| What has been happening in Wivenhoe: |
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June 2010 |
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| Thurs 3 | Fitness Pilate Beginners at William Loveless Hall. Click here. | 8.15 - 9.15pm |
| Sat 5 | Art on the Railings and June Market and at St Mary's - details to be confirmed. Click here. | 9.30am -2pm |
| Sat 12 | Embroidery Dayschool with Susan Rhodes. Hythe Community Centre. Take time to concentrate on one or two simple stitches and explore their potential. Click here. | 10am - 3.30pm |
| Sat 19 | Photoshop course at the Nottage. Click here. | |
| Sat 19 | Wivenhoe Open Gardens - Further details from 825622 or 07708020842. | 11am-5pm |
| Sun 20 | Wivenhoe Open Gardens - Further details from 825622 or 07708020842. | 11am-5pm |
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May 2010 |
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| Sun 2 | Braderie flea market in aid of the town regattta and the Reel Appeal. Click here | from 11am |
| Fri 7 | Race Night at Broomgrove Infants school in aid of Broomgrove Schools Association. Click here | 8pm |
| Tues 11 | Philosophy and the Human World. Start of six week course. Click here | |
| Fri 14 | Organ 2010 - Supper and talk by Graham Wadley at St Mary's. Click here. | 6.15pm |
| Sat 15 | Beating the Bounds in aid of the Mayor's Charity. Click here. | 10.30am |
| Sat 15 | Get a Well Soon for Kenya - Table Top Sale at Methodist Church, Wivenhoe. Click here. | 10am - 1pm |
| Sun 16 | Wivenhoe Heritage Walk (approx 2 hours) led by Doreen Brimm, a Wivenhoe resident and Colchester Blue Badge Guide. Tickets £1.00 members, £2.00 non-members available from Pat Smith 01206 825622 or Jean Coverley email jean.coverley@tesco.net | 11.00 |
| Sat 22 | Photoshop course at the Nottage. Click here. | |
| Sat 22 | Angie Diggens Springtime Spectacular - Westcliff Theatre , Clacton. Click here. | 7.30pm |
| Sun 23 | Wivenhoe Tennis Club- Fun Tournament. Click here. | 2pm |
| Sun 23 | Angie Diggens Springtime Spectacular - Westcliff Theatre , Clacton. Click here. | 3pm |
| Sat 29 |
Roots Radagon, a Wivenhoe based folk/blues/reggae band and a very special guest at the William Loveless Hall. There will also be a bar. Tickets are £3 on the door and it is a fundraising event for the Wivenhoe Mayfair fund. |
7.30 - 11pm |
| Mon 31 | Wivenhoe May Fair. Click here for more. | |
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March 2010 |
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| Sat 6 | Mayor's Ball - William Loveless Hall | |
| Tues 16 - Sat 20 |
Wivenhoe G & S Soc. production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Yeomen of the Guard” [or “The Merryman and His Maid” ] Directed by Nikki Robinson , Musical Direction by Hilary Brunning the Piano Accompanist John Wolton. Click here to link to the poster giving ticket information. |
7.30 pm |
| Sun 21 | Wivenhoe Society Spring Riverbank Cleanup. Meet Station car park. | 10.00 |
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April 2010 |
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| Fri 2 |
Wivenhoe Ferry - First service of the year.
