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What’s On

In and around Uttlesford

Produced by Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre

December 2019 -

January 2020

2 www.visitsaffronwalden.gov.uk


Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre will be open until 8.30pm on Friday 6th December for Late Night Shopping.

During the Christmas period, the TIC will

close at 1pm on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24th December, and will re-open on Friday 27th December at 9.30am.

It will close at 5pm on Tuesday 31st December 2019 and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January at 9.30am.

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Christmas Cards with a view of Saffron Walden painted by local artist Liz

Dixon, “Crash Landing in Castle Street, Saffron Walden!”.

Please call into the Tourist Information Centre to have a look.


Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre 1 Market Place,

Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1HR Tel: 01799 524002 Fax: 01799 524003

Email: [email protected] Website: www.visitsaffronwalden.gov.uk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/swtic Facebook: www.facebook.com/saffronwalden

Instagram: www.instagram.com/swtic

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 5.00pm Bank Holidays (April to August) 10.30am – 1.00pm

For information on where to stay, what to do and see, where to eat, local events,

town trails, maps, bus and train timetables, walks, books, souvenirs, gifts and much more, please visit Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre.

If you require this information in any other format or language please contact Saffron Walden

Tourist Information Centre, details as above. Every effort is made to ensure that the information contained in this booklet is accurate, but no responsibility can be accepted for errors or omissions.

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Community Information Centres (CICs) in the Uttlesford District

Thaxted CIC (For information on Tourism, Essex Police/Citizens Advice/Volunteer Centre)

7 Town Street, Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2LD Tel: 01371 831675

Times vary: please call for details.

Great Dunmow CIC c/o Great Dunmow Library, 47 White Hart Way,

Great Dunmow, CM6 1FS Tel: 01799 510510

Email: [email protected] Website: www.uttlesford.gov.uk Opening hours: Mon to Thurs 9.00am – 5.00pm, Fri 9.00am – 4.30pm

At weekends and on summer Bank Holidays, when the Community Information Centres are closed, a selection of local attractions leaflets is available at Great

Dunmow Maltings, Mill Lane, Great Dunmow from 11.00am – 4.00pm.

Front cover: Saffron Walden Town Hall and the drinking fountain in the Market Place, with Memory Tree and seasonal illuminations.


CONTENTS

Christmas in Saffron Walden…………Inside front cover Tourism/General Information…………………… 4,9 Saffron Walden Town Council/SWTFC/Buffy Bus 4 Pantomimes/Christmas Shows……………………. 6, 7 Regular events in SW Town Council venues…… 8 Saffron Screen information……………………….. 8 Farmers’ Markets…………………………………… 10 Gardens/Exhibitions/Art Galleries………………… 11 Regular weekly events……………………………. 13 Events in December……….………………………... 17 Events in January.……………………………… …. 26 Subscribe to What’s On……………………………. 31 Submit an event to “What’s On”…………………. 31 Closing date for next edition...…………………… 30 Subs/event forms…………………………. Inside back cover Saffron Santa’s Grotto..……………………….Back cover

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MEETINGS OF SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN COUNCIL

Full Council: 9 Dec, 13 Jan Planning and Road Traffic Committee: 12 Dec, 9 Jan, 23 Jan

Finance and Establishment: 16 Dec, 20 Jan Assets and Services: 19 Dec, 27 Jan

From 7.30pm, Council Chamber, Saffron Walden Town Hall Enquiries: Saffron Walden Town Council, 01799 516501, www.saffronwalden.gov.uk

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SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

Support your local team! Saffron Walden Town FC play at Catons Lane, CB10 2DU. For details of 1st Team home matches see below, also for a full list of fixtures, visit

www.saffronwaldentownfc.com , or follow on FB or twitter @SWTFootballClub

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Buffy Bus Timetable

Term time & half-term service – Toy Library available at all stops For more details call Rosie on 01799 522130 or visit www.buffybus.co.uk

Please enquire at the TIC or check website for latest timetable.


