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Sheffield Mencap

@sheffieldmencap

We are a registered charity working in Sheffield to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities and their families.

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Victoria Whittam (@vicwhittamitv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sheffield Mencap is encouraging people to wear their brightest socks to celebrate #WorldDownSyndromeDay today. The ‘Rock Your Socks’ campaign runs every year. Over 9,000 people in Sheffield live with a learning disability.

Sheffield Mencap is encouraging people to wear their brightest socks to celebrate #WorldDownSyndromeDay  today. The ‘Rock Your Socks’ campaign runs every year. Over 9,000 people in Sheffield live with a learning disability.
VeryPC (@verypc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're excited to be supporting Sheffield Mencap amazing #RockYourSocks day, which helps raise awareness for Down Syndrome. Our team is wearing VeryPC socks today and we're proud to be donating to this wonderful cause 🧦 Join us & make a contribution too➡️sheffieldmencap.enthuse.com/rockyoursocksf…

We're excited to be supporting <a href="/SheffieldMencap/">Sheffield Mencap</a> amazing #RockYourSocks day, which helps raise awareness for Down Syndrome. Our team is wearing VeryPC socks today and we're proud to be donating to this wonderful cause 🧦 

Join us &amp; make a contribution too➡️sheffieldmencap.enthuse.com/rockyoursocksf…
Sheffield Mencap (@sheffieldmencap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧦 Happy #RockYourSocks day! Celebrate #WorldDownSyndromeDay by sharing photos and videos of you rocking your funkiest socks with #rockyoursockssheffield to be entered into our prize draw!

🧦 Happy #RockYourSocks day! Celebrate #WorldDownSyndromeDay by sharing photos and videos of you rocking your funkiest socks with #rockyoursockssheffield to be entered into our prize draw!
ShefNews (@shefnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sheffield Mencap launches its annual ‘Rock Your Socks’ campaign this month. It aims to raise awareness for individuals with learning disabilities like Down’s Syndrome. Read more about the campaign below! #Sheffield #RockYourSocks #DisabilityAwareness shefnews.co.uk/index.php/2024…

<a href="/SheffieldMencap/">Sheffield Mencap</a> launches its annual ‘Rock Your Socks’ campaign this month.

It aims to raise awareness for individuals with learning disabilities like Down’s Syndrome.

Read more about the campaign below!

#Sheffield #RockYourSocks #DisabilityAwareness 

shefnews.co.uk/index.php/2024…
Rose Xu (@rosie_jxu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Sheffield Mencap is bringing #RockYourSocks to #Sheffield for the second time, raising awareness about learning disability. #WorldDownSyndromeDay is March 21st every year. Read more about it ShefNews shefnews.co.uk/index.php/2024… #rockyoursockssheffield #fundraising #charity

Sheffield Mencap (@sheffieldmencap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚽️ Friendlies Wanted ⚽️ ⚽️Our Norfolk Lodge Lions and Lionesses are both on the look out for local friendly games! ⚽️If you are interested then please contact and let's sort a kickabout out! Please Retweet 🙏 #football #friendly #sheffieldissuper #Sheffield #Learningdisability

⚽️ Friendlies Wanted ⚽️

⚽️Our Norfolk Lodge Lions and Lionesses are both on the look out for local friendly games!

⚽️If you are interested then please contact and let's sort a kickabout out! Please Retweet 🙏

#football #friendly #sheffieldissuper #Sheffield #Learningdisability
Sheffield Mencap (@sheffieldmencap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👀 Weston Park Museum is hosting our free Learning Disability Week drop-in workshops: 👉 19/20/21 June: 11am–12:30pm & 1:30pm–3pm Get creative with portraiture & poems. Open to all 👉 22 June: 10am - 3pm Arts, games & films for children & families 👀 Photo display up till June 30

👀 Weston Park Museum is hosting our free Learning Disability Week drop-in workshops:
👉 19/20/21 June: 11am–12:30pm &amp; 1:30pm–3pm
Get creative with portraiture &amp; poems. Open to all
👉 22 June: 10am - 3pm
Arts, games &amp; films for children &amp; families
👀 Photo display up till June 30
The University of Sheffield (@sheffielduni) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our Social Accountability in Medicine programme, led by Dr Joanne Thompson, provides a unique learning experience for third-year medical students. Students in community placements collaborate with organisations like Sheffield Mencap to help those with learning disabilities.

Learning Disability Pride (@ldpride) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s Learning Disability Week… DO YOU SEE ME Do you see me, in this quiet space, A mind that dreams, a heart that races? Behind these eyes, a world so vast, Where thoughts and hopes are built to last. Do you see me, beyond the label, A spirit strong, a soul that's able? To

It’s Learning Disability Week…

DO YOU SEE ME

Do you see me, in this quiet space,
A mind that dreams, a heart that races?
Behind these eyes, a world so vast,
Where thoughts and hopes are built to last.

