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Ghosts , 24th April 2024 to 27th April 2024, 19:45 to 22:45 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
In Richard Eyre’s new adaption of Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking masterpiece, long held secrets are revealed, uncomfortable truths are faced, and a troubled family meets a cruel and unavoidable fate. Set on Helene Alving’s rural estate in 19th century Norway, “Ghosts” is hardhitting, emotionally gripping and full of moral questions. Contains some mild homophobic language.
Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm.
Tickets £15 plus booking fee.
Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot on 28th April 2024, 28th April 2024, 7:00 to 13:00 at Stonham Car Boot, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal (28.5 miles)
Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot on 28th April 2024
Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot – Windy & cold last Sunday but, still a good turnout and everyone enjoyed the day. We are expecting numbers to increase as we build up towards the Bank Holiday weekend and our first show running at the same time as the Car Boot. As well as all the shows that are coming up don’t forget that we are open on 5th/6th May (Bank Holiday Monday).
So just turn up and sell from £6 no booking needed, Covered stalls are available to reserve for any Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday (but not Thursdays) by texting 07817539168 and we also have some great news for Sellers/Buyers at Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot as we now have a license allowing all Plant/Bulb Sellers or in fact any Gardening sellers to sell at the Car Boot. So NO RESTRICTIONS at all with any Gardening items. This is great news as I've had to turn so many people away. This is already bringing in a lot more sellers and buyers to Stonham. So, come and sell every Sunday. We are expecting some of the big plant and bulb sellers to start selling soon.
Covered stalls are available for any Sunday plus Bank Holidays (next is May 6th), text 07817539168 to reserve one – Guaranteed on the main field close to food and toilets and only £12. Everyone else can just turn up on the day.
Plus starting this Year we will begin the Stonham Barns Thursday Car Boot which will begin once the Sunday Car Boot has started. I'm expecting to give you a date once the Sunday gets going & the weather picks up.
We’ll need lots of support to make sure this is a permanent fixture so please let everyone know.
Events run at the same time as the Car Boot so a bigger crowd always expected. The first is the Stonham Motorcycle Show on 5th May 2024 followed by the Spring Break Car Show on 12th May 2024 followed the Steam & Vintage Show on 19th May 2024.
We are the best priced & still the friendliest Car Boot in Suffolk so come & sell from only £6 and it’s still free parking & buying & everyone welcome to just turn up and have a look around as there’s so much to do at Stonham.
I've had a few questions about when we actually start. We always used to start at 8am and most people do still turn up at 8/8.30 but, we do get people arriving stupidly early onwards. So, it's really up to you. 7 onwards is sensible. We have enough space for everyone.
Prices have remained the same with selling at £6 for cars. Cars with trailers £8.50, Small Vans £8.50 and large vans £12, Vans with Trailers are also £12. There is NO NEED TO BOOK. Covered Stalls are available for every Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday but these do go very quickly as there are only 20. These ONLY can be pre-booked on 07817539168 (text to pre-book). These offer some shade to sellers as well as a tabletop & protection against wind & rain. These are on the main field and you pull in behind them, set up and sell and pack up and leave at the end of the day. They also guarantee a main field position near to toilets and Drinks/Food.
Everyone else wishing to sell at Stonham can just turn up on the day. We are still the cheapest in Suffolk so you can just turn up from 7am and sell and that’s every Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays from March to October & now Thursdays too (soon). We are also lucky to benefit from regular events at Stonham where the Car Boot crowd is often doubled & that’s on top of a very big buying crowd.
Everyone loves Stonham as its unbeatable when the weather is good. It has a great atmosphere and a knowledgeable friendly crowd made up of all ages. Families young and old, dog friendly and it caters for the disabled.
Again, a big thanks to the majority who follow our strict no harassment policy which is why Stonham Barns Car Boot is always such a friendly place to sell and buy at.
We let Buyers in at the same time as sellers but – please allow me to get everyone into position so please don’t hinder this and please don’t stand behind cars whilst they unload. No one is going to jump in and buy before you as it just isn’t that kind of car boot. The reason we have become so popular is because we don’t have people harassing sellers. If anyone oversteps their mark we will stop buyers entering the field until gone 7am.
We are outdoors only but offer covered stalls. We will always try to open every week irrespective of the weather as we still get buyers and sellers.
Stonham Barns Car Boot every Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays and this year Thursdays too.
07817539168 for much more information on the Car Boot or stonhambarnscarboot@hotmail.co.uk
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Sherlock Holmes Strikes Back, 2nd May 2024, 19:30 to 21:30 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
Award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin returns as super sleuth Sherlock Holmes. Be puzzled by the mysterious Red-Headed League, then join Holmes as he matches wits with the nefarious Professor Moriarty and Colonel Moran!
Tickets £14, £10 plus booking fee.
Headgate Unplugged , 3rd May 2024, 19:45 to 21:45 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
Headgate Unplugged brings the best local artists to the forefront, in our intimate and personal performance stage, to celebrate and bring the Colchester acting and musical arts together. All Acoustic and no effects (other than reverb), this latest offering in the ‘unplugged’ series allows you to sit down, chill out and take in the music. (Please see Headgate What’s On web page for details of tonight’s show).
