Forthcoming Events
Charity Concert
On Saturday 15th November Howard is gathering a group of
talented musicians, friends, and professional musicians to make music for
Charity. He is joined by a group of eight ladies “Dedicated Divas” who all
belong to the Salvation Army, including his own daughter who has sung in
previous concerts with her Dad. This group will provide a high standard of
music both sacred and secular for your enjoyment. As before much of the
music Howard will perform with his group will include many special
arrangements, some old and well loved, some new. He is also joined by a
professional tenor who will sing an operatic item as well as joining the
Chorus.
The concert will take place in Emmanuel Church, Laindon Road, Billericay and
start at 7.30 p.m. and tickets will be priced at £8.00 to include a glass of
wine in the interval. The proceeds of this concert will be shared between
The British Heart Foundation and Emmanuel Church, so do come along and
support the event. Tickets are available from Jenny Wallace 01277 654814.
Please send a cheque payable to Jenny Wallace with a stamped addressed
envelope to 2 Hollyford, Billericay, CM11 1EF
U3A
Billericay & Basildon U3A caters for those of retirement age who wish to
pursue a variety of educational and general interest activities. Meetings
are held generally on the fourth Friday of each month (except December) at
The Pastoral Centre behind the Roman Catholic Church, Laindon Road,
Billericay. Visitors are welcome (admission £1, refunded to anybody
subsequently joining the organisation). The next meeting is on:
Friday 24th October. A talk by Howard Bodger on "The Talking Book Service"
for visually impaired people.
Billericay Miniatures Club and Billericay Dolls
House Club
Saturday 8th November 10.30 - 4pm. in the W I Hall, St Edith's
Lane, Billericay. A display of 1/12th and 1/24th scale Dolls Houses,
Room Boxes etc., made by club members. Also several miniatures sales
tables. Admission is free with donations going to our charity for the year,
Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Refreshments and Raffle. Ring 01277 622297
for more details.
Friends of Samaritans
Barber Shop Concert by the Chelmsford Star Harmony Chorus on Friday 14th
November at the Emanuel, Billericay. Commencing at 7.45 p.m. (doors open 7
p.m.) Tickets £8.00. Please ring 01277-651988 or 01277 624764.
St Luke’s Hospice
The Autumn Bazaar in aid of St Luke's Hospice will be held on Saturday
18th October in the W.I Hall, St Edith's Lane from 9.15am to 12.30 pm. Many
stalls including Gifts, Cakes and Preserves, Tombola, Raffle, Toys and
Bric-a-Brac etc. Refreshments available. For further details please
contact Doreen Fisher 652774 or Audrey Smith 654838.
Christmas Designs
At the next meeting of the Billericay Floral Art Group, which will be
held at 8pm on Wednesday 5 November in the W.I. Hall, St Edith’s Lane,
Florence Brown will demonstrate “Designs for Christmas”. In addition there
will be a stall of hand crafted gift tags of a seasonal nature. Visitors are
most welcome to share this most relaxing evening. Entry fee £5. For further
information please ring 01277 624255.
Painting Classes
Mrs Gene Turner has two places on Friday afternoon from 2 to 4.30pm for
people to learn watercolour painting. Beginners, of both sexes, welcome.
Cost £5 for two and a half hours. Ring 01277 622981 for further information.
Singing Is Good For You
Singing is great fun and very satisfying, especially when you sing with
friends. So give it a try with The Choir for All Seasons. The choir is
looking for new members in all voices but especially in basses and first
sopranos. Meetings take place in term time in the Music Suite at Mayflower
High School on Wednesday from 7.45 to 9.45 pm. Four concerts are planned for
the coming season, each one of them with a lively, imaginative programme and
plenty of variety and content. It has been said that the choir is superb and
that the choristers “look so happy”. Why not be a part of it now? Give
director Michael Hewitt a ring on 01277 656935 to find out more.
Easy Listening Jazz
Every Tuesday in the Belvedere, Harding Elms Lane, Billericay. Doors
open 7.45pm. Admission £8 at the door. Contact Mervyn Wright on 01277 657219
for more information.
October 7
Alan Barnes and the Sam Edwards Trio
October 14 The Mervyn Wright Orchestra with vocalists Paul
Wood and Nikki Page.
