Respect group member Katherine took part in a Beyond Words BILD webinar on 10th September about people with learning disabilities getting older and living happy healthy lives. Over 60 healthcare and social care professionals attended from across the UK. They learnt how Beyond Words books can inform and shape conversations about real-life topics and the power and […]
Sharing our Book Club success at the Beyond Words webinar Read More »
Over 60 people with a learning disability as well as family, carers and friends, took part in a Bexley Matchplay Tennis Event supported by Kent Tennis and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) at Bexleyheath Tennis club on Tuesday 2nd September. The event was organised by Bexley Disability Sports Network, and supported by Bexley Mencap, Re-Instate
Matchplay Tennis fun! Read More »
Bexley Mencap’s Learning Disability Gardening Group won a Silver Gilt Award at the 2025 Ruxley in Bloom awards on 17 September. The group was set up in 2021 and tends an allotment plot at Alers Road that was previously overgrown and full of weeds. ‘It’s been a bumper crop this summer,’ said Nick who leads
Gardening Group win silver! Read More »
Last weekend from Friday 12th of September to Sunday 14th September, over 200 community groups and charities across London, including Bexley Mencap, took part in the Mayor’s Community Weekend. The aim was to unite people through community-led activities and events which bring London’s communities together and make a positive difference to people’s lives. The Weekend
Mayor’s Community Weekend 2025 – bringing London’s communities together this September Read More »