21 Together

03/09/2026

🚨 ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT TO BOOK! 🚨

Our 10th Anniversary Gala is just around the corner — and bookings close on 17 September!

Don’t miss your chance to join us for a very special evening celebrating 10 incredible years of 21 Together. 🥂✨

Expect a night of great food, drinks, entertainment and plenty of reasons to celebrate, all while helping us raise vital funds to continue making a difference to children and young people with Down syndrome, their families and the wider community. 💙

👯 Get your friends, family or colleagues together and book your table before it’s too late!

✨ £800 for a table of 10 — just £80 per person.

📅 Bookings close: 17 September
🎟️ Book now: https://21together.org.uk/events-calendar/gala

10 years. One very special celebration. Don’t miss out! 💙

02/09/2026

⛳ What a day at the Lady Captain’s Charity Golf Day! 💙

A huge thank you to the wonderful Pauline Davis, Lady Captain at Gillingham Golf Club, for organising such a fantastic day in support of 21 Together.

With 22 teams taking to the course, it was a brilliant day of great golf, friendly competition, fantastic food and wonderful company — and an incredible £4,000 was raised for 21 Together! 🎉

Congratulations to our top teams:
🥇 Gillingham Golf Club Team
🥈 Zircon

We’d also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who chose to support 21 Together and helped make the day such a success.

Thank you to:
👏 Gillingham Golf Club
👏 Sota
👏 Zircon
👏Signs & Imaging southeast Ltd
👏 Mizuno

And a special thank you to everyone who donated prizes and items for the auction and raffle. Your generosity helped make such a fantastic fundraising total possible.

Would you like to organise a golf day in support of 21 Together? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with our team to find out how you can help raise funds for children and young people with Down’s syndrome across Kent.

£4,000 raised, 22 teams and a brilliant day all round — thank you, Pauline, and thank you to everyone who made it possible! 💙⛳

01/09/2026

🎒💙 Welcome back to school!

As the new academic year begins, we’d like to wish all the children and young people in our 21 Together community the very best for the year ahead.

Whether you’re starting a new school, moving into a new year group or returning to familiar surroundings, we hope your transitions go smoothly and that new routines quickly start to feel familiar.

Here’s to a happy, positive and successful year ahead! 🌟

Good luck to all our children, young people, families and school staff — you’ve got this! 💙

31/08/2026

🥾 THE TRAINING IS DONE. NOW IT’S TIME TO GO THE DISTANCE. 💙💛

Becky, Melissa and Mike are heading to Eastbourne this Saturday to take on the challenge they’ve been working towards — 100km from Eastbourne to Arundel in just two days.

There’ll be hills, sore feet, tired legs and a lot of kilometres between them and that finish line… but they’re ready to take it on! 💪🥾

Now they need one final push from the 21 Together community.

💙 Show your support

Every donation will help 21 Together continue supporting children and young people with Down syndrome, their families and the wider community.

And if you can't donate, you can still get behind them:
🔄 Share their fundraiser
💬 Send them some encouragement
❤️ Follow along with their challenge

100km. 2 days. 1 incredible cause.

Let's get Becky, Melissa and Mike to that finish line! 🥾💙💛

👉 https://21together.enthuse.com/pf/ultrahike

30/08/2026

Can you help us count our pennies? 🪙

We’re looking for a coin counting machine to help us with our daily activities. Rather than counting hundreds of coins by hand, we’d love to find a quicker and easier way to make sure every penny is counted!

Do you have a coin counter you no longer need? Or would you be willing to buy one for us to help support our fundraising?

The type of thing we're looking for is this: Brecknell Coin Counter Electronic Checking Scale for all UK Coins Ref CC-804 175457 : Amazon.co.uk: Stationery & Office Supplies

If you have one you could donate or would like to help us purchase one, please get in touch at [email protected].

29/08/2026

Something new is coming to Maidstone… 💚

We’re incredibly excited to announce that this October we’ll be opening the first ever 21 Together Charity Shop in The Mall, Maidstone!

