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Posted: 11th December 2023

Farewell, Chris!

Sycamore Trust UK staff and trustees gathered in Hornchurch on Friday to bid farewell to our outgoing Chief Executive, Chris Gillbanks. Chris has been CEO of the charity since 2003, when it was known as PACT (Parents of Autistic Children Together) and has guided the organisation through a challe ...

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Posted: 8th December 2023

Donate by text!

You can now donate to Sycamore Trust UK using your smartphone. All you have to do is text SYCAMORE followed by your donation amount to 70470 to give that amount. Instead of sending traditional Christmas cards, you can choose to donate to charity and spread some holiday cheer by helping those ...

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Posted: 6th December 2023

Burgers for Christmas!

The 18-30 Group had it’s Christmas meal at Pipe Major, Dagenham on Friday 1 December. The staff at the restaurant made the group very welcome and they enjoyed some great food and festive fun. Most of the members went for the traditional Christmas roast but the festive burger was also popul ...

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Posted: 6th December 2023

Thank you, Mont Rose College

We were delighted to receive a generous donation from Mont Rose College in Ilford. Sycamore marketing chief Steve Dixon visited the main campus in Gants Hill to discuss future collaboration and activities during next spring's Autism Acceptance Week but was given a wonderful surprise, with a &pou ...

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Posted: 4th December 2023

Bring on the award winners!

We had a lovely evening last Friday when we hosted our annual awards evening at the Sycamore Trust UK premises in Dagenham.  Each year, in the run-up to Christmas, we host an evening where we acknowledge the progress and achievements made by some of our young people and present the Jack Petche ...

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Posted: 21st November 2023

Good Vibrations!

The Autism Ambassadors delivered a CPD accredited training session to 16 foster carers from LBBD Fostering at The Vibe Youth Centre in Dagenham last week. As ever, the session was expertly delivered by Sycamore's Autism Ambassadors, Charlie Lewis, Francesca Cutri and Robert Lamb, with back-up on ...

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