Events Around Southend

Delightful, 1-acre established walled garden surrounding Grade II listed house (not open) and bee house. Charming agapanthus and hydrangea beds. April is ablaze with 3000 tulips and fritillaria. July shows 200+ varieties of agapanthus incl ’Queen Mum’ and ’Black Magic’.

Annual General Meeting. Organised by Sudbury & District Philatelic Society. Organiser contact: David Gottesman (Secretary). Potential new members welcome.

Going Off Piste (display by members). Organised by Sudbury & District Philatelic Society. Organiser contact: David Gottesman (Secretary). Potential new members welcome.

Date and subject to be confirmed. Organised by Shoeburyness & District Philatelic Society. Organiser contact: Sue Stacey (Secretary). Potential new members welcome.

An Exhibition by Darren Jones The Forum Space The Forum, Southend 4th – 30th April 2019 An impressive exhibition by local artist Darren Jones will soon be displayed in the Forum Space at the Forum, Southend-on-Sea.

‘Views of the Void’ – a brand new exhibition by local artists Julia Hart and Julie Parker with Open Arts Essex will soon be arriving in the Forum Space at the Forum, Southend. The works on show will consist of an eclectic range of 2D art.

What’s in MY museum? A chance for children aged seven to nine to make their own tiny museum, using a shoe box as the gallery. What small versions of your favourite things will your museum contain? Dinosaurs, cars, rabbits, hats, cakes? Or will it be a Museum of Surprises?

PREVIEW is a FREE ’Live Music’ Showcase now running for 33 years. It’s a friendly atmosphere with stage, lights & good surround sound.

PREVIEW is a FREE ’Live Music’ Showcase now running for 33 years. It’s a friendly atmosphere with stage, lights & good surround sound.

The Eastwood Chorale would like to invite you to an evening of music from the West End Musicals. Come and join us for an uplifting, “feel good” concert, with songs from “Beautiful”, “Mama Mia”, “We Will Rock You”, “Grease” and many more.

Line Dance Evening

A lovingly kept gd divided into different areas. Koi pond surrounded by climbing plants and topiary. Well tended lawn with numerous beds filled with flowering shrubs, conifers, alliums irises and peonies.

Annual General Meeting and mini-auction. Organised by Benfleet & District Philatelic Society. Organiser contact: Robert Herbert (Secretary).

Nestled next to the busy A127 lies a beautifully transformed town garden. Homemade raised beds with tulips in spring, dahlias and roses in the summer. From a corridor of Cyprus trees and grass emerges an open garden giving a vista of colour, inspiration and peaceful harmony, with many different scents to savour.

Craft Stalls, merry go round, childrens activities, home-made cakes and lots of fun!

Sheppey Writers at Rose Cottage, new group. Have fun as a creative writer, meet other writers and share ideas, work and pick up techniques. We welcome writers at all levels of experience.

Come to our Play-reading group and take a part in Dylan Thomas’s comic play about a fictitious Welsh village or simply listen.

We have many cats of all ages and colours looking for new safe forever homes. Please come along and view our cats. Home checks apply. 01268 750831 for more information and to arrange the home-visit that will be needed before the cat or kitten is homed with you.

Not just any old Beach Boys tribute band but the UK’s No1, most authentic and clever Beach Boys tribute band. The Beached Boys have captured the magic of the Beach Boys.

DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OTWAY AND BARRETT ON THE "NEARLY FREE" TOUR. This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dead pan humour of Barrett and mad onstage antics of Otway are...

THE ROY METTE BAND was forged in the tradition of British Blues/Rock showing off Roy’s ample skills on electric guitar and this three piece band plays his own original material and Rory Gallagher covers.

Join us for our fundraising fortnight finale event with a walk along the seafront. Starting at the Labworth Café, following the trail to collect clues and ending with a celebration at the Island Yacht Club! £5 Per child and adults go free!