Events
Monthly meetings are held at 2.00pm on the Third Wednesday of each month at :-
Bocking Arts Centre
15 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex CM7 9AE
Next door to Argos, very limited car parking, use Sainsbury or Multi-story.
Our General Meetings include a Speaker and announcements of interest from our Chairman, Dan Collis or other members, after the talk.
Linden Martin, Groups Co-ordinator, will have news about new groups. Outings and Events are displayed on the notice board display.
Note - Events dates for groups are provisional, the Group Contact will be able to confirm that the event is as listed.
Please scroll down to see each section, click the BOLD text to view group activity.
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | ||
| Fri Apr 26th | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| Fri Apr 26th | Improvers French | 2.00pm - please note change of date due to Easter |
| Fri Apr 26th | Crafty Yarners | Meeting 2pm - 4pm Carole's house |
| Sun Apr 28th | Sunday Luncheon | For details please phone Paul on 07917 548066 |
| Mon Apr 29th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| May 2019 | ||
| Wed May 1st | Bird Watching | Fingringhoe Wick EWT |
| Wed May 1st | Lipreading | Lipreading 10am Shalford Rd, Rayne |
| Fri May 3rd | Improvers French | 2.00pm - venue sent by email |
| Fri May 3rd | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Tue May 7th | Singing for Pleasure | St Peter's Church Hall, 2-4pm |
| Wed May 8th | French Conversation | Meet as usual 10.15 |
| Thu May 9th | Painting | 10.00am at The Hawthorns Residential Centre off London Road. New members welcome |
| Fri May 10th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Fri May 10th | Astronomy | Meeting Subject - Dwarf Planets |
| Fri May 10th | Crafty Yarners | Meeting 2pm - 4pm Carole's house |
| Mon May 13th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Mon May 13th | Line Dance | 10.30-12.00 @ Church House Hall. Please note change to 2nd week, this is the only meeting in May. |
| Tue May 14th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue May 14th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue May 14th | Snooker | May Meeting |
| Wed May 15th | Meeting | General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Speaker - Linda Scoles "Around the World in 25 Days" |
| Thu May 16th | Walking Group 1 | May walk,details to follow |
| Fri May 17th | Improvers French | 2.00pm - venue sent by email |
| Fri May 17th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Mon May 20th | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Mon May 20th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue May 21st | Local History | Visit, Guided Walk at Marks Hall Arboretum, Coggeshall, CO6 1TG Meet at Marks Hall Visitor Centre at 2.00pm £5.00 per person, Walk last approx 2 hours. Refreshments not included. |
| Tue May 21st | Walking Group 2 | Lead by Pat and Richard |
| Tue May 21st | Gardening | A visit to Bourne Brook Fuchsia Nurseries, Greenstead Green, Halstead. CO9 1RB |
| Tue May 21st | Tuesday Luncheon | Please phone Paul on 07917 548066 for details |
| Wed May 22nd | Walkie-Talkies | Walk 1030. Colne Engaine. Lunch at Five Bells. Organisers: Doug & Linden |
| Fri May 24th | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| Fri May 24th | Crafty Yarners | Meeting 2pm - 4pm Carole's house |
| Tue May 28th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue May 28th | Art Appreciation | 2.30pm - venue and topic tbc |
| Tue May 28th | Murder Book Club | 2.00pm upstairs in Braintree Library |
| June 2019 | ||
| Mon Jun 3rd | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Mon Jun 3rd | Line Dance | 10.30-12.00 @ Church House Hall |
| Tue Jun 4th | Singing for Pleasure | St Peter's Church Hall, 2-4pm (Last session until Sept) |
| Wed Jun 5th | Bird Watching | Cudmore Grove |
| Wed Jun 5th | Lipreading | Lipreading 10am Shalford Rd, Rayne |
| Fri Jun 7th | Improvers French | 2.00pm - venue sent by email |
| Fri Jun 7th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Mon Jun 10th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Jun 11th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue Jun 11th | Snooker | June Meeting |
| Tue Jun 11th | Snooker | June Meeting |
| Wed Jun 12th | French Conversation | Meet as usual 10.15 |
| Fri Jun 14th | Creative Writers | Meeting 2pm - 4pm Carole's house |
| Fri Jun 14th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Fri Jun 14th | Astronomy | Meeting Subject - Black Holes |
| Mon Jun 17th | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Mon Jun 17th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Jun 18th | Local History | Visit, Guided Walk Bradford Street, Bocking, 2.00pm £5.00 per person Refreshments not included Walk last approx 2 hours, meeting place to be confirmed |
