Breakfast Meeting at Whitchurch Golf Club - Speaker Sara Pickard -

Sara Pickard gave a fascinating talk about her life this morning. Sara has been involved in campaigning work for people with a learning disability since leaving college. Sara is an elected community councillor for her local area in Wales and has held the position since 2011. She is a former Engagement Connector at Mencap Cymru.

In 2019, Sara was nominated as one of the 400 ‘Women of the Year’ and in 2020, she spent a year with the Welsh Government as the Disabled People’s Employment Champion, working with businesses to encourage them to employ more people with disabilities.

In 2023 she spent a month-long internship with ITV Wales News highlighting issues for disabled people. She has travelled all over the world in her role as ambassador for disabled people – including visits to the UN in New York, the EU Parliament and South Africa.

She is proud of her acting roles with several Theatre Groups including Hijinx Theatre in Cardiff where she toured as the lead role in “Miss Brown to You” and being a torch-bearer for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She brought the torch to our meeting so we could all carry the torch!