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Thu 4 JunHolmes & Hills(3.7mi)

Witham Networking BBQ

Holmes & Hills Solicitors invites you and your company to join us for Networking and BBQ on Thursday 4th June, ...

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Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 1 (4 Week Taster Course)

Workshops & Classes

Around £36.00

Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 1 (4 Week Taster Course)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] With Bianca Garcia 4 week taster course starting Friday, 5th June 2026 12pm – 2pm £36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance. → Week 1: Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad, pencil and charcoal) Week 2: Pastels Oil/Chalk Week 3: Acrylic Paints Week 4: Watercolour Paints Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week. (Learner painting by J. Siebert.)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text]For all sessions bring an HB pencil, an eraser, your sketchpad, masking tape. (If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife or butter knife for mixing paint, a drawing board would be very helpful. Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2-4 at a cost of £2 per session per learner if you do not have the equipment required. WEEK SUBJECT EQUIPMENT Week 1 (June 5th) Pencils and Charcoal Assessment- Line and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey Sketching graphite pencils, charcoal, pencil sharpener or craft knife, putty rubber, hard eraser, paper smudging sticks (Also known as a blending stump)or tortillons if you have them, mixed media paper. Week 2: (June 12th) Pastels Oil pastels or soft, chalky pastels, pastel pencils are great too, mixed media or pastel paper, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick.

Fri 5 Jun13:00Braintree & Bocking Community Association(3.7mi)

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Sat 6 JunThe Mount(2.8mi)

Wildflower Meadow Walk & Wine Flight at The Mount Vineyard

Saturday 6th June. Meet at 11:00am Walk Departure Time: 11:15am Approximate Length of Walk: 2 hours Wine Flight: 1.15pm at The Ten Acres at The Mount Vineyard

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Talks & Lectures

Sylvan Lodge - Provincial Mentors Lecture Meeting

36 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex. CM7 9AA

Sat 6 Jun11:00Howard Hall Masonic Club(3.8mi)

Sat 6 Jun14:00Shalford Village Hall(2.2mi)

Shalford Village Fete 2026

Shalford Village Fete 2026 Place holder for our 2026 fete.

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Religion & Spirituality

Weekly Worship

Join us at 11am each Sunday (except for the 3rd Sunday in the month) for our service. On the 2nd and 4th Sunday's it is a service of Holy Communion

Sun 7 Jun12:00St Mary & St Christopher(2.3mi)

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Mon 8 Jun19:00Braintree & Bocking Community Association(3.7mi)

Soft "Chalk" Pastels

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join our weekly Summer School where you’ll unlock the secrets of Line and Form, Portraiture, Colour theory and mixing colours, Oil Pastels, Watercolour paints, Negative Space, Chalk Pastels and much more………. All skill levels are welcome – come explore your artistic potential![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7976″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Mondays- except bank holidays: 6.00pm – 8.00pm* *April 13th to July 27th 2026– Braintree Summer school Sessions with Bianca Garcia. For all sessions bring an HB pencil, an eraser, your sketchpad, masking tape. (If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife for mixing paint, a drawing board would be very helpful. *Please note prospectus for time and date amendments[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] WEEK SUBJECT EQUIPMENT Week 1 (April 13th) Assessment- Line and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey Sketching graphite pencils, charcoal, pencil sharpener or craft knife, putty rubber, hard eraser, smudging sticks if you have them Week 2: (April 20th) Portraiture As above Week 3: (27th April) Colour theory and mixing colours Acrylic Paints, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) Palette knife, palette, suitable support, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylic Early spring bank holiday 4th May- no...

Tue 9 Jun10:00Howard Hall Masonic Club(3.8mi)

Creative Support – Training – Dining Room

36 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex. CM7 9AA

Wed 10 Jun08:30Howard Hall Masonic Club(3.8mi)

Creative Support

36 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex. CM7 9AA

Wed 10 Jun19:00Finchingfield Gun Club(4.6mi)

Finchingfield Gun Club #5 2026

Fixtures for the upcoming clay shooting season are not yet available – please check back soon.

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Wed 10 Jun20:00Howard Hall Masonic Club(3.8mi)

SOBS Support Group Meeting - DINING HALL

36 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex. CM7 9AA

Wed 10 Jun20:30Howard Hall Masonic Club(3.8mi)

Cromwell GPC

36 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex. CM7 9AA

Fri 12 JunThe Mount(2.8mi)

Lumos Live & The Mount Vineyard present an enchanting candlelight experience this June

Following the success of previous events, we are proud to partner with Lumos Live again to bring you another special sunset candlelit instrumental experience in the meadow at The Mount Vineyard on Friday 12th June. A string trio will perform iconic Brit Pop hits from the 1990s (think Oasis, Blur, Pulp, The Verve to name... View Article

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Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 2 (4 Week Taster Course)

Workshops & Classes

Around £36.00

Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 2 (4 Week Taster Course)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] With Bianca Garcia 4 week taster course starting Friday, 5th June 2026 12pm – 2pm £36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance. Week 1: Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad, pencil and charcoal) → Week 2: Pastels Oil/Chalk Week 3: Acrylic Paints Week 4: Watercolour Paints Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week. (Learner painting by J. Siebert.)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text]For all sessions bring an HB pencil, an eraser, your sketchpad, masking tape. (If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife or butter knife for mixing paint, a drawing board would be very helpful. Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2-4 at a cost of £2 per session per learner if you do not have the equipment required. WEEK SUBJECT EQUIPMENT Week 1 (June 5th) Pencils and Charcoal Assessment- Line and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey Sketching graphite pencils, charcoal, pencil sharpener or craft knife, putty rubber, hard eraser, paper smudging sticks (Also known as a blending stump)or tortillons if you have them, mixed media paper. Week 2: (June 12th) Pastels Oil pastels or soft, chalky pastels, pastel pencils are great too, mixed media or pastel paper, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick.

Fri 12 Jun13:00Braintree & Bocking Community Association(3.7mi)

Fri 12 Jun16:30Howard Hall Masonic Club(3.8mi)

Lodge XV Meeting Triple 3rd Degree

36 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex. CM7 9AA

Sat 13 JunThe Braintree & Bocking Constitutional Club(3.8mi)

Barry White tribute

The two old rockers present….

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Mon 15 Jun20:00Braintree & Bocking Community Association(3.7mi)

Pen & Ink