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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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Side by Side Club: Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Wednesday evenings are for Side by Side club - meeting friends, enjoying fun activities and sometimes we get a bit competitive! This...
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Sep 41 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 3rd September 2025
GrowAbility at Dig It Community Allotment Noah was on a harvesting mission today. An abundance of red and yellow tomatoes and beetroot...
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Sep 31 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Fridays: Friday 29th August 2025
A day at Frinton-on-sea today for our last Friday of the Summer Holidays. We had rain and wind, but then sunshine and blue skies!...
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Aug 291 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 27th August 2025
GrowAbility: Lots of watering today - and turning compost - but also soooo many ripe tomatoes spotted by Noah ! He carefully harvested...
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Aug 291 min read
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 Friday Nights: Friday 1st August 2025
Dinner Zafferano Lounge tonight for some of our members. We had a delicious meal Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and...
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Aug 11 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
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
Music Man Mondays….Pure joy!!
Our very special Music Man project is changing lives and perceptions. Thank you Music Man David Stanley, Julia Attwood and Saffron Walden...
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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
Music Man Project: Monday 7th July 2025
Magical Music Man Mondays with The Music Man Project UK After the disappointment of our performance on the Common being cancelled on...
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Jul 81 min read
Carnival time - Saturday 5th July 2025
Saffron Walden Round Table Carnival - 8 Day Weekend What a fabulous day in an amazing community! #bringingsmiles #livingthedream ...
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Jul 51 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
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