JANUARY 2011

Tuesday 18th January
Maldon & Dengie Ramblers Walk. Meet at Heybridge Basin Daisy Meadow car park. 10am. A 7 mile walk or 1.15pm for a 4 mile walk.
Enquiries: Alan Seager 01621 858071 or Joy Rodgers 01621 741223 www.maldondengieramblers.org.uk
Maldon & Heybridge Horticultural Society Meeting. United Reformed Church Hall. 7.30pm. Speaker John Taylor gives a talk on ‘Gardening for Bumble Bees’. Raffle and refreshments. £1 member, £2 non-members.
Enquiries: Rita Davis 01621 851848.
Dengie Hundred Bus Users Group Meeting. Burnham Town Council chamber, Chapel Road. 1pm. Are you a bus user or would like to be one? Interested in the future of concessionary bus passes? Why not join the meeting. All welcome, light refreshments available. Enquiries: 01621 783426.

Fridays 21st & 28th and Saturday 22nd & 29th January
Maldon Pantomime Society present ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Maldon Town Hall. 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm. Tickets £9 adults, £6 concessions, £10 balcony. Family and group discounts available.
Enquiries: Maldon Tourist Information Centre 01621 856503. www.mapspanto.org.uk

Saturday 22nd January
Live Music. Norton Public House, Cold Norton. 8.30pm. ‘Quartzz’ jazz/swing quartet.
Enquiries: cliff.brown3@btinternet.com
60s Social Night. St Lukes Centre, Imperial Avenue, Maylandsea. 7pm – 11pm. Featuring live band ‘Double Take’. Tickets £4 per person, £10 family. Enquiries: Peggy 741415 or Rachel 741537.
Teddy Bears Picnic/ Tea Afternoon. Cold Norton Church. 2pm. A fun afternoon including sponsoring the rector to remember the names of as many teddies as possible. Games, sons, raffle refreshment and home-made cakes. Admission £1.50 adults, £1 children including refreshments. Enquiries: Jean Hustwayte 01621 828727.

Tuesday 25th January
Quiz Night, Bell Pub, Purleigh. 7 - 7.30pm. £2.50 per person without food or £10 including food – food must be pre booked. All proceeds go to the Dengie Project Trust. Enquiries: 01621 784962.
Maldon & Dengie Ramblers Walk. Meet at Heybridge Basin Daisy Meadow car park. 10am. A 10 mile walk. Enquiries: Alan Seager 01621 858071 or Joy Rodgers 01621 741223 www.maldondengieramblers.org.uk

Thursday 27th – Saturday 29th January
The Three Musketeers – Le Panteau. Tollesbury Community Centre. 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm. The well known rip-roaring yarn of derring-do, palace intrigue and slushy romance has been transported to panto-land by Tollesbury Amateur Players. Tickets £8 and £6. Enquiries: 07547 566811 www.tollesburyplayers.com

Saturday 29th January
Wickham Bishops Club of Jazz. Wickham Bishops Village Hall. 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Keith Nichols and the All Stars. Bring your own drinks and glasses. Enquiries: Derek 01621 853626 or Gordon 01621 891717.

Sunday 30th January
Maldon & Dengie Ramblers Walk. Meet at Maldon, Butt Lane car park. 8am. A 6 mile walk.
Enquiries: Alan Seager 01621 858071 or Joy Rodgers 01621 741223 www.maldondengieramblers.org.uk

FEBRUARY 2011

Tuesday 1st February
Winter Heritage Talk ‘ The Work of the Friends of Friendless Churches’. Maldon Methodist Church. 7.30pm, doors open 7pm. Talk by John Vigar described as ‘one of today’s most popular commentators on English History’. Two churches in Maldon District have been subject to extensive programmes of conservative repair, particularly St Mary’s, Mundon winner of this year’s Maldon Conservation and Design Awards. Enquiries: 01621 854477.
Maldon & Dengie Ramblers Walk. Meet at Tollesbury, Woodrolfe Rd car park 10am. A 6 mile walk.
Enquiries: Alan Seager 01621 858071 or Joy Rodgers 01621 741223 www.maldondengieramblers.org.uk

