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Wednesday 27th August 2025
Each week our Outreach Champions begin our meetings by reminding ourselves why we meet,  we share updates on our outreach work and what we would like to happen. Last week some of our members attended a special Thank You Event at @livunimed to celebrate the amazing impact of delivering Learning Disability Awareness training to 4th year student doctors. Others have been working with Tracey from Mencap to polish their scripts for future Oliver McGowan Training delivery â very exciting! Our latest Reach Out Radio Show is live now â tune in here đ https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reach-out-august-25--67367289 or catch us every Mon/Wed/Fri at 10am on LCR 106.7FM. Letâs support each other by listening & sharing! The absolute highlight? Stanley Park Market! Our members did an incredible job promoting Mencap Liverpool & Sefton, raising awareness about learning disability, engaging with the public and welcoming new members. The buzz is still going! Looking ahead ... next week weâll be meeting with Big Mencap and the following week weâll be back in the studio recording for the radio. Despite a few tech hiccups, our Champions stayed focused, professional and full of energy. What a team! #LearningDisabilityAwareness #Mencapliverpoolandsefton #InclusionMatters #OutreachChampions #StanleyParkMarket #CommunityVoices #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Teamwork
Published by ig on 2025-08-27T10:30:25+0000
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Tuesday 26th August 2025
âď¸Unfortunately we have to cancel our community Zumba tomorrow đ˘ We will be back on next Wednesday 1:30pm đ Sorry for any inconvenience
Published by ig on 2025-08-26T14:51:18+0000
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Thursday 21st August 2025
Our Outreach Champions are a team of Mencap Liverpool & Sefton members who support our Outreach Manager in her role. Together, we have coming up with ideas about which organisations to connect with, how best to raise awareness of learning disabilities and  ways to promote Mencap Liverpool & Sefton. One of the most popular ideas was returning to Stanley Park Market. Last yearâs stall was such a success that everyone asked for it again â so this week we were delighted to be back! A huge THANK YOU to Catherine and Nic from the local neighbourhood team for helping to make it possible. It was an early start with an 8.30am set-up, and Tony and Becs were right there with our Outreach Manager to get everything looking welcoming and ready for the day. A massive shout out to our fantastic team who made the day such a success: Tony, Becs, Elise, Doe, Martin, Katie, Steve, James & Amber It was wonderful to welcome new members Doe and Elise to the team, to see them getting involved. The day gave everyone an opportunity to meet other members  and maybe picking up a few bargains as we all got the chance to explore the market Throughout the day, our Outreach Champions spoke to the public about who we are, encouraged people to think about volunteering, and spread the word about Coffee at Mencap and our beautiful Mencap Community Cottage. Everyone gave a brilliant account of what we do and why it matters. It was also a lovely chance and a lovely surprise to catch up with parents, carers, friends, and supporters â old and new â and to make even more community connections. Listening to our Outreach Champions and putting membersâ ideas into action is at the heart of what we do. Thank you to everyone who made the day so special! #MencapLiverpoolandsefton #OutreachChampions #LearningDisabilityAwareness #InclusionMatters #StanleyParkMarket
Published by ig on 2025-08-21T13:25:34+0000
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Wednesday 20th August 2025
We are at Stanley Park Market with our good friend PC Geoff from @merseysidepolice who is talking to people about all things about keeping safe, stop hate and more. Paul from @be_breast_savvy PCN with information on lung screening and more as well as Katie and Kirsty from Brownlow Health with information on sexual health
Published by ig on 2025-08-20T09:17:52+0000
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Wednesday 20th August 2025
Come along to Stanley Park Market and say hello! We would love to see you. Find out about what we do have a chat and be in with a chance to win Coffee and Cake for 2 at @coffeeatmencap
Published by ig on 2025-08-20T09:10:06+0000
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Wednesday 20th August 2025
Colour and a Cuppa is a FREE monthly community creative crafting group, open to all! đ¨đď¸đŤ Ran by the wonderful Zulay, with a different craft each month, come on down and have a Cuppa, make creations and make connections! â¤ď¸ The next Colour and a Cuppa session is: đ 1-3pm đ Tuesday September 23rd đ Mencap Community Cottage, Crosby, L23 6SX
Published by ig on 2025-08-20T08:30:20+0000
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Monday 18th August 2025
On Friday 15th August 2025, our Learning Disability Awareness Trainers â Adam, Kyle, Lewis, and Racheal â were invited to a wonderful âThank Youâ Lunch at the @livuni @livunimedicine University of Liverpool School of Medicine for our work delivering training to student GPs. The Dean, Professor Hazel Scott, spoke at the event, thanking everyone for their hard work and recognising how important it is for medical students to learn directly from people with lived experience. Our members have been part of this training since 2012, working alongside Dr Fiona-Louise Greeley and the fantastic Mersey Care Learning Disability Health Care Facilitators Vivien Mansfield, Hilary Harper, Chloe Hughes and Suzanne Robinson. Together, we raise awareness of the health inequalities people with learning disabilities face. We are a team. Weâd also like to give a special mention to Dr Fiona Greeley, who always goes above and beyond to ensure our membersâ voices are heard â not just in teaching at the university, but also by joining our radio shows and presenting at conferences to  support our members to highlight the importance of lived experience in training and raise awareness of health inequalities for people with learning disabilities.  Fiona is a true advocate for people and always keeps people at the heart of everything â thank you. It was brilliant to connect with other organisations who were invited on the day: đ¤Â Merseyside Society for Deaf People đ¤Â Focus on Involvement (Carers Group) đ¤Â Greenbank Sports Academy đ¤Â South Liverpool Parkinsonâs đ¤Â Headway đ¤Â Spinal Injuries Association đ¤Â Stroke Association đ¤Â Bradbury Fields The lunch was delicious, the recognition meant so much, and it was fantastic to share the space with so many groups who are equally passionate about change and inclusion. #MencapLiverpoolandSefton #LearningDisabilityAwareness #InclusionInAction #HealthInequalities #WeAreMencap #CommunityVoices #DisabilityInclusion #ThankYou
