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Thursday 29th January 2026



Yesterday, Amber, Kevin and Tony — presenters on our Reach Out radio show — went along to the LCR 106.7fm Volunteers Evening alongside presenters from across the station. The evening was all about meeting fellow volunteers, sharing ideas to raise the profile of the station, grow our listeners and explore ways to raise funds to keep community radio thriving Amber shared some brilliant ideas and a working group is now being set up to develop these ideas further — with Amber, Tony and Kevin getting involved You can show your support right now by tuning in to listen to our show Mencap Liverpool and Sefton “Reach Out” 🗓 Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday ⏰ at 10am and 9pm 📻 on LCR 106.7fm 💻 Or listen on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reach-out-jan-26--69559956 #ReachOutRadio #LCR1067FM #CommunityRadio #RadioVolunteers #InclusiveVoices LearningDisabilityVoices VolunteerLife RadioLife LiverpoolRadio SupportCommunityRadio ListenLive Read More

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Wednesday 28th January 2026



Our member Rachael along with our Outreach Manager Jo recently and visited A 2 B @a2b_foundation at Aigburth Academy @aigburthacademy to meet the newly formed Monday Group — a group of adults with additional needs who meet weekly to decide what they’d like to do together. The group is full of excitement, keen to go on trips, have fun, and welcome new people to make friends. Rachael said: “I’d really like to get involved. It was interesting and I’m up for going on the trips as I love going to places and travelling.” A big thank you to John, Jackie and Helena for making us feel so welcome! See you all again soon. #CommunityConnections #LearningDisabilityInclusion #MakingFriends #StrongerTogether #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs LiverpoolCommunities Read More

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Monday 26th January 2026



📻 Behind the scenes of Reach Out! 📻  On Friday, we were at The Croissant preparing for our regular radio show Reach Out, which is broadcast six times a week on LCR 106.7fm — every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10am and 9pm. Our most recent show is now on air and also available to listen to on Spreaker 🎧 👉 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reach-out-jan-26--69559956 A huge thank you to Linda Griffiths from the Congenital Heart Disease Network and parent carer Jacqui Bligh for joining us on the show, and brilliant interviewing by Kevin 👏 We also want to give a special shout-out to our volunteer Tony, who spent time practising with Lewis ahead of an upcoming radio show that Lewis will be presenting himself — exciting things ahead! 🌟 We couldn’t make Reach Out happen without the commitment of our members, volunteers, and the ongoing support of the teams at The Croissant and LCR 106.7fm. Thank you all for the amazing work you do to highlight learning disabilities and share our lives and voices  #ReachOutRadio #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #LearningDisabilityVoices #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #InclusiveMedia CommunityRadio LCR1067FM TheCroissant Volunteers LivedExperience WorkingTogether Read More

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Monday 26th January 2026



Outreach Champions in action! On Friday, we held our regular weekly Outreach Champions meeting, where our members come together to support our Outreach Manager and play an active role in promoting Mencap Liverpool and Sefton These meetings are all about: 🔸️raising awareness of learning disabilities 🔸️promoting Mencap Liverpool and Sefton 🔸️engaging with potential new members 🔸️trying new things 🔸️and building relationships with new organisations. Our Outreach Champions work incredibly especially when we are out and about chatting with organisations and members of the public, sharing their lived experience and collecting useful information to bring back to the group During the session, we went through flyers and leaflets gathered from recent events. Members talked about what they found helpful, what they would like Jo to follow up on, and shared personal experiences about why certain opportunities mattered to them. Listening to what our members say shape ideas for future work and partnerships for Outreach. It was a really productive session, with fantastic teamwork, thoughtful discussion and lots of ideas generated together. A huge thank you to everyone for your commitment, energy and brilliant ideas #OutreachChampions #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #LearningDisabilityAwareness #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #LivedExperience Inclusion Community Teamwork WorkingTogether RaisingAwareness MakingConnections Read More

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Wednesday 21st January 2026



It must be a week of kindness!  Recently, we put out a call asking if anyone had any Disney jigsaw puzzles for our Thursday Club — and our member Lucy and her mum Donna shared it on their socials.  We were lucky enough that it was picked up by Marsh Lane Harriers! Special thanks to Paddy Reilly, who kindly bought some puzzles, and Donna’s friend Jackie who also answered the call How wonderful are people? Your generosity and kindness mean so much and makes a real difference to people. Don’t forget, we also have our Charity Shop, open the same hours as our coffee shop, located at the rear of our Mencap Community Cottage. It’s well worth a look for reasonably priced items, and if you’d like to donate, pop along you will find us at Mencap Community Cottage, 6–8 Mariners Road, Crosby, L23 6SX Thank you again for your kindness and support — these ripples of kindness truly make a real difference! 🌟 #CommunityKindness #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #ThursdayClub #DisneyPuzzles #MarshLaneHarriers ActsOfKindness MakingADifference CharityShop CrosbyCommunity SupportLocal Read More

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Wednesday 21st January 2026



✨ Small acts, big impact ✨ For more than 10 years, Joanne at Picasso Hairdressers in Ormskirk has supported Mencap Liverpool and Sefton by hosting one of our donation tubs in her salon — and we can’t thank her enough! This started with a simple conversation from our amazing volunteer Joan, who asked if Joanne would mind having a collection pot — proving that small actions can lead to long-lasting support. Joan recently brought in a £20 donation, which helps fund free activities like Zumba with Louise, delivered every Wednesday at 1:30pm at Mencap Community Cottage and is open to everyone in the community. Thank you Joanne, thank you Joan, and thank you to everyone who supports us — your kindness truly makes a difference #CommunityConnections #ThankYou #LocalBusinessSupport #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #InclusionMatters EveryPennyCounts Zumba CommunityCottage Read More

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Wednesday 21st January 2026



Our wonderful Paul has just completed the Crosby Park Run, bringing his total to an amazing 23 Park Runs so far — what an achievement! While he was there, Paul bumped into two of our brilliant Thursday Club volunteers, Marianne and Helen, showing just how connected our local community really is. Paul is doing incredibly well. His fastest time is 31 minutes 04 seconds, his slowest 52 minutes 40 seconds, and he’s now so confident on the route that he’s even outpacing our Thursday Club volunteers! Supporting our members to try new things, build confidence, grow their circles of support and be active in their local communities is a huge part of what we do at Mencap Liverpool and Sefton — and Paul is a perfect example of this in action. And remember… after Park Run you can always nip along to Coffee at Mencap at our lovely Mencap Community Cottage on Mariners Road we have Gorgeous coffee, tea, hot chocolate and a wide range of treats  for sale make sure you come and check us out! Paul, keep going — you are amazing !!!! #CrosbyParkRun #ParkRunUK #CommunityInclusion #LearningDisabilityAwareness #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton ThursdayClub BuildingConfidence InclusionMatters CoffeeAtMencap LocalCommunity CelebrateSuccess Read More