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Date:Saturday 4 February 2012
Time:14:00
Event:Jumble Sale
Organised by:Ingatestone Brownies
Location:Christy Hall, Pemberton Avenue, Ingatestone CM4 0AQ map
Cost:20 pence
 
 
Date:Saturday 4 February 2012
Time:19:30
Event:An evening of Classical Music
Organised by:Brentwood Philharmonic Orchestra
Location:Brentwood Ursuline School, Queens Road, Brentwood CM14 4EX map
Details:Overture Oberon: Weber, Violin Concerto in D: Beethoven (Soloist: Beth Spendlove), Symphony no. 5: Tchaikovsky, Conducted by John Hawkins, Leader: Helen Ryan
Cost:£12.00, concessions £10.00, children £2.00
Contact:01277 233698 Website
 
 
Date:Saturday 4 February 2012
Time:10:30 - 16:00
Event:Chelmsford's Got Talent - auditions
Organised by:The Salvation Army Corps in Chelmsford
Location:Salvation Army, 70 Baddow Road, Chelmsford CM2 0DL map
Details:Chelmsford’s got talent is a fun and exciting competition open to people of all ages, whatever your talent and whether or not you live in Chelmsford, to raise funds for Action Africa. Auditions are taking place to find people lucky enough to perform in front of an audience in this year's live final on Saturday 18 February!
Cost:Entrance fee £2 per head or £5 per group (3 or more)
Contact:01245 474904 chelmsfordsgottalent@live.com Website
 
 
Date:Monday 6 February 2012
Time:19:30
Event:A talk on vegetable growing
Organised by:Brentwood Horticultural Society
Location:St George's Church Hall, Ongar Road, Brentwood CM15 9HR map
Details:Vegetable show judge Mike Jervis will be talking about how to grow vegetables.
Cost:Free
Contact:Andrew Babicz andrew@babicz.com
 
 
Date:Tuesday 7 February 2012 to Saturday 11 February 2012
Time:20:00 (and Saturday matinee 15:00)
Event:On The Twentieth Century
Organised by:Billericay Operatic Society
Location:Brentwood Theatre, 15 Shenfield Road, Brentwood CM15 8AG map
Details:A musical comedy set in 1930s America aboard the luxury liner train the "Twentieth Century"
Cost:£15.00, concessions and matinee £13.00
Contact:01277 200305 Website
 
 
Date:Wednesday 8 February 2012
Time:14:30 - 20:00
Event:Brentwood Education and Careers Fair
Organised by:Brentwood Learning Partnership
Location:Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood CM15 9NN map
Details:Representatives from both the public and private sector professions, training providers, universities and local colleges will be attending to present information, answer students’ questions and discuss career opportunities. This is a real opportunity to receive information, advice and guidance about future career and education pathways
Cost:Free
 
 
Date:Thursday 9 February 2012 to Saturday 11 February 2012
Time:19:45
Event:Fur Coat And No Knickers
Organised by:The Thurrock Courts Players
Location:Thameside Theatre, 5 Orsett Road, Grays RM17 5DD map
Details:Directed by Phoenix FM's Mike Jones, the play, written by comedian Mike Harding, tells the tale of a disastrous stag night and wedding day in the northern town of Grimesdale. Add a racist father, a very thick bridegroom, a drunk priest and a blow up rubber doll and you will be guaranteed a hilarious performance.
Cost:£10.00, concessions £8.00
Contact:The Box Office 0845 300 5264 Website
 
 
Date:Wednesday 15 February 2012
Time:13:00 - 16:00
Event:Children's Craft Day
Organised by:Hopefield Animal Sanctuary
Location:Sawyers Hall Farm, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood CM15 9BY map
Details:Supervised crafts for children and a chance to see the animals; refreshments available with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.
Cost:£5.00, children free
Contact:01277 201110 Website Facebook Twitter
 
 
Date:Thursday 16 February 2012 to Saturday 18 February 2012
Time:20:00
Event:The Edge Of Darkness - a play by Michael Clemens
Organised by:The Marlborough Dramatic Club
Location:Memorial Hall, Brentwood School, Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood CM15 8AS map
Cost:£10.00
Contact:01277 223710
 
