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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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Music Man Project: Monday 2nd June 2025
After a weeks break our Music Man Maestro’s were back with bang!! Our voices were bigger, our actions were louder, and our dancing was...
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Jun 31 min read
Cake Sale Fundraiser: Saturday 31st May 2025
£424 raised, which is fabulous! Thank you so much to everyone who baked, donated, purchased and helped! #lovesaffronwalden ...
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Jun 11 min read
Volunteers' Lunch 29th May 2025
Volunteers’ Lunch at the Community Link in Saffron Walden. Today, we celebrate all of our volunteers who support Saffron Walden Mencap...
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May 301 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 28th May 2025
Our Side by Side Club went to the Circus! What an amazing experience! Thank you for our free tickets! With Santus Circus We loved the...
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May 301 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
Music Man Project: Monday 19th May 2025
Week 4 of our wonderful Music Man Project and we really can confirm that Music is Magic!! Alex loves to sign, Noah loves the lyrics,...
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May 201 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 181 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 16th May 2025
A fun night at the Agricultural Science Unit at Saffron Walden County High School ! Our members were able to meet the pigs and piglets,...
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May 161 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 14th May 2025
Side by Side celebrated their 10th birthday this week! Singing, dancing, fun and birthday cakes! Club leader - Steve - prepared all...
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May 161 min read
Week 3 of the Music Man Project - how we have grown in confidence already!
Our voices are joyful, the drums are a-booming, the tambourines a-jangling, the bells a-ringing and the blocks a-tapping!! Nicky was...
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May 141 min read
SW Mencap Member’s Spring Disco
Dancing fun with LD Sound Machine! Then an amazing buffet spread! Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for organising this event!...
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May 111 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 9th May 2025
Dinner Bella Italia Leisure Park Cambridge tonight to celebrate Freya’s birthday Pizza or pasta? What would you choose? #mencap ...
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May 91 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 91 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 7th May 2025
Tonight was a fun animal bingo. To start off the members had to describe the animal and we had to guess it. Then we changed it to the...
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May 91 min read
Music Man Project, Saffron Walden: Monday 5th May 2025
Week 2 of our Music Man Project! Our group is getting used to the instruments and they are learning the songs - Cath helped us all to...
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May 91 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 21 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 11 min read
Music Man Project Comes to Saffron Walden!
Oh wow what a night we had! Wonderful singing and playing - our lovely musician Nicky New leading our group through everything from the...
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Apr 301 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 25th April 2025
Pizza and cake at Fairycroft House to celebrate Freya’s 19th birthday! Also, Summer Holiday trip planning! #Mencap #inclusion ...
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Apr 251 min read
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