We have another Marathon runner!

Look! What a surprise to discover we have ANOTHER RUNNER IN THE TCS London Marathon!! How exciting! Good luck to Mark (and of course Paul) as they take on this incredible challenge, all in aid of LB Mencap. You can learn more about Mark in this brilliant article in Runners World. You can sponsor them both here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/paul-atkinson https://justgiving.com/page/ironmate-mark-1 You got this guys!

Leighton Buzzard runner becomes first to take on London Marathon on our behalf.

Paul Atkinson, a member of Leighton Fun Runners, will take on the 26.2 mile challenge as part of the club’s support for their Charity of the Year - LB Mencap! Paul is no stranger to marathon running, having previously completed Brighton Marathon in April 2024 with just six weeks of training, which resulted in him finishing in the medical tent. He also took on Snowdonia Marathon in October 2025 which he did finish despite stopping for tea and cake with Santa at mile 25. He’s t

Running straight into Charity of the Year!

A huge thank you to Leighton Fun Runners for choosing Leighton Buzzard Mencap as their new Charity of the Year ❤️🤍🖤 As a small, volunteer-run local charity, this partnership will make a real difference to children and adults with learning disabilities, and their families, right here in our community. We’re so excited to be working together over the coming year and look forward to support LFR in their fundraising - we can’t wait to see what they get up to! 💙 Together, we c

#GivingTuesday 2025

After the crazy couple of weeks of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, all designed to encourage us to spend, spend, spend, do you know what follows? Giving Tuesday , an international day of giving - when we think about giving back rather than consuming more, and a reminder of the value of making a difference to charitable causes. There are many ways that you can support us here at LB Mencap. In exciting news, we have been selected for the Tesco Stronger Starts customer vo