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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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Quiz Night raises funds for SWMS!
What a fantastic quiz night organised by the amazing Arundell family…raising funds for Saffron Walden Mencap Society! Over £1000 raised!...
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Jul 13, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 28th June 2024
Dinner, drinks and Uno at The Temeraire tonight for some of the members! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and...
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Jun 28, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday nights: 21st June 2024
Fun, games and pizza on Saffron Walden Common tonight in the sunshine! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund. Thank you to the...
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Jun 21, 20241 min read
CanalAbility Boat trip: 15th June 2024
Special memories from yesterday’s amazing boat trips with CanalAbility! Thank you so much to Saffron Walden Round Table for donating...
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Jun 16, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 7th June 2024
Girls on tour! Swimming at Grange Paddocks Leisure Centre, then onto McDonald's for dinner. #MakeADifference Supported by The National...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read
A Celebration of Our Valuable Volunteers! 7th June 2024
What a great way to end ‘Volunteers Week!’ Lunch with all our fabulous volunteers - trustees, fundraisers and club volunteers - who...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 31st May 2024
Fish and Chip supper before a walk around Bridge End Gardens, Saffron Walden. Where's the sunshine? Supported by The National Lottery...
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May 31, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 24th May 2024
Fun, games and ice-creams on Saffron Walden Common tonight! #freshair Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund with...
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May 24, 20241 min read
SWMS Spring Disco: Saturday 11th May 2024
What a fantastic disco at Seward's End Village Hall! Thank you so much to all the volunteers for making it possible! Fabulous disco as...
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May 12, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights - 3rd May 2024
Dinner at the Beefeater tonight for some of the girls followed by a popular game of UNO! #mencap #members #MakeAmazingHappen #...
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May 3, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: Friday 19th April 2014
Our group get together at Fast Eddie’s Bar, Fairycroft. Painting plant pots and making lavender bags - part of our Enterprise Project....
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
Go With Our Flow is two years old on the 22/4/24!
Tonight we celebrated with delicious, lemon cupcakes made by Jo Arundell Happy birthday to us! #mencap #activitiesformembers #fridayfeeli...
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
Side by Side Club: Wednesday 17th April
We decorated biscuits, then played Guess That Song! #activitiesformembers #mencap #lovewhatwedo #wednesdayvibes #socialise
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights : 22nd March 2024
Group get together at Fast Eddie’s Bar, Fairycroft tonight. Screen printing tote bags (which will be for sale as part of our Enterprise...
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Mar 22, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights: 15th March 2024
Pizza, drinks, games and laughter tonight at Dough & Co, Saffron Walden! Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and supported by...
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Mar 15, 20241 min read
GrowAbility Blog: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Sunshine, preparing, and a GrowAbility experiment. We were greeted by lovely sunshine and a cuppa from Lisa when we all gathered at 10...
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Mar 15, 20241 min read
GWOF Friday Nights
GWOF Friday Nights Bowling and dinner Tenpin Cambridge with The National Lottery Community Fund #Mencap #fridayfunday #FridayFeeling #fri...
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Mar 2, 20241 min read
Side by Side Club - Wednesday 28th February 2024
Tonight we enjoyed a general knowledge quiz, then a surprise guest - PC McNamara! #mencap #activitiesformembers #wednesdayvibes #fun #gam...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read
GrowAbility Blog: 28th February 2024
Spring is just around the corner! It’s a busy time of year at the plot. Spring is just around the corner and so we need to be looking at...
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Feb 29, 20242 min read
GWOF Friday Nights - Friday 23rd February 2024
Pizza making, bracelet making, celebrating Ruby and Ollie’s birthdays and a quiz written by Noah! With The National Lottery Community...
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Feb 23, 20241 min read
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