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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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Sunshine, a beach wind break, toilet rolls and tea welcomed our new Dig-it club members!
9th February 2022 We were never expecting to be back so soon, but on Wednesday Andy’s minibus dropped off Fran from the ARC with Laura,...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
Tesco Charity Collection raises £311
Mencap collect £311 at Tesco Charity Collection - Sunday 19th December 2021 Saffron Walden Mencap Society volunteers and members enjoyed...
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Dec 19, 20211 min read
Jumble Sale raises £568 for Saffron Walden Mencap Society
Bargain hunters came out in force to sift through goodies at Mencap's jumble sale on Saturday the 9th of October. Dozens of people came...
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Oct 17, 20211 min read
Mencap Dig-It Blog - 12th October 2021
It’s a few weeks since our last Dig-it blog. We’ve been planting, growing, weeding and harvesting vegetables with great success. Aimée...
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Oct 13, 20211 min read
Members Enjoy Cruise on Canal Boat
Saffron Walden Mencap Society members enjoyed a day trip on the River Stort on Saturday with CanalAbility. They are an award winning...
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Sep 19, 20211 min read
Mencap Dig-It Blog - 25th August
Emma wasn’t here today, but we were still able to run our Dig-it club and find lots to do - we missed her! Today we got straight into...
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Aug 27, 20211 min read
Mencap Dig-It Blog - 18th August 2021
We had another lovely day today. Aimee and Amanda, Steve and Jacquie met our leader Emma at 10 o’clock and as usual she had a list of...
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Aug 19, 20211 min read
Dig-It Blog - 11th August 2021
Today we were so happy to see that some compost had arrived for our MENCAP Dig-it raised bed. Willow and Amanda helped Steve & Emma to...
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Aug 11, 20211 min read
Mencap Dig-It Club 4th August 2021
Dig it blog 4th August 2021 Today was a scorcher! Luckily Emma had a cool activity making plant labels out of pebbles. Amy wasn’t with us...
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Aug 4, 20211 min read
Dig-it Club - Week 2
Wednesday 21st July 2021 Wow it was a HOT one today! Our three members all came back today to meet Emma and were joined by Jacquie and...
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Jul 23, 20211 min read
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