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Campaign Idea!
No sooner into my office chair did my campaigning hat place itself firmly on my head and firmly into first gear. Over this last week, after passing through an induction and receiving lots of warm welcomes from the staff, I set down to the task of continuing to ensure this charity remains the ‘driving voice’ of Disabled [...]
2011 Liverpool Marathon Effort #3
Oh dear- this really isn’t going to plan! I’ve just come back to work after being struck down by an evil virus, I’ve spent most of the last ten days sleeping and although I’m just about fit enough to be in work answering emails, I’m not good for much else so my training progress [...]
Campaigns Update
Mencap Liverpool has recruited new volunteer, Thomas Butler, who is going to take the lead on helping out with campaigns. Thomas, 22, writes: I’ve been passionate about people with disabilities, and society providing them with the rights to equal opportunity, inclusion, fair treatment and choice for as long as I can remember. However, it was [...]
Brian Stewart: Our Trip To The World Museum
On Friday 29th July 2011 I went on an enjoyable trip to World Museum Liverpool with some of the staff and volunteers from Mencap Liverpool. I learnt about different creatures they have in the aquarium section, such as crabs and starfish. I was also given an opportunity to handle these creatures. This was more enjoyable [...]
2011 Liverpool Marathon Effort #2
Oh dear- my marathon training has stalled once again After starting my training late due to a back problem, I managed to pull a muscle in my calf on one of my first training sessions back- I’ve been told to avoid running for at least a week and I’m meant to stay off it as [...]
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 [...]
Big Cuts Event
Apologies for the lack of blogging recently, work at Mencap Liverpool has been so busy, especially in the weeks leading up to the Big Cuts Event! The day finally came last Wednesday and it was a great success! We had brilliant feedback from those who attended and everyone seemed to find the day extremely useful. [...]
One month in!
So I’ve been at Mencap Liverpool for almost a month now and still can’t believe how quickly time has passed. I had another busy week last week, so have quite a lot to fill you in on! Fellow World of Difference winner Lucy had her first day at the charity on Tuesday, and it’s been [...]
Campaigning Fever
I’ve come to the end of another week at Mencap Liverpool, and as always, this one has sped by. Last Friday we held our comic relief coffee morning at the office and had lots of fun catching up, playing games and decorating fairy cakes (which was what I spent most of my time doing!) Everyone [...]
Paul Jones: a snapshot from my life.
My name is Paul Jones. I am a male to female transsexual and I have some learning disabilities. I work as a volunteer at Broadgreen Hospital in the WRVS shop & cafe. There, I shelf stack,wipe tables, collect rubbish for the bin and sometimes brush the floor. The reason why I volunteer is so I [...]
