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✨ Who are we? ✨
We are Lowestoft and District Mencap, a UK charity, based in Lowestoft, Suffolk, that supports people with learning disabilities.

We are a charity-owned community driven electronic & hobby gaming hub near Lowestoft High Street 🙂 Learn more about our charity over at https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft/about and https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025 People with mild to moderate learning disabilities often fall between the cracks when it comes to getting support, as they are not seen as severe en

ough to receive things like Direct Payments, but are still in need of guidance and support, to be able to live independently, find work, and feel like they are a part of their community. We provide social support via our two inclusive public community spaces: ❤ The Unity Centre ❤ and ❤ The Fort.❤

Learn more about us over at www.discord.gg/UBtqjJYFWr or https://gofund.me/02aa6fb3

https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft/about
https://twitter.com/fort_lowestoft
https://www.patreon.com/c/TheFortLowestoft
https://www.instagram.com/the_fort_lowestoft
https://www.tiktok.com/

16/08/2026

FUNDRAISER UPDATE! NOW ONLY £150 AWAY FROM HIRING AN ICE CREAM VAN! 👀🍦 SEVEN MORE BONUS STREAMS INCOMING!

Thanks to our MTG community being absolute legends yesterday, we are now at £2850 raised!

We now have SEVEN more Twitchiversary streams upcoming:
✨[DAY 17, Thurs 20th Aug@7pm] MTG COMMANDER ON TABLETOP SIMULATOR, FEATURING PHANTOMACE
✨[DAY 18, Mon 24th Aug@12pm] WORLD OF WARCRAFT NEW PATCH✨
✨[DAY 19, Weds 2nd Sept@12pm] ELYSIAN PLAYS STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR ✨
✨[DAY 20, Sun 6th Sept@12pm] HORROR STREAM 😱 Zellie plays Resi Evil 4 for the first time! 😱
✨[DAY 21, Mon 7th Sept@12pm] HORROR STREAM 😱 Zellie's Resi Evil 4 first time playthrough, part 2! 😱
✨[DAY 22, Friday 11th Sept@12pm] 🧙‍♂️FF14 NEWBIE GOES BACK TO FF14! 🧙‍♂️
✨[DAY 23, Friday 18th Sept@12pm,] 🧙‍♂️FF14 NEWBIE GOES BACK TO FF14! 🧙‍♂️

Other upcoming milestones:
£3,000.00 💖🍦 FREE ICE CREAM VAN AT THE FORT! 🍦💖
£3,250.00 💖🎂 FREE CAKE AT THE FORT 🎂💖
£3,500.00 💖 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR A WEEK! 💖
£4,000.00 Cosplay bonus stream!
£4,500.00 Bonus variety stream!
£5,000.00 ⚔ WoW streamer collab! ⚔
(With bonus streams unlocked every £150/150 subs)

Also look out for our September Spin the Wheel Bonanza 👀 Where we'll spin the wheel every 5 subs / £10 raised 😮 (Starting from Sunday 6th September) 👀 So start saving those pennies up, to "help" me through Resident Evil 4 🤣

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to our upcoming streams, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖

💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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15/08/2026

✨🍔 THERE’S STILL TIME TO POP BY THE FORT FOR A FREE BURGER! 5PM-7PM!🍔✨

Thanks to everyone supporting our charity fundraiser we're able to run a FREE BBQ on Saturday 15th August! 😍 Stop by between 1pm-3pm, and 5pm-7pm for a FREE burger and sausage 💖 (We're open all day, midday to 10pm, if anyone wants to pop by for some Magic: The Gathering, or to join us for Board Game Night!🎲)

We are now only £455 away from hiring an ice cream van for the day!

Goals to still unlock:
- 😮 More variety/cosplay/horror streams! 😮
- 🍦 FREE ICE CREAM VAN AT THE FORT! 🍦
-🍰 FREE CAKE AT THE FORT 🍰
- 💻 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR EVERYONE FOR A WEEK! 💻
- 🧙‍♂️ World of Warcraft streamer collab! 🧙‍♂️

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to our upcoming streams, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖

💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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14/08/2026

✨🍔 FREE BBQ TOMORROW! 🍔 SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST!🍔 1PM-3PM + 5PM-7PM!🍔✨

Thanks to everyone supporting our charity fundraiser we're able to run a FREE BBQ on Saturday 15th August! 😍 Stop by between 1pm-3pm, and 5pm-7pm for a FREE burger and sausage 💖 (We're open all day, midday to 10pm, if anyone wants to pop by for some Magic: The Gathering, or to join us for Board Game Night!🎲)

We are now only £600 away from hiring an ice cream van for the day!

