Charity

KTM Design are proud to support Diverse City and sponsored their tour 'Becoming' (Spring 2018).

Katie Thomas previously worked with Diverse City and Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists on a performance set design project. Katie designed and managed the build of the set, ensuring it was suitable for disabled and non-disabled performers. The set was designed in a modular fashion to ensure it could be taken down and reassembled elsewhere.

They are an extraordinary company of disabled and non-disabled young performers. Their latest show 'Becoming' is about identity and the reality of growing up. They tell the stories of how it feels to be them, the story of their journeys, how they started and who they are becoming...it is the stories that they want to tell.

Everybody should have equal opportunities to train, perform and develop their skills because together we can change the world.
Diverse City

Many young people never get the chance to explore their talent or to find an audience, so Diverse City's company Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists are changing all that. They bring together disabled and non disabled young people to learn together and make shows that change how people think about them.

Find out more about Diverse City and Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists (EBYA).

In June 2020, KTM Design took part in the charity event #TheJune500, organised by local nightclub owners Ty Temel of Halo and Ben Reynolds of Lost Paradise and fitness coach Jamie Whisken. The idea was to get people moving and help give a focus to elevate mental health, whilst encouraging fundraising during lockdown.

The challenge was straightforward; get 500km down in the month of June, that is to say the distance between Bournemouth and Paris. To do so you could run, swim, cycle or walk, anything that didnt require an engine.

An inspired local community of nearly 200 people took part for the occasion, raising £42,000 for Dorset Mind. Everyone on the team can agree that it was good to take advantage of the authorised daily exercice and focus our energy for helping a great cause.

“The challenge has not only benefitted both physical and mental health, it ticks every step of the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ recovery model. We use this in our services to help support and maintain wellbeing. A real sense of community has grown as the challenge developed. Our amazing participants supported each other’s efforts as they documented their exercise online daily, mostly on Instagram. It’s been extremely exciting and touching to watch.”
Dorset Mind’s Chief Executive, Marianne Storey

Learn more about Dorset Mind