Do you see me, beyond the label,
A spirit strong, a soul that's able?
To
Ismail Kaji (@ismailkaji) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am so proud reading my article and the others too. It’s important people with a learning disability are able to spread the word. what can make a difference is, I would like all Political Parties to speak out on our behalf. Big Issue Mencap

I am so proud reading my article and the others too. It’s important people with a learning disability are able to spread the word. what can make a difference is, I would like all Political Parties to speak out on our behalf. <a href="/BigIssue/">Big Issue</a> <a href="/mencap_charity/">Mencap</a>
Tommy Jessop (@tommyjessop) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I hope you have had a happy #learningdisabilityweek and hopefully we will all celebrate being seen and being heard and being valued, with no barriers. Mencap Down's Syndrome Association

Sheffield Mencap (@sheffieldmencap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you feel unsafe or are in danger whilst out and about, please use the Sheffield Safe Places map (safeplaces.org.uk/member-schemes…) to find your closest Safe Place. We are here if you are concerned about attending any of our services or need support. You can call us on 01142 767757.

If you feel unsafe or are in danger whilst out and about, please use the Sheffield Safe Places map (safeplaces.org.uk/member-schemes…) to find your closest Safe Place.
We are here if you are concerned about attending any of our services or need support. You can call us on 01142 767757.
Sheffield Mencap (@sheffieldmencap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

😋 Our members enjoyed cooking some tasty meals at Mencafé today - thanks to a generous donation of £4,848 from Morrisons Foundation which allowed us to buy a new oven! 🙏 Thank you Morrisons, you’re welcome to join us for a meal in Mencafé anytime!

Sheffield Mencap (@sheffieldmencap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐴We have been selected as a chosen charity in the #skybeteborweek this is the Community Sweepstake Race that will be running at 15:35pm at yorkraces on Saturday! 🐴We are pleased to announce the horse running for us is called Forza Orta! Keep an eye out on ITV Racing!

🐴We have been selected as a chosen charity in the #skybeteborweek this is the Community Sweepstake Race that will be running at 15:35pm at <a href="/yorkraces/">yorkraces</a> on Saturday!
🐴We are pleased to announce the horse running for us is called Forza Orta! Keep an eye out on <a href="/itvracing/">ITV Racing</a>!
Sheffield Volunteer Centre (@volunteersheff) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Our September bulletins are jam packed with interesting volunteer roles with Sheffield Mencap Bookmark Reading Charity Dragonfly Cancer Trust Friends of Whirlow Brook Park & many more! Take a look here: ow.ly/jcNq50SSOuf or pick up a copy from our office. ☺️ #sheffield #sheffieldissuper #volunteer

📢 Our September bulletins are jam packed with interesting volunteer roles with <a href="/SheffieldMencap/">Sheffield Mencap</a> <a href="/BookmarkCharity/">Bookmark Reading Charity</a> <a href="/dragonflytweets/">Dragonfly Cancer Trust</a> <a href="/FriendsBrook/">Friends of Whirlow Brook Park</a> &amp; many more!  Take a look here: ow.ly/jcNq50SSOuf  or pick up a copy from our office. ☺️

#sheffield #sheffieldissuper #volunteer
Community Living Magazine (@commlivingmag_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My son can get a pass to ride a roller-coaster and wear a sunflower lanyard to get support in a shop – but a visit to a hospital emergency department proves both distressing and fruitless Ian Goldsworthy - @iangoldsworthy.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/ian-goldsworth…

My son can get a pass to ride a roller-coaster and wear a sunflower  lanyard to get support in a shop – but a visit to a hospital emergency  department proves both distressing and fruitless <a href="/Ian_Goldsworthy/">Ian Goldsworthy - @iangoldsworthy.bsky.social</a> 
communitylivingmagazine.com/ian-goldsworth…
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT (@shscft) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last weekend Adam and Mandy, both experts by experience, took part in the Learning Disability Super League in Sheffield. Learning Disability Super League aims to promote health, happiness and inclusion through sport 🏉

Last weekend Adam and Mandy, both experts by experience, took part in the <a href="/LDSuperLeague/">Learning Disability Super League</a> in Sheffield.

Learning Disability Super League aims to promote health, happiness and inclusion through sport 🏉
Sheffield Mencap (@sheffieldmencap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

😃 Catch up with all the latest news, stories and updates from Sheffield Mencap and Gateway in our Autumn newsletter! 😃 Get your copy here: mailchi.mp/sheffieldmenca…

😃 Catch up with all the latest news, stories and updates from Sheffield Mencap and Gateway in our Autumn newsletter!
😃 Get your copy here: mailchi.mp/sheffieldmenca…