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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 8, 20251 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 24, 20251 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 24, 20251 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 14th May 2025
Another busy day on the plot - it’s looking so beautiful and I did NOT get enough photos on my camera this week. We saw that our...
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May 18, 20251 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 7th May 2025
A much needed weeding session today in the onion bed. We also prepared a bed by sieving the stones out of the soil ready for some carrot...
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May 9, 20251 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 2nd May 2025
Dinner at Nando’s in Cambridge tonight! #lovinglife A great choice for some of our members. #localmencap #bringingsmiles ...
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May 2, 20251 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 30th April 2025
We arrived to see the beautiful new floor in the summerhouse..this will help to keep us warm on cooler days and altogether easier to...
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May 1, 20251 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 25, 20251 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 4, 20251 min read
GrowAbility Wednesday 26th March 2024
We had a fabulous time this week, planting flower seeds, and Dahlia tubers, clearing weeds and old celery and chard from the raised bed...
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Mar 29, 20251 min read
Growability Blog: Wednesday 12th March 2025
Today, we planted onion sets outdoors and garlic into modules in the greenhouse-it was great fun! Working as a team, dibbing holes and...
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Mar 14, 20251 min read
Music Man Project: Tuesday 25th February 2025
The wonderful Music Man Project came to Saffron Walden and wow did they put on a show! David Stanley & his Global Ambassadors from...
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Feb 27, 20251 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 20th November 2024
Chilly, but blue skies this week on the plot - Amanda and Charis did a fabulous job of potting on broad beans- they will give a great...
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Nov 22, 20241 min read
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