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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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GWOF Go Glamping!
On Monday the 31st July some of the members of Go With Our Flow, were lucky enough to go 'Glamping' at Finchingfield Lavender Farm. Cath...
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Aug 6, 20231 min read


Dig-It Blog - 27th July 2023
The sun was shining (oh yes it was!) We were so lucky this week to have a beautiful sunny day amongst all of the damp grey days. We had a...
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Jul 28, 20231 min read


Dig it blog - Happy 2nd birthday to us!
We almost can’t believe it but it’s now two years since our Mencap Dig-It club met for the first time. Steve and Wendy brought a lovely...
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Jul 19, 20231 min read


Dig-It Blog: Watering and harvests!
Today was a perfect day for gardening, warm with a lovely breeze, and we were greeted by our sunflowers, which we planted from seeds -...
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Jul 12, 20231 min read


Dig-It Lisa joins the Wednesday gang!
Today we welcomed Willow back to the plot, joined by Amanda and Joel, and at 10 o’clock Clare ‘Gary’ and Alex came on the ECL minibus...
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Jul 7, 20232 min read


Dig-It Blog May 2023
Welcome to our mid to late May blog - I’d like to thank the wonderful Di for posting our updates on Facebook and our website and for our...
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Jun 3, 20231 min read


Planting happiness - Dig it blog 3rd May 2023
Today our Wednesday group got to choose between planting flowers and beans at the table or carrot and beetroot seeds, and pea plants,...
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May 7, 20231 min read


Dig-It Blog - Sunshine, hard work and cupcakes!
We had a wonderful day last Wednesday, lots of pricking out seedlings, weeding, planting out young vegetables and watering. The sun shone...
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May 2, 20231 min read


GWOF celebrate 1st Birthday!
GWOF Friday Nights We celebrated our first birthday tonight! Members, staff, volunteers, parents and supporters all came together to...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read


Dig-It Blog April 19th - Fruit (and) Salad
Today we welcomed Matthew back along with our regular group from ECL - and Amanda of course! There were lots of fruit bushes to plant...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read
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