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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

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

This evening, we showcased some of the new music we have been learning this half term, to a very warm and receptive audience. They were so impressed with the progress that everyone has made. Music Man members presented each number, and then everyone performed with a confidence that grows week by week. Nicky was so proud, and invited everyone to take bow at the end. The audience responded with generous and very well deserved applause. Supported by the People's Postcode Lottery

Tonight, some of our members are at Trio Italian in Saffron Walden for dinner. Alicia’s choice of trip, as it will soon be her birthday! Everyone loves the pizza and pasta on offer Lots of options to choose on the menu…what would you choose? Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers . #fridaynight #mencap #MakeADifference #lovewhatwedo #gettogetherwithfriends #FridayFeeling

Our members are so competitive at bowling! Who will win tonight? It’s a very close game Always a popular activity and a fun night for everyone! Celebrating Flo’s birthday tonight . Flo chose the activity and who she would like to go with. Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers #MakeADifference #bringingsmiles #mencap #lovewhatwedo #lovelife #FridayFeeling #fridayvibes #fridaynight #tenpinbowling #outincambridge #greatstarttot

A truly magical space, where we flourish, and where miracles happen. Where every individual’s achievements are celebrated, and where we help each other. What a wonderfully eclectic array of music this evening! We absolutely loved it….from the musicals to the dambusters!! Look at the smiles on our faces . We love Music Man Mondays! Supported by People's Postcode Lottery (awarded by the Postcode Trust) and the #stanstedairportcommunityfund ( London Stansted Airport ) #musicis

We are so incredibly proud of her determination, dedication and pure drive to complete this challenge to raise money for our new club ‘Our Choice’. Such an amazing personal achievement! Cath would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for their incredible moral support and through generous donations on the ‘Go Fund Me’ page. She is absolutely shattered, but very, very happy! There’s still time to donate! https://www.gofundme.com/.../our-new-friday-night-outings ... #spo

We were invited to watch the relaxed performance of the Saffron Players ’ Camelot Panto tonight! First our members paid for their own tickets - practicing life skills, then met all the cast of the show. Each cast member explained who they were and what part they play. We loved every bit of the show! The music, singing, laughter and fun! Thank you for inviting us! #goodtimes #laughter #community #mencap #lovewhatwedo #MakeADifference #panto

We love all the new pieces of music that Nicky is introducing us to! We tapped quietly on our tambourines to Kermit the Frogs wonderful Rainbow Song, we sang along beautifully to Hallelujah, and we showed off our Scottish dancing to Scotland the Brave!!! Music Man makes us all so happy Thank you to everyone who makes these very special evenings happen. Supported by the People's Postcode Lottery awarded by the Postcode Trust and the #stanstedcommunityfund ( London Stanste

On Friday Nights, our members choose where they would like to go and who with! Everyone gets a turn to choose throughtout the year. Tonight is was James’ turn to choose… The Temeraire JD Wetherspoon in Saffron Walden. Everyone loves a Friday night at the pub! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers #saffronwalden #FridayFeeling #fridaynight #FridayVibes #choices #MakeADifference #lovetosocialise #friends #bringingsmiles

Happy New Year from GWOF! We had a fabulous night at Fairycroft House for our first get-together of 2026! We created a canvas to show how we all come together with everyone printing their handprint around the words ‘Go With Our Flow’. When finished, the canvas will hang in Fast Eddie’s Bar for all to see. We then made some plans for trips this year and celebrated Flo’s 20th birthday! We are looking forward to making many more memories in 2026! Supported by The National Lot

Our Side by Side group taking over The Temeraire! Community is about everyone having a seat at the table. A wonderful evening of friendship and laughter in Saffron Walden. Most enjoyed a lovely meal - thank you to the staff who made us all so welcome! #InclusionMatters #SideBySide #bringingsmiles #makeadifference #friendslikefamily

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

Bowling at Tenpin in Cambridge tonight for some of our members! Great fun and laughter Then dinner at McDonald's yum! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers #bringingsmiles #mencap #FridayVibes #fridaynight #abilitynotdisability #inclusion #MakeADifference

Such a good turn out at the Club this evening! Noah had his first session with us and he won the raffle! He chose a lovely gift to give to his sister! There were jigsaws, feed the pig and pirate games, a really raucous game if UNO and much more! We welcomed the lovely George for a taster session - it was such a fun night - the hall looked lovely and as always just full of love and happiness thank you Kitty for making it such a fun night! #gamesmight #unocardgame #jigsawp

We were in fine fettle this evening!! Happy to be back after our half term break, feeling fabulous in our new hoodies, and already working hard on the pieces for our upcoming public appearance in Cambridge!! We go from strength to strength because we just love our Music Mondays Thank you, #stanstedairportcommunityfund ( London Stansted Airport ) and People's Postcode Lottery awarded by The People’s Postcode Trust. You continue to help to make our Mondays Magical #musicismag