Events

Santas Grotto 2024

This years family Christmas grotto was an amazing event. Even bigger and better than last year! It was a fun evening for the family to enjoy and a fantastic achievement for all those involved. We provided over 180 local residents with a hot tasty Christmas dinner treat. This years grotto brought some extra Christmas magic with James the Entertainer alongside an amazing visit from Father Christmas where all children received a Christmas gift. The event was a truly heart warming and magical experience for the whole community.

Residential Wales Trip

On October 20th 2024 we took a group of 7 young people to Snowdonia. It was a chance to explore a beautiful new open environment away from the usual stresses. We travelled most of the first day in our minibus, Callum provided entertainment with his impromptu lyrics and a natural ability to express himself through rap. 

We settled into our temporary home for the weekend by cooking a comfort curry. Thank you Frances, our cook who sent us off with one of her tasty homemade sauces!

The next morning we set off early to conquer Pen Y Fan, the tallest peak at a full height 886 metres (2900 ft).   The boys made easy work of it, a mere 1 hour 20 minutes and were back down by lunchtime where a victory dance broke out!

Celebrating Diwali

Our Diwali event had a wonderful warmth to the whole afternoon which saw local families join our sessions, members of the Clacton community and members of organisations that we work with. They all enjoyed a cultural experience of saree draping and Diwali art all in celebration of Diwali ran by the lovely Nidhi from London’s design museum followed by a tasty meal provided for free by Slice and Spice in Colchester.

Quote from Nidhi

“It was such a pleasure to be involved with your community focused event yesterday. Thank you for inviting us to be a part of Inclusion Venture’s Diwali themed event!”

“It was wonderful to meet you and your team, and meet some of the amazing community that benefit from all of your hard work”.

Celebrating IV’s 20th Anniversary

IV turned 20 this year. So to celebrate we hosted a little celebration at the location where it all started - Coppins. We invited everyone. From previous staff members to old beneficiaries. BBQ, Crafts and much more fun was had. It was a fun filled day enjoyed by everyone