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This Is Me!

Tells the stories of the Keynsham Mencap community. From club members to staff, from volunteers to trustees. We aim to centre people with a learning disability and amplify their voices.

Suzie

Suzie

I’ve been in the paper a lot.  For the Mencap 45th Birthday party as a DJ.  I help doing the DJing. I live with Barry and the staff.  They come in in the morning and the afternoon and the evening.  They help with cooking and cleaning, like they change my bed, clean...

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Paul

Paul

I enjoyed the Mencap 45th birthday party. I liked the disco.  I liked Barry Djing.  We were dancing. Clubs I do 4 clubs.  I go on the bus on my own, today too. I arrive early and help.  I started coming, I can’t remember how long ago I started coming.  I started...

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Abi

Abi

I like getting up early.  I’m early to bed too.  I go to bed after I eat.  I just go up.  I like to lie on the bed and watch telly.   I went to Bath College after school.  I went cooking.   I like Mencap.  I go to Boccia, and Club 25 every week.  Boccia is good.  I...

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Alex

Alex

“They call me trouble because I am quietly spoken.” It took a long time to find somewhere.  I was looking.  I was going to clubs and didn’t feel comfortable but Mencap? The people are nice.  Some nights it’s quiet and I like it when it’s quiet. The clubs...

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Claire

Claire

We go bowling at Club25.  It’s nice the Hollywood Bowl in Brislington.  You can make lots of friends.  Club 25 goes on trips and we go everywhere.  It’s really nice.   The Club is on Thursday nights at 7.30-9.30 so the timings are good.  I think a lot of the...

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Russ

Russ

“My plan is to just keep on doing what I’m doing.” I’ve been a trustee for 10 years now. In the last couple of years it has felt a bit like just when we feel we’ve planned it all right, something happens!  There was Brexit and all that uncertainty of...

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