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Wednesday 25th February 2026



On Monday, Rachel, Kyle and Adam delivered Learning Disability Awareness Training to 4th Year student doctors at the University of Liverpool. @livuni We are proud to deliver the session alongside Dr Fiona Greeley from the University of Liverpool and Learning Disability Healthcare Coordinators Vivien Mansfield and Hilary Harper from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. @merseycarenhsft Our members have been delivering this training for over 13 years. Our members talk to students about: - Communication differences and what to look out for -  The serious health inequalities people with a learning disability face e.g. that women with a learning disability die on average 26 years younger than women without a learning disability - The importance of Annual Health Checks — missing them increases the risk of death by 1.5 times - The importance of reasonable adjustments in healthcare settings Students have the opportunity to ask questions, build rapport and see the person beyond the label. Because we are the same as everyone else, we love travelling, we support football teams …some are better teams than others (!), we care about our families and we have the same hopes and dreams as everyone else.. We just might need a bit more time. A bit more patience and for professionals to really listen and include us.  Thank you to the university of liverpool for involving people with learning disaiblities for all these years and to the Leraning Disability Team at Mersey Care who support and promote people with learning disabilities. Together, we are helping to reduce health inequalities and raise awareness of learning disabilities and challenging the inequalities we face. #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #LearningDisabilityAwareness #FutureDoctors #HealthInequalities #ReasonableAdjustments InclusionInHealthcare UniversityOfLiverpool MerseyCare LivedExperienceMatters Read More

@mencapliverpool

Wednesday 25th February 2026



Our Outreach Champions have signed a letter to send to each of our local MPs calling for changes to the benefits system that are stopping people with a learning disability from delivering essential training. Many of our members are trained Experts with Lived Experience delivering the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on learning disability and autism. This training is now required nationally for health and social care staff — and hearing directly from people with lived experience is what makes it powerful, real and impactful. But right now, benefits rules mean he process can be stressful and worrying, and for some people it creates a barrier to taking part at all. One part of government says lived experience must be at the heart of training. Another part makes it difficult for people to be paid fairly for their work. People with a learning disability should be able to use our voices, be valued as professionals and not have barriers created that make it difficult for us to be involved. We will l keep you updated! #MencapLiverpoolAndSefton #LivedExperienceMatters #OliverMcGowanTraining #LearningDisability #DisabilityRights Read More

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Thursday 19th February 2026



On Tuesday our new member Ella had a taster session working in our Coffee Shop… and she absolutely SMASHED IT! From the moment she started, Ella got stuck in and gave it her all. Amy said: "Ella did a brilliant job. She picked up the till really quickly, was really friendly with customers, took out orders and cleared tables down — she really got involved. It was a fantastic first shift!" We are so proud of you, Ella! Read More

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Tuesday 17th February 2026



What a fantastic Members Session at the Cottage today! 🎉 We held a drop in voting day where our members cast their votes to choose who they would like to represent them as the new MMV (Mencap Members’ Voice) member. It was wonderful to see everyone getting involved, having their say, and making their voices heard. 💙 We also had double the celebrations! 🥞🎊 To mark Pancake Day and Chinese New Year, we enjoyed some delicious pancakes 🥞 and tasty hot Chinese snacks 🥡 (they went down a treat😋)! Alongside the celebrations, members got creative with arts and crafts 🎨and even had a go at some Chinese writing ✍️. It was great to see so much enthusiasm, creativity and community spirit all in one afternoon. Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a special session! ✨ #membersvoice #haveyoursay #community #pancakeday #chinesenewyear Read More

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Monday 16th February 2026



🚫🚫NO COLOUR AND CUPPA THIS WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUAURY 2026🚫🚫 Read More

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Monday 16th February 2026



Below are the details for Carole's funeral - please could you let us know if you are going to Heswall Golf Club so we can let Caroles family know. Caroles family have asked for flowers only and if you wish to make any donations to Mencqp Liverpool and Sefton - so kind. Friday 6th March 2026 10.30am Service at St Peters Church Village Road Lower Heswall Wirral CH60 0DZ followed by Cremation at Landican Crem Arrow Park Road Woodchurch Wirral CH49 5EW then back to Heswall Golf Club Cottage Lane Lower Heswall CH60 8PB for a gathering and a bit of lunch and a chance to remember Carole Read More

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Tuesday 10th February 2026



LOVE LOVE LOVE when I'm out and about and see our flyers on display! Big thank you to @waltonvaleshop for promoting all of the great things we have happening here @mencapliverpool If you would like to know more pop in and see us at Mencap Community Cottage, 6-8 Mariners Road,Crosby L23 6SX, call us on 0151 707 8582 or email info@mencapliverpool.org.uk Read More