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17th Apr 2012
Maldon & Heybridge Horticultural Society -
‘The Good Life part 2’. Town Hall, Market Hill,
Maldon. Speaker: Peter Webb. All welcome.
Joint meeting with Purleigh. Enq: 01621 858556.
Mersea Horticultural Star Speaker - ‘Tony
Kirkham of Kew Gardens’. MICA Centre Mersea
(not Museum) 7.30pm. Tickets only.
Mersea Horticultural - ‘Plants From The Edge of
the World’. Museum 7.30pm - special event -
ticket only £5 - contact 383831.
18th Apr 2012
Bewicks Live Music - ‘The Kingsmen’. Time:
9pm. The Bewick Suite, rear of Swan Hotel, High
Street, Maldon. www.patrick-higham.co.uk
Mersea Spring Gardens Open - Scout Group.
Gardens in Mersea open - organised and
proceeds to Mersea Scout Group - lunch at
Angelas in East Road garden
Garden Tours - Layer Marney Tower. Time:
14:00. Colchester CO5 9US. Part of RHS
gardening week - guided tours with head
gardener. www.layermarneytower.co.uk/
Maldon Film Club - See 4th April.
19th April 2012
West Mersea Town Council - Annual Meeting.
21st Apr 2012
Charity Ball - Action for Family Carers. 3-course,
DJ and auction. 7pm for 7.30pm Three Rivers
Golf & Country Club, Cold Norton. £32.50 p/p.
Black tie or lounge suit. Enq: Kay Sweeting
01621 851640 or kay.sweeting@affc.org.uk
Jumble Sale. 2pm. St Andrew’s Church Hall,
Althorne CM3 6BY. In aid of Church Hall.
Tea Concert in aid of Headway - Seaview Music
Room, 39 Seaview Avenue, West Mersea.
Charlemeau Quartet. Tel. 382567.
Junior Rangers First Aid. 10-noon. Prom Park,
Maldon. 7-11yrs. Learn how to manage minor
cuts, grazes, bleeding and burns. Booking
essential. Enq: Louise 07931 594785.
NGS Garden Open - One Brook Hall Cottages.
11am - 5pm. £3.50. Steeple Road, Latchingdon,
CM3 6LB. Not suitable for children or those with
walking diffi culties. Enq: 01621 741680.
NGS Garden Open - Woodpeckers. 11am-5pm.
£3.50, kids free. Mangapp Chase, Burnham-on-
Crouch, CM0 8QQ. 1.5 acre country garden.
Enq: Neil and LInda 01621 782137.
Sausage & Mash Supper with Beetle Drive.
Time: 18:00. £3.50. All Saints’ Church Room,
Maldon, CM9 4QE. Enq: Colin 01621 853238.
The Marble Project presents: Imagine....The
Beatles. £10, cons £7.50. Plume School, Maldon.
CM9 6AB. Tickets from Tourist Centre. Proceeds
to Marble Project. www.marbleproject.org
22nd Apr 2012
Spring Walks - Layer Marney Tower. noon-5pm.
Layer Marney Tower, Colchester CO5 9US. Part
of the RHS Gardening Week - guided spring
country walks. www.layermarneytower.co.uk
24th Apr 2012
NGS Garden Open - One Brook Hall Cottages.
Time: 11:00 - 17:00. Cost: £3.50. See 21st.
NGS Garden Open - Woodpeckers. See 21st.
26th Apr 2012 - 28th Apr 2012
Maldon Drama Group ‘Bums On Seats’. 7:45pm.
£6-£8. Maldon Town Hall CM9 4RL. Comedy
by Michael Snelgrove. Tongue-in-cheek. Egos,
lechery and pretentiousness. Some strong
language. Enq: 01621 856503.
27th Apr 2012
Line Dancing. 8pm. £6. Wickham Bishops Village
Hall, Church Road, CM8 3JR. Beacon Hill Sports
Ass and Wickham Bishops Drama Club. Ticket
only. Own drink/food. No experience required.
Beeleigh Abbey Gardens Open Day in aid of
National Gardens Scheme. 10:30 - 16:30. Adults
£4, child (5-16) £2, under 5s free. See 9th April.
27th Apr 2012 - 27th Jul 2012
NGS Garden Open - Wickham Place Farm.
Every week. Time: 11:00 - 16:00. Adult £3.50,
children free. For details see 21st April.
28th Apr 2012 - 29th Apr 2012
Wildlife Cruise - Seal Watching. Time: 09:30 -
13:00. Depart Burnham on Crouch town quay.
CMO 8AT. Commentary. www.wildlifetrips.org.uk
29th Apr 2012
Bluebell Walk. 10am - noon. £2 adult, £1 child.
