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Meet the Team

We are the Ryedale & District Mencap Team.

The team is made up of many roles:

Development Manager - Oversees all aspects of the day to day running of the charity. Looks after volunteers, members, activity organisation and funding.

Chairperson - they are in charge of keeping order at the meetings, and overseeing the general running of the charity.

Vice Chairperson - to stand in where the chairperson can not make a meeting and assist them in the general running of the charity.

Treasurer - they over see all financial details of the charity.

Secretary - they take minutes at all meetings as well as circulating them round.

Trustees - they are their to support the running of the charity and decision making at meetings.

All of the roles in our team are just as important and all enable R&D Mencap to continue doing the fabulous work we do. But we are not the same without our members, visit the members story page (by clicking below) to get to know some of them.

Member's Stories

Development Manager

Josey Hall

Hi Everyone, I love my job at Ryedale & District Mencap, why? Because of all the friends I make and fab things I get to do with our members. I am looking forward to growing our charity more in the years to come, enabling our members to develop our activities to suit their tastes, to take part in every part of the planning and execution of trips and projects. Allowing them to grow and learn in the most fun way possible.

Volunteer

Patricia Anderson

I started working at Ryedale Mencap in January 2002 as a project worker, the role that is now done by Josey. I went on to volunteer after I retired and now I am a Trustee.

As you can tell I love being involved with this charity and would encourage anyone to volunteer for us.

Acting Chairperson, Secretary and Vice Chairperson

Lucy Hall

I really enjoy being involved with R&D Mencap because it is a lot of fun and you make friends. It is also good as it is giving me invaluable experience for my dream career in Special Educational Needs teaching after University. My aim while working with this charity is to make sure the members are always at the front of all decisions, while creating unforgettable memories with them.

Treasurer

John Wardell

Hi everyone I became involved with the Ryedale and District Mencap during Covid when this fantastic organisation offered a superb variety of on line (Zoom) meetings for our daughter Catherine to engage in during what was ,for everyone, a difficult and scary time for us all

I quickly got absorbed into Zumba and Bingo and you name it we tried it !

After Covid the outdoor ,in person, sessions were fantastic to allow us all to get back to normality

Through this I showed my hand a bit to Josey and sure enough we managed to get the popular Boccia sessions of the ground.

I have been involved in other charities such as Special Olympics and see this type of program to most beneficial to those people who cannot access mainstream activities

My background in sport includes Rugby ,Cricket ,badminton (where I met my wife Jackie )and Boccia (Coach and Referee)

I am now retired after 42 years in Telecommunications

I now look forward to supporting this great organisation in any way I can

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Trustee

Merick Ball

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Trustee

Alex Rose

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Trustee

Nadja

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New opportunity...

Join our team!

Ryedale and District Mencap CIO are always looking for new people to join our team. Whether that be as a trustee, committee member or volunteer; we are grateful for any help you can give.

Don't think you have the right skills? This is never true with us we work with all out volunteers and their skills, ensuring that we use your skills in whatever way.

Below are some examples of roles you might be able to fill; please get in touch if you have anything you can offer us - even if it is not in the list below.

Would you like to be a trustee working in the background?
Are you able to be a volunteer driver for our members?
Would you like to help us with fundraising?
Could you help on a street collection?
Are you hands on and would like to help us are our weekly in person activities?
Or would you like to take the members on an exciting holiday in our very own caravan?
Would you like to be our minutes secretary?
Or do you fancy volunteering on our trips out and about?

Meet the Team

Join our team!

Would you like to be a trustee working in the background?

Are you able to be a volunteer driver for our members?

Would you like to help us with fundraising?

Could you help on a street collection?

Are you hands on and would like to help us are our weekly in person activities?

Or would you like to take the members on an exciting holiday in our very own caravan?

Would you like to be our minutes secretary?

Or do you fancy volunteering on our trips out and about?