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Community News
Saffron Walden Mencap Society has a vibrant community of more than 100. This is made up of young people and adults with learning difficulties, carers, trustees, staff and volunteers. Members of the community have a vast array of interests and talents. Read on to find out what some of them have been getting up to!
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CanalAbility: Saturday 7th June 2025
Some of our members are out on two boats today with CanalAbility on the River Stort. We are looking forward to a relaxing day Our boat...
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Jun 81 min read
GWOF Friday Nights
Trampolining at AirHop Adventure & Trampoline Park Chelmsford for some members! Great fun. Then refuelling at McDonald’s! Supported...
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Jun 41 min read
Music Man Project: Monday 2nd June 2025
After a weeks break our Music Man Maestro’s were back with bang!! Our voices were bigger, our actions were louder, and our dancing was...
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Jun 31 min read
Cake Sale Fundraiser: Saturday 31st May 2025
£424 raised, which is fabulous! Thank you so much to everyone who baked, donated, purchased and helped! #lovesaffronwalden ...
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Jun 11 min read
Volunteers' Lunch 29th May 2025
Volunteers’ Lunch at the Community Link in Saffron Walden. Today, we celebrate all of our volunteers who support Saffron Walden Mencap...
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May 301 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 28th May 2025
Our Side by Side Club went to the Circus! What an amazing experience! Thank you for our free tickets! With Santus Circus We loved the...
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May 301 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 23rd May 2025
Our ‘Go With Our Flow’ group celebrated the fantastic news that they have received £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund ...
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May 241 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Potting on 33 (!!!!) courgette plants - planting spring onions and radish, and water, water, watering! It was a beautiful day- a special...
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May 241 min read
Music Man Project: Monday 19th May 2025
Week 4 of our wonderful Music Man Project and we really can confirm that Music is Magic!! Alex loves to sign, Noah loves the lyrics,...
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May 201 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 9th May 2025
Dinner Bella Italia Leisure Park Cambridge tonight to celebrate Freya’s birthday Pizza or pasta? What would you choose? #mencap ...
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May 91 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 7th May 2025
Tonight was a fun animal bingo. To start off the members had to describe the animal and we had to guess it. Then we changed it to the...
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May 91 min read
Music Man Project Comes to Saffron Walden!
Oh wow what a night we had! Wonderful singing and playing - our lovely musician Nicky New leading our group through everything from the...
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Apr 301 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 25th April 2025
Pizza and cake at Fairycroft House to celebrate Freya’s 19th birthday! Also, Summer Holiday trip planning! #Mencap #inclusion ...
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Apr 251 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 23rd April 2025
The rainclouds didn’t stop our group, led by our lovely @lisa.harper11, from working the plot - Weeding the raised beds getting them...
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Apr 251 min read
Music Man Project News...
Our Music Man Project Coordinator Cath was so excited to unbox and unwrap our first set of instruments - along with the djembes,...
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Apr 251 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 11th April 2025
Two trips out tonight! A bowling trip to Tenpin and a karaoke session in Cambridge tonight! Then dinner at Tenpin or at Five Guys ...
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Apr 131 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 9th April 2025
At Side by Side Club this week, we created some fabulous Easter crafts and the lovely Barbara handed out Easter chocolate for everyone!...
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Apr 101 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 4th Apri 2025
Adventure Golf at Golf World Stansted tonight for some of the members! We are very competitive Who will win? #Mencap #inclusion ...
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Apr 51 min read
Growability: Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Fabulous sunshine again at our GrowAbility session - working on preparation for spring ~ pricking out and planting beetroot seedlings,and...
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Apr 41 min read
Go With OUR Friday Nights: 28th March 2025
Tonight we had a fabulous get together at Fast Eddie’s Bar, at Fairycroft House in Saffron Walden. It’s a perfect place for us to meet!...
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Mar 291 min read
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