate Farm will be having a stall at this unique event for people with disabilities & their families/carers.
- 26th August 2018
On the 7th & 8th September, Andrea Randall-Smith & Jo Gore will be walking 100km over two days to raise money for Little Gate Farm.
- 21st August 2018
Emily has been working for Optivo housing association for the past six months. As her contract came to an end on Friday, the staff organised a tea party for Emily & all the residents at the Orangery in Bexhill.
- 17th August 2018
Little Gate Farm is participating in the The Big Give Christmas Challenge this year, the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign which last year raised over £11.3 million for over 500 participating charities.
- 9th August 2018
Holly started at Little Gate Farm (LGF) when she was 19 years old. The work trainee program offers learning disabled & autistic adults the opportunity to gain new skills, work experience & to grow in confidence.
- 6th August 2018
Oliver has been working at Ashdown Hurrey Accountants as a book keeper for over a year now. He started his paid job with the support of a job coach from Little Gate Farm & now works independently. It quickly began evident than Oliver is a skilled & capable man who wasn’t going to let his disability stand in his way.
- 19th July 2018
Working with the NHS started on Tuesday 10th April 2018. Three trainees did two ‘work taster’ sessions over two weeks and then they went on to do a block of 7 weeks work experience completing longer sessions on two days per week. Initially LGF had concentrated on the two areas, namely, catering and housekeeping.