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Phone: 0151 707 8582 Email: [email protected] Mencap Liverpool, Federation House, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BWRegistered Charity Number 1004262. Company Registered Number 2146838 (England)
Mencap Liverpool
March 2013 - Spring Has Sprung Edition! www.mencapliverpool.org.uk
• We are the Merseytravel Charity of the Year.
• This means we can help make public transport more accessible to people with a learning disability.
Members get mobile with Merseytravel!Mencap Liverpool named Merseytravel Charity of the Year 2013
We have been named Merseytravel’s Charity of the Year for 2013 – and now public transport is set to become even more accessible to people with a learning disability.
Merseytravel staff will be doing lots of fun activities to raise money for our charity, helping us to support members to use public transport.
Mencap Liverpool Chief Executive, Sarah Jones, said: “Some of our members travel independently – but for others public transport is the first crucial hurdle in accessing work, leisure, volunteering and friends.
“Merseyside has so much to offer, and the support provided by Merseytravel will allow us to help more people with a learning disability access those opportunities for themselves.”
The Charity of the Year award includes a £2,000 grant for an accessible arts
project with our ‘Access to Heritage’ programme.
We have also been given Saveaway tickets to help our members get out and about – our first trip was to Speke Hall, on Thursday 21st March, to take part in the sensory objects workshop.
Volunteer Jeff Harrop is doing a project all about transport on Merseyside to help other members learn all about it. And we’ve already helped George to learn a new bus route so that he can buy plants for his allotment from a local nursery.
Members with their Saveaways
Jeff gets to work on his Merseytravel Project
Fundraising Manager Sarah joins Mencap Liverpool
We are delighted to welcome our new Fundraising Manager, Sarah Lee, to the Mencap Liverpool team.
Sarah will help us increase the money we raise each year and she can not wait to get stuck into her fundraising role. Sarah said: “We are pulling together a calendar of activities with which supporters can get involved, including the Wirral Coastal Walk, Manchester to Liverpool Cycle ride, Liverpool to Chester Cycle ride, Liverpool Cathedral Abseil, Mersey Tunnel 10k and the Liverpool Santa Dash.
“If you want to have fun and adventure while raising money for Mencap Liverpool then I’m sure we can find something to suit you.”
For details contact Sarah Lee on 0151 707 8582 or email [email protected].
t: 0151 707 8582 e: [email protected] w: www.mencapliverpool.org.uk
Sarah Lee: About Me Hi, my name is Sarah and I am joining the Mencap Liverpool team to ensure funding is always there for the
charity to continue its great work. Here are 3 interesting facts about me:
1. I have worked as a fundraiser for charities
big and small in the North West.2. I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone at Mencap Liverpool!3. I love music, reading, cooking and pilates.
4 Men 4 Mencap LiverpoolA group of four well-known local musicians recently put on an evening of great music in aid of Mencap Liverpool – raising just under £1,800 for our charity!
I huge thanks to Ian MacNabb, Brian Nash, Ian Prowse and Grant Walker for playing on the night. Thanks also to the staff at Zanzibar Club (which kindly let the musicians have the space for free) – particularly owner Tony, who came to our office to meet our members and deliver the cheque.
Pictured L-R: Jemma, Lois, Tony from Zanzibar and Derek.
If, like 4 Men 4 Mencap Liverpool, you would like to help raise money for our charity, why not join a fundraising group?
Whether you want to organise fancy dress parties, quiz nights, golf days, dinner parties, or anything else that you enjoy doing, it is easy to set up a group.
To get involved or to share your fundraising ideas with us, please contact Sarah Lee on 0151 707 8582 or email [email protected].
t: 0151 707 8582 e: [email protected] w: www.mencapliverpool.org.uk
Empowering our carersOur carer members continue to be empowered and supported thanks to a series of themed workshops run by Mencap Liverpool.
The weekly sessions cover a range of key issues, from understanding benefits and direct payments, and activities you can do in your local area, to hands-on matters such as giving First Aid.
The workshops have been well-attended and feedback from our carers has been very positive. One carer commented: “I have really enjoyed coming to the Carers Workshops as they have been informative, friendly and fun. And I feel a lot
better in dealing with issues like direct payments now.”
The workshops finished on 26th March with a session on Wills and Trusts. We will be starting more sessions after Easter and also hope to run some sessions in the evening, for those carers who work.
If you would like to attend future workshops please get in touch with Janet on 0151 707 8582 or email [email protected].
Arty members display crafting talentsWe’ve been going crafting crazy at our exciting weekly workshops! Our members have made Christmas cards, Easter baskets and other great treats for their family and friends.
If you would like to join in the fun contact Janet on 0151 707 8582, or email [email protected]. It costs just £1.50 to take part.
Sessions are held each Wednesday (11am to 12.30pm).
Carers get advice on direct payments
Martin shows off his college artwork
Thank you Thank you to the David Soloman Charitable Trust for their donation of £1,000 towards our work.
Hello Hello to Erin Blanchard, who has started working in the office to gain some valuable work experience.
Welcome Welcome to Jan Donnelly who joins us as Career Coach. Find out more about Jan here:
Get In Touch! Email: [email protected] Phone: 0151 707 8582Write to us: Mencap Liverpool, 4th Floor, Federation House, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BWBecome a fan of Mencap Liverpool on Facebook and find out about events and volunteering opportunities first! You can also follow us on Twitter.
Dates for your diaryMuseum of Liverpool visit: Join us for a walk through the history of Liverpool. Wednesday 3rd April, 11am – 12.30pm.
It’s back… Free Basic First Aid Training for Members:Back by popular demand, the British Red Cross will deliver more first aid training, to members with a learning disability, on 17th April and 24th April (1-3pm). If you missed out first time round, and would like the chance to learn basic first aid skills, please contact Lois on 0151 707 8582 or email [email protected]
Gentlemen’s Club at Riley’s Snooker Hall: Come and play a few rounds of pool with our friendly group of members. Tuesday 30th April, from 3pm.
Big Mersey Adventure: Join us as we take the ferry to visit the U-Boat story – we’ll be starting from Merseytravel headquarters to learn how to plan our journey and returning to upload all the pictures from our trip! Tuesday 21 May, 10am-3pm.
t: 0151 707 8582 e: [email protected] w: www.mencapliverpool.org.uk
Erin Blanchard
Jan Donnelly
About Me
Hello! I’m really looking
forward to meeting all
Mencap Liverpool’s members
and supporters soon.
Here are 3 interesting facts
about me:
1) I love working with people with a learning
disability, and am really excited about
my new role.
2) I live on a narrow boat with my partner
of 25 years Shelley.
3) I was born in Crosby but lived in London
and Brighton for many years.
