John and Mark take on Mount Toubkal Trek for Grove Cottage!
John Thorp and his friend Mark are taking part in an amazing challenge to raise money for Grove Cottage. They are trekking up Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa to an altitude of 4,167 metres, from 29th September – 4th October 2022. They are both members of the Bishop’s Stortford Running Club and […]
The Great Big Walk for Herts
On Saturday 24th September a team of ten, made up of Grove Cottage staff, Trustees and supporters, including Grove Cottage member Rebecca Cann and Bishop’s Stortford Mayor, Dave Anderson, walked 12 miles as part of the Great Big Walk for Herts, which took them just over 6 and a half hours. The Great Big Walk […]
Grove Cottage in the Park was a huge success!
The sun shone over Sworders Field in Bishop’s Stortford for our ‘Grove Cottage in the Park’ food and music festival, sponsored by Countryside at St James’ Park, which was held on Saturday 3rd September. The event did not disappoint – attracting around 1,100 visitors and raising approximately £11,000 for Grove Cottage, which is the most […]
Plans have been submitted to East Herts Council for our new building
We have submitted a revised planning application to East Herts Council for our new modern purpose-built facility which will meet the unique needs of our members and their families, whilst ensuring that the future of Grove Cottage, a much loved, essential community resource in Bishop’s Stortford, will be safeguarded for many years to come. Planning […]
Two Ball Rally Road Trippers raise almost £4,000 for Grove Cottage!
Allison Smith, from Bishop’s Stortford, and her friend Nicky Rooke, recently took part in the gruelling Two Ball Banger Beach Rally – a road trip which started in Saint Quentin, France on 22nd July, travelling through France and Italy and finished in Barcelona on 25th July 2022, all in an old Ford Fiesta to raise […]
Grove Cottage in the Park!
Our ‘Grove Cottage in the Park’ is an exciting food and music festival taking place in Sworders Field in Bishop’s Stortford from 12pm until 8pm on Saturday 3rd September 2022. There will be a Food and Drink Festival with a wide variety of food and drink stalls including Ques Idea Mexican Kitchen, Smok’n Greek, Amerio’s Bar, […]
Grove Cottage in the Park Competition
Enter our Facebook competition to win TWO FREE TICKETS (worth £50) to our Grove Cottage in the Park event on Saturday 3rd September 2022. Grove Cottage in the Park Ticket Competition Rules This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook. Who can enter the competition? Anyone who follows the Grove Cottage […]
Learning Disability Week 2022
This week is Learning Disability Week (20-26 Jun) – look out for various posts this week on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages about how Grove Cottage provides vital support to local people with learning disabilities #LearningDisabilityWeek
Two friends take part in European Road Race to raise money for Grove Cottage!
Allison Smith, 48, from Bishop’s Stortford and her friend Nicky Rooke, 44, are embarking on a road trip of a lifetime next month when they take part in the Two Ball Banger Beach Rally. The road trip starts in Saint Quentin, France on 22nd July, travelling through France and Italy and finishing in Barcelona on […]
Walk for Herts!
Be a part of a fundraising challenge that is county wide! Put on your walking shoes and join with many others to walk the whole of the Hertfordshire Way in one day. On Saturday 24th September, 12 charities will be walking different legs of the Hertfordshire Way to cover the 180 mile loop and raise […]