PANTOMIMES/CHRISTMAS SHOWS

13 – 15 CLAVERING PLAYERS – DICK WHITTINGTON & HIS CAT Dec Fri 7pm, Sat 1.00pm and 5pm, Sun 2pm. All at Clavering Village Hall.

Tickets, £8/£6, from Clavering Post Office, Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre or online at https://dickwhittington-and-his-cat.eventbrite.co.uk Details: www.claveringplayers.co.uk .

10 – 12, SAFFRON PLAYERS – PETER PAN 17 – 18 Saffron Walden Town Hall. Both Fridays at 7.30pm; both Saturdays at Jan 2.30pm and 6.30pm; Sunday 12th at 2.30pm. Tickets on sale to in person

callers at Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre. No refunds. Booking online: www.thelittleboxoffice.com Website: www.saffronplayers.co.uk .

18 – 19 NEWPORT AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY (NATS) PANTOMIME Jan “THE PRINCE AND THE WITCH”. Fri & Sat at 7.30pm, Sun at 1.30pm, at

Newport Village Hall, Station Rd, Newport, CB11 3PL. Adult £7.50, Conc (over 60, 16 & under) £6, on sale from 1st Dec to in-person callers at Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01799 524002, also from Newport Village Stores.

16 Nov - ICE SKATE AT ‘THE NORTH POLE’, CAMBRIDGE 5 Jan At Parkers Piece. www.TheNorthPoleCambridge.co.uk 28 Nov – CINDERELLA AT CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE 11 Jan Box Office: 01223 503333 or www.cambridgeartstheatre.com 29 Nov – PETER PAN AT THE CIVIC THEATRE, CHELMSFORD 6 Jan Box Office: 01245 606505 or www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres 29 Nov – PETER PAN, THE THEATRE ROYAL, BURY ST EDMUNDS 19 Jan Tickets: 01284 769505 and online at www.theatreroyal.org 30 Nov – CINDERELLA AT THE MERCURY THEATRE, COLCHESTER 5 Jan Box Office: 01206 573948 or visit www.mercurytheatre.co.uk 5 Dec - SLEEPING BEAUTY AT THE RHODES ARTS COMPLEX 5 Jan BISHOP’S STORTFORD Tickets: 01279 651746, www.rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk 13 – 24 “THE GREAT CHRISTMAS CAKE OFF” THE PLAYHOUSE, HARLOW Dec Box Office: 01279 431945 or visit www.playhouseharlow.com


17 - 19 THE NUTCRACKER BALLET, ADC THEATRE, CAMBRIDGE Dec Box Office: 01223 300085 or www.adctheatre.com 20 – 30 SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS PANTO, HAVERHILL ARTS CENTRE Dec Box Office: 01440 714140 or www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk 1 – 4 Jan DUNMOW PANTOMIME – CINDERELLA Details call 07769 684 839 or visit www.dunmowpanto.co.uk . 29 Jan LITTLE HALLINGBURY PANTO GROUP – GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE - 1 Feb BEARS. Box Office: 07754 032852 / 01279 722372

SANTA SPECIALS

23 Nov - 24 Dec AUDLEY END MINIATURE RAILWAY CHRISTMAS SPECIALS Selected days 23 - 24 Nov, 30 - 1 Dec, 7 - 8 Dec & 14 – 15 : Sats and Suns only, from

11am – 4.40pm. From 16 – 24 December, daily from 10am – 3.45pm. Booking essential. Enquiries: 01799 542134, www.audley-end-railway.co.uk

8 – 22 Dec FESTIVE DAY OUT WITH THOMAS AT THE Selected days EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM, WAKES COLNE Pre-booking essential at www.earm.co.uk or 01206 242524. 23 Nov NENE VALLEY RAILWAY SANTA SPECIALS – 24 Dec At Nene Valley Railway, nr Peterborough, PE8 6LR. Selected days Details & bookings: 01780 782833 or visit www.nvr.org.uk 7 - 23 Dec COLNE VALLEY RAILWAY – STEAM WITH SANTA Selected days Selected dates and times during this period. Details & bookings:

01787 461174 or visit www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk


REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS IN SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN COUNCIL VENUES

