Get involved

There are many ways you can support Mencap Cymru and people with a learning disability in Wales.

Volunteering in Wales

Mencap Cyrmu is supported by hundreds of dedicated volunteers who add value to the work of staff and help us to get involved with local communities.

Help raise money for Mencap

Mencap Cymru needs your support to continue our work with people with a learning disability.

Langdon Doidge Art Competition 2013

Enter Mencap Cymru’s Langdon Doidge art competition, open to anyone over 18 with a learning disability living in Wales.

Rugby cycle ride arrives in south of France

Twelve cyclists arrived in Brive in the south of France in April having rode 580 miles from Pontypridd, raising £30,000 for Mencap Cymru in the process.

Meilyr’s rambling mission

Meilyr Llwyd from Aberystwyth, west Wales, has lived in his own home for several years, and is supported by Mencap Cymru.

West-Wales exhibition gets thumbs up from artist

Llanarchaeron, the well-loved National Trust property in Ceredigion showcased an exhibition of 20 artworks by adults with a learning disability from across the county.

Santa dashes

Jeremy Theobaldfrom Radyr, Cardiff won Mencap Cymru’s second annual Santa dash in Roath park Cardiff in December 2012. He was joined by over 100 other Santas, Mrs Clauses and even a few elves.

Exhibition gives insight into family life

An exhibition supported by Mencap Cymru has given an insight into the daily lives of a Welsh artist and her son who has learning disability.

Mission to Lars lands in Wales

An indie film following a man with a learning disability on a rock n’ roll pilgrimage across America was shown in Wales in October 2012.

Photography exhibition puts learning disability in the frame

An exhibition in Clwyd Theatr Cymru showcased a series of photographs taken by people with a learning disability.

News reporter mics up for learning disability

BBC Cymru Wales reporter Arwyn Jones paid a visit to Mencap Cymru’s office in Cardiff .