| Tue Jun 18th | Walking Group 2 | Lead by Pauline and Andrew |
| Tue Jun 18th | Gardening | Gardens at Beeleigh Abbey, Abbey Turning, London Rd. Maldon. CM9 6LL |
| Wed Jun 19th | Meeting | General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Speaker - Peter Regelous "A Life on the Road" |
| Thu Jun 20th | Walking Group 1 | June walk, details to follow |
| Fri Jun 21st | Improvers French | 2.00pm - venue sent by email |
| Fri Jun 21st | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Mon Jun 24th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Mon Jun 24th | Line Dance | 10.30-12.00 @ Church House Hall. Note change to 4th Monday. |
| Tue Jun 25th | Art Appreciation | 2.30pm - John Ruskin |
| Tue Jun 25th | Murder Book Club | 2.00pm upstairs in Braintree Library |
| Wed Jun 26th | Walkie-Talkies | Walk 1030. Walton on the Naze & Beach Hut. Lunch t.b.a. Organisers: Mary & Terry |
| Fri Jun 28th | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| July 2019 | ||
| Mon Jul 1st | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Jul 2nd | Singing for Pleasure | Summer Break until Sept |
| Wed Jul 3rd | Bird Watching | Blue House Farm North Fambridge |
| Wed Jul 3rd | Lipreading | Lipreading 10am Shalford Rd, Rayne |
| Fri Jul 5th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Tue Jul 9th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue Jul 9th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Jul 9th | Snooker | July Meeting |
| Fri Jul 12th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Mon Jul 15th | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Mon Jul 15th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Jul 16th | Local History | Visit to Bygones, Great Tey Contact group leader for details. |
| Tue Jul 16th | Walking Group 2 | Lead by Pat and Ray |
| Tue Jul 16th | Gardening | Summer Flower Arrangement and Quiz |
| Wed Jul 17th | Meeting | General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Speaker - Brian Carline 'Tripe and Trotters" |
| Thu Jul 18th | Walking Group 1 | July walk,details to follow |
| Fri Jul 19th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Tue Jul 23rd | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Jul 23rd | Art Appreciation | 2.30pm - venue and topic tbc |
| Tue Jul 23rd | Murder Book Club | 2.00pm upstairs in Braintree Library |
| Wed Jul 24th | Walkie-Talkies | Walk 1030. Little Dunmow. Lunch t.b.c. Organiser: June |
| Fri Jul 26th | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| Mon Jul 29th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| August 2019 | ||
| Fri Aug 2nd | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Tue Aug 6th | Singing for Pleasure | Summer Break until Sept |
| Wed Aug 7th | Bird Watching | No Bird Watching in August |
| Fri Aug 9th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Fri Aug 9th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Mon Aug 12th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Aug 13th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue Aug 13th | Snooker | August Meeting |
| Thu Aug 15th | Walking Group 1 | August walk,details to follow |
| Fri Aug 16th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Mon Aug 19th | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Tue Aug 20th | Local History | Visit, Guided Walk to New Hall School, The Avenue, Boreham, CM3 3HS Meet at School car park at 2.00pm. Walk lasts approx. 90 minutes, those who find walking difficult may bring light chair. £5.00 per person, refreshments included |
| Tue Aug 20th | Walking Group 2 | Lead by Ann and Dave. |
| Tue Aug 20th | Gardening | To be discussed |
| Wed Aug 21st | Meeting | General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Speaker - Vic Botterill "The Nursery Rhyme Detective" |
| Fri Aug 23rd | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| Tue Aug 27th | Murder Book Club | 2.00pm upstairs in Braintree Library |
| Wed Aug 28th | Walkie-Talkies | Walk 1030. Details to follow. |
| September 2019 | ||
| Mon Sep 2nd | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Wed Sep 4th | Bird Watching | Walton on Naze |
| Fri Sep 6th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Tue Sep 10th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue Sep 10th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Sep 10th | Snooker | September Meeting |
| Fri Sep 13th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Mon Sep 16th | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Mon Sep 16th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Sep 17th | Local History | Visit, East Anglian Railway Museum, Chapple Station, CO6 2DS Guided Talk/Walk, meet at Station Car Park at 2.00pm £7.00 per person, refreshments not included |
| Tue Sep 17th | Walking Group 2 | Lead by Richard and Pat. |