Town Hall:

Mondays: Mandarin Lessons for children, Committee Room (mornings) Yoga, Town Hall Committee Room (evenings)

Tuesdays: Pilates, Town Hall (evenings) Wednesdays: Hartbeeps Children’s Movement & Music (mornings), Yoga (evenings)

Fridays: Yoga in the Committee Room (mornings)

Golden Acre:

Mondays: Kids phonics and learning workshops (mornings); Karate (afternoons); Yoga (evenings)

Tuesdays: Bounce Fit (mornings), Breathe Easy classes (afternoons); Bounce Fit (afternoons/evenings), Adult Exercise class (evenings).

Wednesdays: Tai Chi (mornings); Tempo performing Arts (mornings) Karate (afternoons); Capoeira, Bounce Fit (evenings)

Thursdays: Hartbeeps Children’s movement & sound sessions (mornings), Slimming World (early evenings),

Fridays: Slimming World (mornings); Kids ballet Kate Plummer, Tempos Performing Arts Dance classes (afternoons)

Saturdays: Tempos Performing Arts classes (mornings)

For details: please enquire at the Tourist Information Centre on 01799 524002.

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SAFFRON SCREEN

Your not-for-profit independent cinema

For a list of films and ‘Arts on Screen’ events currently showing please visit www.saffronscreen.com or call in to Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01799 524002.

Website: www.saffronscreen.com

Tickets, programmes, group bookings (11 tickets for the price of 10), Friends application forms & gift vouchers are all available from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, 1, Market Place, Saffron Walden, tel: 01799 524002. TIC Booking fee applies (60p single ticket, £1.20 multiple tickets, single fee per transaction).


GENERAL INFORMATION

CLUBS, SOCIETIES & VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS: An updated list is available from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre.

MARKET DAYS: Saffron Walden (Best Small Outdoor Market 2018): Tuesday & Saturday

Great Dunmow: Tuesday Thaxted: Friday Morning

EARLY CLOSING: (Applicable to very few shops) Saffron Walden Thursday

Great Dunmow Wednesday Thaxted Wednesday Stansted Wednesday

THEATRES, CINEMAS & ENTERTAINMENT VENUES: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden www.saffronhall.com Tel: 0845 548 7650

Saffron Screen, Saffron Walden, www.saffronscreen.com Tel: TIC, 01799 524002 The Corn Exchange, Cambridge, www.cornex.co.uk Tel: 01223 357851

The Arts Theatre, Cambridge, www.cambridgeartstheatre.com Tel: 01223 503333 Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, www.picturehouses.co.uk Tel: 01223 504444

Vue Cinema, Cambridge www.myvue.com Tel: 0871 2240240 Light Cinema, Cambridge https://cambridge.lightcinemas.co.uk/ Tel: 01223 612210 Haverhill Arts Centre & Cinema, www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk Tel: 01440 714140

Cineworld, Haverhill www.cineworld.co.uk Tel: 0871 200 2000 Empire, Bishop’s Stortford www.empirecinemas.co.uk Tel: 08 714 714 714

The Playhouse, Harlow, www.playhouseharlow.com Tel: 01279 435641 The Junction, Cambridge www.junction.co.uk Tel: 01223 511511

ADC Theatre, Cambridge, www.adctheatre.com Tel: 01223 300085 Chelmsford Civic Theatres, www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres Tel: 01245 606505

Rhodes Centre, Bishops Stortford www.rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds www.theatreroyal.org Tel: 01284 769505

The Apex, Bury St Edmunds www.theapex.co.uk Tel: 01284 758100 Hunt Theatre, Felsted, www.felsted.org/hunttheatreevents , 01371 822619

BUS AND RAIL SERVICES: National Rail Enquiries Tel: 08457 484950

Traveline (Bus services) Tel: 0871 200 22 33 Stansted Airport Information Tel: 0870 0000303

HOSPITALS (Accident & Emergency): Addenbrookes (Cambridge) Tel: 01223 217118 Princess Alexandra (Harlow) Tel: 01279 827000 Broomfield (Chelmsford) Tel: 01245 440761

POLICE STATIONS: In emergency dial 999 To report a non-emergency crime/incident,

use the national police non-emergency number 101


FARMERS’ MARKETS

Farmers’ markets enable local producers of fresh and organic food to sell direct to the public. A variety of produce/crafts may be on sale.

