Thursday, July 5

Open Meeting of Friends of Woodside Cemetery. All welcome. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Council Offices, Kiln Road, Thundersley. 01268 882200 Leigh Strollers Running Club. Meet twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Structured training sessions for everybody. 7.30pm. Behind Leigh Station in the car park just before Driving Range, Leigh. 01702 476794 Meeting of South East Essex Fuchsia Fellowship. Advice and questions taken. Guest speakers Charlie Clark and Peter Pope. Visitors and non-members welcome. 7.30-10pm. United Reform Church Hall, Honeypot Lane, Basildon. 01268 456281 Table in Outpatients' Department of Southend Hospital. Bric-a-brac, books, videos, toys and lots more. In aid of StrokeBusters. 7.30am-3.30pm. 01702 586697 Parkinson's Disease Society Southend and District Meeting. All welcome. 2-4pm. Crowstone Christian Centre, Crowstone Road, Westcliff. 01268 774327 Four-mile walk. Pub stop. Essex Friends Ramblers. Meet 10.30am. Green Man pub, Navestockside. 01268 685916 or 07913 703316 Five-mile evening walk via Paglesham boatyard. South East Essex Ramblers. Meet 7pm. Punchbowl Pub, Paglesham. Care with parking in the village please. 01268 242153 Ballroom Dancing. Newcomers and particularly single people looking for company will be made welcome. Music/dancing to suit everyone. Come and make friends. 8-10.30pm. Lourdes Hall, Marguerite Drive, Leigh. 01702 475452 Mardi Gras Jazz Club. The Hugh Rainey Jazz Band with special guests. £5 admission. 8.30-11pm. Runwell Hospital Sports and Social Club, Runwell Chase, Runwell (off A132) between Wickford/Battlesbridge Over 50s Activity Sessions. Badminton, short mat bowls and table tennis. Session £3.30, includes refreshments and use of equipment. 2-4pm. Warehouse Centre, 7 Brook Road, Rayleigh. 01268 779999 Wheelchair Dancing. Therapeutic afternoon for all disabilities. 1.30-3.30pm. St Cedd's Church, Bridgwater Drive, Westcliff. 01702 477697 or 01268 545988 Basildon Town Girls Under-16 Trials. For school years 9-10 and 11. Basildon Town Ladies and Girls Club. 7-8pm. Sweyne Park School, Timberlog Lane, Basildon. 07882 456558 Beginners Hatha Yoga. Shambhala studios 11am to 12.30pm at 11 Leighcliff Buildings, Leigh. 01702 478924 Nearly New Sale. 9.30am to noon in St Mary's Hall, Victoria Avenue, Southend. Bargain stalls, refreshments and homemade cakes. Admission free. In aid of St. Mary's.Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Social Afternoons. Speakers and refreshments. 2-4pm. Cloister West, Parish Rooms, Rayleigh Church, Rectory Garth off Hockley Road, Rayleigh. 01702 342426 Evening of Clairvoyance with Tony Stockwell. All welcome. £10 admission. 7.30pm. St Matthews Christian Spiritualist Church, 16 Clarence Road, Southend. 01702 352620 Eastwood Evening Ladies Club. Meets every first and third Thursday monthly. 7.45pm. Eastwood Memorial Hall, Rayleigh Road, Eastwood. 01702 711306 Friday, July 6 Coffee Morning. Cakes, books and bric-a-brac for sale. 10am-noon. Chalkwell Park Methodist Church, Eastwood Lane South, Westcliff. 01702 435436 Summer Fair. Cakes, barbecue, bouncy castle, stalls and much more. Barling Magna School Parents Association. 3-5pm. Barling Magna Primary School, Little Wakering Road, Barling Magna. 01702 217383 Under 14 girls football coaching. Rocket Soccer Academy. UEFA qualified coach. School Years 6, 7, 8, 9. Basildon Town Ladies and Girls Football Club. 6-7pm. Barstable School, Timberlog Lane, Basildon. 07882 456558 or www.rocketsocceracademy.info Book and bric-a-brac stall. Videos 25p each. 4 Books £1. Cats Protection Basildon and Brentwood. 7am-1pm. Pitsea Market, Pitsea. 01268 543283 Five-mile walk. Rochford and Castlepoint Ramblers. Stroud Green to Jubilee Park. Meet at The Cock Inn, Hall Road, Stroud Green. Call Jim for details. 