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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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Side by Side Club: Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Wednesday evenings are for Side by Side club - meeting friends, enjoying fun activities and sometimes we get a bit competitive! This...
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Sep 41 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 3rd September 2025
GrowAbility at Dig It Community Allotment Noah was on a harvesting mission today. An abundance of red and yellow tomatoes and beetroot...
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Sep 31 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Fridays: Friday 29th August 2025
A day at Frinton-on-sea today for our last Friday of the Summer Holidays. We had rain and wind, but then sunshine and blue skies!...
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Aug 291 min read
GrowAbility: Wednesday 27th August 2025
GrowAbility: Lots of watering today - and turning compost - but also soooo many ripe tomatoes spotted by Noah ! He carefully harvested...
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Aug 291 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Fridays: Friday 15th August 2025
Archery with Squire Archery in Thriplow. Great fun! Thank you so much to Andrew and his team! Supported by The National Lottery...
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Aug 291 min read
GWOF Glamping Trip 2025
After our Big BBQ today, we are staying over two nights in the fabulous belle tents at Finchingfield Camping Curtesy of Julia and Ben...
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Aug 291 min read
Our Annual Big BBQ at Finchingfield Lavender Farm: Sunday 17th August 2025
Our members’ Big BBQ was a great success today. Music, burgers, hotdogs, cakes, our Music Man group performance and a tug of war! A...
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Aug 291 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Friday Nights: Friday 15th August 2025
An evening on Saffron Walden Common! Fun, laughter, pizza and games. A beautiful evening. Supported by The National Lottery Community...
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Aug 151 min read
GrowAbility Blog: Wednesday 13th August 2025
What a day we had at Dig It Community Allotment today. The heat didn’t stop our team from getting stuck in with watering, weeding,...
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Aug 141 min read
GWOF Summer Holiday Friday nights: Friday 8th August 2025
Adventure Golf at Golf World Stansted tonight for some of the lads! Who will win? The perfect evening followed by dinner in the...
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Aug 101 min read
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