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Merry Magical Music Man Mondays !!! T’is the season to be jolly!!!   Everyone was in fine voice this evening, for our final practice before our first big public concert!! We will be performing alongside Music Man Projects from Bishops Stortford and Cambridge as guests of Prime Brass, at the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, this coming Sunday! Tickets are available from https://www.adcticketing.com/.../family-christmas.../ We are sooooo excited!! Thank you, Nicky New, for

Our members’ Christmas meal and dance at Newport Village Hall, Essex    Fabulous meal, drinks, raffle, dancing and laughter! A huge thank you to Quinntessential Catering  for the amazing service!    Thank you to all the volunteers who made the event possible! #christmas2025   #localmencap   #bringingsmiles   #seasonalcelebration   #abilitynotdisability   #lovewhatwedo   #makeadifferencetogether

What a fabulous night we had at the ‘Christmas at Wimpole 2025’! Our whole group of 30 members, companions and volunteers enjoyed a magical night!   An truly amazing experience we had at the trail that brings the estate to life with over a million twinkling lights and seasonal sounds. Thank you so much to the Crocus Sapphires for enabling the trip! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund  and #lotteryplayers #localmencap   #abilitynotdisability   #bringingsmiles   #l

With Christmas just a month away, and a special concert to perform at on 7th December, we have been hard at work practicing some special festive pieces….the bells are so Christmassy aren’t they?! We love helping, supporting and encouraging each other, and we love to celebrate special occasions and achievements. So many reasons why Music Man Mondays are so Magical    Supported by People's Postcode Lottery  awarded by the Postcode Trust and #stanstedcommunityfund  ( London Stan

Quiz night at our Side-by -Side club on Wednesday - two teams and so much knowledge between them… the scores were so close at the end and the night was such fun - lovely to see new members and volunteers settling in, friendships blossoming, and so much FUN and Laughter! #mencap   #lovewhatwedo   #inclusion   #quiz  night #abilitynotdisability   #bringingsmiles   #saffronwalden

Karaoke Tenpin  in Cambridge tonight for the birthday girl, Isabel!     Followed by dinner Five Guys ! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund  and the #lotteryplayers #bringingsmiles   #abilitynotdisability   #mencap   #fridaynight   #FridayFeeling   #outandbout   #livinglife   #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

Guys and Dolls the Musical at the Town Hall tonight! A great night The National Lottery Community Fund and #lotteryplayers #bringingsmiles   #mencap   #fridaynight   #fridayvibes   #musical

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

So much to say about today’s session! Esther, Noah, Barry, Katie, Tristan, Ewelina, Lisa, Mitch, Alice, Julie, Jacquie, and Marion made a happy gang at Dig It Community Allotment  today for our GrowAbility club. Weeding, composting, harvesting, and cooking together. Ewelina’s turn to cook today and wow it was fabulous food - what a cook she is! We enjoyed looking at a solitary bee hotel which was brought along by Katie who explained all about how the bee larvae make themselve

Our lovely Nicky decided it was time to ‘GO BIG’ with the glocks!! We absolutely love this instrument, with its sweet, bell like, sounds. We listened to Nicky’s instructions, telling us which colour to play, and the results were beautiful   Thank you Stansted Airport Community Fund ( London Stansted Airport ) for providing these wonderful instruments for all of us. We also want to give a great big shout out to our wonderful volunteers, Jacquie, Marion, Jo and Marian. They are

Daisy and Alicia’s choice of trips out tonight and they both chose bowling. Great team work! Great communication! Great laughs! Who will win? Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund  and #lotteryplayers #mencap   #bringingsmiles   #abilitynotdisability   #lovewhatwedo   #FridayFeeling   #weekendvibes

Lots to do on the Dig It Community Allotment  plot today, clearing the peppers away so the last fruits can be harvested and the plants chopped for compost. Then some donated canna lilies and a huge banana plant to be potted on to be overwintered in the greenhouse. There was compost to turn and carrots and cabbage to be harvested and cleaned ready for our group lunch. Jacket potatoes baked this morning kept hot in rolls of sheep’s wool served with good old beans and cheese and

Lunch at Nines Global Buffet Cambridge  for some of the members today!  So much choice   The National Lottery Community Fund Community Fund and the #lotteryplayers #mencap   #halftermfun   #bringingsmiles   #birthdaytreats   #lovewhatwedo   #MakeADifference   #FridayFeeling

What a night! Our members, volunteers and lovely leader Kitty had a fabulous night tonight at the Halloween disco… with gifts of cute little koalas all the way from Australia (thank you @mariongrainge ) spiders (Marion again!) and fabulous dancing - that’s our Lloyd rocking to Cold Play - such a happy place to be! #dancingshoes   #discoparty   #halloween   #friends   #mencap   #bringingsmiles   #wednesdaystyle

Our annual Halloween Disco supported by the Rotary Club of Saffron Walden Some fabulous costumes, dancing, singing, food and drinks! Thank you so much to COOK  Saffron Walden for the delicious quiches and cakes for our buffet spread  and to all the amazing volunteers for their time to make the event possible! #lovesaffronwalden   #bringingsmiles   #mencap   #makeamazinghappen   #disco   #saturdaynight

Dinner at Trio Italian tonight for some of our members! Pizza  or pasta ? What would you choose? Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund  and #lotteryplayers #mencap   #bringingsmiles   #cometogether   #MakingMemories   #makeamazinghappen   #fridayfun   #fridaynight   #socialising

Halloween is fast approaching, so this week our members have been busy crafting; making some fabulous bats  and other creepy creatures! #mencap   #bringingsmiles   #cometogether   #halloween2025   #socialising   #makingmemories

What a joyous and special evening! Nicky was back, all 20 marvellous musicians were present, 3 birthdays and a certificate of achievement to celebrate AND, to top it all off, a wonderfully warm audience to perform to   Magical Music Man Mondays can’t get any better than that….can they?!! To the #stanstedcommunityfund  ( London Stansted Airport ) and People's Postcode Lottery  and awarded by the People’s Postcode Trust, thank you   You are helping us to improve the lives of ou

Our group get-together in Fast Eddie’s Bar at Fairycroft House  tonight! We had a spooky evening! Pumpkins, skeletons, games and dance with Jen Shackleton    We then celebrated three birthdays: Daisy, Tobie and our newest member Olivia.  With yummy cake from COOK  Saffron Walden. Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund  and the #lotteryplayers #bringingsmiles   #abilitynotdisability   #lovewhatwedo   #FridayFeeling   #fridayfun   #MakingMemories2025   #makeamazinghap