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Sunday 27th July 2025



Heritage Walk Highlights – Formby Edition! On A recent outing with Tony's Walking Group explored the history of Formby on a brilliant Heritage Walk! We were lucky to have Helen Duerden, Sefton’s Heritage Officer, open up the Formby Heritage Centre just for us to look around before we set off. Big thanks also to Rev Lilly Nelson, Deacon of the beautiful St Peter’s Church, who welcomed us in and shared stories about the church’s fascinating past Despite the humid heat, the group clocked nearly 10,000 steps – a fantastic achievement! Well done to everyone who took part. More walks will be coming soon, including the Formby “B” Walk (beach route!) and a Netherton Heritage Walk later in the year – watch this space! #HeritageWalk #MencapLiverpool #SeftonHistory #FormbyWalk #InclusionInAction #LearningDisabilities #AccessibleAdventures #CommunityConnection #WalkAndTalk #LocalHistory #GetOutside #FormbyHeritage #StPetersChurch #VolunteeringTogether Read More

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Sunday 27th July 2025



OnTuesday our gardeners were lucky with the weather and had a great turnout for the Garden Drop-In 🌦️🌻 ⭐ Star of the day was Paul H, who helped harvest our first batch of new potatoes with Emily’s support (see pic!) Our delicious Mencap Organic Spuds are on sale soon in the Coffee Shop! ✅️ Ken collected a big bowl of poppy seeds from our plants – we’ll be selling these too. ✅️ Steve worked on clearing the front garden for a new gravel patch. ✅️Paul T and James tackled a tricky shelf removal (and won!) so we could finish painting the big room. ✅️ Simon took on the weeds, while Andy gave the front lawn a much-needed mow after all that rain. ✅️ Matty, Emily, and Carol, with support, lifted our tree saplings and arranged them ready for planting in autumn – we now have around 20 beautiful Rowan, Birch and Wild Cherry trees! And a big shout-out to Carol for a brilliant job sorting the garden shed – it’s never been easier to find what we need! A great day all round 💚 #CommunityGardening #InclusionInAction #MencapLiverpool #LearningDisabilities #GreenSpace #GetOutside #GardenDropIn #UrbanGrowing #VolunteeringMatters Read More

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Sunday 27th July 2025



Our Outreach Champions met today to discuss the Liverpool City Council Consultation on Non-Residential Social Care Charging Policy Proposals We asked for the consultation in easy read format, which really helped us understand it better and made sure everyone could get involved. The consultation covers 4 proposals: 🔹️Paying a fee to set up care 🔹️Paying the real cost of care 🔹️Paying for two carers 🔹️Paying for pet care and storage It sparked a really thoughtful and lively discussion—full of questions, opinions and important conversations. A special shout-out to our member Katie, who came along for the first time today with her mum who observed. Their feedback? "I loved the way everyone was involved and had their say." "I'll definitely be back next week!" Our Outreach Champions are amazing advocates—raising awareness of learning disabilities, promoting Mencap Liverpool & Sefton, learning new things and trying new things. To be an Outreach Champion members need to be reliable, committed, good at speaking up,  good at listening  and a role model. Our members are an amazing team who help and support each other. The consultation deadline is 17 August 2025 – Have your say here: https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/consultation-and-engagement/consultation/consultation-on-the-non-residential-social-care-charging-policy Amazing work, team!  #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #OutreachChampions #LearningDisabilities #HaveYourSay #LiverpoolConsultation #SocialCare #EasyRead #InclusionMatters #AdvocacyInAction #DisabilityVoices #Teamwork #SpeakingUp #AccessibleConsultation #LDInclusion #GetInvolved #WeAreMencap #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs Read More

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Sunday 27th July 2025



On Thursday, Mencap Liverpool & Sefton member Kyle Wallace delivered his first ever Oliver McGowan Level 2 Training session as an Expert with Lived Experience, alongside lead trainer Tom at Shakespeare North Playhouse Kyle and Tom met online ahead of the session to run through the slides, get to know each other, and discuss any adjustments needed on the day. Kyle shared: “I was nervous, but I think I did really well.” And we couldn’t agree more! The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is vital for health and social care staff. It was developed after Oliver’s tragic death and is now a legal requirement under the Health and Care Act 2022 for all CQC-registered providers. Kyle led the morning session with confidence, and the feedback from staff was fantastic—a real confidence boost and a brilliant example of lived experience at the heart of training Well done Kyle—keep raising awareness and speaking up! #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #OliverMcGowanTraining #LearningDisabilityAwareness #ExpertWithLivedExperience #InclusionMatters #LDandAutismTraining #ShakespeareNorth #CQC #ConfidenceBoost #DisabilityVoices #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #LDChampion #GreatJobKyle #SpeakUpForChange Read More

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Sunday 27th July 2025



Our amazing core team of presenters absolutely smashed it today working together as a team!  We’re gearing up to record on Friday 8th August after 2pm – so the countdown is on!  Lewis has confirmed that Louise, who runs our FREE community Zumba every Wednesday at 1:30pm at Mencap Community Cottage, is already drafting a brilliant script. Tony will be chatting with Becca from In Another Place, who’s worked with our members on the History of Mencap Community Cottage play (part of the Seeds for Change project) and also with our Thursday Club. So much to talk about! Rachel is busy writing questions for PC Geoff Graham who we are hoping will be available to come on for our August show. Sue will be interviewing our member Katie to find out more about her life.  Looking ahead to our September show and Kevin has lined up Ronnie from the GMB to speak about what the union does Everyone is working SO hard to raise awareness of learning disabilities and celebrate the voices of Mencap Liverpool & Sefton and we are really grateful to Steve and the team @LCR_106.7fm for supporting us to do this. Amazing work, team! #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #LCR_106.7fm #LearningDisabilityAwareness #CommunityRadio #InclusionMatters #DisabilityVoices #RadioPrep #Teamwork #SeedsForChange #InAnotherPlace #GMBUnion #ZumbaForAll #ThursdayClub #CommunityCottage #AmplifyingVoices #LDWeek #MakingADifference Read More

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Wednesday 23rd July 2025



📢📢THIS FRIDAY 25TH JULY 1PM 📢📢 Presenting.....The Cinnamon Roll of Happiness, a fun and thought provoking play featuring local talent from Company Of Friends, Company B and our very own Mencap Members 🤩🎭🙌 🕐1pm 🗓️ Friday 25th July 📍Mencap Community Cottage 🏷️FREE Free & Open to all, come along and support, celebrate and enjoy and why not treat yourself to a delicious drink or snack at @coffeeatmencap while you're at it! ☕🧋🍘🥪😋 To find out more, get in touch with Nadine on 07435755140 📱 #Cinnamonrollofhappiness #localtheatre #localtalent #freeevent #inclusionmatters #community Read More

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Tuesday 22nd July 2025



Last month for our Monthly Mindfulness Matters session, we took a walk to St John Gardens and headed on a Rainbow Walk, taking time to step and take notice of all the colours of the rainbow around us 🌈 The rainbow is a great reminder of inclusivity and love, very apt for Pride Month 🌈❤️ Then we headed to the World Museum where we found both Nemo and Dory, it was a great morning exploring our city! #inclusivitymatters #mindfulness #pridemonth🌈 Read More