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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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GWOF Friday Nights: 20th September 2024
Tonight we have been making our scarecrow for the Audley End Miniature Railway Scarecrow Event. We had great fun working together to...
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Sep 21, 20241 min read
GrowAbility Blog: Wednesday 18th September 2024
Supported by Essex Community Foundation with Dig It Community Allotment Getting ready for Autumn- growing our skills, happiness &...
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Sep 21, 20242 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 13th September 2024
Watching Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at Saffron Screen tonight! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and #thelotteryplayers...
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Sep 14, 20241 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Fridays: Friday 30th August 2024
An amazing trip to Frinton-on-Sea today. Sand, sunshine, swimming, paddling, fun and games followed by a fish n chips lunch, then...
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Aug 30, 20241 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Fridays: 23rd August 2024
A day trip to Banham Zoo in Norfolk! Animals to see; picnics to eat; drinks to be drunk; ice-creams to enjoy and lots of walking! A great...
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Aug 25, 20241 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 24th August 2024
We meet every Wednesday evening! Tonight we had a picnic on the Common in Saffron Walden for our members and then played a variety of...
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Aug 22, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 2nd August 2024
Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund #lotteryplayers Punting on the River Cam, in Cambridge tonight for our members! After...
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Aug 3, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 26th July 2024
Brilliant Bingo Night at Café Cornell #fridayfeeling #mencap #socialising #fun #gettogether #funtimes
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Jul 26, 20241 min read
Quiz Night raises funds for SWMS!
What a fantastic quiz night organised by the amazing Arundell family…raising funds for Saffron Walden Mencap Society! Over £1000 raised!...
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Jul 13, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 28th June 2024
Dinner, drinks and Uno at The Temeraire tonight for some of the members! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and...
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Jun 28, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday nights: 21st June 2024
Fun, games and pizza on Saffron Walden Common tonight in the sunshine! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund. Thank you to the...
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Jun 21, 20241 min read
CanalAbility Boat trip: 15th June 2024
Special memories from yesterday’s amazing boat trips with CanalAbility! Thank you so much to Saffron Walden Round Table for donating...
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Jun 16, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 7th June 2024
Girls on tour! Swimming at Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre, then onto McDonald's for dinner. #MakeADifference Supported by The National...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read
A Celebration of Our Valuable Volunteers! 7th June 2024
What a great way to end ‘Volunteers Week!’ Lunch with all our fabulous volunteers - trustees, fundraisers and club volunteers - who...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 31st May 2024
Fish and Chip supper before a walk around Bridge End Gardens, Saffron Walden. Where's the sunshine? Supported by The National Lottery...
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May 31, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 24th May 2024
Fun, games and ice-creams on Saffron Walden Common tonight! #freshair Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund with...
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May 24, 20241 min read
SWMS Spring Disco: Saturday 11th May 2024
What a fantastic disco at Seward's End Village Hall! Thank you so much to all the volunteers for making it possible! Fabulous disco as...
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May 12, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights - 3rd May 2024
Dinner at the Beefeater tonight for some of the girls followed by a popular game of UNO! #mencap #members #MakeAmazingHappen #...
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May 3, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 19th April 2014
Our group get together at Fast Eddie’s Bar, Fairycroft. Painting plant pots and making lavender bags - part of our Enterprise Project....
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
Go With Our Flow is two years old on the 22/4/24!
Tonight we celebrated with delicious, lemon cupcakes made by Jo Arundell Happy birthday to us! #mencap #activitiesformembers #fridayfeeli...
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
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