Community News

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

Bees - dahlias - and soup!! Well winter feels like it’s here already as the temperature drops and our lovely dahlias were hit overnight with a hard frost. We found some warmth in the summerhouse- our lovely volunteer Katie brought along some bee hotels, some new ones and some which needed doing up a bit! Katie showed us pictures on her laptop and told us all about the red solitary bees we would be nurturing next year! We learned all about their life cycle - that they are all

“That’s brilliant! “ Emma declared, after joining in with the Christmas version of Best Life!! And it was!! Also brilliant, is to observe, all the members of our lovely Music Man group. Every single person has something special to give; a voice, a rhythm, a sign, a gesture, a tap on the drum, a shake of the tambourine or a wiggle of the hips. Then there’s the one thing they all have in common….a smile . Magical Music Man Mondays are just very special. Supported by the People'

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