Wednesday 2nd February
Maldon Film Club ‘The Hide and Breadmakers’. Maldon Town hall. 8pm. The club aims to screen the best of recently released English, independent and foreign language films. Annual subscription £24 covers admission to all 19 films. Enquiries: 01621 788233 or 01621 852784 www.maldonfilmclub.info

Thursday 3rd February
Table Tennis, Badminton and Short Mat Boules. Blackwater Leisure Centre, Park Drive Maldon. 10am – 12noon. Free taster sessions. Organised by the ‘Body Mind and Spirit’ Group.
Enquiries: Maldon (Essex) Mind 01621 853211
Maldon Society Meeting. United Reformed Church Hall. 7.45pm.Talk by David Williams ‘ the Work of the Council for the Protection of Rural Essex’.
Live Music. Norton Public House, Cold Norton. 8.30pm. Open mic evening, join Mick Hutton of Blackwater Sunset. Enquiries: cliff.brown3@btinternet.com

Friday 4th February
Charity Quiz Night. Maldon Town Hall. 7.30pm. Organised by Town Mayor Cllr Ken Smith in aid of local charities. £8 per person including fish or chicken & chips supper. Licensed bar.
Enquiries: Maldon Town Council 01621 857373.

Saturday 5th February – Saturday 5th March
Marc Chagall Exhibition. Hayletts Gallery, Oakwood House, High Street. Tues - Sat 10am – 5pm. A selection of lithographs and etchings will be exhibited in this rare opportunity to see this artist’s work.
Enquiries: 01621 851669 www.haylettsgallery.com

Sunday 6th February
Open Day. Friary Walled Garden, White Horse Lane. 10am – 4pm. Maldon & Heybridge Horticultural Society are the custodians of this old walled garden of one-fifth of an acre situated in the heart of Maldon.
Enquiries: Arthur Cox 01621 741234.www.mhhs.co.uk

Tuesday 8th February
Soup Lunch. Maldon Little Ship Club, Hythe Quay. 12 noon – 2pm. In aid of Essex Air Ambulance. £3 minimum contribution. Enquiries: Diana Rogers 01621 853841.
Maldon & Dengie Ramblers Walk. Meet at Tollesbury, Woodrolfe Rd car park. 10.15am. A 4 ½ mile walk. Enquiries: Alan Seager 01621 858071 or Joy Rodgers 01621 741223 www.maldondengieramblers.org.uk

Wednesday 9th February
Postponed until March 2011LDN Wrestling. Maldon Town Hall.
Enquiries: Tourist Information Centre 01621 856503 www.ldnwrestling.com
Essex Wildlife Trust Talk; ‘ Garden Bird Watch’. Friends Meeting House, Butt Lane. 8pm Illustrated talk by Charlotte Felllingham on some of the interesting analysis and results from the British Trust for Ornithology’s garden bird recording scheme. £1.50 donation requested. Enquiries: Phil Luke 01621 853969.

Thursday 10th February
Lunchtime Concert. United Reformed Church, Market Hill. 1pm – 2pm. Performance by Crosswinds, wind quartet from Witham. Coffee and tea served from 12.30pm, bring your own lunch.
Enquiries: www.maldon-lunchtime-concerts.org.uk

Saturday 12th February
Table Top Sale. Purleigh Village Hall. 11.30am. Admission 30p, tables £6 each. In aid of Purleigh Church. Enquiries: 01621 850739.

Tuesday 15th February
Maldon & Dengie Ramblers Walk. Meet at Purleigh playing fields car park. 10am. A 6 ½ mile walk.
Enquiries: Alan Seager 01621 858071 or Joy Rodgers 01621 741223 www.maldondengieramblers.org.uk
Maldon & Heybridge Horticultural Society Meeting. United Reformed Church Hall. 7.30pm. Speaker Tim Carter gives a talk on ‘Plants of Seasonal Interest’. Raffle and refreshments. £1 member, £2 non-members.
Enquiries: Rita Davis 01621 851848.

