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Please note that due to the CORONAVIRUS events scheduled before the END OF MAY 2020 are SUSPENDED.
This period many be extended or reduced in accordance with recommendations circulated by the Government.
If you have any queries please contact the relevant groups co-ordinator.
Please check back here from time to time.
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You will find details of future events here with the option to view in date order or by category (group)
Many groups by their nature follow a similar pattern at each meeting e.g. Table Tennis, Scrabble, etc., and unless they have a specific topic being covered at a meeting details will not be included in this events section. Please look at the group pages for the normal activities of the group
It is easy to see all the scheduled events booked by clicking on the "display events by category" option which will shows events in GROUP order. To return to the date order version just click in the same place which will show 'Display events in date order"
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | ||
| Tue Apr 7th | Places of Worship | Visit to Canewdon / Ashingdon Arranged by Roger |
| Tue Apr 14th | History | London Foundling Museum. British Museum Park and Ride |
| Fri Apr 17th | Birds Trees and Nature | Blakes Wood, Little Baddow. Bluebell time. 9.00 WMCC Car share cost £2 |
| Mon Apr 20th | Science and Technology | Visit. Amazon distribution centre tour. Contact Peter Holmes for details |
| Tue Apr 21st | Art Appreciation | Jim Skelly speaking on Whistler. 2.00 Jubilee Room WMCC |
| Wed Apr 22nd | London Theatres | A trip by coach to see the matinee performance of 'Come From Away' . This is a new award winning musical based on a true story. Our group priced tickets are £35 each . For more details or to book your ticket contact Brenda Broom 01621 841520 . There will be spaces on the coach for anyone wanting a day in London doing their own thing |
| Tue Apr 28th | Flower Arranging Group | An arrangement in an unusual container. |
| May 2020 | ||
| Fri May 1st | Birds Trees and Nature | Chigborough Lake. Geese and goslings. Meet at 9.00. Lunch at Rubinos optional |
| Tue May 5th | Places of Worship | Visit to Chipping Ongar / Greensted This and the Westminster Abbey dates have been switch as previously indicated that they might |
| Wed May 6th | Meeting | AGM. WMCC 2 pm |
| Mon May 11th | Birds Trees and Nature | U3As study day. Cost 10:00 plus car share if used.Car share cost £2 Car share meet WMCC 09:15 |
| Mon May 11th | Science and Technology | 9.30 Jubilee Room WMCC. Talk by Alan Pamphilon on 'Marconi and Chelmsford 1898 - 1922'. |
| Fri May 15th | Birds Trees and Nature | Nightingales in full song at Fingeringhoe Wick OPTIONAL lunch at Pelham Rose. Meet WMCC 08:30 for car share,Car share cost £5. |
| Mon May 18th | Gardening | Combined visit to Chartwell in Kent with the History Group. Travel by Coach Organiser Christine Hall |
| Fri May 22nd | Social | Friday 22nd of May. Chelmer River Cruise 1.30 to 3.30 from Papermill Lock, Little Baddow on board the Victoria. 2 hour river cruise and afternoon tea on board. £20 per person |
| Tue May 26th | Flower Arranging Group | An inverted crescent on a tall vase or container. |
| Sun May 31st | Local Theatres | Daphne's Flight. Maldon Town Hall. £19.80 Organiser Sheila Rowsell |
| June 2020 | ||
| Tue Jun 2nd | Places of Worship | Visit to Westminster Abbey Tony Trowles, Maldonian and former Organ Scholar at St Mary’s Maldon is the Head of the Abbey Collection and Librarian. Tony has arranged for us to visit the Abbey, the new Galleries in the triforium and the Library. Entry to the Abbey is £14 (usually £19) + £5 for the Galleries. Donations to the guide and the Library are at your discretion. We will travel together by train. The Abbey will hold tickets for us to ensure entry. Please register interest with Dawn as soon as possible |
| Wed Jun 3rd | Meeting | '90 years of social history through the eyes of an Austin Seven' speaker Andy Bennett. WMCC 2 pm |
| Fri Jun 5th | Birds Trees and Nature | Hylands Park. WMCC 9.00 car share. Car share cost £4. |
