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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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GrowAbility Blog: Wednesday 13th August 2025
What a day we had at Dig It Community Allotment today. The heat didn’t stop our team from getting stuck in with watering, weeding,...
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Aug 141 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Friday nights: Friday 8th August 2025
Adventure Golf at Golf World Stansted tonight for some of the lads! Who will win? The perfect evening followed by dinner in the...
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Aug 101 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Fridays: Friday 8th August 2025
A picnic in the sun on The Common in Saffron Walden, followed by pottery painting at The Crafty Beanie ! Some fabulous creations!...
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Aug 81 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 6th August 2025
Another beautiful day at our GrowAbility club - after our welcome cuppa (thank you Lisa!) the team got to watering the plot - from top to...
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Aug 81 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Fridays: Friday 1st August 2025
Some of our members are enjoying a day trip to Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park today! Exploring the many awesome animals, from farmyard...
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Aug 11 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 30th July 2025
Today was a very special day! We welcomed lovely Noah to GrowAbility- he threw himself into every task - taught us some facts about bees...
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Jul 311 min read
GrowAbility Open Evening: 28th July 2025
Yesterday, we held our first open evening for GrowAbility, where our members could come along and visit our fully wheelchair accessible...
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Jul 301 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 25th July 2025
Tonight we had our monthly group get-together in Fast Eddy’s Bar, at Fairycroft House! We welcomed back the lovely Amie, who has been...
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Jul 261 min read
Music Man Mondays!!
Living our Best Life!! What a magical evening we all had, as our first term drew to a close on Monday evening. Thank you again The Music...
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Jul 221 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 18th July 2025
@TeamSport Harlow Go Karting in Harlow tonight for some of our members Such a fantastic place supported by The National Lottery...
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Jul 181 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 16th July 2025
Wow look at the flowers we planted several weeks ago- well done Amanda they look lovely! This was done in the newly accessible area we...
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Jul 161 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 9th July 2025
Another fabulous day at our GrowAbility Club - Dig It Community Allotment - the heat did not put us off! Look at Lisa and the gang...
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Jul 161 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 4th July 2025
Bowling and dinner tonight at Tenpin in Cambridge for our members tonight! Who will win? We love bowling! Happy birthday to James...
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Jul 51 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 2nd July 2025
From seed to seedling to the beds to harvest we do everything Dig It Community Allotment - look at our lovely patient Barry chopping up...
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Jul 31 min read
GrowAbility Health Benefits of the Produce!
GrowAbility: Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Now we’re harvesting every week we’ve decided to learn about the health benefits of the produce -...
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Jul 31 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 13th June 2025
Some of our members are out enjoying the beautiful weather this evening with a walk through Bridge End Gardens, then back into the High...
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Jun 141 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 11th June 2025
We were so busy we forgot to take photos today of Barry, Glen and Matthew who helped with all of the jobs Lisa Dig It Community Allotment...
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Jun 141 min read
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: 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
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