Tickets £ 9 plus booking fee
Richard Townend and the Mighty Bosscats , 4th May 2024, 19:30 to 22:30 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
Guitarist Richard Townend has in the past played for such international superstars as Tony Christie and The Platters. Now, with a versatile guitar style and a musical vibe reminiscent of Dire Straits and JJ Cale, Richard creates a captivating blend of his music, from his 15 released albums, with his excellent band, The Mighty BossCats. The Bosscats are Richard and the excellent Matt Gillam on bass and superb Mark Hall on drums,
The Bosscats will be launching their new album and playing a selection of numbers from their back catalogue with two 45+ minutes sets separated by a 20 minute interval.
Tickets £10, £7.50 plus booking fee.
Educating Rita, 7th May 2024 to 11th May 2024, 19:45 to 21:45 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
Follow the journey of Rita, a working-class hairdresser, as she enrols in an Open University course, challenging societal norms and questioning the true meaning of success and fulfilment. Willy Russell’s script is a witty and poignant exploration of self-discovery and the transformative power of education.
Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm.
Tickets £16, £14 plus booking fee.
On Different Wavelengths, 9th May 2024, 13:00 to 13:50 at Museum Street Methodist Church, Black Horse Lane, Ipswich (24.5 miles)
Ipswich-born radio presenter Stephen Foster looks back on his long and successful career, which began in the summer of 1977 and continues to this very day. After cutting his teeth at Hospital Radio Ipswich, Foz landed his dream job at Radio Orwell before spending 30 years at BBC Radio Suffolk. He is currently on Radio Caroline, Suffolk Sound and Hospital Radio Ipswich. Hear one of Suffolk's best-known voices telling his story.
Free entry with a retiring collection. Refreshments from 12.30.
Headgate Theatre Studio Sessions - 5th August 1986, 12th May 2024, 20:00 to 22:00 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
The second in our occasional season of Studio sessions is '5th August 1986" a development performance of a new theatre piece by Ryan Curtis and his company.
The 1980’s was a decade of excess, colour and of course great music. The 5th of August 1986 was particularly important for two young people, as this was the day they met, fell in love and started their life together. A life that brought them two children, many challenges and now, in 2024 on the brink of divorce. Seemingly, the only thing that may save their marriage is the top ten chart from the day they met. So please, come join us on a journey to explore the music of that week as they explain what the songs that they loved back then really meant. Hint, its not what you may think!
The doors open at 19.30, when the lucky audience are treated to thirty minutes of fab 80’s hits. Then at 20.00, the story begins. Will their relationship be saved? Does Franky finally Relax, did we all Choose Life, and can Paul Hardcastle work out "what was going on"? Come join us and find out!
Drinks available at the bar. 80’s fancy dress optional and encouraged.
Tickets £8 plus booking fee.
Music in May , 17th May 2024 to 18th May 2024, 19:30 to 21:30 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
Platform Musicals celebrates it's 30th anniversary with a special show featuring highlights from a range of their past productions including "Sweeney Todd", "Call Me Madam, "Promises, Promises" & "Trial By Jury" among many others! Featuring a company of 30 local musical theatre performers, this is birthday party that's not to be missed!
Tickets £15 plus booking fee.
Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm
Macbeth, 22nd May 2024 to 25th May 2024, 19:45 to 22:45 at Headgate Theatre Colchester, Chapel Street North, Colchester (12.8 miles)
Macbeth! Beware Macduff. In this modern-day production, Duncan, his cronies, Macbeth, and his political ambition are transported into the corridors of Westminster. It's not the opposition you need fear, but whoever sits next to you. Shakespeare's Macbeth is timeless, being as relevant today as it was 400 years ago.
Advisory: This play includes scenes of violence, suicide and the use of blood and weapons.
Tickets £15 plus booking fee.
Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm.
Are you retired? On your own, lonely and in need of fellowship? meet at Christian Outreach Centre, Broad Street Green Road, Great Totham, Maldon (9.5 miles)
Why not join us, a Christian based club for men and women that is open to non-Christians. Sing a hymn of your younger days, share memories and have someone to have a game of draughts, dominoes etc. There will always be someone to have a have a chat with or you could join in a singalong! Come have a tea or coffee and make new friends. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
Buffalo Springs CMC meet at Tolleshunt Knights Village Hall, Top Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon (9.5 miles)
Come along and enjoy the best Country music bands and music.
If you'd like more information, you can telephone on 01245 491252 or 01245 281488
Chelmsford Chess Club meet at North Springfield Community Association, Forsythia Close, Chelmsford (7.8 miles)
Chelmsford Chess Club is an established and sucessful chess club with over 30 full-time members, whose standards range from beginner through to county level. Affiliated to the British Chess Federation, the club competes in the North Essex Chess League (NECL) where, this year, it's highly successful 'A' team were crowned League Champions for the 3rd successive season. In all, the club fields 4 teams in the league, providing all members with the opportunity to experience competitive chess. It also hosts an annual Club Championship as well as a time-handicapped 'Summer Tournament'.
