Forthcoming Events
“VIVA CABARET”
Billericay Operatic Society
presents, for one day only, “Viva Cabaret” on Saturday 20 September at
2.30pm & 7.30pm in the Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford. An intimate revue of
much loved songs from stage and screen, with a generous helping of popular
favourites. From the Beatles to Broadway and back!
Tickets: £10.00. Concessions: £8.00 (only available at matinee performance)
from the Box Office on 01245 606505
CHARITY LUNCHES at the Methodist Church, Western Road on Saturday 13th September and Saturday 11th October. 12.30 to 2pm. Snack lunch and drink for £4. All proceeds to charity. No need to book.
NCT Basildon - Children’s/Family Photo Session.
Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Friends Meeting House, Billericay.
Professional photography session - capture your little ones in print. Ideal Christmas or birthday presents for the family. No fee to attend and no obligation to buy photos. The session is arranged by the NCT Basildon, Billericay and Wickford branch and will help to raise funds for the NCT but is open to all. To book, please contact Clare on 01268 573517.
CHARITY CONCERT
On Saturday 15th November, Howard Wallace and Friends will be giving another Charity Concert in Emmanuel Church at 7.30 p.m. to support The British Heart Foundation and also the work of Emmanuel Church. They will be sharing the concert with a ladies group “Dedicated Divas”, providing a wide range of music, sacred and secular, operatic arias, songs from the shows and many more. Please book this date, more details will follow in the October issue of The Resident or contact Jenny Wallace on 01277 654814
POT LUCK A flower arranging workshop featuring pots!
To be held at Stock Village Hall on Wednesday July 23rd, from 10am till about 3.30pm. Refreshments will be
provided. The morning session will use two flower pots of slightly different sizes and the flowers will cascade down, rather in the style of a strawberry pot. Lovely! After lunch we’ll tackle a contemporary design on a simple pot – preferably fairly large. So you’ll take home two very different arrangements and have covered two very different styles.
The workshop is suitable for beginners as well as those who already enjoy flower arranging as an absorbing hobby. Details of what you’ll need to bring along will be provided - with suggestions for pots, flowers and foliage. It’s a fun day to give you some “me” time!
The tutor is Eileen Marsh, who has taught in Adult Education locally for many years and whose style is informal and friendly, with no form-filling or assessments. Why not visit her website: www.eileenmarsh.com
The cost of the day is £30, a non-returnable deposit of £10 is required to book your place. This would of course be refunded if for any reason the event was cancelled. Contact Eileen direct for further information:
tel. 01245 400554, e-mail: Eileen Marsh – emflowers@btinternet.com.
Stock Village Hall was newly built for the Millennium, it is situated just five minutes drive from the A12 at Galleywood and there is ample parking.
New Beginners Hand or Foot Reflexology Courses and Aromatherapy Massage Courses - 10 Week Courses in Billericay and Hutton: New classes starting daytimes in September on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes last 2 ½ hours and the courses cost £120. Maximum class size will be 10 so come and join this small and friendly group and learn a new skill to benefit yourself, your friends and your family. For enrolment and more information visit www.learning-chrysalis.co.uk, or call Julie Munnings, fully qualified tutor and therapist on 01277 652073.
Billericay Archaeological & Historical Society
Meetings are held in The Fold, Laindon Road, Billericay at 8pm on Monday evenings.
Monday 8 September - Georgina Green will give a talk to members entitled ”The English Gentleman and His Country Estate”
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 26 September each group will give a presentation describing its subject eg German, to members of the U3A.
Billericay Choral Society
On Saturday 13 September the Society will present an Autumn Concert, featuring Te Deum by Berlioz and St Cecilia Mass by Gounod, in conjunction with the Eastwood Chorale in the Salvation Army Citadel, Hadleigh. Tickets are available from Storyteller Bookshop, High Street, Billericay or Patricia Parkin on 01277 653338.
Billericay District Philatelic Society
The Society was founded in 1967 by a group of collectors and meets every first and second Thursday of each month (except August) in the Fold Arts Centre, Laindon Road, Billericay. The programme includes speakers, displays, quizzes, open evenings with visiting dealers, lunches and visits to other clubs.
Thursday 4
September Philatelic Quiz with Mastermind Claude Crowder
Thursday 18
September Battle for the Pacific – a display by Bill Trower
Thursday 2
October Display by Beth Stevens – Medical Matters
Display by Rosa Howe1 – Pot
pourri
Visitors and new members are always welcome at the club meetings. For additional information please contact Alan Jubb 01277 653891 or e-mail alanjubb@btinternet.com.
The Billericay Society
On Wednesday 17 September at 8pm in the Day Centre, Chantry Way, Billericay Chris Huggins will give a talk to members entitled “Noticeable Changes in Norsey Wood due to Global Warming”. 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
17 September Show Day.
Wednesday
1 October “The Show Must Go On” – A talk by Mrs Barbara Poulter
Friday September 26 is Quiz Night at the W.I. Hall. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets £3. Please ring 624255 to book. Bring your own drinks and nibbles.
Billericay W.I. is taking part in the National Coffee Morning in aid of McMillan Cancer Charity on Friday 26 September in the W.I. Hall from 10am. Home made cakes, a bookstall, a raffle and other temptations will be on offer to raise funds for this national effort. Hope to see you there!
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 15 September “Hostas” A talk by Richard Ford
Billericay Ceramic Circle
On Monday 8 September at 7.30pm in the Emmanuel Church Hall, Laindon Road, Billericay Keith Willing will give a talk entitled “18th Century Polychrome Wares”