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Welcome to the Ealing Mencap Website
Ealing Mencap represents the interests of people with learning disabilities and their carers within the London borough of Ealing. We are a voluntary organisation which successfully combines committed volunteers and paid staff. We run a range of projects to help people with learning disabilities and their carers.
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Ealing Mencap 2009 Annual Report - Out Now!
Posted by Maurice
on October 28 2009 - 19:30:00 |
The new Ealing Mencap 2009 Annual Report is here!
The 2009 Ealing Mencap Annual Report is now available to read here online, after being unveiled at this year's Annual General Meeting. Please feel free to read it, pass it on, email it and spread the word of what we've been up to over the last year and how we're looking ahead to the future.
Click on the front cover on the left to open it on your computer. If you want to download it to your computer to read later or email on, just right-click the cover and select "save target as" or similar depending on your internet browser.
You should already have the right software on your computer to view the report, but if not you can download Adobe Reader for free from here: Adobe Reader Website
This year's report is interactive, and has lots of clickable links to other websites, projects and services. Let us know what you think!
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Learning Disability Week 2009 : 22nd - 26th June
Posted by Maurice
on June 15 2009 - 12:32:38 |

There is a raft of activities taking place in Ealing to mark Learning Disability Week this year, all taking place between Monday 22nd and Friday 26th June 2009.
For a full run down on all the activities and events taking place in the borough, please click the "Read More" link below to get all the details.
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Donate to Ealing Mencap online!
Posted by Maurice
on April 20 2009 - 15:32:23 |
We're thrilled to announce that Ealing Mencap has joined forces with Just Giving, the biggest, easiest and most secure website on the Internet to process online donations.
Using the easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, you can now donate money to Ealing Mencap to support our many projects and of course the fund for the rebuilding of Enterprise Lodge.
If you want to raise money for Ealing Mencap, it couldn't be simpler using Just Giving too. So if you're running a marathon, sitting in a bath of beans or taking part in anything sponsored, visit our Just Giving site to see how you can quickly and simply get involved with fundraising.
Just Giving is totally secure, so you can donate with your credit and debit card with peace of mind. Plus, you can automatically "Gift Aid" your donation, which means that we can get an extra 28% on top from the government - it means your £100 donation with Gift Aid will end up raising £128, with no extra cost to you!
Click here or on the Just Giving logo to visit the site for yourself!
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Enterprise Lodge Fundraising Dinner
Posted by Maurice
on December 12 2008 - 10:02:39 |

As part of the £2 million fundraising to rebuild Enterprise Lodge, Ealing Mencap organised a dinner at the Ramada Hotel on 14th November. Actress Amanda Redman was guest of honour and Steve Pound MP ran the raffle. Here are a list of sponsors and we want to thank them all very much for their support. There are also some photos to browse to get an idea of the fun we had, please click here to have a look at the Fundraising Dinner Photo Album in the Photo Gallery.
Massive thanks go to Gill Bond who made it all happen.
We were also fortunate to have a number of local people and businesses support and sponsor us on the night. Please click the 'read more' link below to see who we owe massive thanks to.
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Ealing Mencap Annual Report 2008 - now online!
Posted by Maurice
on October 22 2008 - 00:00:00 |
The new Ealing Mencap 2008 Annual Report is here!
The 2008 Ealing Mencap Annual Report is now online after being unveiled at the recent AGM. Please feel free to read it, pass it on, email it and spread the word of what we've been up to over the last year.
Click on the front cover on the left to open it on your computer. If you want to download it the ght click the cover and select "save target as" or similar depending on your internet browser.
You should already have the right software on your computer to view the report, but if not you can download Adobe Reader for free from here: Adobe Reader Website
This year's report is interactive, and has lots of clickable links to other websites, projects and services. Let us know what you think!
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Ealing Mencap June 2008 Newsletter... read it here now!
Posted by Maurice
on June 20 2008 - 16:52:52 |
The June 2008 Ealing Mencap Newsletter is available to read online now - just click on the image of the newsletter on the right to read it.
Please have a look at the included page about becoming a member of Ealing Mencap - your membership will ensure that we can continue our work, and that you'll get the newsletter delivered to your door in future!
If you prefer, right-click the picture instead and select 'Save As' to download it to your computer.
You'll need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read it, which you can download for free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Enterprise Lodge Redevelopment Plans Revealed - Have Your Say NOW!
Posted by Maurice
on April 11 2008 - 13:57:05 |

Ealing Mencap has plans to rebuild it's long-standing clubhouse Enterprise Lodge, aiming to raise £2 million to create a new resource and community centre for people with learning disabilities in West London.
We'd like to hear your views on the proposed Lodge, so if you want to have your say on the plans, click the 'Read More' link at the bottom of this article to download our consultation paper and have a look at the current plans. Then you can either print it off and post it to the Hanwell Office or email it back to us - the details are included on the bottom of the form.
The plans should open on most computers automatically, but if you are having trouble you may need to install Adobe Reader which you can download for free from here: Adobe Reader Website
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Ealing Mencap Annual Report - New for 2007!
Posted by Maurice
on October 11 2007 - 10:30:47 |
The new Ealing Mencap 2007 Annual Report is here!
Click on the front cover on the right to open it on your computer. If you want to download it the right click the cover and select "save target as" or similar depending on your internet browser.
You should already have the right software on your computer to view the report, but if not you can download Adobe Reader for free from here: Adobe Reader Website
This year's report is interactive, and has lots of clickable links to other websites. But it is quite big this year, and if you're on dialup it could take an hour or so to download, but just a couple of minutes on broadband. Enjoy!
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Ealing Mencap - Annual Report 2006
Posted by Maurice
on April 05 2007 - 17:20:56 |

Just a quick reminder to everyone to say that you can download and read our latest annual report from the Ealing Mencap website! It'll fill you in on all of the news that has happened at Ealing Mencap from April 2005 to 2006.
Please click on the picture of the report on the right to view it. Or, you can right-click the picture with your mouse and choose to save the report to your computer. Be warned though, that the report is quite large, and will take about 20 minutes to download over a 56k modem, but it will only take a couple of minutes on broadband.
You will also need to get Adobe Acrobat reader to read it, which you can download for free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Watch this space for the 2007 report, coming in a couple of months time!
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It's official - Fair Access is UNFAIR!
Posted by Maurice
on March 16 2007 - 11:09:49 |

Ealing Mencap’s Empowerment Project has been supporting a service user to challenge the Council’s Fair Access to Care Services assessment process. With our support and a lot of determination, he took his compliant to stage two of their complaints process, and won!
If you want to read the full story, click on the picture on the right!
You'll need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read it, which you can download for free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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