Community News

What a stunning performance we put on this afternoon as part of the Community Day on Saffron Walden Common. Despite some nerves before hand, once Nicky started making her magic on the keyboard, we couldn’t hold back, and we sang more beautifully than ever. We are so, so proud of this incredible group of individuals Thanks to our wonderful volunteers Marion & Jo, and of course to our music leader and hero Nicky New….you are the best!! #musicmanproject #musicismagic #sharethejo

An amazing £366 raised at our Charity Tombola today! Thank you so much to all our volunteers, members, parents and customers who supported us today! We hugely appreciate it! #supportlocal #charityevent #fundraiser #MakeADifference

Our members love bowling Tonight, we headed to Tenpin for the evening. Choosing a ball, aiming intensely and hoping for a strike! We then headed to Five Guys fir a celebratory burger Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers #fridayfun #MakeADifference #startoftheweekend #makingmemories #bowlingfun

A trip to Rally School - Langley Park tonight for some members! With Tom Clark at the wheel, everyone enjoyed the thrill of the speed and a truly memorable experience! Great fun Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers #FridayFeeling #ThrillSeekers #LivingTheDream #makingmemories

Another lovely session at GrowAbility this week. It was a quieter session on Wednesday, but it was really brilliant to welcome Matt back with us. We were also lucky enough to enjoy some sunshine on the plot. The compost was once again a huge team effort, with everyone playing their part. Noah and Joel were busy saving countless sunflower seeds, while Julie put her skills to great use sowing colourful chillies ready to hang and dry. The harvest was enormous, with plenty of fre

Tonight our members enjoyed a game of bowls! The skill lies in judging distance, direction, weight and the curve of the bowl, while sometimes using your bowl to knock an opponent’s bowl away from the jack. Everyone encouraged each other and we had a great evening of fun and laughter! #wednesdayvibes #competitive #MakeADifferenceTogether #lovewhatwedo

Another joyful evening at Music Man! Smiles, laughter, listening and respect, all contribute to making our sessions so amazing. Everyone worked so hard at practicing our songs for this Saturdays live performance at Saffron Walden Community Day on the Common at 2.45 pm. Please come and support us. We would love to see you there Supported by the Postcode Lottery UK awarded by #postcodetrust #musicismagic #makingmemories #MakeADifference #mondaymotivation #musicismedicine

Enjoying lovely evening at Pizza Express in Bishops Stortford - we highly recommend the food and family atmosphere We used practical skills downloading app with a £1 deal and maths to calculate our bill. We managed to save ourselves a £10 each which covered the yummy pudding . Great result and fantastic Friday evening out Supported by Saffron Walden Golf Club #FridayFeeling #outandabout #startoftheweekend #lovewhatwedo

Tonight, we are at the Common in #saffronwalden completing our sponsored walk. We are so proud of our GWOFers for taking up the challenge! They are smashing it! Thank you so much to Burtons Butchers Saffron Walden who donated the burgers and sausages for our delicious BBQ! Huge appreciation to Alicia’s dad, Nigel Cornell for cooking our celebration meal! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and the #lotteryplayers #MakeADifference #makingmemories #fridayfun

Another incredibly busy and brilliant week at GrowAbility! The plot was full of activity today, with lots of lovely visitors joining us and plenty going on throughout the session. It was a real team effort when it came to our composting this week. We carefully added layers of greens, browns and chicken manure to our existing Toby compost, making sure everything was well balanced and ready to decompose. Every member played their own part in this. Tristan was our very own weedi