Due to the present Coronavirus guidelines we are unable to be open for our students. However, we are providing an extensive online provision, featuring many of our popular sessions, which all our of students are welcome to access. We are also offering this service to anyone in the learning disabilities community who may benefit, free of charge. To find out more or request access to the online service please email [email protected]

The Garden Centre

Our Garden centre is now open to the public, with social distancing rules applied. The current garden centre opening hours are

Weekdays 11am – 3pm

Saturday 9am – 12pm pre-order and collect only.

The Café

To maximise our earning potential we have converted the Café space into a Farm Shop based outlet. As well as featuring our own popular products, gifts, cards and wines, we are featuring locally produced food and drink.

These include award winning sausages, meat and meat products from a local butcher, kentish cheeses, locally baked fresh bread, fresh local fruit and vegetables and much more.

Please come and visit us to discover our full range of products and produce. Our opening times are:

Monday – Friday 11am -3pm

The Fifth Trust is a Kent-based charity that supports adults with learning difficulties. We provide day care facilities on two sites in the Elham Valley near Canterbury for over 120 students, half of whom live locally in residential homes associated with the Trust. Our aim is to provide a safe and fulfilling way of life, helping each individual to achieve their full potential. Click on the links below to find out more about our work or click here to view or download our brochure:

May 2020 Newsletter.

Please click on the link to open and download an interactive .pdf version of our May Newsletter

FT newsletter May 2020

Coronavirus Statement

As Coronavirus continues to impact our lives, we want to reassure you that as ever, our priority is the health and safety of our students and our staff. We are proactively managing this ever-changing situation, and we are following best practice and guidance from Kent County Council and from Public Health England. We have taken these additional measures:

Excellent hygiene is always a priority, and we have reinforced government guidelines by increasing training for staff and students.
We have cancelled all non-essential meetings and on-site visits
All food in the Café is covered
Where practical we are operating social distancing

Our Skills Centre, The Café and the Garden Centre are still open, but we ask you to please stay at home if you are unwell. For more information regarding Coronavirus see www.gov.uk/coronavirus

We know that at The Fifth Trust we provide an essential service for our students, their families and carers, and so long as is possible, we will stay open. However, this is a challenging issue, and we are actively managing the situation with daily senior management meetings.

Please do your very best to stay safe, and to take care of friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. We wish you all the very best during this difficult time, and we are grateful for your continued support.

With very best wishes

Nikki Marley, General Manager

Suzanne O’Brien, Chair