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Stand up to Mental Health Comedy Night!
Protocol And Stage Write, two local theatre companies, have joined forces with Mid and North East Essex Mind to present an evening of entertainment to raise awareness of, and to stand up to mental health issues!
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester
Today
Halloween at Mountfitchet Castle
Halloween Fun at Mountfitchet Castle
Free Pumpkin Trail
Medieval Catapult
Dare you enter the Witches Hovel?
Fun for all the family
Stansted Mountfitchet
Today to Sun 4 Nov
Audley End Miniature Railway Halloween Special
Join in the frighteningly fun Halloween spooktacular at the Audley End Miniature Railway!
Your little devils will be given a trick or treat bag on entry before boarding the haunted Halloween express.
Audley End Miniature Railway,
Audley End Road,
Audley End,
Saffron Walden
Today to Wed 31 Oct
Eight Voices Concert - A feast of A Cappella Choral Music
‘’Eight Voices’ are a very successful singing group giving this concert in support of Braintree Choral Society. The programme will include works from Tallis; Morley; Purcell; Padilla; Mozart; Bruckner; Rheinberger; Arennsky; Tchaikovsky; Stainer; Stanford; Elgar and Holst.
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree
Today
Blackmore Farmers’ Market and Specialiality Foods
Come along and find traditionally reared beef, pork and lamb to cook yourself and as ready meals, a wide variety of sausages, inspired recipe kits, craft beers, delicious hand made cakes, local honey, preserves , chutneys , lovely plants , eco frindly compost and more.
Blackmore Village Hall, Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore
Today
BDMLR Marine Mammal Medic Course - how to rescue whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals!
Learn how to rescue Whales, Dolphins & Seals. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) is a UK based marine animal rescue organisation. We have around 3,500 active volunteer Marine Mammal Medics around the UK and we are the only such specialist organisation covering England, Wales and Scotland.
Stubbers Adventure Centre, Ockendon Road, Upminster
Today
Hornchurch Jazz Club
The Hugh Rainey Jazz Band. The third visit of the year by one of Essex’s most popular and enduring traditional jazz bands led by the ebullient Hugh on trumpet. The six-piece band plays the music of Bechet, Ellington, Beiderbecke, Morton, Oliver and Basie.
Hornchurch Conservative Club, 25 North Street, Hornchurch
Today
Santus Circus 2018
“.. wow those lasers were awesome ... U will not be disappointed!” The French circus is back for half term! All-human traditional circus with a French flavour. The 2018 production includes top international artistes from Mongolia, Hungary, Morocco, Switzerland, and of course Britain and France.
A13 Car Boot field, Sadlers Farm roundabout, SOUTH BENFLEET
Today to Sun 4 Nov
Colchester Mind Body Spirit Festival
6 years running. Come and browse over 60 original stalls, have a reading, talk to experts in their field and enjoy a taster treatment – spoil yourself!
An uplifting, enlightening weekend brought to you once again by Life Arts.
Marks Tey Parish Hall, Old London Road, Colchester
Today
PICK YOUR OWN Pumpkin Patch
We are delighted to announce that the infamous pumpkin patch is back! This year we are bigger and better than ever with pick your own pumpkins, and the return of the game zone! We even have food stalls for you to enjoy!
The Pumpkin Patch, Green Lane, Aldham
Today to Sun 28 Oct
Writtle Art Group Exhibition
Writtle Art Group Autumn Exhibition
Writtle Village Hall CM1 3DU
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st October
Crafts, Picture Sales, Refreshments, Teas
50p admission
11am to 5pm
Writtle Village Hall
Today
HalloweenFest
HalloweenFest takes place from Saturday 20th to Friday 26th October and every child visiting the Farm Park will receive a FREE* pumpkin!
There’ll be lots of fiendish fun to enjoy including pumpkins, Halloween crafts and story time with Wendy the Witch.
One free pumpkin per visiting child, while stocks last.