October 21 The Sandra Lambert Quintet with vocalist Steve
Pert
October 28
The Mervyn Wright Big Band. A tribute to Ted Heath and the big bands with
vocalists Paul Wood and Nikki Page
November 4 John Withers and Friends. Easy listening jazz
standards.
Billericay & District Philatelic Society
The Society meets at 8pm on the first and second Thursday of each month
(except August) in the Fold Arts Centre, Laindon Road, Billericay. The
programme includes speakers, displays, quizzes, and open evenings with
visiting dealers, lunches and visits to other clubs.
Thursday 16 October
Open Night with Dealers
Thursday 6 November Thematics Night – Members entertain.
Billericay Horticultural Society
Meetings of the Society are held in the Day Centre, Chantry Way,
Billericay at 8pm. Visitors are welcome and membership costs £5 for single
membership and £8 for couples.
Monday 20 October “Autumn Fruits, Roots and
Fungi” A talk by John Llewellyn-Jones
The Billericay Society
On Wednesday 15 October at 8pm in the Day Centre, Chantry Way,
Billericay, John Connell will give an illustrated talk to members entitled
“Bees and Honey”. Visitors are welcome.
Billericay Women’s Institute.
The W.I. offers opportunities for all women to enjoy friendship, to
learn, to widen their horizons and together to influence local, national and
international affairs. Meetings are held at 2pm on the 1st & 3rd
Wednesday of each month in the W.I. Hall, St Edith’s Lane, Billericay.
Wednesday 15
October Quiz Night
Wednesday 5 November A.G.M.
Billericay Archaeological & Historical Society
Meetings are held in The Fold, Laindon Road, Billericay at 8pm on Monday
evenings.
Monday 15 October – Ken Crowe will give a talk to members entitled
”Southchurch Hall, Southend”
Billericay Ceramic Circle
On Monday 13 October at 7.30pm in the Emmanuel Church Hall, Laindon
Road, Billericay, Mark Stacey will give a talk entitled “Victorian Art
Pottery”
University of The Third Age (U3A)
All monthly meetings are held in the Pastoral Centre (behind the
Catholic Church) Laindon Road on Fridays at 2.30pm. On Friday 24 October
Howard Bodger will give a talk entitled “The Talking Book service”.
Open Meeting.
The Norsey Wood Society will be holding an Open Meeting in the Day
Centre, Chantry Way commencing at 7.45pm on Monday 27 November. Graham
Bailey will give an illustrated talk on Moths and Butterflies. R.S.P.B.
Christmas cards and gifts will be on sale. Everyone welcome. For further
details please ring 01277 653852.
October Fest
Billericay United Reform Church is holding a celebration of Sight &
Sound on Saturday 11 October from 9.30am to 4pm in the church on Chapel
Street, Billericay. Classical singing competitions will be held in the
church for adult and junior classes and also for solo voices and choirs. To
take part pick up a leaflet from the Cater Museum or the Storyteller
Bookshop on the High Street, Billericay. There will also be Arts & Craft
demonstrations in the Mayflower Hall during the day in which visitors can
participate. Bring a picnic, drinks are provided. In the evening a
Celebration Concert will take place in the United Reform Church commencing
at 7.30pm. Admission is free with a retiring collection.
On Sunday 12 October at 11am in the United Reform Church, Chapel Street,
Billericay there will be a celebration worship featuring Reflections Dance
Group.
Words on India
On Wednesday 15 October in the Billericay United Reform Church, Chapel
Street, Billericay the Christian Aid speaker Emma Grant is to talk about
India. The subject is “Riches and Poverty in a New Era” Everyone is welcome.
Events at the Fold
Jazz on Saturday 4 October commencing at 7.30pm. “Redbeans n’ Rice” New
Orleans Revivalist style jazz band from Norfolk.
Classical Evening Saturday 18 October at 7.30pm. “The Rosewood Piano Trio”
The programme will include Schubert’s Piano Trio in B flat major and Ravel’s
Piano Trio.
Litter Pick
Billericay Town Council “Big Litter Pick” on Saturday 11 October from
11.00am to 1.00pm. For further details ring 01277 625732.