Goals to still unlock:
- 😮 More variety/cosplay/horror streams! 😮
- 🍦 FREE ICE CREAM VAN AT THE FORT! 🍦
- 💻 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR EVERYONE FOR A WEEK! 💻
- 🧙‍♂️ World of Warcraft streamer collab! 🧙‍♂️

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to our upcoming streams, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖

💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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06/08/2026

✨🎲 Join us at the Magic: The Gathering The Hobbit prerelease event this weekend! 🎲✨

Pop in Friday 7th August - Sunday 9th August to get your Prerelease Kit! (£40 per person, limited to one prerelease kit per person per day during the initial prerelease weekend). We run casual format, but if you want to play your prerelease decks against other players then Saturday is the best day to stop by 🙂

We also have lots of other Magic: The Gathering product in store, so drop in and have a browse! 🙂

📱 Check out our upcoming Magic: The Gathering events at https://locator.wizards.com/store/16847 or using the Magic Companion App 📱

If you're new to Magic: The Gathering and want to give it a try, or just want to find other people to play with, then pop by on the weekends, especially Saturdays 💖

🔴 Reminder: unofficial cards, such as counterfeit cards, proxies, playtest cards etc, are not allowed in sanctioned events. 🔴
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Opening times:
Tues/Weds/Fri/Sat/Sun (midday to 10pm)
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Discord: https://discord.gg/UBtqjJYFWr
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thefortlowestoft
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05/08/2026

✨🍔 FREE BBQ INCOMING! 🍔 SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST!🍔 1PM-3PM + 5PM-7PM!🍔✨

Thanks to everyone supporting our charity fundraiser we're able to run a FREE BBQ on Saturday 15th August! 😍 Stop by between 1pm-3pm, and 5pm-7pm for a FREE burger and sausage 💖 (We're open all day, midday to 10pm, if anyone wants to pop by for some Magic: The Gathering, or to join us for Board Game Night!🎲)

We are now only £750 away from hiring an ice cream van for the day!

Goals to still unlock:
- 😮 More variety/cosplay/horror streams! 😮
- 🍦 FREE ICE CREAM VAN AT THE FORT! 🍦
- 💻 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR EVERYONE FOR A WEEK! 💻
- 🧙‍♂️ World of Warcraft streamer collab! 🧙‍♂️

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to this upcoming stream, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖

💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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03/08/2026

✨NEW CHARITY MILESTONE UNLOCKED✨

I'd say that was a successful stream! Yesterday Zellie played Elden Ring for the first time: 3 bosses killed (one of which was a dragon!), and another bonus horror stream unlocked! That brings us to NINETEEN TOTAL DAYS in our fundraiser so far! Here's what we have left to come:

✨[DAY 15, Sun 9th Aug@12pm] HORROR STREAM 😱 Zellie plays Resident Evil 2 for the first time! 😱
✨[DAY 16, Mon 10th Aug@12pm] HORROR STREAM 😱 Zellie plays more Resident Evil 2 for the first time! 😱
✨[DAY 17, TBC] MTG COMMANDER ON TABLETOP SIMULATOR, FEATURING PHANTOMACE
✨[DAY 18, TBC] ✨
✨[DAY 19, HORROR STREAM TBC] ✨

We are now £750 away from the milestone to hire an ice cream van! (and £2750 away from unlocking a big WoW streamer collab 👀)

Goals to still unlock:
- 😮 More variety/cosplay/horror streams! 😮
- 🍦 FREE ICE CREAM VAN AT THE FORT! 🍦
- 💻 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR EVERYONE FOR A WEEK! 💻
- 🧙‍♂️ World of Warcraft streamer collab! 🧙‍♂️
- 💻 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR EVERYONE FOR A MONTH! 💻
- 🎸Stage Tour for The Fort! 🎤
- 🎮 New consoles for The Fort! 🎮
- 🧙‍♂️ World of Warcraft streamers visit The Fort! 🧙‍♂️

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to this upcoming stream, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖
💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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01/08/2026

🃏🎲 Fortosaurus wants you to know that we now stock Riftbound! 🎲🃏

We have a small selection for now as we test the waters, but if there is enough demand we’ll definitely buy more! 💖 We’re also now an official Riftbound event space, so join us for PreRift events and casual play!
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Opening times:
Tues/Weds/Fri/Sat/Sun (midday to 10pm)
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Discord: https://discord.gg/UBtqjJYFWr
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thefortlowestoft
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24/07/2026

✨ Day 10 of our Twitchiversary charity fundraiser is livestreaming RIGHT NOW! ✨

Our initial Twitchiversary week was Mon 13th - Sun 19th July, but we've reached the milestones for EIGHT MORE STREAM DAYS SO FAR :O Here's what we still have upcoming:

✨ TWITCHIVERSARY CHARITY FUNDRAISER ✨[DAY 10, Friday 24th July@12pm] 🏥👩‍⚕️ Zellie plays Two Point Hospital for the first time! 👩‍⚕️🏥
✨[DAY 11, Mon 27th July@12pm] COSPLAY STREAM 🕷Zellie plays Starship Troopers: Terran Command for the first time!🕷
✨[DAY 12, Thurs 30th July@12pm][TBC] 👀
✨[DAY 13, Sat 1st Aug@12pm] 👨‍🎤🤘 Marcus continues Ghostwire: Tokyo! 🤘👨‍🎤
✨[DAY 14, Sun 2nd Aug@12pm] ⚔ Zellie plays Elden Ring for the first time! ⚔
✨[DAY 15, Sun 9th Aug@12pm] HORROR STREAM 😱 Zellie plays Resident Evil 2 for the first time! 😱
✨[DAY 16, Mon 10th Aug@12pm] HORROR STREAM 😱 Zellie plays more Resident Evil 2 for the first time! 😱

🏥👩‍⚕️ So join us today as Zellie tries to run a hospital in a first time playthrough of Two Point Hospital! 👩‍⚕️🏥 https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft

💖 There are plenty more milestones to reach, including more bonus streams, and HIRING AN ICE CREAM VAN FOR THE FORT 🍦💖

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to this upcoming stream, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖

💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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22/07/2026

✨ The Twitchiversary charity fundraiser continues TODAY! ✨

Our initial Twitchiversary week was Mon 13th - Sun 19th July, but we've reached the milestones for EIGHT MORE STREAM DAYS SO FAR :O Here's what we still have upcoming:

✨[DAY 8, Weds 22nd July@12pm] 🌿ElysianSplat Pokemon Leaf Green nuzlocke REMATCH! 🌿
✨[DAY 9, Thurs 23rd July@12pm] 🧙‍♂️Finishing the WoW story campaign before the new patch!🧙‍♂️
✨[DAY 10, Fri 24th July@12pm] TBC 👀
✨[DAY 11, TBC] 👨‍🎤🤘 Marcus continues Ghostwire: Tokyo! 🤘👨‍🎤
✨[DAY 12, TBC] TBC
✨[TBC] COSPLAY STREAM
✨[TBC] 2 x HORROR STREAMS

We're also only £100 away from Zellie having to play Elden Ring for the first time 👀

So join us today at 12pm UK as ElysianSplat takes on a Pokemon Leaf Green nuzlocke!

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to this upcoming stream, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖

💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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19/07/2026

✨🍔❗ FREE BBQ UNLOCKED ❗🍔✨

A massive thank you to everyone that took part in our Magic: The Gathering charity event yesterday, and helped raised enough money to reach our next big fundraising milestone..... A FREE BBQ DAY! 🍔 (Date to be confirmed)

We have a few more streams to go, including an extra 4 stream days, and some bonus cosplay and horror game streams 😱 All unlocked thanks to your support 💖

DAY 7 = Sun 19th July at 12pm UK (TODAY 👀) = Opening the new Trading Cards! AND A GIVEAWAY FOR A COPY OF PALEO PINES 😄
DAY 8 = Weds 22nd July at 12pm UK = ElysianSplat Pokemon Leaf Green Nuzlocke REMATCH!
DAY 9 = TBC = Marcus continues Ghostwire Tokyo
DAY 10 = TBC = TBC

Bonuses unlocked, dates to be confirmed:
- FREE BBQ DAY AT THE FORT
- Cosplay Stream
- Horror Stream x 2

Goals to still unlock:
- 😱 Zellie plays Elden Ring for the first time! 😱
- 🍦 FREE ICE CREAM VAN AT THE FORT! 🍦
- 💻 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR EVERYONE FOR A WEEK! 💻
- 😮 More cosplay/horror streams! 😮
- 🧙‍♂️ World of Warcraft streamer collab! 🧙‍♂️
- 💻 FREE PC TIME AT THE FORT FOR EVERYONE FOR A MONTH! 💻
- 🎸Stage Tour for The Fort! 🎤
- 🎮 New consoles for The Fort! 🎮
- 🧙‍♂️ World of Warcraft streamers visit The Fort! 🧙‍♂️

💖 A big thank you to everyone that has supported us so far, whether you are part of our online community or our local community, we appreciate you all 💖 Even if you can't donate to this upcoming stream, leaving our stream open in the background on your pc helps a lot 💖

💖 You can also link your Amazon Prime account to Twitch, to subscribe and support us for free! 💖
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thefortlowestoft
Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/-fort-lowestoft/thefort-twitchiversary2025
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Address

Unit 3-4 6 Milton Road East
Lowestoft
NR321NT

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 10pm
Wednesday	12pm - 10pm
Friday	12pm - 10pm
Saturday	12pm - 10pm
Sunday	12pm - 10pm

Website

https://linktr.ee/thefortlowestoft, https://gofund.me/02aa6fb3

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