| Tue Sep 17th | Gardening | A visit to Cressing Temple Barns |
| Wed Sep 18th | Meeting | General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Speaker - Andy Bennet "A Year in Bee Keeping" |
| Thu Sep 19th | Walking Group 1 | September walk, details to follow |
| Fri Sep 20th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Tue Sep 24th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Sep 24th | Walking Group 2 | Lead by Richard and Pat. |
| Tue Sep 24th | Murder Book Club | 2.00pm upstairs in Braintree Library |
| Wed Sep 25th | Walkie-Talkies | Walk 1030. Heybridge Basin. Lunch t.b.a. Organisers: Jean & Marilyn |
| Fri Sep 27th | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| Mon Sep 30th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| October 2019 | ||
| Wed Oct 2nd | Bird Watching | Heybridge Basin |
| Fri Oct 4th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Tue Oct 8th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue Oct 8th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Oct 8th | Snooker | October Meeting |
| Fri Oct 11th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Mon Oct 14th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Oct 15th | Local History | Talk, St Peters Church Hall, Bocking at 2.00pm Andy Bennett, 90 Years of Social History Through the Eyes of Mildred our Austin Seven. £9.00 per person, refreshments included |
| Tue Oct 15th | Walking Group 2 | Lead by Colin and Chris. |
| Tue Oct 15th | Gardening | Group meeting Plant Swap and Quiz |
| Wed Oct 16th | Meeting | General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Speaker - Tony Earle "The London Underground" |
| Thu Oct 17th | Walking Group 1 | October walk,details to follow |
| Fri Oct 18th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Mon Oct 21st | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Tue Oct 22nd | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Oct 22nd | Murder Book Club | 2.00pm upstairs in Braintree Library |
| Wed Oct 23rd | Walkie-Talkies | Walk 1030. Shalford. Lunch t.b.a. Organisers: Rebecca |
| Fri Oct 25th | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| Mon Oct 28th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| November 2019 | ||
| Fri Nov 1st | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Wed Nov 6th | Bird Watching | Rye Meads |
| Fri Nov 8th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Mon Nov 11th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Nov 12th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue Nov 12th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Nov 12th | Snooker | November Meeting |
| Fri Nov 15th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Mon Nov 18th | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Tue Nov 19th | Local History | Talk, St Peters Church Hall, Bocking at 2.00pm Mike Bardell, Braintree Streets Over Time £5.00 per person, refreshments included |
| Tue Nov 19th | Gardening | A visit to Mill Race Garden Centre, New Rd. Aldham, Colchester CO6 3QT meet 2pm-4pm |
| Wed Nov 20th | Meeting | General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Speaker - Eve Regelous "Christmas is Coming" |
| Thu Nov 21st | Walking Group 1 | November walk, details to follow |
| Fri Nov 22nd | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |
| Mon Nov 25th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Nov 26th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Nov 26th | Murder Book Club | 2.00pm upstairs in Braintree Library |
| Wed Nov 27th | Walkie-Talkies | Walk 1030. Details to follow. |
| December 2019 | ||
| Wed Dec 4th | Bird Watching | Cambridge |
| Fri Dec 6th | Ukulele Group | Braintree Museum (Entry via shop) 2.15pm till 4.00pm Bring your own Ukulele and stand. Music supplied. |
| Mon Dec 9th | Cards & Board Games | 2.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. |
| Tue Dec 10th | Book Club 2 | 2.00pm @ Braintree Library |
| Tue Dec 10th | Computers Beginners | Phone for details of venue 07800 710855 10.00 till 12.00hrs Bring own Laptop |
| Tue Dec 10th | Snooker | December Meeting |
| Wed Dec 11th | Meeting | Christmas General Monthly Meeting 2.00pm Bocking Arts Centre. Please note this is on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. |
| Fri Dec 13th | Chess | 2.00-4.00 pm |
| Mon Dec 16th | Grumpy Old Men | 7:15pm @ The King William Pub, London Road. |
| Mon Dec 16th | Cards & Board Games | 1.00pm at The Swan in Rayne. The Christmas meal is booked for this date. Menu to be filled in nearer the time. |
| Tue Dec 17th | Gardening | To be discussed |
| Thu Dec 19th | Walking Group 1 | Christmas walk,details to follow |
| Tue Dec 24th | Murder Book Club | No meeting break for Christmas Holidays |
| Fri Dec 27th | Chess | 2.00-4.00pm - usual venue |