But before we open our doors, we need your help. We’re looking for volunteers to join our new shop team and quality donations to help us fill the shelves.

From clothing and accessories to quality household items and small electricals, your unwanted items could help raise vital funds for children and young people with Down’s syndrome. Donations can be left at our dedicated drop-off area in the Maidstone Community Support Centre, or directly in the shop once we’re up and running!

We’re also looking for volunteers who can spare a few hours a week to help us get the shop up and running, as well as anyone who may have fixtures, fittings or other items that could help with the shop refit.

If you can help in any way, please get in touch at [email protected]. 💚
Keep your eyes peeled over the coming weeks as we get ready to open — we can’t wait to show you what we’re creating!

27/08/2026

10 years. Thousands of moments. One very special celebration. 💙

For 10 years, 21 Together has been supporting children and young people with Down syndrome across Kent — helping them communicate, connect, grow and thrive.

Now, we’re celebrating a decade of impact with one very special night: The 21 Together Gala, inspired by The Greatest Showman. ✨

Join us on Friday 9 October 2026 at the Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel for a spectacular black-tie evening, with a three-course meal, live entertainment, dancing, raffle, auctions and plenty more — all while helping us raise vital funds for the next 10 years of 21 Together.

🎟️ £85 per person | £800 for a table of 10
🖤 Black tie
🥂 7pm–1am

10 years behind us. A future still to build. Come celebrate with us.
Book your tickets here: https://21together.org.uk/events-calendar/gala

25/08/2026

☀️ You don't need to give your child a “perfect” summer.

Social media can make the summer holidays look like one big list of days out, activities and adventures. But the moments that matter most don't have to cost a thing.

For children with Down syndrome, these everyday moments can also be opportunities to communicate, make choices, build independence and connect with the people around them.

It's not about how much you do. It's about the moments you share.

At 21 Together, we're here to support children and young people with Down syndrome to communicate, connect and thrive — not just at school, but in everyday life too.

💙 Find out more about how we support children and families at 21 Together via our website: 21together.org.uk

24/08/2026

We're truly grateful for Prison Island & Prison Putt Maidstone choosing us as Charity of the Year!

We’re incredibly proud that 21 Together is Prison Island Maidstone’s Charity of the Year.

Based right here in Maidstone, 21 Together does amazing work supporting children and young people with Down’s syndrome, their families, and the professionals who work alongside them. Through specialist communication and social groups, education and therapy programmes, family support, training and outreach into schools, they help young people build confidence, develop vital skills and reach their full potential. (21 Together)

Their support spans right from babies through to young adults, with programmes focused on everything from early communication and Makaton to friendships, independence and life skills. (21 Together)

It’s an incredible charity doing genuinely important work for families across Kent, and we’re so proud to be supporting them throughout the year.

We’ve got lots of opportunities planned to raise awareness, get involved and help support the work they do — and we can’t wait to work with the 21 Together team even more over the coming months. 💛

Keep your eyes peeled for more very soon!

Find out more about the brilliant work of 21 Together.

21 Together

24/08/2026

A huge thank you to Saga for an incredible £2,750 donation to 21 Together, raised through their Colleague Charity Workplace Lottery. 💙

We’re especially grateful to know that a number of Saga colleagues nominated 21 Together to receive a share of the funds raised. It means so much to know that our work has been recognised and championed by people within the Saga team.

Donations like this can make a real and lasting difference to the children, young people and families we support, helping us continue to provide the specialist services, groups and opportunities that enable people with Down’s syndrome to thrive.

We also love seeing workplaces create opportunities like this for their colleagues to support causes that matter to them. Initiatives such as workplace lotteries can turn lots of small acts of participation into something that makes a huge difference to charities and the communities they serve.

Thank you, Saga, and thank you to all the colleagues who nominated us and took part. We’re incredibly grateful for your support. 💙