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Enterprises

At Southampton Mencap, we're passionate about giving our Day Service users real-world experience in customer service and practical skills in order for them to engage meaningfully with their local community. As a result of this, we are able to offer some wonderful products and services to the general public, information on which can be found by browsing this page.

Our enterprise has a vision to move away from the traditional ‘day service’ model in order to enable people with learning disabilities to be engaged in real work based activities and through this gain a sense of self-worth.

 

Through this fast-developing programme offering cooking based skills, gardening, maintenance, creative arts, and core business skills, learners are empowered through their new skills, supported and guided by professional tutors and support staff.

Our vision through the enterprise programme is to open up pathways for people with learning barriers to employability opportunities, whether it be in a voluntary or paid capacity. More importantly and at the very heart of the programme is to upskill them and help boost their confidence and self-esteem and their contribution recognised and valued in society.

If you would like to find out more about any of these products or services, please contact us on 023 80 584088 or by emailing admin@southamptonmencap.co.uk. You can also download our Enterprise booklet here.

(PS: If you are a potential day service user looking for more information on how to join our enterprises, head on over to this page instead.)

And one more thing! If you are looking to make a meaningful difference to the lives of people with a learning disability, why not volunteer in order to assist our Day Service users with their enterprise work? We are particularly looking for volunteers who can offer support with cooking, baking, crafting and gardening but any support at all is most appreciated. 

Bakery Down The Lane

Bakery Down The Lane​​

Our Makers & Bakers meet on a Wednesday and create freshly baked sweet and savoury goods that can be purchased fresh from the oven! Every Thursday you can drop in for a cuppa and a chat with our friendly Bakery team, or order in advance for a quick pick-up. Whatever you decide, we're open from 10am - 1pm to the general public and look forward to welcoming you!

Cakes can also be ordered fully iced and decorated for that special occasion. The latest addition of samosas, with an eastern flavour and western twist, has been hugely popular, and along with the other goods produced offers amazing value for money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Order from our Bakery:

1. Download the product list here.

2. Email admin@southamptonmencap.co.uk with your order or place it over the phone by calling 023 80 584088. Your order will be prepared on a Wednesday and will be available for pick-up from the Mencap Centre in Portswood from 3.30pm-5pm or on the following day (Thursday) from 10am-4pm. We may be able to arrange next-day delivery so if you require this please let us know. Orders should be placed no later than Monday of the week you require it for. You can order as far in advance as you need to, just let us know which Wednesday/Thursday you'd like it for and we will prepare it on the appropriate day. As our products are freshly baked with no artificial preservatives, we do recommend receiving the products no later than Thursday and consuming ASAP. 

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Our bakers prepare a delicious array of baked goods.

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2-Tier Chocolate Cake

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2-Tier Carrot Cake

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Seeded & unseeded bread

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Scones & Drizzle Loaf Cake

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Pumpkin/Butternut Squash Brownies

MG&M

 

 MG&M (Mencap Gardening & Maintenance)

 

 Our newest Day Service turns gardening and maintenance skills into a successful enterprise in the form of MG&M! With over fifteen different venues under their belt, our hard working group of Day Service users are now able to meet most basic gardening and maintenance requirements and can travel out to different locations in Southampton.

If you are interested in MG&M assisting with your garden or a project you're working on, please get in contact using the information found in the leaflet below. 

Treat Me Well

 Treat Me Well

Treat me well is a campaign led by National Mencap to transform how the NHS treats people with a learning disability when they are in hospital.  The campaign launched in February 2018.  At Southampton Mencap we worked with Mike Le Surf from National Mencap who helped us to set up a local Treat me well campaign group made up of members from our day services.

 

Since the launch of the campaign, the local group has worked with the hospitals in Southampton in a positive and productive way to influence changes so that people with learning disabilities have better treatment if they need hospital care.

They have also supported training of medical staff and other events led by the Learning Disability Health Facilitator and the Learning Disability Liaison nurses based at the General Hospital.

In 2019, the group was delighted to receive the Treat Me Well Group of the Year Award as being the group of local campaigners who have made the biggest impact to improve hospital care for people with a learning disability!most active group in the area!

Below, the Southampton Mencap ‘Treat me well’ campaign group

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