{"id":1032,"date":"2017-04-27T15:31:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T14:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tesgroup.com\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2017-04-28T08:30:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T07:30:46","slug":"tes-belfast-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/s313789864.websitehome.co.uk\/?p=1032","title":{"rendered":"On Your Marks… for the Belfast Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

TES are all set for this year’s Belfast Marathon<\/h2>\n

Sponsored by Deep River Rock, & in Aid of MENCAP.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

27<\/strong> members of the TES team will be taking part in the annual Belfast City Marathon. The TES Group will be entering a total of 5 relay teams, (each relay team containing 5 determined runners)\u00a0+ a team of 2 have volunteered to\u00a0walk 8 gruelling miles. Each relay team will run a total of 26.2 miles. (Divided amongst the 5 runners) See below our 5 teams, and the plan of attack for each.<\/p>\n

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Our team of runners have be training hard in the lead up to Race-Day, regularly meeting for coaching and running sessions at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena in Cookstown. We want to do ourselves and the charity proud. Staff from many different departments, and of all ages and fitness levels will take part in a combined team effort to raise funds for this year\u2019s chosen charity MENCAP, the leading voice of learning disability. (Please scroll down for more on MENCAP)<\/p>\n

On the morning of the Belfast Marathon, our eager TES runners will be departing Cookstown at approximately 7am, (an early start for Bank Holiday Monday, if I don\u2019t say so myself) aiming to arrive in Belfast for approximately 8am, with the race commencing shortly after arrival.<\/p>\n

You can track our relay teams progress & results via our Social Media Channels.<\/p>\n

Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TES.Group.Online\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/TESGroupLtd<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mencap are a passionate group of people committed to changing the world for everyone with a learning disability<\/p>\n

Mencap History<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Formed in 1946, Judy Fryd, a mother of a child with a learning disability, wrote a letter to Nursery World to highlight the unfairness of her daughter being away from a mainstream school. Little did Judy know, this would be the start of Mencap, an exceptionally charitable organisation, now established as the leading UK charity\u00a0for people with a learning disability.<\/p>\n

Mencap Services<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The services we provide range from round-the-clock care to helping someone join in with local leisure activities, providing advice and information on things like employment and education, helping someone to live independently for the first time, and even things like reporting a crime to the police. In a nutshell, Mencap try to help in any area of a person\u2019s life where they need support.<\/p>\n

Mencaps Vision & Mission<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included.<\/p>\n

Mencap\u2019s mission is to transform society\u2019s attitudes to learning disability and improve the quality of life of people with a learning disability and their families.<\/p>\n

For more information, support & advice please visit:<\/strong><\/h5>\n