The final Friday of every month is a big day in the Pennine Mencap calendar. We descend on a local community centre and transform it into a hive of games and activities – everything from party games, shooting pool, karaoke (of course) and even a few slices from a local pizzeria.

 

We encourage Service users from the wider area, who can’t regularly attend in Oldham, to come on down to Friday Night Club and enjoy a few hours of socialisation with their peers. FNC is regularly a roaring success at Pennine Mencap and we love seeing our Service Users interact and socialise in a safe and healthy environment.

 

Encouraging our users to congregate and meet in a social environment is another instance of building key skills. Often Service Users are keen to help set up, or take attendance registers; entrusting them with key aspects of our service helps users to grow general skills that are appropriate for the workplace, but also builds their confidence.