Making Sense Together Event

Making Sense Together

📅 Date: Thursday 14th August 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: Darlington Market Square

A community celebration promoting inclusion, awareness, and support for people with learning disabilities and autism.

Join us in Darlington’s Market Square for Making Sense Together — a day filled with activities, creativity, and connection. This event brings families, professionals, and community groups together to celebrate diversity and share resources that make a difference.

🌟 What to Expect:
✅ Drop-in craft sessions with Miss Print and Scrap Studios
✅ Natural art activities with Meraki Reconnect
✅ Dance & play sessions with Intertwined (various times)
✅ Animal Encounters – safe and exciting interactive sessions
✅ Face painting & glitter art by Crazy Kidz
✅ Bubble fun with Bubbleplay
✅ Quiet spaces available at St. Cuthbert’s Church for those who need calm
✅ Information stands from local and national organisations, including:

• Kane’s World Foundation

• Darlington Parent Carer Forum CIC

• Daisy Chain

• Funky Fidgets

• Darlington Carers Support
  …and many more!

🛍 Sensory stalls, inclusive play ideas, and local support services will be available throughout the day.

Food & Drink:
Grab a bite at the Dolphin Centre café, enjoy a picnic in the Market Square, or explore Darlington’s many food outlets.

Why Attend?
Because together, we can create an inclusive world where everyone feels welcome, understood, and supported.

👉 Admission: FREE
👉 More info: alex.nicholson@darlington.gov.uk