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
Chelmsford Ice Dance Club meet at Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, Chelmsford (9 miles)
Riverside Ice Dance Club is based at the Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre in Chelmsford and meet on Tuesday evenings 6.45 - 8 p.m. New members and visiting skaters are welcomed.
If you'd like more information, you can visit thier website
Chelmsford Opera Group meet at Great Baddow United Reform Church, High Street, Great Baddow, Chelmsford (9.9 miles)
We welcome singers of any ability to join us to have some fun. Monday nights at 8pm until 10pm at Great Baddow united reform church
We are rehearsing for July's performance of Carmen at Cramphorn theatre. We still need to fill some main roles...Don Jose,Escamillo,Morales, El Remendado and Frasquita
If you'd like more information, you can telephone Frank Midgley on 01376 511513 or email Frank Midgley
Chelmsford Riverside Ice Skating Club meet at Riverside Ice & Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, Chelmsford (9 miles)
Affiliated to NISA (National Ice Skating Association of UK) based at the Riverside Ice & Leisure Centre in Chelmsford. Our skaters meet at "Club Nights" each Friday where they get an hour of on-ice activity with 2 Professionals organising games, discos, stroking etc.
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
Dunmow air cadets meet at Drill Hall, High Street, Dunmow (7 miles)
We are recruiting now!
if youy are free on monday and thursday nights and aged between 13 and 18 then come to the drill hall on the high street
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
Essex Acorn User Group meet at Great Baddow Village Hall (9.8 miles)
Each meeting is on the second Tuesday of the month.
If you'd like more information, you can email the club
Futuristics Baton Twirlers meet at Broomfield Methodist Church (Hall), Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford (7.7 miles)
Open to girls and boys aged from 2 1/2 years to have FUN and make new friends and learn how to twirl a baton, use pom poms, have the chance to take part in competitions, carnivals and displays.
We meet Thursdays with different sessions based on age: Tiny Tots 'A' group - 2 1/2 years - 3 1/2 years - 4-4.30pm
Tiny Tots 'B' group - 3 1/2 years - 5 years - 4.30-5pm
Juvenile Beginners - 6-9 years - 5-6pm
Junior Beginners - 10-12 years - 5-7pm
Seniors - 13+ years - 5-7pm
Come along and have a try for FREE (Subject to availability).
If you'd like more information, you can telephone on 01245 444059 or visit thier website
Gap Youth Group meet at Christian Outreach Centre, Broad Street Green Road, Great Totham, Maldon (9.5 miles)
The vision of the Gap Youth Group is aimed at young people between the ages of 11-16. However, young people who are above this age range are welcome to take part. The name of the group the GAP means to bridge the gap with the young community in Heybridge and Maldon. It provides a youth orientated club with relevant bible teaching and worship. This is combined with plenty of fun, indoor and outdoor activities.
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
Grove Tennis Club meet at Grove Lawn Tennis Club, Moulsham Drive, Chelmsford (9.9 miles)
Grove Tennis Club welcome upcoming tennis stars of all ages
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
Recoil Trampoline Club meet at Parsonage Downs, Parsonage Downs, Dunmow (7.3 miles)
Our club offers coaching to all who wish to enjoy the sport, including children and adults of all ages, abilities and needs. We have dedicated and integrated sessions for those members with special needs, members who bounce at a recreational level for fun and exercise, and for those who train at an advanced level to compete at regional, national and international competitions.
As a growing club, we have a good number of National grade competitors and in 2012 had a record number successfully qualify for the National Finals in Birmingham in July. We are a dedicated club with dedicated coaches giving their time for the benefit of a dynamic and challenging sport to enable every one of our members to participate to the best of their ability.
If you'd like more information, you can telephone on 01277 500282, email the club or visit thier website
Silver Wings meet at Marconi Athletic & Social Club, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford (10 miles)
Come along and enjoy the best Country music bands and music.
If you'd like more information, you can telephone Russell on 01245 601796
Sunbeams meet at Christian Outreach Centre, Broad Street Green Road, Great Totham, Maldon (9.5 miles)
Sunbeams is a new Toddler Group in Heybridge for all pre-school children. The group runs every term-time Tuesday from 9.30am-11.30am. Our group meets at the Christian Outreach Centre in Heybridge for a morning of fun, games, crafts, and singing! We hope to see you there
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
The Fun Factory meet at Christian Outreach Centre, Broad Street Green Road, Great Totham, Maldon (9.5 miles)
An evening club for children aged between 5 and 11. The Fun Factory is held every Tuesday evening between 5.30pm and 6.30pm during term time and features games, stories competitions and the now-legendary, joke contest!
If you'd like more information, you can email the club or visit thier website
Tiptree United CMC meet at Tiptree Social Club, Chapel Road, Tiptree, Colchester (8.5 miles)
Come along and enjoy the best Country music bands and music.
If you'd like more information, you can telephone Graham on 01245 491252