Barleylands Farm Park and The Village
Barleylands Road
Billericay
Today to Fri 26 Oct
PICK YOUR OWN Pumpkin Patch
We are delighted to announce that the infamous pumpkin patch is back! This year we are bigger and better than ever with pick your own pumpkins, and the return of the game zone! We even have food stalls for you to enjoy!
Watch House Farm, Wash Road, Laindon, Essex
Today to Sun 28 Oct
An Evening of Clairvoyance with Ronnie Buckingham
Ronnie reconnects members of the audience with their friends and loved ones in the spirit world, and passes on messages and information generally only significant to the recipients. Sceptical? Come and see for yourself!
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester
Mon 22 Oct and Tue 23 Oct
Kids Camp
Monday 22 July – Friday 26 October, 9am-3pm or 8am-5.30pm
Leisure World Colchester
A full day of action packed supervised activities for children in school years 1-6, which includes swimming as a core part of the day’s activities. Ideal for working parents.?
Leisure World Colchester Cowdray Avenue Colchester
Mon 22 Oct to Fri 26 Oct
Base Camp
Monday 22 July – Friday 26 October, 8am-5.30pm
Leisure World Colchester
A full day of action packed supervised activities for children in school years 7-11.? deal for working parents.?
Leisure World Colchester Cowdray Avenue Colchester
Mon 22 Oct to Fri 26 Oct
Superheroes and Supervillains Day
Superheroes and Supervillains Day Mon 22nd October 10am – 5pm Westcliff Library
Join young volunteers and library staff to create a brand new Superhero story. This special all-day event will include story writing; making props and a special performance for parents at the end of the day. Bring a packed lunch.
Westcliff Library, London Road, Westcliff, Southend-on-Sea
Mon 22 Oct
Rayleigh Philatelic Society Meeting
Competitions and Bourse. Organised by Rayleigh & District Philatelic Society. Contact for details: Ray How (Secretary).
Parish Rooms, Rectory Garth, Hockley Road, Rayleigh
Mon 22 Oct
Shark Legs: Pirate Theatre Workshop - Cancelled
A PIRATE’S LIFE FOR ME!
Join Sharklegs Theatre Co. on this swashbuckling adventure of creative discovery!
Have you ever wanted to sail the seven seas, bury some treasure, or have a real swashbuckling duel?
Southend Central Museum & Planetarium, Victoria Avenue
Tue 23 Oct
Painted Pumpkin Workshop
Come along and enjoy a fun packed afternoon of pumpkin painting. You can be as creative as you like with your spooky designs! Take home a unique spectacularly spooky pumpkin! All materials supplied.
EFDC training room 25 Hemnall street Epping Essex
Tue 23 Oct
East
Directed by Hal Best
An elegy for the East End and its energetic waste.
Mike, Les and Sylv are fighting for their youth. Indulging in sex and violence, they battle both the boredom they fear and the inevitable future they see in their parents, ultimately finding that history is doomed to repeat itself.
Lakeside Theatre
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Square 5
Colchester
Tue 23 Oct and Wed 24 Oct
Children’s Book Festival: Comic Workshop
Comic Workshop with Richy K Chandler Tues 23rd October 2 – 3.30pm
Have a go at designing your own comic book under the expert tuition of writer, illustrator and comic maker Richy K Chandler Suitable for 10 -14yrs
There will be books for sale and book signing.
Southend Central Library at The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend-on-Sea
Tue 23 Oct
Fab Science Half Term Holiday Camps
5 HOURS OF INVESTIGATING, EXPERIMENTING AND SCIENCE FUN IN THE HOLIDAYS
Each school holiday we bring a different theme to our venues in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertford, St Albans, Saffron Walden and Cambridge. We’ve had the best of biology, the coolest chemistry and the most fantastic physics.
RA Butler School, South Road, Saffron Walden
Tue 23 Oct
The Big Top - Performance Workshop
Headgate Youth Workshop in conjunction with Polka Dot Pantomimes
Our autumn workshop for 8 - 16 year olds will be circus based!
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester
Tue 23 Oct to Fri 26 Oct