1.15pm - 4.45pm. |
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| Mon 5 | Easter Monday. Easter Egg Hunt in and around St. Mary's church. Family fun. Updated details. Click here | 12.00 - 15.00 |
| Sat 10 | St Mary's - organ recital by David Drinkell, St John's Cathedral, Newfoundland. Click here. | 7.30pm |
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February 2010 |
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| Wed 3 | Wiv P3 (Parish Paths Partnership) Group. Our next meeting will be 3/2/10 at 13 Westlake Crescent, Wivenhoe, Essex CO7 9RZ. Telephone 07806 947 590 for more information. | 7.30pm |
| Sat 6 | St. Mary's Quiz Night, in the church. Click here. | 7 pm |
| Thurs 11 | Wivenhoe Luncheon Club (for the over 60s) - inaugural lunch, William Loveless Hall. Click here. | 12 noon |
| Sat 13 | Valentine's Big Band 40s Dance - William Loveless Hall. Click here | 7.30pm |
| Sat 13 | Organ 2010 at St Mary's. Click here. | 10.30am - 12.30 |
| Sat 20 | Reel Appeal for a Wivenhoe cinema presents a benefit evening of poetry and music, with local band Hobo Chang and punk poet extraordinaire John Cooper Clark. William Loveless Hall. Click here | 7.30pm |
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January 2010 |
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| Mon 4 | Canvas work - the basics. Course starts in WLH. Click here. | 7 pm |
| Sat 9 | Wivenhoe Society Post Christmas party - William Loveless Hall. Click here. | 8 pm |
| Tues 12 | Wivenhoe NAP meeting. | 7pm |
| Tues 19 - Sat 23 | Wivenhoe Pantomime Group - "Ali Baba". William Loveless Hall. Tickets from both Post Offices. Note: Matinee on Sat at 2.30pm | 7.30pm |
| Sat 30 | Reel Appeal - A cinema for Wivenhoe? Public meeting in William Loveless Hall. Click here. | 10.30am |
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December 2009 |
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| Thurs 3 | House of Commons Speaker talks at the University. Click here. | 6.30pm |
| Sat 5 |
Angie's Christmas Show - Brightlingsea Community Centre -
£5. Tel: 01206 823042
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7.30pm |
| Sat 5 | Wivenhoe Christmas Presence. Click here for more. | 10am-6pm |
| Sat 5 | Wivenhoe Congregational Church - Festival of Christmas Trees 2009. Click here | 10am-5pm |
| Sat 5 | Avenue Playgroup - Christmas Fayre, Methodist Church, Wivenhoe. Click here. | 10am- 12.30 |
| Sun 6 | St Mary's Christingle and Toy Service. Click here | 3 pm |
| Sun 6 | Wivenhoe Christmas Presence. Click here for more. | 10am-6pm |
| Sun 6 | Wivenhoe Congregational Church - Festival of Christmas Trees 2009. Click here | 12.30-5pm |
| Tues 8 | Charles Dickens’s ‘The Chimes' St Mary’s Church. Tickets £7/£6/£5: Bookshop & Crossways Stores. Click here. | 7.30pm |
| Thurs 10 | PoetryWivenhoe - Greyhound pub. Click here for more. | 8pm |
| Sat 12 | Angie Diggens' Christmas Spectacular - Princes Theatre, Clacton. Click here | 7.30pm |
| Sat 12 | Concert by Colchester Brass Band - St Mary's Church. Tickets £7. Click here | 7.30pm |
| Sun 13 | Transition Wivenhoe environmental film night upstairs at The Greyhound. In Transition from the Transition Network. Entry £4. Call Jo 01206 827649 | 7.30pm |
| Sat 19 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Sun 20 | St Mary's Carol Service | 6 pm |
| Tues 22 | Carols on the Quay. Musicians wanted. Click here | 8 pm |
| Thurs 24 | Christmas Eve Crib Service at St Mary's. Click here | 4.30pm |
| Thur 31 | New Year's Eve Dance - William Loveless Hall. Click here. | 8.30pm - 1am |
