• A special event is being held on Friday 17th June, from 10am – 4pm at Bolton Wanderers Stadium to support people with learning disabilities (LD) in Bolton.
• The event aims to bring people together in a friendly environment to provide information about living with a learning disability and the support available in Bolton.
• People who live with learning disabilities often experience extreme health inequalities, in some cases having a lower than average life expectancy.

A special event is being held on Friday 17th June to support people with learning disabilities (LD) in Bolton.

People who live with learning disabilities often experience extreme health inequalities, in some cases having a lower than average life expectancy of up to 20 years less than people without a learning disability.

Ahead of National Learning Disability Awareness Week, which starts on Monday 20th June, the learning disability service at Bolton Council and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust are hosting a unique drop-in on the 17th June, aimed at people with learning disabilities and those that support them.

The event will have a range of information and activities including:

• Health and social care organisations from across Bolton and Greater Manchester being on hand to provide information about their services.
• Royal Bolton Hospital learning disability nurses being there to talk to people about what they have in place when people with a learning disability are in hospital, to provide reassurances and talk them through the process.
• Information about accessing healthcare and other services when you have a learning disability.
• Advice about support networks and other groups or services that may be of use.
• A chance to learn and have fun – the session will be really interactive and with the option to ask lots of questions about the things that you want to know related to health.
• Refreshments and a chance to network and meet other people.

The event aims to bring people together in a friendly environment, to help those with learning disabilities and their carers, families or support network learn more about what is available, and how they can best look after their own health and wellbeing with the help of local services.

The event will take place between 10am-4pm on Friday 17th June, at the Bolton Wanderers Stadium, Lion of Vienna Suite.

For more details, please email Gillian.finnigan@bolton.gov.uk.

Led by LD charity Mencap, Learning Disability Week aims to raise awareness on what it’s like to live with a learning disability. It aims to help remove stigma and discrimination and educate more people about learning disabilities.