Hey there,
We are looking forward to seeing you at this next meetup, in Broadstairs!
You'll find more information about the venue and what it looks like in our visual story here.
Please note that it will not be possible to purchase drinks or food from this venue. However we will provide free teas, coffees, and tap water to attendees.
If you have any questions before the event, or if you need help booking your ticket, please email us at info@ndft.org.uk
Format for the meetup:
Our meetups are designed to provide multiple ways to engage, with activities available for those who enjoy them and find them helpful, while also ensuring space for those who prefer to sit and chat.
Participation in any activity, socialising, or conversation is always optional—you can join in as much or as little as you like.
Activities Available At Meetups:
ARTS & CHATS: Arts & Crafts table: drawing, collage and more… Your chill space to engage (or not) with undirected art activities, with or without chatting with others.
GAMES: Classic games & board games. Your higher energy space is full of dopamine hits!
Check our answers to frequently asked questions about this event below this description (scroll down). For full details of what to expect at our events, check our website here.
For legal and safeguarding reasons, this event is 18+ only.
Check Our Welcome Pack
Find out more about what we do and read our code of conduct available in our WELCOME PACK. We expect all participants of our event to read, agree and comply with our code of conduct, therefore ensuring the safety of everyone involved and their own.
Venue's Visual Story
Our visual story is a handy document, it shows you what to expect and where things are. Read it before you come, we hope it helps you enjoy our meetup even more!
Event Details:
Date: Monday 12th May 2025
Time: 7-9pm (Please do not arrive early - doors open at 7)
Location: The Gap Project, Queen’s Road Baptist Church, Broadstairs, CT10 1NU
Is booking required?
We recommend booking in advance. The venue has limited space, and once maximum capacity is reached, for safety reasons, we won’t be able to let anyone else in.
You don't have to book a ticket to come and can try to turn up without booking, but booking a ticket is the only way to absolutely guarantee your place for the meetup.
If you need support from a friend, family member or support worker to attend, please only book one ticket for yourself, and add their contact details where requested in the booking form.
Booking on behalf of someone else that you support and will attend with? Please only book one ticket, under the attendee's name, and add your contact details where requested in the booking form.
If you're unsure or need support to book a ticket, please email info@ndft.org.uk
Access/Transportation:
Nearby Transport:
Bus Stop ‘Baptist Church’ with buses 8A breeze; 8X breeze; 9X; 69; 946; Loop.
Carparks (charges apply), from closest to furthest to venue: Crofts Place; Albion Street; Chandos Square; Broadstairs Station (train station).
On-street parking nearer to the venue (charges may apply): High street; Pierremonth Avenue; York Avenue; York Street; Belvedere Road; The Vale.
Who this event is NOT for:
This event is not for anyone seeking unpaid emotional labour from our community.
This event is not a place for you to carry out research, arrange consultations or solicit feedback or gather information for your own agenda.
This event is not for anyone being paid to attend on behalf of an organisation.
If you have a feeling that this might be you or are unsure, please send us an email at info@ndft.org.uk
The only non-Neurodivergent people welcome at this event are support-people/caregivers and potentially venue staff.
Neurocurious (questioning whether you might be Neurodivergent) and self-identifying individuals are absolutely welcome.
This event was crowdfunded! Thank you for your continued support 💛
We also thank key funders and crowdfunding partners Kent County Council, NHS Kent & Medway and Spacehive!
A little bit about us:
Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet (NDFT) is a local community group offering meet-ups, creative workshops and peer support, for Neurodivergent Adults based in Thanet, Kent, UK.
We are 100% Neurodivergent & community-led, inclusive and intersectionality-informed, for Neurodivergents from all backgrounds, abilities, and ages (18+), whether diagnosed, self-identifying or questioning.
Our mission is to bridge the gap in local resources for Neurodivergent adults, working for positive change in mental health, well-being, community, belonging, self-acceptance, and self-advocacy.
We are not health professionals, social workers, therapists, mental health advisors, Neurodiversity researchers or any other official authority. We are simply a caring group of Neurodivergent adults trying to do something good for our local community.
Our group is not aimed at parents seeking advice as parents of Neurodivergent children and our activities are not suitable for children. However, we understand that many neurodivergent adults are also parents. It is important to us to break as many barriers as possible for our peers to attend our events and we will be working on finding ways to accommodate parents who may not have access to childcare in the future.
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