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What’s On Guide May/June 2017
7 June GT CHESTERFORD AND DISTRICT
GARDENING SOCIETY “Scented plants and
the scented garden” – Geoff Hodge, Author &
Broadcaster. 8pm, Main Hall, Ickleton Village Hall,
Frogge Street. Details: 01799 525543.
7 June UTTLESFORD GROUP OF THE RAMBLERS
WALK 5-6 miles, Little Walden area. Details:
www.uttlesfordramblers.org
7 June LUNCHTIME CONCERT AT ST MARY’S
CHURCH, SAFFRON WALDE Philip Sutherland -
organ. 1.10pm start, with sandwiches/refreshment
available to buy from 12.30pm. Concert ends
approx. 1.50pm. www.stmaryssaffronwalden.
org
8 June CURWEN AT THE FRY ART GALLERY,
SAFFRON WALDEN : A PRINT DAY with Chloe
Cheese. Details: 01799 513779, www.fryartgallery.
org
8 June GENERAL ELECTION Voting for Members
of Parliament will take place in local Polling
Stations.
8 June CELEBRATION OF VOLUNTEERS, SAFFRON
WALDEN 11am – 1pm, Jubilee Gardens, off Hill
street. Bring a picnic and a rug, enjoy a chat with
others and music by “Clarinet Caprice”. Teas/
coffees on sale at the Garden Room, plus free slice
of cake. A “Volunteer Uttlesford” event.
10 June THE CURIOSITY FAIR – VINTAGE &
CRAFTS – IN SAFFRON WALDEN 10am – 4pm,
Friends’ Meeting House, High Street, CB10 1AA.
£1 entry. 30 stalls of vintage, antiques, crafts,
jewellery & collectables. Refreshments. Enquiries:
07803 167982, www.thecuriosityfair.co.uk
10 June “PETER PAN” - PLAY CAPTURED LIVE IN
FRONT OF AUDIENCE
10 June VETERANS’ BREAKFAST CLUB, SAFFRON
WALDEN (FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL) 8.30am
for 9am breakfast at The Temeraire, Saffron
Walden High St. £5 charge, details: 01799 513186.
12 June SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM SOCIETY
MEETING “Jewellery” – Helen Ritchie. 8pm, St
Mary’s Parish Rooms, Museum St. Small charge.
More details: www.swmuseumsoc.org.uk
14 June LUNCHTIME CONCERT AT ST MARY’S
CHURCH, SAFFRON WALDEN Vocal group
‘Semplice’ – directed by Carolyn Castledine.
1.10pm start, with sandwiches/refreshment
More events at www.fl yeronline.co.uk
available to buy from 12.30pm. Concert ends approx.
1.50pm. www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org
15 June AUDLEY END WI MEETING “The urban
jungle – wildlife in towns & gardens” – Dr Ed Turner.
7.45 for 8pm, Wendens Ambo Village Hall. Enquiries:
01799 599044, [email protected]
17 June THE GREAT GET TOGETHER – MORE IN
COMMON, ON THE COMMON Free event from 12
noon – 2pm, with music from Joanna Eden and other
local musicians, performing arts from Hyperfusion,
and information stands about local volunteer
groups. A celebration of the strength of our local
communities inspired by the late MP Jo Cox’s belief
that ‘we have more in common than that which
divides us’. Bring family, friends and a picnic! FB &
twitter: #moreincommononthecommon
17 June COMMUNITY CAFÉ IN SAFFRON WALDEN
From 10.30am – 1pm, Committee Room, Town Hall.
19 June KNIT AND NATTER IN SAFFRON WALDEN,
CB10 1AG 2 – 4pm, at United Reformed Church
Vestry, Abbey Lane. Disabled access, refreshments
provided. Enquiries: 01799 521029
20 June HOMES AND INTERIORS SALE, SWORDER’S
AUCTIONEERS, CM24 8GE 10am. www.sworder.
co.uk, tel: 01279 817778.
20 June SAFFRON WALDEN “EMPORIUM” UPSTAIRS
IN THE TOWN HALL 9am – 4pm, free entry. Crafts,
fossils, small-scale antiques, preserves, collectables,
bric-a-brac etc. Details or to book a table: 01763
837171.
21 June SAFFRON WALDEN DECORATIVE AND FINE
ARTS SOCIETY (NADFAS) 12.15pm – Annual General
Meeting. 2pm - ‘Wine, Women & Song – Dutch Genre
Painting by Vermeer and his Contemporaries’ – Dr
Sophie Oosterwijk. At The Friends’ Meeting House,
High Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1AA – entry by
donation. Details/to book: 01799 523295 or 599674,
see also www.saffronwaldendfas.org.uk
21 June CIRCLE DANCING , SAFFRON WALDEN
2.15 – 4.15pm at the Baptist Church, High St. £5.
Enquiries: 01799 599371
24 June TEDDY TOMBOLA OUTSIDE WAITROSE,
SAFFRON WALDEN From 10am, in aid of Brain
Tumour Research at Addenbrooke’s.
24 June SAFFRON WALDEN CHORAL SOCIETY:
FAURE - REQUIEM 7.30pm at Saffron Hall, CB11
4UH. Tickets available in person from Saffron
P le a s e m e n t i o n ‘ T h e F l yer ’ wh en r esp o n d in g t o ad ver t isements
Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at
www.saffronhall.com, or call 0845 548 7650.
24 – 25 June NEWPORT ART GROUP EXHIBITION,
VILLAGE HALL, CB11 3PL 10am – 5pm, free entry.
Craft stalls, refreshments. Enquiries: 01799 540716
25 June FAMILY JAM – SING! AT SAFFRON HALL,
CB11 4UH 11am/2pm.Tickets available in person
from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, or
online at www.saffronhall.com, or call 0845 548
7650.
25 June ESSEX AIR AMBULANCE – THE BIG EVENT,
CB11 4JF 11am – 4pm at Audley End House and
Gardens, a fun day for all the family, with the
unveiling of the newly branded fl eet. See www.
ehaat.org for details.
25 June BRITISH RED CROSS OPEN GARDEN –
HORHAM HALL, THAXTED CM6 2NN 2 – 5pm, £5
per adult, £2 per child. Refreshments available,
no dogs please. For more details please see www.
redcross.org.uk/OpenGardens
28 June LUNCHTIME CONCERT AT ST MARY’S
CHURCH, SAFFRON WALDEN Ellen Sarewitz and
Stephen Penton (soprano and piano). 1.10pm start,
with sandwiches/refreshment available to buy from
12.30pm. Concert ends approx. 1.50pm. www.
stmaryssaffronwalden.org
28 June UTTLESFORD GROUP OF THE RAMBLERS
WALK 5 miles, Debden area. Details: www.
uttlesfordramblers.org
30 June UTTLESFORD BUSINESS AWARDS
EVENING, QUENDON HALL For information see
www.uttlesfordbusinessawards.co.uk
30 June - 2 July THAXTED FESTIVAL – SECOND
OF FOUR WEEKENDS Full programme and online
booking: www.thaxtedfestival.org.uk Telephone
booking 01371 831421.
This information was kindly supplied to the
Flyer by our friends at the Saffron Walden
Tourist Information Centre, 1 Market Place
Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1HR. Please check
with event organizer before setting off and
to contact the TIC please call 01799 524002
or email [email protected] For
your complete guide to the month a booklet is
available from the TIC.
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