Mencap in Northern Ireland

27/08/2026

🙌 Parents and Tots is Back in Belfast! 🙌

Our Parents and Tots sessions are restarting in the Belfast Mencap Centre on Wednesday 23rd September! 🌟

So if you are a parent or carer of a child aged 0 - 3 with developmental delay and you would like to come along, contact our Family Support Team at [email protected] to register your interest or to find out more!

26/08/2026

📣 Day Care Places Available! 📣
We are delighted to announce that we have a limited number of places available in our children’s centre this September for children aged 2 - 5years with developmental delay.

These places are available in a paid capacity.
Sessions are £30 for 2.5hours, and are available across:

🔸5 days (Monday - Friday)
🔸3 days (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)
🔸2 days (Tuesday and Thursday)

Sessions will run in the mornings from 9:00am and in the afternoons from 12:30pm.

If you are interested in a place please contact our Early Years team at [email protected]

Places are limited so get in touch soon if you would like to secure your place.

25/08/2026

Massive Thank You to Phoenix Athletic FC who held a charity match as one of their Coaches Conor Toye takes on the Great North Run in aid of Mencap.

There was a fantastic Turn out of players and supporters and £600 was raised.

Thank You to everyone who donated and showed up on the day.

24/08/2026

Mencap NI wants to hear from you! 📣

Recently, Mencap NI launched a survey to ask people with a learning disability about their thoughts and experiences about voting.

We have had lots of amazing feedback already but we would love to hear from more people with a learning disability about their thoughts and experiences!

So we have extended the survey until Monday 14th September, you can complete the survey at the link below! 👇

https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/91139707/the-ni-elections-survey

22/08/2026

A brilliant Stress Busting Session for our trainees facilited by Alex and Giela as part of our Right Support Right Time programme! 🙌

Omagh’s Job Club members met with Alex and Giela to take part in a group session focusing on stress busting, with a focus on job related stress.

The group format for the session was great as it allowed each person to share their own experiences, and hear about the experiences of the rest of the group as well.

The Advocacy Team also offer support after group sessions with issues that may cause individuals stress, and can provide signposting, advocacy, and empower individuals to have their voices heard! 📣

Thank you to Alex and Giela for this wonderful session!
For more information on our advocacy service please contact our Advocacy Team by phone 02890 691351 or email [email protected]

Thanks to the generous funding from the Western Health and Social Care Trust, Mencap NI are gladly able to provide employment and personal development support to individuals with a learning disability in the trust area.

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

We want to say a massive Thank You to the team from Victims and Survivors Service for volunteering their time this week and painting the walls in our Belfast Mencap Centre! 🎨

Thank you to all the volunteers who took part - the spaces look amazing!

20/08/2026

🐑 Looking for a great family day out this summer?

Join us on Saturday 29th August at the Irish National Sheepdog Trials & Family Fun Day at Stuart Hall, Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone.

Enjoy:
✅ World-class sheepdog trials
✅ Fine Food & Craft Village
✅ Kids' Zone
✅ Vintage Cars & Tractors
✅ Free Parking

We're delighted that this fantastic event, organised by Callow Events and supported by Keystone Group, is raising vital funds in support of Mencap NI.

📍 Stuart Hall, Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone
🗓 Saturday 29 August 2026
⏰ Family Fun Day: 10am-4pm
🎟 £10 admission (pay at the gate)
👧 Children under 16 go free

Come along, enjoy a fantastic day out and help support people with a learning disability and their families across Northern Ireland.

ISDS Irish National Sheepdog Trials
Callow Event Management