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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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Dig it Blog - Summer is Back!
We had a busy day on Wednesday - lots of helping hands and lots to do we’ve been so lucky with our weather at the plot. With Barry’s...
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Oct 10, 20231 min read


Annual Jumble Sale raises £585.05
On Saturday the 7th of October 2023, Cath Read and Dianne King arranged their fourth Jumble Sale fundraiser for Saffron Walden Mencap...
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Oct 8, 20231 min read


Quiz and Games Night at GWOF
Members enjoyed a quiz written by the talented Noah on Friday the 29th September. Two teams took part - 'The Harry Potter's and the Blue...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read


Birthday Celebrations at GWOF!
We have several members' birthday to celebrate this month! On Friday (22nd September) Willow chose to go to Pizza Hut with Grace, Amy...
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Sep 24, 20231 min read


Autumn is here - planning for Christmas!
We had a windy day at Dig-It club on Wednesday! The Arc weren’t able to come, but we had the rest of our team and volunteers to do some...
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Sep 24, 20231 min read


Dig-it blog - Sunny September!
What a few weeks we’ve had since our last blog! Everything is growing so well - we have lots of produce for our hard working members and...
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Sep 14, 20231 min read


GWOF Friday Nights - 8th September 2023
A group of our members popped over to Finchingfield Camping and Lavender Farm, to see Julia Dimmock and all her animals! Very relaxing...
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Sep 11, 20231 min read


GWOF Social Enterprise - 1st September 2023
We received £500 for our Enterprise Project from Tesco’s Saffron Walden. Over the next few months, we will be making items to sell to...
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Sep 11, 20231 min read


GWOF Summer Fridays!
On Friday the 25th of August 2023, a group of fourteen GWOF members and Companions travelled in convoy from Saffron Walden to...
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Aug 25, 20231 min read


Members attend Sam Ryder and Sugababes Concert at Audley End!
On Saturday the 12th of August 2023, some of our members were lucky enough to get tickets for the Heritage Live Concert to see Sam Ryder...
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Aug 13, 20231 min read
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