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16 October 2008
Ellie Gray has been appointed the new director of fundraising for Mencap, the UK's leading learning disability charity.
29 September 2008
On Saturday 8th November, Mencap's Little Noise Sessions will make a welcome return to Islington's Union Chapel for its third successful year. Kicking things off will be Glaswegian rock galvanisers Glasvegas, the unstoppable four-piece will take to the tiny stage to play an acoustic set to an intimate crowd, alongside Cage the Elephant and a very special surprise act.
18 September 2008
Scope, Age Concern England and Mencap are for the first time teaming up for a fringe event at each of the main political party conferences this year to lobby on social care reform.
1 September 2008
A film following a band made up of musicians with and without a learning disability is to launch on 1 October at the ICA alongside a gig to raise funds for the band's Stay Up Late campaign.
14 August 2008
Would you like the chance to take part in a spectacular Husky Sled challenge in March 2009? Husky sledding and seeing the 'Aurora Borealis' are two items on the BBC's list of '50 things to do before you die' so Mencap's Husky Sled Challenge offers a rare opportunity to potentially strike these two items off the list!
29 July 2008
Mencap response to Healthcare for all: Report of the Independent Inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities.
25 July 2008
The Irish Football Association has announced its 'Going for Goal'official charity partners for the next two years. Mencap is one of three choosen charities with a strong reputation for 'grassroots' work with disadvantaged and vulnerable people in all communities across Northern Ireland will partner the IFA during the 2010 World Cup Campaign.
2 July 2008
Thirty-four percent of people with a learning disability have reported their day time activities have been cut according to a report launched by the Learning Disability Coalition today (2 July 2008).
17 June 2008
Maureen Piggot, Director for Mencap in Northern Ireland, has been recognised on the honours list with an OBE for services to people with a learning disability.
9 June 2008
Mencap Sport is to host its second international competition in June, when the INAS Open European Athletic Championships, for athletes with a learning disability, take place in Manchester.
