WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT NOMINATIONS FOR OUR 2024/2025 AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN We want you to tell us about a person/persons or an organisation who you think deserves to be recognised and nominated for these awards    Lady Gilbert Carer of the Year Award In honour of the late Lady (Betty) Gilbert, each year South Wilts Mencap presents an award to honour the work of an individual carer working in our community. This can be someone devotedly…

Celebrate Voice Festival 2025 is back for a full day of dynamic and fun-filled music-making and theatre activities led by Lynsey Docherty and Rob Gildon for people of all ages with learning disabilities. Join them, together with the pro festival singers and their special guest tutor - composer Tim Gilvin, to create your very own piece of music theatre! To find out more and to book your ticket visit this link Singing SENDSATIONS V - Celebrate Voice 2025Tickets are selling…

The Project ECHO Team At St Luke's Hospice are offering free online Training Courses via Zoom for people who support those with learning disabilities and autism. See below for more information They are offering a series of training programmes designed for professionals and carers and family members who support people with learning disabilities and autism. These sessions provide practical knowledge and tools to help improve care, communication, and health outcomes. 📚 Training Available: Oral Health – Promoting good oral care and preventing dental…

An exciting initiative to take part in inclusive hockey in the Salisbury area. Salisbury Hockey Club is one of the largest participatory sports clubs across Wiltshire, Hampshire, and Dorset. Over the past 12 months, the club has worked diligently to create accessible opportunities within hockey for individuals with disabilities. As part of this initiative, they have launched Flyerz Hockey and now offer two free, community-based sessions each week. These sessions are designed to engage disabled individuals, as well as those with long-term…

Still time to donate to this amazing challenge which was completed on Saturday May 3rd. If you would like to donate please scan the QR code or visit our Give As You Live fundraising page Donate to South Wilts Mencap | Give as you Live Donate SWM are very grateful to the Meech family for undertaking such an amazing challenge and raising much needed funds for us and they did an awesome job!

SWM Mentioned in Parliament On 26th November 2024 during the debate in the House of Commons on the Government's White Paper "Get Britain Working", the Right Honourable John Glen, MP for Salisbury, mentioned the good work that South Wilts Mencap does for our adult LD community and highlighted the problems that they, and others, have in finding "...meaningful activity where they can make some contribution through paid work."  He has arranged to meet the Minister for Social Security and Disability…

Would you like to be involved with our charity to help us deliver amazing opportunities and support for our learning disabled community?

JOIN OUR TEAM South Wilts Mencap is an established charity that has been supporting the learning disability community within Salisbury and South Wiltshire for over 60 years. We are always looking to recruit people to join our friendly and enthusiastic team. Do you want to make a positive difference to people's lives? Do you have a couple of hours a week where you can make great friends, help other people, do something rewarding and enriching, learn new skills and have lots of…

Mencap host a wide variety of free online seminars covering many important and interesting topics. This link will take you to the upcoming seminars to find out how you can plan the financial future of your vulnerable loved ones. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mencap-9718167291