About Mencap Sport
We have been funded by Sport England to support people with learning disabilities, and the communities in which they live, are physically active, happy and health and it is taking place from now until 2027.
We will do this by:
- Supporting 9 communities to become active ecosystems - Our Active
Community
A community is the people and places in an area.
- Inspiring a wider movement for change across the sector – Mencap Active Community
Our Active Community is a Mencap project that partners with local people who want to make their community a better place for people with a learning disability to be physically active, happy and healthy.
The project is funded by Sport England and it is taking place from now until 2027.
Our Active Community is taking place in 9 communities across England. The contact details for the Community Partner in each area are:
- Bradford and District Community Partner: Alex Craddock
Email: alex.craddock@mencap.org.uk
- Derby Community Partner: Mat Richardson
Email: mat.richardson@mencap.org.uk
- Ealing Community Partner: Kaylee Robinson
Email: kaylee.robinson@mencap.org.uk
- Greenwich Community Partner: Kaylee Robinson
Email: kaylee.robinson@mencap.org.uk
- Nottingham Community Partner: Mat Richardson
Email: mat.richardson@mencap.org.uk
- St Austell and the Clays Community Partner: Chris Ballett
Email: chris.ballett@mencap.org.uk
- St Helens Community Partner: Alex Craddock
Email: alex.craddock@mencap.org.uk
- Thanet Community Partner:
Email: sport@mencap.org.uk
- Worthing Community Partner:
Email: sport@mencap.org.uk
Mencap has employed a Community Partner in each community.
Their job is to get to know the community, bring the community together and let local people and
organisations
Organisations are groups like companies and businesses.
lead on the activities that they think will make their area a more active place.
People with a learning disability from the community will use their experiences and help to make choices.
Our vision is to create a nationwide network of groups and individuals who are committed to enhancing opportunities for people with a learning disability to be active and healthy in their communities.
Over the next four years we will:
- Support people with a learning disability to get the know how to access local support opportunities to get active and healthy
- Work with organisations so that they have a better understanding of how to support people with a learning disability within their setting
- Develop stronger connections and an inclusive mindset so that more people with a learning disability can be healthy and active in their communities.
We will have our own Mencap Active Community webpage, send out monthly newsletters and have a number of in community face to face seminars to support our aims.
Mencap Active Community will take place all over England, and will not have a focus on one specific area.
If you would like more information about Mencap Active Community please contact:
- Jon Stonebridge
Email: jon.stonebridge@mencap.org.uk
We work together with Sport England, our Mencap groups, services and external organisations to develop sport and physical activity opportunities within local communities.
Through our Learning Disability and Sport workshop we work to make mainstream environments inclusive and we organise annual national competitions in swimming and athletics.
Our activities and events
Further resources and activities
Inclusion Games 2024
In celebration of the Olympics, you can download Mencap's guide to the 2024 Inclusion Games here.
Let's Get Active
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tax
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income tax
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,
VAT
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and
council tax
Council
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local authority
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social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
Tax is the money that people pay to the
council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. It helps to pay for things like social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
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people should pay and how things like the National Health Service (
NHS
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) should work.
recommends that we should be doing at least 150 minutes of physical activity a week.
For advice and support, download our
easy read
Easy Read is a way of making written information easier to understand. Pictures are usually added next to the writing.
guide to physical activity and sport for people with a learning disability.
Contact us
Email: sport@mencap.org.uk