Published by ig on 2025-08-18T13:54:13+0000
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Thursday 14th August 2025
The latest edition of the Mencap Liverpool & Sefton show, Reach Out, is here! Catch it on LCR 106.7FM every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10am â you wonât want to miss it! This month: ⨠Tony interviews Becca from In Another Place ⨠Member Sue interviews fellow member Katie Our shows are all about showing the world that weâre just like everyone else â sometimes we just need a little extra time, patience, and support to understand things fully. Canât wait to listen? Tune in online here: đ https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reach-out-august-25--67367289 A huge thank you to our friends at LCR 106.7FM for your support and this amazing opportunity. Please share far and wide so more people can hear our voices! #MencapLiverpoolandSefton #ReachOutRadio #LearningDisabilityAwareness #CommunityVoices #InAnotherPlace #InclusionMatters #DisabilityInclusion #LCR1067FM
Published by ig on 2025-08-14T22:16:50+0000
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Wednesday 13th August 2025
Come and Say Hello at Stanley Park Market! Itâs that time of year again! On Wednesday 20th August 2025, Mencap Liverpool & Sefton will be at Stanley Park Market with an information stand from 9am to 3pm. Our members and Outreach Manager will be on hand to: â Share what we do and how we support our community â Answer your questions â Have a friendly chat Want to get involved? If youâre a member and would like to help run the stall, call Jo on 07552 345649. Whether youâre coming specially to see us or just visiting the market, weâd love you to pop by and say hello â we love meeting new people at these events! See you there! #Mencapliverpoolandsefton #LearningDisabilityAwareness #StanleyParkMarket #CommunityEvent #LiverpoolEvents #MeetMencap #DisabilityInclusion #CommunitySupport #InclusionMatters #LiverpoolCommunity #WeAreMencap
Published by ig on 2025-08-13T17:57:45+0000
Our Strategic Objectives
May 2025
Our Team have thought about the ways that we can improve everything that we do.
So we have created 4 strategic objectives that will guide all of our work. These are
1. Maximising out income to ensure financial stability of the charity - increasing our % of unrestricted income year on year
2. Supporting our members to grow and thrive by providing a safe space for members to explore, grow and get help during difficult times.
3. Creating a community environment where everyone is welcome -providing a community space that promotes inclusivity and broadens our reach.
4. Promoting Mencap Liverpool & Sefton across a wide range of partners and stakeholders.
Published by Carolyn on Tue May 06 2025 13:59:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
EasyFundraising for Mencap Liverpool & Sefton!
30th January 2025
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Published by tom on Thu Jan 30 2025 18:34:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Thursday Club with the SoSo Choir
Thursday 9th May 2024
Thursday Club has been meeting for 61 years at Mencap Community Cottage and are very much a part of the fabric of the local area in Crosby.
Thursday Club members are a fantastic group of friends - some of our members went to school together, or day services and this is the only place where people get to meet up with friends.
Each quarter our Outreach Manager plans a program of sessions which has been informed by our members at the yearly review.
Members get to get involved with a wide range of things - art, zumba, accessible bikes, silent discos, Boos Zoo visits, coach trips and more.
Every session is supported by a member of our staff team either our Outreach Manager, Progressions Coordinator or Fundraising and Communities Coordinator who work as a team to support our members and team of volunteers to have a fantastic evening each week!
This week we welcomed Su Grainger and some members of her SoSo (Singing Our Socks Off) Choir and it was an absolutely incredible evening!
Su and her team sing with our members and also sing requests and invite our members to sing and dance.
As well as the Choir we had an artistic corner where people got creative and it was a lovely evening.
Big thank you to Su and her Choir and our fantastic team of volunteers who make our Thursday Club possible.
Published by Jo on Fri May 10 2024 12:41:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Open Afternoon at Mencap Community Cottage
Wednesday 17th April 2024
On Wednesday 17th April we held an Open Afternoon at Mencap Community Cottage - everyone was welcome to drop in and find out more about:
âď¸ becoming a member
âď¸ or a volunteer
âď¸ the sessions organised for our members
âď¸ the improvements we have made to our building
âď¸ our future plans to make the building even better
âď¸our community sessions
âď¸our superb Coffee at Mencap
The day was a real success and our members worked incredibly hard showing people around, meeting and greeting people, talking about Mencap Liverpool and Sefton, manning information tables, serving tea and coffee and selling some of the indoor plants we have grown. Thank you to our members for your hardwork.
We were really lucky to have photographer June Poston LRPS come along for the afternoon and take these brilliant photos. Halton Day Service Samba Band opened our event and our members had an impromptu Sumba session supported by our Zumba Instructor Louise Rooney - the photos taken by June truly capture the happiness and confidence people felt.
We are so thankful to the people who volunteer their time to help in such a huge range of ways - thank you, thank you, thank you.
Published by Jo on Thu May 09 2024 17:15:42 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)