Grove Cottage’s Festival of Flavour was a sizzling success!
The sun shone over Castle Park in Bishop’s Stortford for Grove Cottage’s annual Festival of Flavour which was held on Sunday 7th July. The event did not disappoint – attracting around 1,300 visitors and raising over approximately £7,000 for Grove Cottage. Attendees were treated to a wide variety of hot food to suit any […]
Grove Cottage parent raises over £7,000 in sponsorship for the Stansted 10K
James Horrax, 34, has raised over £7,000 for Grove Cottage in a bid to help the charity that is supporting his son Noah, 2, who recently started attending the Ofsted Regulated Special Needs Nursery at Grove Cottage following a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (commonly known as autism). James, a Communications Consultant, and wife […]
Grove Cottage celebrates National Learning Disability Week
Learning Disability Week is a national incentive to celebrate the lives of local people with Learning disabilities. Jocelin Warren, Operations Manager at Grove Cottage, said “Learning Disability Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our members and highlight the importance of inclusive activities for our members within the local community. The celebrations started on Saturday […]
Koru Gym Bootcamp raise over £2,500 for Grove Cottage
A team of nine members from Koru Gym Bootcamp took on the challenge of conquering Yorkshire’s three highest peaks on Sunday 8TH June 2019 in aid of Grove Cottage, the home of Bishops Stortford Mencap. The 24.5 mile challenge includes 1585m of ascent and offers an inspiring and rewarding way to see some of […]
Grove Cottage member receives a Personal Award from the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
Grove Cottage member and volunteer, Ben Wallace, 25, was delighted to receive a Personal Award at the 2019 High Sherriff of Hertfordshire Awards on Thursday 14th March for his involvement with Grove Cottage. The award recognises Ben’s personal growth and development which he has gained through ongoing volunteering both at Grove Cottage @ Thirst Youth […]
Round Table’s Santa Sleigh raises £4,500 for Grove Cottage!
Members of The Bishop’s Stortford and Stansted Round Table visited Grove Cottage’s Wednesday evening Adult Social Club last week to present a cheque for £4,500 which was raised from donations from their Santa Sleigh collections back in November/December 2018. The team of volunteers took to the streets of Bishop’s Stortford and Stansted armed with buckets […]
Grove Cottage’s Special Needs Nursery is awarded £110,00 from the National Lottery Community Fund!
Grove Cottage – the home of Bishop’s Stortford Mencap is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £110,000 worth of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund for its Ofsted–regulated Special Needs Nursery. The grant will help towards the costs of running the specialist Nursery over the next five years. The Grove Cottage Nursery is the only facility in Hertfordshire that is specifically designed for […]
Grove Cottage calls out for votes to bag a share of Tesco’s carrier bag fund!
Grove Cottage – the home of Bishop’s Stortford Mencap, is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. Tesco has teamed up with Groundwork for its upcoming Community Funding Scheme, which sees grants of up to £4,000 raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco stores, awarded to local community […]