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What’s On Guide May 2017
5 – 7 May SAFFRON WALDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD
PLAN EXHIBITION AND CONSULTATION EVENT
Venue: Town Hall. Fri 5th: afternoon. Sat 6th and Sun
7th: mornings.
6 May CAR WASH AT FAIRYCROFT HOUSE CAR
PARK, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat 9am – 2pm, raising
funds for young carers. Suggested donation £5 a
wash or £5 inside clean.
6 May RADWINTER CHURCH OPEN/COFFEE
MORNING Sat 10am – 12.30pm. Very old church
with magnifi cent Victorian additions. The reredos is
famous and is mentioned in Pevsner and 100 Best
Churches.
6 May COFFEE MORNING, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat
10am – 12 noon, United Reformed Church, Abbey
Lane
7 May CAR BOOT SALE, SAFFRON WALDEN
COMMON CAR PARK Sun 7.30am - 12 noon, cars
£10, vans £14. In aid of www.buffybus.co.uk
8 May SAFFRON BUSINESS FRIENDS NETWORKING
MEETING Mon From 6 – 8pm at the Kings Arms,
Market Hill, Saffron Walden. Each month a business
will give a short (10 minute) presentation. Free help
from other business professionals if needed. £5
donation to cover room hire costs. Enquiries: 01799
513661. SBF is a service of the www.swinitiative.org
8 May SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM SOCIETY
MEETING Mon “The Development of Palace House,
Newmarket: the new National Heritage Centre for
Horseracing & Sporting Art” – R. Fletcher. 8pm, St
Mary’s Parish Rooms, Museum St. Small charge.
Details: www.swmuseumsoc.org.uk
9 May MOTORCYCLE MEET-UP, NEWPORT CB11
3SY Tue From 6pm at ‘The Old Kiora’. Fish & chip
van, teas, cakes etc, in aid of the Air Ambulance. Free.
More details: 01799 541331 or 07802 670 205
11 – 14 May HYPERFUSION ACADEMY
PRODUCTION OF PETER PAN Venue: Saffron Walden
Town Hall. Thur 11th and Fri 12th: 7.30pm. Sat 13th:
2.30pm and again at 7.30pm. Sun 14th: 2.30pm.
Tickets (£12 adult, £10 concession i.e in education),
please enquire at Saffron Walden Tourist Information
Centre. Show profi ts will be donated to Great
Ormond Street Hospital. www.hyperfusion.co.uk
12 May SAFFRON WALDEN CAMERA CLUB –
OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY Fri EVENING 7pm at
Bridge End Garden, Saffron Walden. Details: 01799
528598, www.saffronwaldencc.co.uk
More events at www.fl yeronline.co.uk
13 May VETERANS’ BREAKFAST CLUB, SAFFRON
WALDEN Sat (FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL) 8.30am
for 9am breakfast at The Temeraire, Saffron Walden High
St. £5 charge, details: 01799 513186.
14 May GRANTA CHORALE , SAFFRON HALL, CB11
4UH Sun 3pm at Saffron Hall. Tickets on sale at Saffron
Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at www.
saffronhall.com, or call 0845 548 7650.
15 May KNIT AND NATTER IN SAFFRON WALDEN,
CB10 1AG Mon 2 – 4pm, at United Reformed Church
Vestry, Abbey Lane. Disabled access, refreshments
provided. Enquiries: 01799 521029.
16 May SAFFRON WALDEN “EMPORIUM” UPSTAIRS
IN THE TOWN HALL Tue 9am – 4pm, free entry. Crafts,
fossils, small-scale antiques, preserves, collectables, bric-
a-brac etc. Details or to book a table: 01763 837171.
16 May SAFFRON WALDEN MEMORY CAFÉ, TOWN
HALL, CB10 1HR. Tue 10am – 12 noon, Committee
Room, rear of Town Hall. For anyone affected by
dementia or worried about their memory. Information,
support & refreshments. Enquiries: 01371 872519,
[email protected]
17 May CIRCLE DANCING , SAFFRON WALDEN Wed
2.15 – 4.15pm at the Baptist Church, High St. £5.
Enquiries: 01799 599371
17 May SAFFRON WALDEN DECORATIVE AND FINE
ARTS SOCIETY Wed (NADFAS) ‘Hidden Canvases –
Street Art & the City’ – Doug Gillen. 2pm 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
18 May AUDLEY END WI MEETING Thur AGM &
Resolutions, followed by a defi brillator demonstration by
John Doe of the Essex Ambulance Service. 7.45 for 8pm,
Wendens Ambo Village Hall. Enquiries: 01799 599044,
[email protected]
18 May JAZZ AT THE SAFFRON, SAFFRON WALDEN,
CB10 1AZ Thur 8.30pm – 11.00pm at the Saffron Hotel.
Admission charge. Enquiries: 01245 420475 or visit
www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub/
19 May SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM AT NIGHT
Fri 6 – 8pm. Bring your torch and follow our night
time trail. Children MUST bring an adult; usual entry
fees apply. More details: 01799 510333, www.
saffronwaldenmuseum.org
20 May COMMUNITY CAFÉ IN SAFFRON WALDEN Sat
From 10.30am – 1pm, Committee Room, Town Hall.
P l e 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
21 May SAFFRON WALDEN & DISTRICT FOOTPATHS
ASSOCIATION WALK Sun Gt Chishill area. 2pm start,
5.5 miles. Details: 01799 521595. 21 May RICHARD
UTTLEY IN RECITAL, SAFFRON HALL, CB11 4UH
Sun 2 pm at Saffron Hall. Tickets on sale at Saffron
Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at www.
saffronhall.com, or call 0845 548 7650.
27 May BEETHOVEN: BRITTEN SINFONIA WITH
THOMAS ADÈS, Sat SAFFRON HALL, CB11 4UH
7.30pm at Saffron Hall. Tickets on sale at Saffron
Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at www.
saffronhall.com, or call 0845 548 7650.
27 May SAFFRON WALDEN ART SOCIETY -
EXHIBITION IN THE BANDSTAND Sat Jubilee Garden,
off Hill Street.
27 May SUMMER EXHIBITION AT THE FRY ART
GALLERY- 3 Sept Michael Rothenstein: Sustained
Invention. Please check opening times/days carefully.
Located at 19a Castle St, Saffron Walden CB10 1BD.
Tel: 01799 513779, www.fryartgallery.org
28 May CINEMA IN THE SQUARE, SAFFRON WALDEN
CB10 1HR Sun Two screenings, times to be confi rmed.
Free, organised by a collaboration of Saffron Screen,
Saffron Walden Town Team and Saffron Walden Town
Council. Please enquire at Saffron Walden Tourist
Information Centre (tel: 01799 524002) or visit www.
saffronscreen.com
31 May LUNCHTIME CONCERT AT ST MARY’S
CHURCH, SAFFRON WALDEN Wed Karin Fischer-Buder
& Jane Van Tilborg (soprano and piano). 1.10pm
start, with sandwiches/refreshment available to buy
from 12.30pm. Concert ends approx. 1.50pm. www.
stmaryssaffronwalden.org
31 May NATURE EXPLORER HALF-TERM ACTIVITIES,
SAFFRON WALDEN - 1 June Drop in craft sessions
and outdoor trail at the Museum from 11am – 1pm
and 2 – 4pm. Children MUST bring an adult, usual
entry fees apply. Enquiries: 01799 510333, www.
saffronwaldenmuseum.org
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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