Karl Wilson

COVID-19 rates in Leeds fell overall Fri-Mon - from 394 per 100k people on Fri, up to 396.5 (Sat), down to 388.1 (Sun) and then today's 385.9. Numbers testing positive steady for three days at 13.6% (14.2 Fri). Our NHS colleagues are busy; please let's support them #TogetherLeeds

Congratulations to all of our White Rose Community Award winners this morning! So many individuals and organisations doing great work in our community 🏆 #WRCommunityAwards #Winners #SouthLeeds

Today Billy thanked Raza @TalkingLensProd for offering him a fantastic opportunity as a scriptwriter. Thanks to Raza, Billy's confidence in his writing ability has increased and he is very excited to continue to write scripts for in the future ! #SupportedInternship #LDWork

We've produced a survey for people with LD about nightlife! Please share or retweet! @Mencap #LearningDisabilites surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Mencap-going…

A great big CONGRATULATIONS to Cameron one of our #SupportedInterns, who has successfully gained paid #employment at Oakhaven Care Home in #Leeds working as as a Domestic Assistant. A huge thank you to Vicky, your staff team and the residents for all of your support. #LDwork

We need volunteers! Click on the link to find out more.....jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies/1485…

Luke has settled in well @involutionleeds, he has learnt the job quickly with support from both staff and our job trainer. It's fantastic to hear from the staff team how well he is doing! #learningdisability #workexperience #SupportedInternship #Leeds

A big thank you to @InvolutionLeeds for giving Luke an opportunity to undertake his #SupportedInternship Placement within the production team, Luke has a big passion for #Merchandise and he is over the moon, we are looking forward to working together. #Leeds #LDwork

PLS RT This week Josh from our Supported Internship took part in Training Systematic Instruction. This is a brilliant way of breaking down the barriers, to showcase that people with a learning disability are able to learn, and undertake tasks. @mencap_charity #LearningDisability

Thank you to @HarewoodFandDP for offering Joe a Supported Internship placement at Muddy Boots Cafe, we are really excited and looking forward to working with you. #Harewood #Leeds #SupportedInternship

In September 2019 we are looking for a number of employers in Leeds to be able to offer a person with a learning disability a 2-3 work taster day within your organisation. Could you support us? PLS RT #workexperience #inclusive #Leeds

Nice to meet @tonyfernandes and hear about @AirAsia tackling human trafficking. You'll have to pop into our offices and speak with our experts @childrensociety on the issue.

This year, organisations across the country will use Employability Day to demonstrate how #WeAreClosingTheGaps by supporting disadvantaged people into work. Find out more: ersa.org.uk/empday19 #EmpDay19

#WeAreClosingTheGaps by working in partnership with so many fantastic organisations across West & South Yorkshire to support disadvantaged people into work, thank you for all of your support. Find out more: ersa.org.uk/empday19 #EmpDay19 #LDWork

.@mencap_charity has been named as the charity of the year for the 2020 @VirginMoney @LondonMarathon. Find out more virg.in/wGV

Join us for calm and quiet next week, as we host #QuietTuesday 10am-12pm! Learn more here: white-rose.co.uk/articles/quiet…

Cannot begin to describe how incredible this lady is! Good luck tomorrow Nikki. #TeamMencap will be cheering you on 🏊‍♂️

We have had an amazing day at Picnic In The Park, such a great event hosted by @AspireCBS to celebrate the end of #LeedsLDWeek @TempleNewsam, our Supported Internship group had a brilliant day and such a great turn out! #Leeds #Ldweek19 #LearningDisability PLS RT

Today we held our @mencap_charity Old Skool Sports Day in #Leeds to promote becoming more active part of #LDweek19. Thank you to everyone who came, we hope you had fun! #LearningDisabilityWeek2019