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Royal wedding fever spreads to Cambridgeshire Mencap
21 April 2011
Artworks will be celebrating the royal wedding in style on 27th April, with a day of patriotic fun and festivities. The group will hold an outdoor tea party with a red, white and blue theme to mark Kate and Wills’ big day.
Nine year old Daniel Rose raises £320 for our Down's syndrome support group
19 March 2011
Daniel ran in the 3K Greenpark Challenge and raised a fantastic £320!
Cambridgeshire Mencap Launches Artworks
8 October 2010
Artworks, based at the charity’s head office in Fulbourn, is a unique art and crafts group which allows people with learning disabilities to choose from a range of activities, including painting, jewellery making, music, drama and singing.
Volunteers!
17 September 2010
Joe Ward has been volunteering with Cambridgeshire Mencap for just over 6 months. Joe often helps people one way or another and when he saw an advert about becoming a volunteer with Cambridgeshire Mencap he decided to give it a try.
Classical concert in aid of Cambridgeshire Mencap
17 September 2010
The Sampson Orchestra (formerly The Cambridge Orchestra) are performing at West Road Concert Hall on Friday 8th October at 7.30pm.
Simon's big bike ride
2 August 2010
Simon Standing did the London to Cambridge bike ride on the 26 July and raised an amazing £500!
Liz and Helen make a splash!
2 August 2010
Liz Day and Helen Thurley recently took part in the Great East swim to raise money for Cambridgeshire Mencap.
Liz and Helen's big swim
11 June 2010
Liz Day and Helen Thurley are taking part in the Great East swim where they will be swimming a mile across Alton water reservoir on the 19 June to raise money for Cambridgeshire Mencap.
Cambridgeshire Mencap 2011 calendar competition
11 May 2010
We need you to paint, draw or make a picture and enter it into our 2011 calendar competition. 13 pictures will be used - one for each month and one for the front cover. Get creative and send us your pictures by Monday 7 June.
Charity car wash
28 April 2010
Staff at Cambridgeshire Mencap held a car wash fundraiser on Saturday 24 April and raised over £100
Darren's marathon effort
28 April 2010
Darren Cantell ran in the London Marathon and raised over £800 for Cambridgeshire Mencap
Darren's London Marathon
8 February 2010
Darren Cantell, the designer who created our new website and marketing materials is running in the 2010 London Marathon to raise money for Cambridgeshire Mencap.
Cottenham Cubs raise money for Cambridgeshire Mencap
18 December 2009
As part of their Community Challenge Badge work the Cub Scouts recently raised an amazing £214 for Cambridgeshire Mencap.
Charity bike ride
6 November 2009
Simon Standing recently took part in the London to Cambridge charity bike ride in aid of Cambridgeshire Mencap
Dame Norma Major DBE is the new Honorary President of Cambridgeshire Mencap
8 April 2009
Cambridgeshire Mencap is delighted to announce that Dame Norma Major is to become its very first Honorary President.
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