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Festive Fundraiser- Tickets still available
Get your christmas celebrations off to a cracking start with local singing star Anna Corcoran and Mencap Liverpool Tickets are selling fast but you can still buy yours online – click here to go to the online booking site The evening will be held in popular city centre venue Leaf, on Wednesday, December 7. Liverpool singer/songwriter Anna [...]
The Hardest Hit Christmas Campaign
Take a stand against cuts to disability services by signing The Hardest Hit online Christmas card petition. Please click here. For more information please see our campaigns page.
Kevin tests a Touch Pod!
Watch Kevin test out an Access to Heritage “Touch Pod” here – www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHOylcuAs_g. Kevin couldn’t hear the sound coming out of the base pod but he could feel it. Using the Touch Pod, Kevin was able to understand where the sound was coming from and he started to play a beat on the crater pod [...]
Fancy a trip to the flicks? Carers and support workers go free
If you are a carer or support worker then you may be entitled to free cinema tickets, thanks to the Cinema Exhibitors’ Association (CEA) card. CEA Cards allow a person in receipt of disability allowance to take a carer or a support worker into the cinema with them free of charge. You can download an [...]
Take action against welfare reforms today
The Government’s proposed welfare reforms are the biggest threat to benefits and support in a generation – today you can help take action. A giant Christmas card has been organised by the Hardest Hit campaign group (Disability Benefits Consortium). There are two weeks (deadline 6 December) to gather 10,000 signatures before the card is presented [...]
Healthy Living Workshops: Recap from Lydia
Hi guys! Just to say a great big healthy hello, to all the happy healthy members that attended the first health workshop. I must say you guys were Awesome. Just to refresh on what we covered in the workshop on Wednesday. We talked about what it means to be HEALTHY and UNHEALTHY for you and [...]
Would you like to knit while you natter?
We are hoping to start a ‘Knit and Natter’ group, or even a Crafting Club, for our members and carers. This would be a great opportunity to enjoy some friendly chit-chat and meet new people, while making really useful stuff at the same time. If you are interested in getting involved please get in touch with me, Janet Sullivan, on 0151 [...]
Making a will / Setting up a trust for the benefit of a loved one with a learning disability
Are you worried about how your family member with a learning disability will manage financially when you are not around to support them? You may also be keen to ensure that they continue to receive their benefits but still enjoy their full inheritance. National Mencap have organised a series of FREE seminars for parents and [...]
2011 Liverpool Marathon Effort- we did it!
A week has now passed since the Mencap Liverpool team completed the Run Liverpool Marathon. I’m pleased to say we all managed to finish (some quicker than others). Trustee Matt Smith crossed the line in a very impressive 3 hours 18 mins. I was next finshing in 4 hours 25, just passing Tom in the [...]
Update On Our Campaigns Work
Hello everyone, its been a long time since i posted another blog, and i just wanted to update you on what myself and Lois have been doing and concentrating on in the Campaigns team over the last month or so. I hope your all keeping well and fighting the good fight, and if there’s any [...]