01702 346688 Five-mile walk. Basildon Greenway Ramblers. Please patronise the pub after the walk as we are allowed use of the car park. Meet 9.45am. Cock Inn, Hall Road, Stroud Green, Rochford. 01702 346688 Talk. Constable Country by Derek Davis. Visitors welcome. We are a small friendly group, come and join us. 2-4pm. WRVS Hall, Richmond Avenue, Benfleet Tai Chi Yang tradition. Shambhala Studios 9.30am to 11am at 11 Leighcliff Buildings, Leigh. 01702 478924 Evening of Clairvoyance with Barry DeRose. All welcome. Refreshments available. £4.50 admission. 7.30pm. St Matthews Christian Spiritualist Church, 16 Clarence Road, Southend. 01702 352620 Concert Tribute to Sibelius. Performed by Essex Concert Orchestra. Supporting StrokeBusters Appeal (Southend Hospital). 7.30pm. Civic Hall, Blackshots Lane, Sockett's Heath, Grays. 01702 207912 Saturday, July 7 12-mile walk: Colne Valley Way Extension: Colchester to Great Bentley via Wivenhoe. Rochford and Caslte Point Ramblers. Meet at Great Bentley Station for the 9.08am train to Colchester. Bring a packed lunch. Essential to confirm before the day. 01268 757825 4-mile walk: Fields, Tracks and Woods. Rochford and Caslte Point Ramblers. Meet 10.30am at Victoria Road car park, Rayleigh. Optional lunch or refreshments afterwards in Rayleigh or Hockley. 01702 346688 The Foley Tribe playing Yamaha organ and keyboards. Basildon Keyboard Club. 8pm. James Hornsby High School, Nicholas Lane, Laindon. 01255 880388 Farmers' Market. Fresh vegetables, meats, honey, plants, eggs and much more. Star Partnership Volunteers. 9.30am-12.30pm. WI Hall, Rochford Square, Rochford. 01702 547074 Social dance. 7.30pm St Cedds Church hall, Bridgewater Drive, Westcliff. Singles and couples welcome. Ballroom sequence, latin and line dance.Music for a Summer's Evening. By the London North East Divisional Band. Friends of Hadleigh Training Centre. £5 admission, conc £3. 6.30pm. Hadleigh Training Centre, Castle Lane, Hadleigh. 01268 777096 12 to 15-mile long walk. Route to be agreed on day. Brisk sometimes hilly. Bring own refreshments. Phone leader first. South East Essex Ramblers. Meet 8.30am. John Burrows Recreation Ground car park, Rectory Road opp Poors Lane, Hadleigh. 01702 472393 Summer Show. Plant stall, raffle, refreshments. Everyone welcome. 50p admission. Benfleet Horticultural Society. 2.30pm, prizegiving 4pm. Richmond Hall, High Road, Benfleet. 01268 754060 Open-air Jazz Concert. Frog Island Jazz Band and Bob Dwyer's Hot Seven. Shenfield and Hutton Rotary Club/Ingatestone Rotary Club. In aid of Farleigh and Saint Francis Hospices. Bring own picnic/seating. Prize for best decorated umbrella. £10 in advance, £15 on gate. Under 12s free. 6.15pm. Ingatestone Hall, Ingatestone. 01277 354972 Rochford Farmers' Market. Local sellers, fresh produce. 9.30am-12.30pm. WI Hall, Market Square, Rochford.Rayleigh History Walk. £2 (National Trust members £1). Rayleigh National Trust. 3pm. Starts from Rayleigh Windmill, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh. 01268 775328 Bric-a-brac Sale/Coffee and Cakes. Lots of good quality bargains. 10am-12.30pm. Parish Centre, Main Hall, Rectory Garth, Rayleigh Summer Fun Day. Fairview under 5s Group. 10.30am. Pavilion, Fairview Park, Rayleigh. 07713 701655 Archery. All welcome. Minimum age eight. All equipment provided. Supervision and instruction available at no extra cost. £6. 2.45-4.30pm. Warehouse Centre, 7 Brook Road, Rayleigh. 01268 779999 Dad's and Kid's Club. Games, activities, arts and crafts. Boys/girls aged 5-plus with fathers/father figures. Free admission. 10.30am-1.30pm. Warehouse Centre, 7 Brook Road, Rayleigh. 01268 779999 Music at Highlands. Presents French choir, Les Amicroches and Gaudeamus in a joint choral programme of madrigals, folk songs and popular music. Highlands Methodist Church, Sutherland Boulevard, Leigh. 