| Mon Jun 8th | Science and Technology | Visit organised by Peter Holmes to Bawdsey Radar Museum |
| Tue Jun 9th | History | Coach Hever Castle Coach visit |
| Tue Jun 9th | Gardening | Combined visit with the History Group to Hever Castle Travel by Coach Organiser Dennis Eraut |
| Tue Jun 16th | Art Appreciation | Visit to Burnham for Art Trail Walk around the galleries |
| Tue Jun 23rd | Flower Arranging Group | An arrangement incorporating a wine bottle. |
| July 2020 | ||
| Wed Jul 1st | Meeting | ' Days of Dolly Blue and Izal' Speaker Brian Carling. WMCC 2 pm. |
| Tue Jul 7th | Places of Worship | Visit East Mersea St Edmund the King & Martyr/Peldon Arranged by Di |
| Mon Jul 13th | Science and Technology | Talk by Roger Beckett on 'End of Britain as a maritime power' 9.30 Jublee Room WMCC. |
| Tue Jul 14th | History | July.14th Car Share Coggeshall |
| Wed Jul 15th | Local Theatres | 'South Pacific', Civic Theatre. Car Share. Organiser Sheila Rowsell |
| Fri Jul 17th | Birds Trees and Nature | Chalford Gorges Nature park 9.00 car share WMCC £5. Possible pub lunch. |
| Sun Jul 19th | Local Theatres | The Buddy Holly Story, Cliffs Pavilion. £27.60 plus coach, total £37.60. Organiser Sheila Rowsell |
| Tue Jul 28th | Flower Arranging Group | No meeting. |
| Tue Jul 28th | Art Appreciation | Stephy Eraut on Sorolla the Spanish Impressionist & John Hayes TBA. Both 2.00 pm Jubilee Room WMCC |
| August 2020 | ||
| Tue Aug 4th | Places of Worship | Visit to Little Burstead / Buttsbury Arranged by Sylvia |
| Tue Aug 11th | History | Car Share Copped Hall and Waltham Abbey |
| Mon Aug 17th | Gardening | Visit to an NGS garden in Hawkwell. Details to follow. |
| Fri Aug 21st | Birds Trees and Nature | Hyde Hall RHS. Entry fee for non members £10 online or £10.90 at gate. 9.00 car share from WMCC.£3 |
| Tue Aug 25th | Flower Arranging Group | No meeting. |
| Tue Aug 25th | Art Appreciation | Visits to Hayletts Gallery & the Maeldune Centre |
| September 2020 | ||
| Tue Sep 1st | Places of Worship | Visit to Waltham Abbey and the Gunpowder Mills Arranged by Jim |
| Tue Sep 8th | History | London Brunel Tour Park and Ride |
| Mon Sep 14th | Science and Technology | Talk by Dr Jon Howorth on 'ABC of nuclear power'. 9.30 Jubilee Room WMCC. |
| Fri Sep 18th | Birds Trees and Nature | Abbot Hall Farm Essex Wildlife Trust. 9.00 car share from WMCC £4. |
| Mon Sep 21st | Gardening | Visit to Philippa’s Burrough’s garden at Ulting Wick. Details to follow. |
| Tue Sep 22nd | Flower Arranging Group | An asymmetrical arrangement in a low dish. |
| Tue Sep 29th | Art Appreciation | Alan Chapman speaking on the World of Stamps. 2.00pm Jubilee Room WMCC |
| October 2020 | ||
| Tue Oct 6th | Places of Worship | Visit to Chelmsford Cathedral / Jewish Synagogue , Chelmsford Arranged by Dawn & Jim |
| Mon Oct 12th | Science and Technology | Visit organised by Peter Holmes to London Gateway container port |
| Tue Oct 13th | History | October.13th Talk 2.00 WMCC Prince Albert Margaret Mills talk |
| Fri Oct 16th | Birds Trees and Nature | Return to Marks Hall to see autumn colurs. 9.00 car share from WMCC £4. |
| Tue Oct 27th | Flower Arranging Group | The theme this month is the Mexican "Day of the Dead". |
| November 2020 | ||
| Tue Nov 3rd | Places of Worship | London Walks and Southwark Cathedral Arranged by Jim |
| Fri Nov 6th | Birds Trees and Nature | Promenade Park. Meet at cafe by sand pits 9.00. |
| Mon Nov 9th | Science and Technology | Talk by Dniel Leggett on 'Flooding and the Blackwater'. 9.30 Jubilee Rooom WMCC. |
| Tue Nov 10th | History | November.10th Talk 2.0 WMCC Railways of Maldon Nathaniel Dodd |
| Tue Nov 24th | Flower Arranging Group | A crescent shaped arrangement in a low dish. |
| Tue Nov 24th | Art Appreciation | Dennis Eraut speakng on Early & Medieval Indian Sculpture. 2pm Jubilee Room WMCC |
| Sat Nov 28th | Social Group | The Social Evening will held at WMCC. More details to follow. Social coordinator Kath Little |
| December 2020 | ||
| Tue Dec 1st | Places of Worship | Visit to Christmas Tree Festival Kelvedon Arranged by Dawn and maybe Di |
| Tue Dec 8th | History | Talk 2 pm WMCC. One day in the Life of the Battle of Britain Neil Wiffen |
| Tue Dec 22nd | Flower Arranging Group | No Meeting. |