1st Saturday of each month

FARMERS’ MARKET IN LINTON, CAMBS (Not Jan)

9.30am – 12.30pm at Linton Village Hall. www.farmersfayres.co.uk

2nd Saturday of each month

GREAT GARNETTS FARM, BARNSTON (not Jan, Aug or Dec) 9.30am – 12.30pm. www.greatgarnetts.co.uk or call 01245 231331.

3rd Saturday of each month

FARMERS’ MARKET – UGLEY

Village Hall, Ugley, from 10.00am – 12 noon. Enquiries: 01279 814052

4th Saturday of each month

FARMERS’ FAYRES – GREAT SHELFORD, CAMBS (Not Dec) 9.30am – 12.30pm at the Memorial Hall. www.farmersfayres.co.uk

FARMERS’ MARKET IN STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD (Not Aug or Dec)

9.30am – 12 noon, Village Hall

COUNTRY MARKETS

DUNMOW COUNTRY MARKET(formerly WI) Every Thursday at the Catholic Church Hall, Dunmow, 9.00 – 11.30am

OPEN AIR MARKETS

Saffron Walden - Tues and Sats, winner of the “Best Small Outdoor Market”

category in the 2018 Great British Market Awards

Dunmow - Tues; Thaxted - Friday mornings

LOCAL FOOD MARKETS

WALDEN LOCAL FOOD MARKET Every Saturday in Butcher Row, Saffron Walden 8.30am – 3.30pm Fresh, local, mainly organic fruit & vegetables at reasonable prices.

www.waldenlocalfood.co.uk


GARDENS OPEN

Open all BRIDGE END GARDEN, SAFFRON WALDEN Year Commended as a ‘Hidden Gem’ in the 2018 UK Heritage Awards. Bridge End Garden is open daily and is free. It is a restored Victorian

Garden with a Visitor Centre, including an accessible toilet. The hedge maze & the walled garden are only open at specific times so do contact Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre on 01799 524002 for details. Parking is nearby at Swan Meadow (CB10 1BX) or at Catons Lane (CB10 2DU) car parks. http://www.visitsaffronwalden.gov.uk/Gardens.aspx

Ongoing SERVICE WING, STABLE YARD AND GARDENS OF AUDLEY END HOUSE, CB11 4JF Admission charge. Tea room & shop. Details:

01799 522842. www.english-heritage.org.uk/audleyend.

Open all year THE CLOSE GARDEN, HIGH ST, SAFFRON WALDEN A small restored garden with bench seats, adjacent to the passage leading to St Mary’s Church from the High Street. The monument to HMS Lapwing, the town’s ‘adopted’ ship during WWII, is sited here.

Open all year DORSET HOUSE GARDEN, OFF CHURCH STREET This small garden leads towards St Mary’s Church. It contains benches, the WI centenary rose ‘Inspiration’ (adjacent to the steps), and a sculpture by a local artist, currently ‘Children of Calais’ by Ian Wolter.

Open all year JUBILEE GARDEN, HILL STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN This centrally located garden has recently been improved and accommodates a number of benches and the town’s bandstand.

Ongoing CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN, CB2 1JF Enquiries: 01223 336265 or visit www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

Weds, Fris DOCWRA’S MANOR, SHEPRETH SG8 6PS all year 10am – 4pm. 01763 260677 www.docwrasmanorgarden.co.uk

EXHIBITIONS/ART GALLERIES

Ongoing SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM, MUSEUM STREET, CB10 1JL Exhibition until 3 Nov, “Take Away the Walls”, an exhibition for health,

happiness and wildlife. From 16 Nov – 22 March: “From Death Masks to Diaries” – the many faces of portraiture. Open Tue – Sat 10am – 4.30pm. Open Suns and Bank Holidays from 2 – 4.30pm. Closed Mondays. Adults £2.50, discounts 1.25p, children free, season tickets £8/ £4. Tel: 01799 510333. www.saffronwaldenmuseum.org .On days when the museum is closed, visitors can still explore the grounds, which include some outdoor exhibits, a listening bench, and the ruins of Walden Castle.