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November 2009 |
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| Sun 1 | Transition Wivenhoe FREE environmental film night upstairs at The Greyhound. HOME. Call Jo 01206 827649 | 7.30pm |
| Sat 7 |
Wivenhoe Society Christmas Craft Fair William Loveless Hall. Stalls available - contact Pat Smith on 01206 825622 or Jean Coverley email jean.coverley@tesco.net |
11am-4pm |
| Sun 8 |
ST MARY’S SINGERS – MUSIC FOR REMEMBRANCE - MISSA BREVIS IN G KV 140 – MOZART |
7.30pm |
| Tues 10 | Wivenhoe NAP Meeting - Congregational Church, Wivenhoe. Click here for more on NAP. | 7 pm |
| Sun 15 | Transition Wivenhoe FREE environmental film night upstairs at The Greyhound. How to Save The World, one man, one cow, one planet. Call Jo 01206 827649 | 7.30pm |
| Thurs 19 | Transition Wivenhoe film night at Wivenhoe Football Club, in partnership with Essex University iCES. The Age of Stupid (90 mins) starring Pete Postlethwaite. Entry £4. Bar open. Call Jo 01206 827649 | 7.30pm |
| Sat 21 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Sun 22 | Craft Fair - Brightlingsea Community School. Click here | 10.30 - 4.00 |
| Thurs 26 | PoetryWivenhoe - Greyhound pub. Click here for more. | 8pm |
| Fri 27 | Wivenhoe Society Wine-tasting Evening - Congregational Hall. Details later. | 7.30pm |
| Sun 29 | Transition Wivenhoe FREE environmental film night upstairs at The Greyhound. The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (53mins). Call Jo on 01206 827649 | 7.30pm |
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October 2009 |
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| Wed 28 | ‘In Praise of Recent Wivenhoe Housing’ - a talk by Cliona Marrani, Nottage Institute. Tickets £1.00 members, £2.00 non-members available from Pat Smith 01206 825622 or Jean Coverley | 7.30pm |
| Sat 31 | FOSM Autumn Fayre at St Mary's Church | 2-4pm |
| Sat 31 | Big Band 1940s Dance - William Loveless Hall | 7.30pm - 12 |
| Sat 31 | WORC Fireworks Display - Saturday 31st October 2009 - Wivenhoe Quay. Click here | From 7pm |
| Sat 10 | 1960s Nite - William Loveless Hall BYO drink and picnic | |
| Sat 17 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Sun 18 | Civic Service - St Mary's Church | 10.30am |
| Thurs 22 | PoetryWivenhoe - Greyhound pub. Click here for more. | 8pm |
| Sat 24 | Wivenhoe Congregational Church - Barn Dance - William Loveless Hall. Music is provided by The Jasper Ceilidh Band. Tickets are £6 each and are available from Ian (Tel. 01206 511842) or Jackie (01206 827818). Please bring your own food and drink and dance the night away. | 7-11pm |
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September 2009 |
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| Sun 6 | Wivenhoe Pantomime Group - Auditions in Congregational Church Hall. Click here. | from 3pm |
| Sun 6 | Angie's Theatre School grand opening - Unit 14 Wivenhoe BusinessCentre. Click here. | 10am |
| Sun 6 |
Crabbing Competition. The Quay. Registration from 11.00 a.m. Competition 12.30-2.30 pm. Proceeds to local charities. |
11 am |
| Mon 7 | Colne Bank School of Dancing - Autumn term starts. Click here for more. | |
| Tues 8 | Wivenhoe NAP Meeting - Congregational Church, Wivenhoe. Click here for more on NAP. | 7pm |
| Wed 9 | Bosom Pals meet at Scout & Guide Hall, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Sat 12 |
FINAL Watercolour Challenge at St.Mary's Church.
Artists welcome to participate in Challenge (register 12 pm) or
exhibit works (3 max) on screens inside Church. Children start 2 pm.
