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Full House!! All 20 lovely Music Man Members attended this evening’s session. Each individual, so incredibly smart, and so incredibly proud to be a part of this special group. Musical Man Members….you are an inspiration to us all! Thank you to People's Postcode Lottery , awarded by the Postcode Trust and London Stansted Airport   #communityfund #fun   #mondaynights   #musicismedicine   #MakeADifference   #lovinglife   #cometogether

18 holes, plenty of laughs, and a whole lot of ‘we definitely meant to do that.’   A fun evening with the Our Choice gang that ended with a hot chocolate at the clubhouse. Chilling with friends - the perfect end to a great round at Golf World Stansted !   Thank you Saffron Walden Golf Club  and Lions Clubs International , Saffron Walden for your generous support!   #golfclub   #ourchoice   #inclusion   #bringingsmiles   #fun   #fridaynight

Tonight, we invited Andrew Fisher, from Saffron Walden Golf Club  to our monthly get-together at Fast Eddy’s Bar, in Fairycroft House , Saffron Walden. The golf club has recently donated £2000 towards the cost of our Glamping Trip this Summer at Finchingfield Camping . We were so excited to share our scrapbooks of photos from last summer’s Glamping stay. It’s such an amazing opportunity for our members to experience. From choosing which bed they sleep in, sharing games and ac

The hall was absolutely buzzing tonight at the Side by Side Club! It was a full house for Kitty’s legendary Pop and Rock Music Quiz, and wow—our members really know their hits! From classic rock anthems to the latest pop bangers, as usual the competition was friendly and fun! This is always such a popular night, and it’s easy to see why. There’s nothing better than good music, great friends, and a bit of a challenge to bring everyone together. A huge well done to everyone who

We gathered with our local police, soldiers, and school children, the Mayor, Town Crier and even our very own Cath wearing her music man hoodie and rattling a tambourine! for a special photoshoot, all part of our bid to become the first-ever Town of Culture! Big thanks to the Saffron Walden Town Council  for inviting us. Then, off to the Jubilee Hub, where Richard from UCAN Charity  gave us the warmest welcome! He introduced us to their fantastic Community Fridge (a brilliant

LOOK at us!! So smart, and so proud of our new personalised Music Man Holdalls! Thank you, Thank You, Thank You, to London Stansted Airport   #Communityfund  for your generosity and for making everyone so happy! Every week, we will be responsible for taking our holdalls, full of instruments home, and looking after them until the next Music Man session. What a fabulous evening we had! Exciting new bag, exciting new music, and a very excited Ollie celebrating his birthday!!! Su

A night of music, dancing, fun, laughter and food! DJ Carl provided some great tunes for all to enjoy  A sea of smiling faces with some great moves!   Thank you so much to everyone who made the evening a huge success and a huge thank you to #sewardsendvillagehall  for choosing us as their charity of the year! #MakeADifference   #disco   #friendstogether   #saturdaynight   #ValentinesDay2026

We will be back…thank you to Zafferano Lounge : lovely staff and delicious food. What a great Friday 13th it turned out to be! We had so many subjects to talk about and discussed future trips out: we will join a quiz night, go to the cinema , bowling and anticipating adult soft play outing. Tonight, we had Michael, Gaynor and Ann joining us for the first time - they enjoyed their first night out with Our Choice! Supported by Saffron Walden Golf Club  and London Stansted Airpo

Tonight was Ollie’s choice of trip, as it’s his 25th birthday next Friday! He wanted to go to the pub; The Temeraire JD Wetherspoon  is always a firm favourite for our members. Ollie chose who he would like to go with him. Everyone selected their meals on the app and then later ordered and paid for their own pudding! A great night of fun, laughter and good food   Happy Friday everyone! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund  and #lotteryplayers #MakeADifference   #f

They say legends are hard to find, but we get to see one every single week. Yesterday, our incredible volunteer Barbara turned 98 years young! Barbara is our longest-standing volunteer, having been a cornerstone of the Side by Side Club for almost 11 years. She is the definition of reliability—every week, without fail, she’s there making sure everyone has their tea, coffee, and biscuits served with a smile. But Barbara always goes the extra mile. Tonight, she even brought in