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Wednesday 1st July 2026



🎉 Mencap Community Cottage is celebrating Mencap’s 80th Birthday! 🎉 Come along and join us for a fun-filled Garden Party! 🗓 Wednesday 29th July
🕙 10am – 4pm
📍 6–8 Mariners Road, Crosby
🫂 Everyone is welcome
🐶 Furry friends welcome too
♿️ Fully accessible 🎪 Local stalls
🥁 Samba band
💃 Zumba
🎵 DJ Ste
🎟 Luxury raffle
✨ And much more! Bring your friends, family, neighbours, and four-legged companions and help us celebrate 80 amazing years of Mencap. We can’t wait to see you there! 💜 #mencap80thbirthday #communitycottage #learningdisabilities #gardenparty #mencap Read More

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Friday 19th June 2026



⚽💜 What a way to finish Learning Disability Week! 💜⚽ This afternoon at @greenbanksportsacademy we were joined by the amazing Mathew and Alice from @thelfcfoundation who led a fantastic football session packed with skills, teamwork and fun! 🙌 A special thank you also to Thelma and Jane from @specialolympicsgb for joining us – it was lovely to meet you both and look forward to seeing you soon💜 The team sharpened up their football skills with some brilliant coaching before putting them into practice in a match that can only be described as... GOALS, GOALS, GOALS! ⚽🥅🔥 And of course, no session would be complete without a penalty shootout, with everyone keen to test themselves against our goalkeeper for the day, staff Hannah! 😅 A brilliant end to a fantastic Learning Disability Week, celebrating inclusion, friendship and the power of sport. Do You See Me? We certainly saw confidence, teamwork, determination and plenty of smiles this week. 💜 #learningdisabilityweek #doyouseeme #inclusionthroughsport #LFCFoundation #SpecialOlympicsGB FootballFun Teamwork GoalsGoalsGoals ⚽💜🙌 Read More

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Friday 19th June 2026



As we celebrate Learning Disability Week and this year's powerful theme, Do You See Me?, we're delighted to see our member, Rachel Holmes-Bennett, being recognised by OCS for her achievements, advocacy, and lived experience. Rachel's story highlights exactly why Learning Disability Week matters. It's about seeing the whole person – their talents, ambitions, contributions, and individuality – and recognising the value that people with a learning disability bring to our communities every day. Rachel has consistently used her voice to support others, challenge perceptions, and champion inclusion. Her recognition is thoroughly deserved, and we are incredibly proud to see her story being shared more widely. Congratulations, Rachel, and thank you for continuing to inspire others and help ensure that people with a learning disability are seen, heard, and valued. Read Rachel's story here: https://ocs.com/uk/news/learning-disability-week-do-you-see-me-rachel-holmes-bennetts-story/ #LearningDisabilityWeek #DoYouSeeMe #LDWeek2026 #Inclusion #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton Read More

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Friday 19th June 2026



🎶 What a brilliant Thursday Club! 🎶 This week, our wonderful Louise had everyone moving and grooving with another fantastic Zumba session! We danced our way through some absolute classics, including Living Doll by the legendary Cliff Richard, and our member Richard led us in the Macarena and the Cha Cha Slide. We were also treated to Jess signing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, which everyone really enjoyed joining in with. As always, Louise finished the session with a relaxing meditation, helping us all leave behind some of the stresses and strains of the week. It was lovely to see so many volunteers there too, dancing alongside members, making brews, catching up with people and finding out what's been happening in their lives. Their support helps make Thursday Club the warm, friendly and welcoming place that it is. We even managed to get everyone together for a big group photo outside! A huge thank you to Louise, our volunteers and all of our amazing members for making Thursday Club such a special part of the week. Read More

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Friday 19th June 2026



💜🏀🥊 Do You See Me? 🥊🏀💜 Today’s Friday sports session at @ljmu_move looked a little different, but not even the gym refurbishment could stop us! 💪 We kicked off with circuits in the studio before heading to the sports hall for some competitive basketball and plenty of laughs. 🏀 To celebrate Learning Disability Week and this year’s @mencap theme, “Do You See Me?”, we finished with a very special boxing session led by the incredible Natasha Jonas, who joined the team, taught some boxing basics and got involved in the fun (including introducing us to the peg game! 😄). A fantastic session full of energy, teamwork and inclusion. Do you see me? It’s safe to say Natasha does. 💜 Thank you, @tashatf12 for taking the time to be part of our session and helping us celebrate such an important week. #learningdisabilityweek #yesweseeyou #nostoppingus #inclusion #sportforall 💜✨ Read More

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Friday 19th June 2026



Yesterday our Outreach Manager Jo attended Natural Breaks' Learning Disability Week celebration alongside members Sue, Amber, Ste and James. We had a fantastic afternoon meeting new people, catching up with familiar faces and celebrating everything that makes our communities stronger when we come together. There was plenty to get involved in, including self-defence sessions, fancy dress races, games, creative activities and some absolutely gorgeous homemade cakes! We also enjoyed learning more about the amazing work of Natural Breaks, meeting the people they support and hearing about the projects and opportunities they are involved in. A special congratulations to Amber, who was delighted to win a prize on the raffle! Thank you to everyone at Natural Breaks for inviting us along and making us feel so welcome. It was a lovely afternoon filled with fun, friendship and inclusion, and we were delighted to be part of it. Read More

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Friday 19th June 2026



Learning Disability Week is all about recognising the contributions people with learning disabilities make every day, and our journey to Parliament provided the perfect example. When we arrived at Lime Street Station, we were joined by our friend and colleague Rachel Holmes Bennett, who was travelling to Folkestone to deliver Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training the following day. When Rachel realised we were all heading to London on the same day, she adjusted her travel plans so that we could travel together as far as Euston before continuing on our separate journeys. For us, this is what inclusion looks like in real life. People with learning disabilities are employees, trainers, colleagues, campaigners and leaders. They travel for work, attend meetings, deliver professional training, visit new places and make plans to catch up with friends and colleagues along the way – just like anyone else. Sometimes the most powerful examples of inclusion aren't big moments or special events. Sometimes they are simply people getting on a train, travelling for work, supporting one another and getting on with their lives. We were delighted to share part of the journey with Rachel and wish her every success with her training delivery in Folkestone. We also hope she got the chance to enjoy a walk along the beach near her hotel in the beautiful sunshine! Thank you, Rachel, for everything you do to help make health care and social care services more inclusive through the delivery of Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Read More