Prizes suppplied by Tindalls of Colchester. Last chance to participate in this event in current form. |
12.30 to 4.30 |
| Sat 12 | Wivenhoe Allotments & Gardens Association - ANNUAL SHOW in the William Loveless Hall. | |
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Wivenhoe Society Fun Day in St Mary’s Churchyard - Bouncy castle, music, stalls, refreshments. Stalls available - contact Pat Smith on 01206 825622 or Jean Coverley email jean.coverley@tesco.net |
10 am - 4 pm |
| Mon 14 | Gilbert & Sullivan Society - Rehearsals start every Monday in Congregational Church Hall. Click here for more. | 7.30pm |
| Sat 19 | St. Mary's Church Gift Weekend. Click here for more details. | 10.30-15.30 |
| Sat 19 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Thurs 24 | PoetryWivenhoe - Greyhound Pub. Click here for more. | 8pm |
| Sun 27 | Wiv Soc - Riverbank Cleanup. Meet at the Station car park | 10 am |
| Mon 28 | Gilbert & Sullivan Society - Auditions for "Yeoman of the Guard" - Congregational Church Hall. Click here for more. | 7.30pm |
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August 2009 |
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| Fri 7 | Colchester Morris Men will dance at The Rose & Crown PH, The Quay. | 8 pm |
| Sun 9 | Annual Teddy Bears' Picnic - KGV Playing Field | 2 -4.30pm |
| Wed 12 | Bosom Pals meet at Scout & Guide Hall, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Sat 15 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Wed 19 |
The Mad Dogs & Englishmen Theatre Company will pay their annual visit to Wivenhoe. 7.30pm in St. Mary’s churchyard. “Othello”. Tickets now on sale, £10; concs. £8 – call Pat Smith on 01206 825622. Sponsored by The Wivenhoe Society. For more information visit www.mad-dogs.org.uk |
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| Sat 22 | Concert by the Scintillo String Quartet. St Mary's. Click here for more. | 7.30 pm |
| 29,30,31 | Wivenhoe Memories exhibition at the William Loveless Hall. Admission is free but any donations are for the Mayor's Charity. There will also be maritime models by Mr. Bill Ellis. | 10am - 6pm |
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July 2009 |
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| Thurs 2 | "Art for Nothing" at The Falcon Wall, High Street, Wivenhoe. Click here. | 6-9pm |
| Sun 5 | St Mary's Singers Summer Concert 'Anniversaries', celebrating the music of Mendelssohn, Haydn, Handel and Purcell | 7.30 pm |
| Sun 5 | Millfields School Car Boot Sale - click here for more. | 10am - 3pm |
| Wed 8 | Bosom Pals meet at Scout & Guide Hall, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Thurs 9 | Poetry Wivenhoe - Helen Farish at the Greyhound. Click here. | 8pm |
| Fri 10 | Wivenhoe Mayor's Cricket Match - click here | 6pm |
| Sat 18 | Angie Diggens at the West Cliff Theatre, Clacton. Click here for details | 7.30 pm |
| Sat 18 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
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June 2009 |
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| Wed 3 | Parish Paths Partnership - Meeting in the Wyvern Room, William Loveless Hall. Click here for more. | 7.30pm |
| Thurs 4 | Wivenhoe Folk Club - Issy and David Emeny | 8 pm |
| Fri 5 | Colchester Morris Men will dance at The Black Buoy PH, Black Buoy Hill. | 8 pm |
| Sat 6 | June Market and Art on the Railings at St Mary’s Church Wivenhoe. Click here. | 9.30am - 2 pm |
| Wed 10 | Bosom Pals meet at Scout & Guide Hall, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Thurs 11 | Comedy Club - Comedian of the Year - Final - at the Greyhound. Click here. | 8 pm |
| Fri 12 | Millfields Primary School Fun Day | 12 - 8 pm |
| Sat 13 | Summer Ball, William Loveless Hall. Details from Council offices. | 7.30 pm |
| Sat 13 | WIVENHOE WEA. Day School: "The Darker Side of the Pre- Raphaelites". Tutor: GRAHAM SLIMMING. At Wivenhoe Congregational Church Hall. Further details: J.Allen (01206) 824470. | 11amto 3.30pm |
| Sat 20 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Sat 20 / Sun 21 | Wivenhoe Open Gardens - click here to se how to enter your garden | |
| Thur 25 | Poetry Wivenhoe - Myra Schneider & Peter Johnson at the Greyhound pub. Click here for more. | 8 pm |
| Sat 27 |
Broadfields Residents Association (BRA) Fun Day. Broad Lane
Sports Ground.
Stalls, games, bouncy castle, tug of war, refreshments. |
2 - 5pm |
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May 2009 |
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| Thurs 7 | Wivenhoe Folk Club - Quicksilver | 8 pm |
| Wed 13 | Bosom Pals meet at Scout & Guide Hall, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Thurs 14 | Comedy Club - Comedian of the Year - Heat 2 - at the Greyhound. Click here | 8 pm |
| Sat 16 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Sat 16 | Concert of contemporary music by FIREWATER at St Mary's church. | |
| Sun 17 | Wivenhoe Heritage Walk - a guided walk led by Doreen Brimm, a Wivenhoe resident and Colchester Blue Badge Guide. Approx 2 hours. Tickets £1.00 members, £2.00 non-members available from Pat Smith 01206 825622 or Jean Coverley email jean.coverley@tesco.net | 11 am |
| Sun 24 |
Fiddlesticks Clog and Morris Dancers - 12.40pm at Black Buoy.
