Latest News & Events
We’ve got Glam Fever…
We are delighted and excited to announce the first ever Gateway Gig! On Wednesday 20 March, from Glam Fever will be performing massive hits from the likes of T-Rex, David Bowie, Bay City Rollers and many more. 7pm-9pm, we are hosting a night filled with glamour, wigs and rock n roll as we welcome the fantastic Glam Fever to our stage here at Norfolk Lodge. In the first of a series of live music extravaganzas planned for 2019, this 70s rock cover band will be singing massive hits from T-Rex, David Bowie, Slade, Roxy Music, Bay City Rollers [...]
Finding your voice
Team leader Tracy Bryant explains what the Young Person’s Radio Project is all about, what sort of things members do and how they and their parents have found it has helped them to develop listening and communication skills, and become more confident. A year ago a group of young teenagers came into a room together for the first time. Nervous parents waited elsewhere in the building expecting their usually anxious child to call them back. Anxious children wondered what awaited them; what is a ‘radio group’ anyway? Well, it’s not all talking into a microphone. There’s a whole range of [...]
Be Cancer SAFE
We are raising awareness of cancer symptoms and screenings amongst people with learning disabilities and their families and carers. We are part of a local partnership taking part in Be Cancer SAFE (Screening, Awareness, Fast and Early), a community-based approach to improving cancer survival in the region. The partnership, which includes Sheffield Carers Centre and Sheffield Mind, will deliver the campaign messages to three target groups: adults with learning disabilities, carers, and people with mental ill health. Our Cancer Ambassador Sheffield Mencap & Gateway will specifically target adults with learning disabilities and their parents and carers. Natalie Shaw, our Office [...]
Young People’s Radio Group
What’s your passion? Sheffield Mencap’s Young People’s Radio Group has been learning about things they’re passionate about; Dungeons and Dragons, clocks, musicals and more. Listen to the group’s podcasts here. […]
Thinking about health and people with learning disabilities- free event
A fun and informative event to take place at the Showroom on Thursday 20th September. […]
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival trip
Listen to our Mencap Radio audio from Sheffield Chamber Music Festival trip. […]