Wednesday 16th February
Maldon Film Club ‘Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday’. Maldon Town hall. 8pm. The club aims to screen the best of recently released English, independent and foreign language films. Annual subscription £24 covers admission to all 19 films. Enquiries: 01621 788233 or 01621 852784 www.maldonfilmclub.info

Thursday 17th February
Mahjong. Maldon Town Football Club, Park Drive, Maldon. 10am – 12noon. Free taster session.
Organised by the ‘Body Mind and Spirit’ Group. Enquiries: Maldon (Essex) Mind 01621 853211

Friday 18th February
Ruth Lea and Priti Patel. The Warren Golf Club, Woodham Walter. 7.30pm. An opportunity to hear economist and journalist, Ruth lea in discussion with MP for Witham Priti Patel. £12 per person including canapés and welcome drink. Enquiries: Richard Lindsay 01245 222020 or Mark Durham 01245 227249.

Saturday 19th – Tuesday 22nd February
Artificial Ice Skating Rink. Dengie Hundred Sports Centre. 9am – 4pm. First come, first served. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult, maximum of two children per adult. For children up to the age of 18.
Enquiries: Loiuse Flavell 01621 876248 www.maldon.gov.uk

Saturday 19th February
Afternoon Concert. United Reformed Church, Market Hill. 2.30pm – 3.30-m. Darkwood Quartet with piano solo. Refreshments served from 2pm. Enquiries: Eileen Cannom 01621 840371

Monday 21st February
Walk Your Way to London 2012. Meet at Information Point, Promenade Park. 1.30pm. a 1-2 mile walk. Maldon District Council have teamed up with Essex Legacy Team and put together a programme of walks spread over 9 months graded from very easy to hard. Each walk has been allocated one of the colours of the Olympic Rings and everyone who completes the walk will receive an Essex Legacy Badge in the corresponding colour.
Enquiries: Fitsteps Co-ordinator 01621 876275 ivan.tosic@maldon.gov.uk

Tuesday 22nd February
Maldon & Dengie Ramblers Walk. Meet at St Lawrence Village Hall car park. 10am. A 7 mile walk.
Enquiries: Alan Seager 01621 858071 or Joy Rodgers 01621 741223 www.maldondengieramblers.org.uk

Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th February
Artificial Ice Skating Rink. Plantation Hall, Heybridge.9am – 4pm. First come, first served. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult, maximum of two children per adult. For children up to the age of 18.
Enquiries: Loiuse Flavell 01621 876248 www.maldon.gov.uk

Thursday 24th – Saturday 26th February
Maldon & East Essex Gang Show; ‘A Day in the Life of…’. Maldon Town Hall. 7pm, Saturday matinee 2pm. In association with the Maldengiedoo Roadshow. Tickets £5 from Tourist Information Centre.
Enquiries: 01621 856503 www.meescouts.org.uk/gangshow

Thursday 24th February
Scarecrow Story and Art. RHS Garden Hyde Hall. 11am – 3pm. Half term event for children to make their own scarecrow finger puppet and listen to stories about why farmers made scarecrows to ward off hungry birds. Adults £7, children (6-16) £2.50 plus £2 per child. Enquiries: 01245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk/hydehall
Tourism & Leisure Show. Five Lakes Resort, Tolleshunt Knights. 10am – 3.30pm. Over 90 exhibitors offering free information on days out throughout the East and South of England, London and beyond. Museums, historic houses, gardens, riverboat trips and theme parks. Enquiries: Carol Jolly 01245 435142 www.TourismAndLeisureShow.co.uk

Saturday 26th February
Wickham Bishops Club of Jazz. Wickham Bishops Village Hall. 8pm. Doors open 7pm. The Laurie Chesco Reunion Band. Bring your own drinks and glasses. Enquiries: Derek 01621 853626 or Gordon 01621 891717.
Live Music. Norton Public House, Cold Norton. 8.30pm. Rant ‘n’ Rave perform both covers and their own original work. Enquiries: cliff.brown3@btinternet.com
Craft Jumble Sale. Purleigh Village Hall. 11.30am – 1.30pm. Donations of craft items of any kind are welcome. In aid of Purleigh Craft Groups and Work Aid. Enquiries: 01621 850739 or 01621 826988.