Mildenhall Community Unit is a small and friendly hub providing a range of daytime activities and opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, designed to support health and wellbeing, gaining confidence and independence, and learning new skills.

We are near Mildenhall town centre and welcome anyone over the age of 16. Our experienced and caring team members provide person-centred support and high levels of support in a happy and safe environment. All our team members are fully trained.

Facilities:

Within the Unit

  • A kitchen area for cooking, baking, and making drinks.
  • A Sensory Room with bubble tubes, sensory toys, music, a projector and bean bags to lay on.
  • A Snug Room with comfy bean bags, a sofa, a weighted blanket and a range of sensory toys.
  • A bathroom with a shower, changing facilities and a hoist.
  • Tablets, a laptop, a Wii and a Nintendo Switch.

Within the grounds

  • A small garden area refurbished with input from our customers.

Nearby

  • There is a basketball pitch next to us and an outdoor gym area we can access

Activities:

At Mildenhall Unit we offer a range of activities that run across the week:This is a sample timetable of daytime offer activities. The timetable includes, Monday - healthy cooking, Tuesday - Sports and exercise, Wednesday - Baking, Thursday - Arts and Crafts, Friday - Gardening. This is a sample timetable so is not representative of an exact week, but an example of what a week may look like. Alternative activities are always on offer as well.

Customers who have a 1-1 support worker can access activities but may choose to participate in other activities with their worker.

Click the picture below for a virtual tour of the Hub and it’s facilities.

*please note that all of our virtual tours were accurate at the time of filming (autumn 2022)

Click the picture below to go through to a Google Map of our location that you can use to find directions from your location.

This is an image of a screenshot of google maps. The screenshot is of the area around the Leading Lives Community Hub. In the middle of the image is a red icon that indicates the Leading Lives Mildenhall Community Hub. This image is used for new starters and people with interviews, to make it easier to find the hubs location.

Mildenhall Community Hub,
Recreation Way, Mildenhall, IP28 7HG Tel: 01638 716631

To find out more about our Dementia Support Services, please contact Milly Gaskin on: 07713 080 801 or via Milly.Gaskin@LeadingLives.org.uk