01702 558381 or 479195 Homing Day. If you can offer a good home to one or more cats come along. 50p admission. In aid of Cats Protection Southend and District. 10.30am-2pm. Eastwood Community Centre, Western Approaches, Southend. 01702 467001 Choir for All Seasons presents Country Gardens, a breath of country airs. £6, conc £5. 8pm. Canon Roche Centre, Laindon Road, Billericay. 01277 656935 Saturday, July 7 Charity Concert. Featuring the Fidelio Singers, Louise O'Connor on harp, plus other soloists. Supporting St Nicholas restoration and Southend NHS StrokeBusters appeal. 7.30pm. St Nicholas Church, Great Wakering. 01702 219335 Bric-a-brac Sale/Coffee/Cakes. Lots of good quality bargains. Supporting Holy Trinity Church. 10am-12.30pm. Rayleigh Parish Centre, Main Hall, Rectory Garth, Rayleigh. 01268 742151 Summer Fair. Tug-of-war, Punch and Judy, many stalls, swing boats, barbecue, beer tent. School Association. Noon-4pm. Primary School, High Street, Great Wakering. 01702 217778 Concert Tribute to Sibelius. Performed by Essex Concert Orchestra. Supporting StrokeBusters Appeal (Southend Hospital). 7.30pm. King Edward 6th Grammar Schook (KEGS), Broomfield Road, Chelmsford. 01702 207912 Quiz. Bring own refreshments. £6 admission. Leigh branch of Liberal Democrats. Commences 8pm sharp. The Stables, Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh. 01702 47313 Sunday, July 8 4-mile walk: Paglesham Delights. Rochford and Caslte Point Ramblers. Meet at 10:30am at the Punchbowl pub, Paglesham Church End. Walk part of the Roach Valley Way via creek, head halls and farms. Lunch and drinks afterwards in pub. 01702 346688 Jazz on a Friday afternoon. The Grand, The Broadway, Leigh. Free. From 1pm Car Boot Sale. Pitches £6/£8 in advance. £8/£10 on day. Kingswood Infant School Parents Forum. 10am-1pm. Essex FM "Black Thunders" 11.15am-12.15pm. Kingswood Infant School, Clay Hill Road, Basildon. 01268 520840 Soccer coaching for children. Weekly. From 18 months to 7-years. Footy Tots and Academy Soccer. 9-11am. Sweyne Park School, Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh. 07050 304534 11 and half-mile walk via Boreham. Pub stop. Basildon Greenway Ramblers. Meet 10am. Mayes Lane car park, Danbury. 01277 655496 Four-mile walk. Roach Valley Way via Creek Head, halls and farms. Optional pub lunch after. South East Essex Ramblers jointly with Rochford and Castle Point Ramblers. Meet 10.30am. Punchbowl pub, Paglesham. 01702 346688 Modern Sequence Tea Dance. 2-4.30pm. St Cedd's Church Hall, Bridgwater Drive, Westcliff. 01702 293794 Horse Show. Colette's horse show and gymkhana for children and novice riders. 9am-4pm. Ingatestone Hall, Ingatestone. 01277 710558 Visit by Coach to Copped Hall, Epping - a Georgian mansion. South East Essex Organic Gardeners. For details phone Carole Shorney on 01702 201914 Free Play Football. Weekly. £2 pay and play basis. Bring a team for 4v4 or 7v7. Reception years and above. Footy Tots Soccer School and Academy Soccer. 10am-11am. Sweyne Park School, Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh. 07050 304534 Monday, July 9 Line Dance Class. Weekly. Intermediate. Warm and friendly class. 10.30am. St Luke's Church Hall, St Lukes Road, Southend. 01702 614605 Line Dance Class. Weekly. Beginners/improvers. Friendly class. 7pm. St Luke's Church Hall, St Lukes Road, Southend. 01702 614605 Pregnancy Yoga Class. £5 per session. 7.45-9pm. Westwood Primary School, Beresford Gardens, Hadleigh. 01702 552260 Sequence Dance Classes. Beginners 2-3pm. Improvers 3-4pm. St Georges Church Hall, Rushbottom Lane, Benfleet. 01268 754955 Ladies and Girls Goalkeeper Coaching. UEFA qualified coach. Rocket Soccer Academy. Basildon Town Ladies and Girls. 7-8pm. Selex Sports Ground, Gardiners Lane South, Gardiners Way, Basildon. 