Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update – 17th March 2020
Important Message to all Members, Families and Carers The Trustees of Grove Cottage met last night following the Government’s announcement yesterday regarding Covid-19 (coronavirus). Given their advice, and particularly noting the vulnerability of our members, we have made the difficult decision to suspend all of Grove Cottage’s activities (Nursery, Clubs, Grove Cottage @Thirst Café, Speech […]
Grove Cottage supporters dance the night away with ABBA Rebjorn!
130 Grove Cottage supporters danced the night away on Friday 6th March with one of the UK’s top tribute bands ‘ABBA Re-Bjorn’. The event, which took place at the Charis Centre on Water Lane, raised an incredible £2,300 for local charity Grove Cottage, the home of Bishop’s Stortford Mencap. Tribute act ‘ABBA Re-Bjorn’ put on […]
Coronavirus COVID-19
We are continuing to keep you updated on the government’s response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). In light of the Coronavirus COVID-19, we are ask that you, or your family member, do not attend any of our activities if you have returned in the last 14 days from any of the countries the government has stated as […]
Round Table’s Santa Sleigh raises £4,363 for Grove Cottage!
Members of The Bishop’s Stortford & Stansted Round Table visited Grove Cottage’s Adult Social Club on Thursday 6th February to present a cheque for £4,363.92 which was raised from donations from their Santa Sleigh collections in December 2019. A team of volunteers from both the Round Table and Grove Cottage took to the streets of […]
Come to our Volunteer Recruitment Event on 21st March!
Do you have some time that you would like to use in a rewarding and positive way? Have you ever thought about giving back to your local community? Would you like to meet new people or learn new skills? If you answer ‘Yes’ to any of the above, Grove Cottage would love to see you […]
Two Ball Banger Rally in aid of Grove Cottage
Two Grove Cottage supporters are seeking sponsorship from local businesses as they embark on a daring challenge across Europe that will test their mental state of mind, teamwork, driving and navigational skills. The ‘Two Ball Banger Rally’ will take the two friends, Alli and Nicky, almost 1,300 miles through 3 countries over 4 days in […]
Grove Cottage presents an ABBA Tribute Night on Friday 6th March!
Grove Cottage, the home of Bishop’s Stortford Mencap, invites the residents of Bishop’s Stortford to dance the night away at their ‘ABBA Tribute Night’ on Friday 6th March at the Charis Centre’ with top tribute band ‘ABBA Re- Bjorn’! Doors will open at 7.30pm for an 8pm sit down. All of the artists who make […]
Christmas Tree Recycling raises a record amount of over £1,600 for Grove Cottage!
The fourth annual Christmas Tree Recycling event organised by Grove Cottage, the home of Mencap in Bishop’s Stortford, has raised over £1,600 for the local charity. Members of the public were invited to recycle their Christmas Trees on Sunday 5th January at the Link Road car park in Bishop’s Stortford and a staggering 215 trees […]
Children at Grove Cottage get the festive feeling!
A group of children and their families got into the festive spirit last weekend with a Christmas party that was held in their honour. All of the families are supported by Grove Cottage, the home of Mencap in Bishop’s Stortford, with some benefiting from the charities Special Needs Nursery while others were members of the […]
The annual Grove Cottage Santa Dash and Reindeer Run is a merry success!
Our Santa Dash and Reindeer Run on Saturday 7th December was a roaring success with over £2,000 raised for Grove Cottage and more sponsorship still flooding in. Over 150 Santa’s and Reindeers took on the 1k and 5k routes around the grounds of Grange Paddocks. Children aged 12 and under were given festive antlers to […]