It's the London Marathon on Sunday 21 April
We'd like to wish everyone running in this years TCS London Marathon the very best of luck, especially those amazing fundraisers who have chosen to run for Mencap.
If you weren't lucky this year watch this space as we will be inviting you to apply for our 2025 places very soon.
Homes Not Hospitals
The government The Government are the people who run the country. The Government decide how much tax people should pay and how things like the National Health Service (NHS) should work. promised to reduce the number of people like Elliot held in mental health hospitals by 50%, but they are 6 years off meeting their deadline. The government must urgently come up with a new plan to get more people back in their community A community is the people and places in an area. with the right support.
Mencap's manifesto
Mencap’s goal is to make the UK the best place in the world for people with a learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. to lead happy and healthy lives.
Our manifesto asks for the things that need to be put in place to fulfil that goal, and we hope that all the political parties heed our call.
Help the UK Covid-19 Inquiry
It’s important that the impact of the pandemic on the lives of people with a learning disability, their families, and friends, is fully understood and recognised so we’re asking everyone to share their story with the independent UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
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