Recent news

 

 

AGM 2024

Our AGM will be held on Monday 26th February 2024. It will start at 7pm at The Boughton centre, Ransome Road Northampton.

 

For more information please either email muriel@northamptonmencap.org.uk or call 01604 874710 Monday to Thurday 9am until 12 noon.

 

All welcome.

 

Paul Lockyer to run London Marathon 2020

Paul is a Trustee for Northampton Mencap and he has volunteered himself to run his first ever Marathon and raise much needed funds for us.Click here if you would like to make a donation.

 

Here is Paul's latest blog on how his training is going:

 

Paul’s marathon Blog 2019-2020

 

Mencap Music Extravaganza

 

A huge thank you to @NLive radio and Alan Miles for hosting a Mencap Music Extravaganza on 3rd October.

 

It was great to hear Paul telling stories from Northampton Mencap and music requests from our members.

 

Listen again via this link

 

 

 

Thank You B&M!

 

It’s important to say thank you.

 

After the generous donation from B&M our members signed a letter to the store manager and his staff to let them know what their donation means.

 

Some of the B&M staff expressed an interest in coming along as volunteers.

 

We’re always on the lookout for more help, it would be great to see them at the Boughton Centre!

 

Donation for Northampton Mencap from new B&M store

Northampton Mencap were delighted to be invited to join the deputy mayor at the opening of the new B&M store on Saturday 10th August. One of our trustees went along and gratefully accepted a donation from the new store manager Wayne O’Connor.

 

It is heart-warming to know we were nominated as the store's chosen charity and to be recognised by this major retail company in the city. Mr O’Connor said “A big thank you to Mencap who helped us open the store on Saturday, we hope that our donation can help them continue the outstanding work they do for the local community.”

 

The Northampton Chronicle were there with their camera to capture the event and publish a story on their website

 

Special Olympics Unified Mile 2019

An excited group of members representing our three different social clubs joined together for a trip of a lifetime to London for the Westminster Mile on Sunday 26th May.

 

After an early start at the Boughton Centre we were on the road by 7:30am. Some careful navigation through the centre of London was needed before we eventually found our reserved parking space on the Mall, very close to Clarence House. A short walk past Buckingham Palace to Green Park collecting T-Shirts and race numbers and we were ready to go.

 

Everyone was excited to be part of the first ever Special Olympics Unified Mile, one of 36 different runs during the day. The excitement reached fever pitch as Sir Mo Farah came over to greet us on the start line and shake hands with some of our group.

 

Then the waiting was over 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 and we were off!

 

The crowds were cheering and the fast runners hit the front with the rest of us jogging, walking, pushing wheelchairs, laughing, smiling, waving and high 5-ing members of the public. We made new friends on the way and all made it to the finish line in good spirits.

 

Everyone received a well-deserved finishers medal as a souvenir and there were more high 5s before we made our way back hungrily to the Special Olympics tent for our picnics. More fun and games with the Special Olympics team, a chat with their GB ambassador Jim Carter (Mr Carson in Downton Abbey) and a multi gold winning Special Olympic cyclist Kiera Byland finished the day off with yet more highs.

 

This epic day was screened live by the BBC TV throughout the weekend and had 10,000 participants across all 36 different events.

 

Our team had an unforgettable day and are extremely grateful to everyone who made it possible for them to take part.