Archive for June, 2011
Want to enter Mencap’s Snap! Photo Competition? We can help!
All the information for this year’s competition is posted below, and you can click here to find out more! If you are interested in entering the competition, we are here to help. We have a lot of easy read information about the competition at our office, and we can send off for an application pack for you [...]
The Snap! My world 2011 photo and film competition
2011 Liverpool Marathon Effort #1
I’m Sarah, the Chief Exec of Mencap Liverpool and back in January I signed up for this year’s Liverpool Marathon- it seemed a really good idea at the time! Now it’s the middle of June and the marathon is less than 4 months away so it’s probably about time I got my act together. I [...]
Under the spotlight – how our society supports people with learning disabilities
There has been much discussion about the welfare of people with learning disabilities following a recent BBC Panorama programme showing abuse of residents at Winterbourne View care home. The following three articles are an excellent, challenging and thought-provoking read on the subject and, quite rightly, contribute to a much-need discussion on the pitfalls of the [...]
StopHateThinkMate
Meet Dan, one of the participants in our StopHateThinkMate workshops. Click on the link below to listen to his views on bullying, hate crime, and what he has learnt from the sessions! Dan on YouTube, talking about disability hate crime Look out for upcoming videos from our StopHateThinkMate group! Don’t forget, on Monday, June 20, [...]
Carers Week Event @ St George’s Hall
Come along to St George’s Hall, on Friday, June 17, and meet the team from Mencap Liverpool, at the Carers Week event. This free drop-in event offers health checks, complementary therapies, pamper sessions, information and advice, and a free prize draw. Staff from Mencap Liverpool will be on hand to provide advice and information on [...]
Carers Pamper Session and Drop-In
A relaxing Indian head massage followed by tea and cake… How does that sound? Mencap Liverpool are offering an afternoon of treats and relaxation on Thursday, June 16, as part of Carers Week. First you can unwind and enjoy a relaxing treatment – perhaps a back massage, indian head massage or a mini manicure – [...]
Take action: ask your MP to get social care right for people with a learning disability
People in Liverpool and the rest of the UK are being urged to write to their MP asking them to take action to improve care for people with learning disabilities. Following a distressing Panorama programme on Monday night, which showed the abuse of people with learning disabilities by staff at Winterbourne View residential care home, the [...]
Join our campaign against disability hate crime!
‘Stand by Me’ Hate Crime Prevention and Awareness Event Would you like to find out how to report hate crime and stay safe? On Monday, June 20, Mencap Liverpool and National Mencap are hosting a joint hate crime prevention and awareness event for people in Liverpool who have a learning disability, the people they care [...]
