Forthcoming Events
Billericay ARRIBA Wellness Club presents
New 12 Week Community Weight Loss Challenge. Starts 7pm Tuesday 19th January 2010 at The Reading Rooms, Billericay. Full & on-going body composition analysis. Weekly weigh & measure. Nutrition education for safe & long term weight loss, personal coaching & support,
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Moving On
Stepping Forward is a social group giving support to families in the community, who have suffered bereavement. On the first Saturday of each month the group meets informally in The Village Bar And Grill, 120, High Street, Billericay (next to Waitrose) from 10.0 a.m. - 12.0 noon. It is a friendly group of mixed ages and gives an opportunity to meet other people who can relate to your situation. Different events held are quiz nights, race nights, ten pin bowling and visits to local restaurants. Come along on a Saturday morning for a coffee - you are very welcome to bring a friend or family member on your first visit. The group is open to both men and women of all ages. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, 6th February. If you would like any further details, please contact Linda on 07899 818115
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Fairtrade Fortnight
Fairtrade
Fortnight 2010 will run from
22 February till 7 March. The theme for the Fortnight this year is the
BIG SWAP
and
the
nation is being asked to swap their cuppa for a Fairtrade cuppa.
Ideally we’d like all tea to be Fairtrade, but as the five biggest
brands have
72% of the UK’s tea market, focusing on those brands is a good place to
start.
So, that’s Tetleys, PG Tips, Typhoo, Twinings and Yorkshire Tea. These
companies are not being accused of bad practice - in fact all of them
have
taken steps aimed at ensuring conditions for suppliers improve. This
has been a
welcome step, but only goes so far. So far none has taken the step of
converting all their tea to Fairtrade. Now is the time to take the next
step.
You
can email any or all of the five big tea brands on www.makeitfair.org.uk/take-action to ask
them to Make it Fair or come to our Big
Brew Event in
The Reading Rooms on Saturday 20th February between 10am and
12noon where we will
have postcards addressed to the big five tea companies that you can
sign and we
will send off. And of course a chance to try Fairtrade tea and other
Fairtrade
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University of the Third Age.
On Friday 26 February at 2.30pm in the Pastoral Centre (behind the Catholic Church) ,
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Billericay Horticultural Society.
Keith Price will entertain members of the Society on Monday 15 February at 8.00pm in the Day Centre, Chantry Way, Billericay with a talk entitled “Preparing Vegetables for the Showbench”
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Billericay Society
Brenda Hurley explains “How I Became a Real Sew and Sew” to members of the Billericay Society on Wednesday 17 February at 8.00pm in the Day Centre, Chantry Way, Billericay.
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BILLERICAY
The next meeting of the