 
Date:Thursday 16 February 2012
Time:19:45
Event:History and Future of the London Olympic Games
Organised by:Brentwood Museum Society
Location:Gwendoline Lewis Room, Shenfield Parish Hall, Hutton Road, Shenfield CM15 8LB map
Details:A talk by Ian Kirby
Cost:£3.00
Contact:01277 212142 Website
 
 
Date:Friday 17 February 2012
Time:19:00
Event:Ray Parlour and Ian Richards at Brentwood Town FC
Location:Brentwood Town FC, The Brentwood Arena, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood CM15 9NN map
Details:An evening with ex-footballer Ray Parlour and comedian Ian Richards. Free buffet included on the night.
Cost:£25.00
Contact:01277 236200 Website
 
 
Date:Saturday 18 February 2012
Time:10:00 - 13:00
Event:Community Seed Swap
Organised by:The Sensory Garden Club
Location:Brentwood Theatre, 15 Shenfield Road, Brentwood CM15 8AG map
Details:The Seed swap will be in aid of the Sensory Garden Club, working with adults with disabilities to renew the Sensory garden at King George's Playing Fields. Bring along any surplus seed packets : freebies/ half packets / out of date / seeds you saved last summer to swap, or buy for a small donation. There will also be a bring and buy plant stall and refreshments.
Cost:Bring a packet of seeds
Contact:Joyce Dunn joydunn@hotmail.co.uk Facebook
 
 
Date:Saturday 18 February 2012
Time:19:00
Event:Chelmsford's Got Talent - Live Final
Organised by:The Salvation Army Corps in Chelmsford
Location:Salvation Army, 70 Baddow Road, Chelmsford CM2 0DL map
Details:Chelmsford’s got talent is a fun and exciting competition for people throughout Essex and beyond, to raise funds for Action Africa. This year’s live final is co-hosted by Phoenix FM’s Elliot Smith, and as well as some great talent there’ll also be Fairtrade refreshments and a free buffet! Tickets are sure to sell fast, so advance booking is recommended, via the website.
Cost:£7.00 adults, £5.00 seniors/juniors
Contact:01245 474904 chelmsfordsgottalent@live.com Website
 
 
Date:Saturday 10 March 2012
Time:19:30
Event:A charity concert featuring the Essex Police Choir
Organised by:The Billericay Link of the Chernobyl Children Lifeline
Location:Billericay United Reformed Church, Chapel Street, Billericay, CM12 9LR map
Details:The Essex Police Choir, along with clarinettist and saxophonist Gaynor Manthorpe and pianist Dave Brooker, will perform a varied programme to raise funds towards the cost of a holiday in Essex for children from Belarus still bearing the effects of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The Link is keen to talk to anyone who might be able to act as a host family to some of the children visiting this summer - for more information visit the website.
Cost:£8.00
Contact:01245 328235 Website
 
 
Date:Thursday 15 March 2012
Time:19:45
Event:History of English Medieval Stained Glass
Organised by:Brentwood Museum Society
Location:Gwendoline Lewis Room, Shenfield Parish Hall, Hutton Road, Shenfield CM15 8LB map
Details:A talk by Nigel Swift
Cost:£3.00
Contact:01277 212142 Website
 
 
Date:Thursday 19 April 2012
Time:19:45
Event:The History of Hutton
Organised by:Brentwood Museum Society
Location:Gwendoline Lewis Room, Shenfield Parish Hall, Hutton Road, Shenfield CM15 8LB map
Details:A talk by Mary Kenyon (following the society's Annual General Meeting)
Cost:£3.00
Contact:01277 212142 Website
 
 
Date:Thursday 17 May 2012
Time:19:45
Event:History of the Patent Office
Organised by:Brentwood Museum Society
Location:Gwendoline Lewis Room, Shenfield Parish Hall, Hutton Road, Shenfield CM15 8LB map
Details:A talk by Alan Ablewhite
Cost:£3.00
Contact:01277 212142 Website