Come As You Are CIC

Come As You Are CIC

Increasing Access and Inclusion for Families in Bexhill and Beyond.

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About our cause

🌻 Come As You Are CIC was set up by three mums in Bexhill.

We know first-hand how hard it can be when the doors to community life don’t open easily. Most families can join play parks, cafés, or groups without thinking twice. But for many neurodivergent, disabled, and SEN children — especially those with the highest support needs — those doors stay closed.

Even in “SEN (Special Educational Needs)-friendly” spaces, families often find the environment still isn’t safe, the support isn’t enough, and they’re left excluded and lonely. 🌷

We know there are families desperate to connect — but with nowhere safe to do that.

Come As You Are CIC (Community Interest Company) is a grassroots, community-led organisation creating safe community spaces for children who are neurodivergent, disabled, or have SEND (Special Educational Needs) — including those with the highest support needs — and their families. 🌸

Our Changemakers 🌼 are a real co-production team that is growing, with children, young people, families, and volunteers. They set the priorities and shape what inclusion looks like in their community spaces.

Through The Access Alliance — launching this autumn 🌻 — we are evolving into a professional network of venues and services where we communicate openly and collaborate to make community spaces more inclusive and accessible.

Come As You Are is led by the community, for the community. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs 💛

This summer, we started our Pop Up Spaces: sensory-considerate, welcoming, and completely free of charge — because no family should ever be priced out of belonging. 🌸

We welcomed 187 visitors to our sessions this summer 🌼.

We created our Pop Up Spaces at The Pelham, and The Collective Garden in Preston Road Allotments — thanks to the kind team at Bexhill Family Collective CIC. 🌻

💛 It takes a village to raise a child.

With your support, we can make sure every family has a place where they can come together, play, and feel part of this community. 🌷

This summer we also worked with the De La Warr Pavilion to create SEND areas at their outdoor sunset screenings. 🌸 Small changes — like quieter zones and clearer access points — meant there were families who felt able to attend for the very first time.

For them, it wasn’t just a film night 🌼. It was the feeling of being welcomed into this community event — something that in previous years, they had felt excluded from.

Every ticket bought with Come As You Are CIC as your cause is an act of allyship 🌻.

It says: you are part of our community, and we want you here too.

Together, we can make sure families who are too often left out finally have a place to belong. 🌸

✨ Join the lottery today — support this community and be in with a chance to win.

Good luck, and thank you so much for standing with us. 🌷

With the warmest wishes,
Lucy Cooley & the Come As You Are Team 🌼

www.caya.org.uk 



Next draw prizes

£25,000 jackpot

Next draw

4d 11h 52m

Sat 25 October 2025

Draw results

£25,000 Jackpot

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  • Winner! Mx S (Bexhill-On-Sea) Won £25.00!
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  • Winner! Ms S (ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA) Won 3 extra tickets!
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