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Just….Magical Music Man What an incredible few days for all the members, staff, and volunteers of our Music Man Project. Yesterday, our participation at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, with the wonderful @Prime Brass and Music Man projects from Bishops Stortford and Cambridge. Today, a showcase performance to family, friends and supporters, at our home at the Salvation Army Hall in Saffron Walden. At the end of the evening a member of the audience was overheard, saying ‘

Everyone was in fine voice today at our first big public concert!! We performed alongside Music Man Projects from Bishops Stortford and Cambridge as guests of Prime Brass, at the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge! An amazing experience Thank you, Nicky New, for giving us this wonderful opportunity! Supported by generous donations from People's Postcode Lottery , awarded by the People’s Postcode Trust and #stanstedcommumityfund  (London Stansted Airport) #localmencap   #brin

Lots of lovely prizes and a delicious afternoon tea  A wonderful afternoon of fun, laughter and concentration . Thank you so much to Jo and Jane for organising! #supportlocal   #social   #MakeADifference   #lovinglife   #lovebingo   #funandlaughter

Late Night Shopping tonight! £319.70 raised, which is amazing! Thank you to everyone for buying a Tombola ticket or two! #mencap   #supportlocal   #MakeADifference   #fundraisingevent   #gratefulheart   #lovinglife

Full House for Arthur!  What an incredible night! Huge thanks to everyone who came out for our Side-by-Side Club Movie Night tonight. It was a full house! We had an absolute blast watching Arthur the Movie! It was lovely seeing so many of our club members gathered together for some laughs and good times. Thanks to Kitty and our lovely volunteers for making our night a massive success. Not a fan of the movie? No problem- there was still crafting fun with friends - don’t they a

Merry Magical Music Man Mondays !!! T’is the season to be jolly!!!   Everyone was in fine voice this evening, for our final practice before our first big public concert!! We will be performing alongside Music Man Projects from Bishops Stortford and Cambridge as guests of Prime Brass, at the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, this coming Sunday! Tickets are available from https://www.adcticketing.com/.../family-christmas.../ We are sooooo excited!! Thank you, Nicky New, for

Our members’ Christmas meal and dance at Newport Village Hall, Essex    Fabulous meal, drinks, raffle, dancing and laughter! A huge thank you to Quinntessential Catering  for the amazing service!    Thank you to all the volunteers who made the event possible! #christmas2025   #localmencap   #bringingsmiles   #seasonalcelebration   #abilitynotdisability   #lovewhatwedo   #makeadifferencetogether

What a fabulous night we had at the ‘Christmas at Wimpole 2025’! Our whole group of 30 members, companions and volunteers enjoyed a magical night!   An truly amazing experience we had at the trail that brings the estate to life with over a million twinkling lights and seasonal sounds. Thank you so much to the Crocus Sapphires for enabling the trip! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund  and #lotteryplayers #localmencap   #abilitynotdisability   #bringingsmiles   #l

Today was the last day of our GrowAbility year. We had a lovely gathering in our summerhouse, with lovely food - (including mince pies and sausage rolls donated by the lovely team at COOK  in Saffron Walden). Our wonderful team of members were awarded certificates by our Chair Patrick Draper, in recognition of their achievements this year - we’ve all learned so much and can’t wait until next year- we were already making plans! Charis got cake and a card to celebrate her Birth