07882 456558 Talk Old Southend by John Askew. Westcliff Alexander Townswomen's Guild meet every second Monday each month. New members and guests welcome. Westcliff Free Church (side hall), 635 London Road, nr Westcliff Library, Westcliff. 01702 305467 Tuesday, July 10 Friendship/Social Club. Just Good Friends. Club night every Tuesday. Always something going on every weekend. 01268 692998 Six-and-a-half mile walk: Hawkwell Woods. Rochford and Caslte Point Ramblers. Meet at Magnolia Park car park at 9:30am off Rectory Road, Hawkwell, close to east side of railway bridge. 01702 549141 Table Top Sale. Weekly. Books, videos, bric-a-brac and much more. Helping support people with lung problems. BreatheEasy Southend. 8.30am-4pm. Outpatients Foyer, Southend Hospital. 01702 465978 Modern Line Dancing. Fun way to exercise and socialise. All types of music. All welcome. Starlight Line Dance Club. Beginners 7-8pm. Intermediates 8-11pm. Paddocks, Long Road, Canvey. 07931 370544 Five-mile walk. Basildon Greenway Ramblers. Meet 10am. Thames Chase Forest Centre, off Pike Lane, Cranham. Heading west on B187 (St Mary's Lane), Pike Lane is on left approx half mile after passing under the M25. £1 parking fee. 01708 250495 Four and a half-mile walk. Pub lunch. Essex Friends Ramblers. Meet 10.30am. Whalebone pub, Fingringhoe. 01277 899776 Coffee Morning and Sale. Refreshments, books, bric-a-brac, tombola, raffle. The Royal British Legion. 9am-noon. WI Hall, Market Square, Rochford. 01702 304309 Lunchtime Recorded Music. The 1,2,3 of Jazz (Part 2) presented by John Askew. Free admission. 12.45-1.45pm. Committee Room 3, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend. 01268 753487 Spikes Place Jazz Club. Featuring Al Nicholls Quintet. £8/£10. 8.30-11pm. Hadleigh Hall, Rectory Road, Hadleigh. 01245 420475 Pamper/Gift Evening. Massage, manicure, pedicure, airbrushing, waxing, spray tan. Lots of gifts for men/women including fishing stall. Most treatments £5. 6.30-10pm. Wick Community Centre, Silva Island Way, Wick Meadows. 01268 571536 Wednesday, July 11 Disabled Bowls. Looking for ambulant people with own transport to play bowls. No experience necessary. 11am-2pm. Stonyhill Bowls Club, Brentwood Road, Herongate (just off A127) 01268 554499.Talk on hats. Essex Handicraft Association. 7.30pm. John Burrows Hall, Hadleigh.Jazz night. 8.30pm £3 admission. Kenny Baxter Quartet with Toni Baxter on Vocals. Royal Navy Association Club, East Street, Prittlewell Talk. Treasure Beneath your Feet by Gordon Bailey. Mount Rayleigh Women's Institute. 7.30pm-10pm. WI Hall, Bellingham Lane, Basildon. 01702 526019 Barn Dance. Live music from Rat on a Stick. Members and guests only. Call 01702 203695 for a free trial visit. Grand Ceilidh Club 8.30pm at Southend Rugby Club, Sumpters Way, Southend.Five and half-mile walk. Great Waltham, Fanners Green and back. South East Essex Ramblers. Meet 9.15am. Sainsbury's Rayleigh Weir car park, Rayleigh. 01702 711189 Ten-mile walk. Crays Hill to Downham. Pub stop. South East Essex Ramblers. Meet 9.30am. Sainsbury's Rayleigh Weir car park, Rayleigh. 01268 774829 Pardners Country Music Club. Featuring John Douglas Band. Dance or just sit and listen. 7.30-11pm. Clarence Rooms, above Conservative Club, Clarence Street, Southend. 01702 232114 Simply Friends Single Peoples' 38-plus Social Club. Come along and meet our friendly girls and boys. Free buffet. 9pm-late. Bread and Cheese Pub, London Road, Benfleet. 01268 514224 Thursday, July 12 Four-and-a-half mile walk: Thursday Evening Stroll 7pm. Rochford and Caslte Point Ramblers. Meet at lower car park, One Tree Hill, just north of A13 crossing. 01268 757825 Wheelchair Dancing. A therapeutic afternoon for all types of disability. 1.30-3.30pm. St Cedd's Church, Bridgewater Drive, Westcliff. 01702 477697/01268 545988