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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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Summertime ends, but we’re still digging it!

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Nov 6, 20231 min read

Summertime ends, but we’re still digging it!

As the days get shorter, damper and chillier there’s still lots to be getting on with at Dig-It. We’ve said goodbye to our lovely ECL...

GWOF Friday Nights - Halloween Celebrations!

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Nov 6, 20231 min read

GWOF Friday Nights - Halloween Celebrations!

Blood lemonade with floating teeth, hanging doughnuts, hanging cupcakes, chocolate apples, singing, dancing and celebrating Tobie’s...

Dig it Blog - Summer is Back!

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Oct 10, 20231 min read

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...

Annual Jumble Sale raises £585.05

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Oct 8, 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...

Quiz and Games Night at GWOF

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Sep 29, 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...

Birthday Celebrations at GWOF!

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Sep 24, 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...

Autumn is here - planning for Christmas!

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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...

Dig-it blog - Sunny September!

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Sep 14, 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...

GWOF Friday Nights - 8th September 2023

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Sep 11, 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...

GWOF Social Enterprise - 1st September 2023

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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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