2pm and 2.40pm - by the river.
Our website is http://www.fiddlesticks-clog.org.uk/ |
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| Mon 25 | Wivenhoe May Fair - Click here for more information | 12 noon to 6 pm |
| Thurs 28 | Poetry Wivenhoe at the Greyhound - Mike Bartholomew Biggs and Peter Kennedy | 8 pm |
| Sat 30 |
Wivenhoe Town Regatta - for the Town Regatta Home Page, click here |
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April 2009 |
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| Thurs 2 | Wivenhoe Folk Club - Liz Simcock | 8 pm |
| Wed 8 | Bosom Pals meet at Scout & Guide Hall, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Sat 18 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Sun 19 | Millfields School Car Boot Sale - click here | 8 am - 1 pm |
| Thurs 23 | Poetry Wivenhoe at he Greyhound - click here for details | 8 pm |
| Sat 25 | Angie and Shane Diggens, held at The Methodist Church in Wivenhoe. The concert is helping Sight Savers. Click here. | 7.30pm |
| Sat 25 | Bird walks: Learn to identify the waders and wildfowl of the Colne estuary with local artist and naturalist Richard Allen, £8 per person, call 01206 826753 to book | 10 am |
| Sun 26 | Wivenhoe a’cappella group IN ACCORD charity concert with Classic FM presenter John Brunning at the Wivenhoe Congregational Church. There is no charge but a retiring collection. Details from Malcolm Lench - lenchme@hotmail.com | 3 pm |
| Thurs 30 |
Talk on the Woodland Trust by Sally Hepher. Illustrated with twigs as well as slides and covers the history and aims of the Woodland Trust, the historic importance of woodland in the landscape, its wildlife value and traditional methods of woodland management. The Nottage Institute. Tickets £1.00 members, £2.00 non-members available from Pat Smith 01206 825622 or Jean Coverley - email jean.coverley@tesco.net |
7.30 pm |
| Thur 30 |
Wivenhoe Funny Farm - Special show from Tony Law http://www.comedycv.co.uk/tonylaw/index.htm |
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March 2009 |
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| Thurs 5 | Wivenhoe Folk Club - Adrian Nation | 8 pm |
| Sat 7 | Wivenhoe Mayor's Charity Ball, William Loveless Hall. Details from Council offices. | 7.30 pm |
| Sat 7 | Bosom Pals - Table top sale at the Scout & Guide hall 2pm-6pm | 2 pm |
| Tue 10 | Wivenhoe NAP Meeting. In the Congregational Church Hall. All welcome. For more information about NAP, click here | 7pm |
| Wed 11 | Bosom Pals meet at Scout & Guide Hall, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Thurs 12 | Comedy Club - Comedian of the Year - Heat 1 - at the Greyhound. Click here | 8 pm |
| 17-21 |
Wivenhoe G & S Soc. presents – GUYS & DOLLS at the William Loveless Hall – Click here for ticket details |
7.30 pm |
| Sat 21 | Bird walks: Learn to identify the waders and wildfowl of the Colne estuary with local artist and naturalist Richard Allen, £8 per person, call 01206 826753 to book | 10 am |
| Sat 21 | Farmers' Market, Congregational Church Hall. Click here for details. | 9 - 12noon |
| Wed 25 | Wivenhoe Shops Support Group - Council Chamber, High Street, Wivenhoe | 7.30 pm |
| Wed 25 | Wivenhoe Society AGM - Nottage Institute | 7.30 pm |
| Thur 26 |
Wivenhoe Funny Farm - Shazia Mirza plus
support and MC http://www.comedycv.co.uk/shaziamirza/index.htm |
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| Sun 29 | Wiv Soc - Riverbank Cleanup. Meet at the Station car park | 10 am |
| Sat 7 | The Flag has live music with STEVE FORWARD performing classic rock covers. Visit www.steveforward.com for more information. |