Community News

Our Choice met on Friday for an evening watching Mama Mia and snacks. All loved the film. Supported by Saffron Walden Golf Club Thank you to Saffron Building Society for the use of their Community Link Space. Established in 2022, the award winning, fully re-furbished and fully accessible Saffron Community Link opened its doors in Saffron Walden. It became a free-to-use community space for charities, non-profits and community groups. #FridayFeeling #filmnight #makingmemori

Our annual trip to the seaside today! Relaxing on the beach, the sound of the waves rolling into the beach, paddling in the cool water and chatting with friends Followed by fish ‘n’ chips and ice-creams! The perfect day! Our trip was made possible with a donation from Saffron Walden Golf Club #frintononsea #beachdays #MakeADifference #makingmemories #summerholidays

Side by Side Club ventured out to The Temeraire JD Wetherspoon in Saffron Walden this week! A great opportunity to practice some essential life skills: selecting options from the menu, going to the bar to order and pay for food and drink choices. Everyone looks so happy, but then they would…food and socialising! A perfect combination for our lovely members Then some ‘Uno’! #wednesdaynight #SideBySideAdventure #InclusionMatters #MakeADifference #makingmemoriestogether

Another busy and brilliant week at GrowAbility, with lots of members joining us and plenty of jobs to keep everyone busy! We started by giving our Toby compost a little bit of extra love, adding chopped apples, brown compost and green leaves. It was great to see everyone getting stuck in and helping to keep the compost healthy and well balanced…ready to do its important job of feeding the soil. We also collected some beautiful lavender flowers, which have been saved for a fut

Saffron Walden Mencap’s Annual Big BBQ today at Finchingfield Camping with Ben and Julia Dimmock We were all so excited to spend the day in the beautiful lavender fields enjoying a Tombola, raffle, crafts, delicious hotdogs and burgers - cooked by the talented Neil Arundell and Ben Dimmock - followed by tug of war, music and dancing. Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who made the event possible and to Julia and Ben Dimmock who were incredible hosts yet again! We h

A lovely evening out at Creams Desserts in Cambridge leisure. Some had savoury, some had sweet and some had both. Everyone was impressed with the delicious food and service. We chatted about all different things and had a lovely time. Supported by Saffron Walden Golf Club #FridayFeeling #fridaynight #weekendvibes

Arriving on Friday night, relaxing in the belle tents, eating lots of food, fresh air, a nature walk, team work, great communication, life skills, cool drinks and lots of chilling. This amazing trip was made possible with an fabulous donation from Saffron Walden Golf Club and Finchingfield Camping We are so grateful for these opportunities. #bestdayever #glamping #MakeADifference #makingmemories #InclusionMatters — with Julia Dimmock at Finchingfield Camping.

It was another busy and brilliant week at GrowAbility. With lots of members joining us and plenty to keep everyone busy! Charis and Julie got stuck into the important job of preparing for next year, meticulously picking and saving seeds ready for future planting. They were so careful with their work. It’s always exciting to think ahead and know that the seeds we save now will help keep the plot growing next year! We also had a little wildlife rescue mission when Noah (our res

It was another fantastic week at GrowAbility, and once again we managed to beat the heat by getting an early start with plenty of watering. Another amazing all hands on deck effort! It was brilliant to welcome Freddie to the gang, who got stuck straight in and helped with the potato harvest. He even discovered a rather inventive way of digging them up…using a sandcastle technique! We harvested and taste-tested lots of healthy loveliness from the plot, including some delic

A walk through Thetford Forest feels wonderfully peaceful today! The path slips beneath tall Scots pines, with sunlight filtering through the branches and patches of shade keeping the air noticeably cooler. Just what the GWOFers need during this hot weather! Now for a picnic lunch and some games under the trees. Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers #FridayFeeling #highlodge #MakeADifference #lovewhatwedo #makingmemories