Hazeleigh, Maldon. Family walk through bluebell
carpeted woods. Enq: Louise 07931 594785.
Invitation to View - Layer Marney Tower. 11:00
- 13:30. £16 inc tea/coffee/cake. Layer Marney,
Colchester CO5 9US. Booking essential. Grade I
red-brick Tudor gatehouse. 01206 573948.
Maldon Mud Race 2012 - 12.30pm
Prom Park, Maldon. www.maldonmudrace.com
NGS Garden Open - 60 Colchester Road, Great
Totham. Adult £3, children free. See 12th April.
NGS Garden Open - Ulting Wick. 2-5pm. £4,
kids free. Crouchmans Farm Road, CM9 6QX. 8
acres. www.ultingwickgarden.co.uk
Wildlife Cruise - Seal Watching. See 28th.
30th Apr 2012
Invitation to View - Beeleigh Abbey. £16 incl.
tea/coffee/cakes.Tours at 10.30am and 2pm.
Booking essential. See advert below.
MAY 2012
1st May 2012
NGS Garden Open - Woodpeckers. Time: 11:00 -
17:00. Adult £3.50, children free. See 21st April.
2nd May 2012
Bewicks Live Music - ‘Johnny Gunner’. 9pm.
The Bewick Suite, rear of Swan Hotel, Maldon.
R ‘n’ R music. www.patrick-higham.co.uk
‘Mersea’s Buried Secrets’ open day for Museum
Season. Resource Centre open.
2nd May 2012 - 30th May 2012
Corsellis & Contemporary Samplers Exhibition.
Every week. Layer Marney Tower, Colchester
CO5 9US. Every Weds and Sun. 01206 330784.
2nd May 2012 - 16th May 2012
Maldon Film Club (see 4th April). 2 May - Route
Irish. 16 May - The Process of Montpesier.
3rd May 2012
Maldon Society ‘Eels - A Fleeting Heybridge
Industry’. 7:45pm. United Ref Church,
Market Hill. AGM/talk by David Williams.
4th May 2012
Comedy Club 19:30pm incl. buffet. Crowne Plaza
Resort, Five Lakes. www.thecomedyclub.co.uk
NGS Garden Open - Wickham Place Farm. See
27th April.
Purleigh Annual Art Exhibition. Purleigh Village
Hall. 10.30am until 4th: 8pm, 5th 6pm, 6th: 5pm.
Enq: 01621 828270.
4th May 2012 - 7th May 2012
The Norton 3rd Annual Beer Festival. noon-
11.30pm. Cold Norton CM3 6JJ. 30+ real ales/
ciders. www.savethenorton.org
5th May
Strictly Come Dancing at the MICA - ‘Friends’
event. Big Band Sound - dress to impress. £15
incl. canapes/glass of wine. Tel: 383798.
Second hand Market - see 7th April.
Wildlife Cruise - Six Islands. See 7th April.
Date: 6th May 2012 - 27th May 201
Contemporary Samplers Exhibition. See 2nd May.
Date: 6th May 2012 - 7th May 2012
Kite Festival. 11am-5pm. Layer Marney Tower,
Colchester CO5 9US. Bring, build, fl y!
Date: 6th May 2012
Canine Partners in Essex Bluebell Walk. 11:30am.
Langford Grove, Maldon. 2 mile walk to raise
funds for training assistance dogs. Incl. BBQ and
small memento. www.caninepartners.org.uk
Friary Walled Garden Open Day. See 1st April.
Museum of Power Summer Show 10am,
Langford. Classic vehicles, music and
entertainment. Historic engines will operate.
Miniature steam train. www.museumofpower.org.uk
Wildlife Trip - Foulness Cruise and Walk.
10:30am - 14:30pm. Depart Burnham-on-Crouch
town quay. Short boat transfer with guided walk
to Foulness island. ww.wildlifetrips.org.uk
Date: 7th May 2012
Feering May Fayre. 2pm - 5pm, Community
Centre & fi eld. Olympic theme for kids’ fancy
dress. Enq: Leah 07931 585666.
6th July 2012
Olympic Flame through Maldon
- more details nearer the time.
BEELEIGH ABBEY
GARDENS
3 acres of atmospheric gardens
Opens 9th April 10.30am
Free parking and a marquee offering light
lunches and refreshments for sale beside the
main lawn. Plants, other produce and various
printed stationery are on sale at the entrance.
1 mile from Maldon via London Road (fi rst right
after Cemetery into Abbey Turning). CM9 6LL
www.visitmaldon.co.uk/beeleigh-abbey
Tel: 07779 223321
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