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1953 |
Leeds Mencap was first started by a group of parents and carers |
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1964 |
Official opening of Mencap House on Chapeltown Road and beginning of the youth clubs |
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1965 |
Nursery started |
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1968 |
The Rookery residential home was opened |
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1968 |
Holiday home St Margaret’s in Bridlington was bought |
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1970 |
Play schemes began |
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1983 |
A pilot Portage (home educational service for under 3s) began |
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1992 |
Challenge Anneka, the popular TV show, helped renovate our East End property and saw us move from Chapeltown Road |
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2010 |
Me2 (a dance group), the Friday Club (for 18-25 year olds) and a siblings group were founded. |
