Santa Dash and Reindeer Run is a merry success!
Last Saturday’s Santa Dash and Reindeer Run (4th December) organised by Grove Cottage, was a roaring success with £3,167 raised for the local charity. Around one hundred Santa’s and Reindeers took part in the 1K and 5K routes around the grounds at Grange Paddocks. Children aged 12 and under were given festive antlers to wear […]
Help Grove Cottage ‘Sparkle’ this Christmas!
Grove Cottage needs your support to achieve a brighter 2022. By fundraising for us this festive season you will ensure we continue to spread joy to local people of all ages with a learning disability and help them to live enriched lives. There are endless ways you can support us this Christmas. Whatever you decide […]
Selina Ran the London Marathon to raise money for Grove Cottage!
Selina Morgan, from Harlow has so far raised over £3,000 for Grove Cottage by running the London Marathon in 5:29:31 on Sunday 4th October. Selina’s road to the London Marathon hasn’t been a smooth one, while training for the Chelmsford Marathon in 2019 she snapped her calf muscle. “I didn’t think I would ever run […]
Trekkers raise over £20,000 for Grove Cottage!
On Saturday 11th September, two teams of Grove Cottage supporters set out on two very different sponsored challenges with the same goal. To raise vital funds for Grove Cottage! A team of 22 trekkers headed north to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, while a team of 12 went to the capital to trek […]
Five brave supporters take to the sky for Grove Cottage!
Five young thrill seekers took to the skies and raised almost £3,000 for Grove Cottage – the home of Bishop’s Stortford Mencap, by skydiving from the dazzling heights of 13,000ft. The team, who all work at Hard Soft Computers in Sawbridgeworth completed their tandem Sky Dive at the North London Sky Diving Centre on Saturday […]
Mel’s Danceathon
Mel Mose, a staff member at Grove Cottage is doing a Danceathon on Sunday 15th August 2021, from 10am-4pm at the Bandstand in Sworders Field, Bishop’s Stortford to raise much-need funds for local charity Grove Cottage. Grove Cottage is the home of Bishop’s Stortford Mencap and provides social and educational activities for people of all […]
A new building for Grove Cottage!
We are delighted to be able to share some exciting news about our plans to rebuild Grove Cottage. Immediately prior to the first national lockdown in March 2020, we were granted planning permission to knock down and rebuild Grove Cottage on the current site at 151 London Road. The new building will provide a purpose-built, […]
Freemasons support Grove Cottage
During an exceedingly difficult year for our fundraising, we are delighted that Hertfordshire Freemasons have been able to support Grove Cottage with a charitable donation. On Wednesday 23rd June 2021, a donation of £800 was presented to Natasha Rayner, Nursery Deputy at Grove Cottage by Freemason Colin Mackay, on behalf of The East Herts Border […]
Learning Disability Week
For many people with a learning disability and their families, getting creative has been a way to stay connected and positive through the challenges of last year. National ‘Learning Disability Week’ will take place from 14 -20 June and this year is championing art and creativity. Kevin Davis, Chair of Trustees at Grove Cottage says, “Learning Disability […]
Father and son Stortford stalwarts take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for Grove Cottage
Local Bishop’s Stortford father and son duo, Russell and Tommy Cattell, are taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in September to raise much-needed funds for Grove Cottage. Russell and Tommy will attempt to complete the 24.5 mile trek, which takes on the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whemside and Ingleborough, in under 12 hours. The pair […]