Mon 6 May | and every Monday Phoenix FM Open Mic Night Essex Arms, 10 Warley Hill, Warley, Brentwood CM14 5HA Hosted by Kev Piggott. From 8pm to 10pm. All tracks are recorded and a selection played on the Sunday Sessions show every Sunday from 10am. More details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/619180105323790 |
Sat 11 May | Lawn sale St Edmund and St Mary's Church, High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9DU Lawn sale in front of St. Edmund & St. Mary's parish church. 10am-2pm. Plants, toys, books including those for children, cakes, bits and bobs stall. Refreshments including freshly cooked bacon butties. More details: https://www.facebook.com/ingatestoneparishchurch/ Plant sale and coffee morning Billericay Reading Rooms, 73 High Street, Billericay CM12 9AS Hosted by Billericay Horticultural Society. 8.30am-12.30pm. Free entry. More details: http://www.billericay-horticultural-society.co.uk/ |
Sat 18 May | Open day and gardening day All Saints' Church, Brentwood Roadd, West Horndon CM13 3LJ 10am - 2pm. Tea and cakes available in the church. If you want to help clear brambles from the churchyard, please come dressed appropriately. Please note, toilets not available at the church. More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1798637880656126/?ti=Is Abseil Ingatestone Church Tower St Edmund and St Mary's Church, High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9DU Raising essential funds for both the church and the local junior school. Minimum age school year 6 - no maximum. Spaces limited. £50 minimum sponsorship required. For more information email renedhorner@gmail.com More details: https://www.facebook.com/ingatestoneparishchurch Brentwood Philharmonic Orchestra - Concert Bishops Hill Adult Community College, Rayleigh Road, Brentwood CM13 1BD 7pm start. Featuring Berlioz: Harold in Italy and Sibelius: Symphony No 1. The conductor will be Brian Lynn and guest violist Martin Wray. Tickets £15, Under 18 £1 (on door, card only). More details: https://www.brentwoodphil.org.uk |
Mon 20 May | Summer Sizzlers Q & A and A Passion For Pelagoniums The Chantry Centre, Chantry Way, Billericay CM11 2BB A talk by Nick Dobson - hosted by Billericay Horticultural Society. 8pm-10pm. £3, visitors welcome. Refreshments available. More details: http://www.billericay-horticultural-society.co.uk/ |
Sat 25 May | until Monday 27th May Plant Sale Langdon Nature Discovery Centre, 3rd Avenue, Lower Dunton Road, Basildon SS16 6EB Organised by the Essex Wildlife Trust's Brentwood and Billericay Local Group. A wide choice of plants will be on offer. Any plant donations, garden sundries etc gratefully received - the group's volunteers are happy to do any heavy lifting or digging. Please call John on 01277 231305 or email chainbridge1009@gmail.com for more information. More details: https://www.essexwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/langdon |
Mon 17 Jun | Chinese Woodland Planting The Chantry Centre, Chantry Way, Billericay CM11 2BB A talk by Helen Chen - hosted by Billericay Horticultural Society. 8pm-10pm. £3, visitors welcome. Refreshments available. More details: http://www.billericay-horticultural-society.co.uk/ |
Sat 29 Jun | Flora meets Choral - an evening of songs about nature St Peter's Church, Weald Road, South Weald CM14 5QJ Presented by Billericay Choral Society. Music by Stanford, Vaughan Williams, John Rutter and others. 7.30pm start. Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door from Morag on 07759 917986 More details: https://www.billericaychoral.co.uk |
Sat 13 Jul | 26th Summer Evening Jazz Open-Air Concert Ingatestone Hall, Hall Lane, Ingatestone CM4 9NS Organised by The Rotary Club of Ingatestone in aid of Dementia UK, Farleigh Hospice, The Not Forgotten, Macmillan Cancer Support and other local Rotary causes. Featuring The Jive Aces, the UK’s No. 1 Jive and Swing Band and The Salty Town Six. Make up a party – bring your own table and chairs. Bring a picnic or choose from the food and drinks which will be available. Raffle will be held with excellent prizes. Accompanied children under 14 admitted free. Disabled Parking. People living with dementia and their Carers welcome. 6.15pm start, gates open 5.45pm. Tickets £20.00 in advance online or from 01277 355901, or £25.00 on the gate. More details: https://www.summereveningjazz.co.uk |