Seasonal FRY ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS The Fry Art Gallery is seasonal and will reopen in April 2020.

www.fryartgallery.org . See entries on 30 Nov, 7 &14 Dec related to Fry Art Gallery Too (pop-up shop/exhibition in Museum Street.)

Ongoing EXCHANGE GALLERY, SAFFRON WALDEN LIBRARY CB10 1ES

Exhibitions by local artists/photographers/craftspeople, changed monthly. Until 2 Nov: Sarah Turpin, Illustrations & Prints. 4 – 23 Nov: Autumn

Fayre – small works, mixed. 25 Nov – 24 Dec: Saffron Walden Art Society, Christmas. In the Library, Market Place. Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat 10am – 4pm; Wed 9.30am – 12.30pm. Enquiries: 01799 523178.

Ongoing THE OTHER ONE, BASEMENT GALLERY, SAFFRON WALDEN 1, The Cockpit. Tel: 01799 218503. www.facebook.com/theotheroneshop/

Ongoing CHURCH ST. GALLERY, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1JW. 17 Church St. Contemporary art & gifts. Wed - Sat 10am – 5pm.

www.church-street-gallery.co.uk , tel: 01799 522947. Ongoing THE SAFFRON WALDEN GALLERY, CB10 1DZ. 77a High St. Tues - Sats from 10am – 5.30pm. Enquiries: 01799 524700, www.thesaffronwaldengallery.com Ongoing EXPRESSIONS, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1EX 6 Cross Street. Original paintings, limited edition prints, bronzes,

glassware, Moorcroft pottery. 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon – Sat. Tel: 01799 526333. www.expressionsgallery.co.uk

Ongoing ART@HOME, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1EP. 40 High Street. www.art-at-home.org.uk , tel: 01799 522477. Ongoing URBAN PICNIC, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1AR. 51 High Street. Fine art, photography gallery & studio. Enquiries: 01799

521030, www.urbanpicnic.co.uk Seasonal ASHDON VILLAGE MUSEUM, CHURCH HILL, ASHDON CB10 2HF Suns, Weds and Bank Hols, 2 – 5pm, until end August. Refreshments for

sale. Tel: 01799 584253, www.ashdonvillagemuseum.co.uk Open all year GREAT DUNMOW MALTINGS AND MUSEUM, CM6 1BG

Mill Lane. A restored 16th Century Maltings and a Museum recording local history. Admission £1.50 adults, £1 concessions & children. Open Sats/Suns 11am to 4pm. NB. Adjacent public car park. Details: 01371 878979, www.greatdunmowmaltings.co.uk, www.greatdunmowmuseum.org.uk Fully accessible for disabled visitors. Rooms for hire on 01371 873109.


Ongoing AUBREY ART GALLERY, CM6 1AW Post Office Yard, High St, Gt Dunmow. Open 10am – 4pm Wed - Sat. Tel: 01371 873133 or visit www.aubreyartgallery.com

Ongoing EXHIBITIONS AT THAXTED GUILDHALL, CM6 2LA Do see website for current events. www.thaxted.co.uk Oct – June ‘20 EXHIBITION AT WELLCOME GENOME CAMPUS “Empowering People: Genetic Counselling in Focus”.

www.wellcomegenomecampus.org/connectingscience

REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS

Weekly events can be subject to change, please do call beforehand to check.

Weekdays UTTLESFORD HEALTH WALKS AND NORDIC WALKING For details about current health walks and Nordic walking across the

district, call 01799 510585 or email [email protected] .See also www.nordicwalking.co.uk and www.uttlesford.gov.uk/healthwalks

Every DRINKS, SNACKS & LUNCHES FOR THE OVER 55’s weekday At The Garden Room, 3 Hill Street, Saffron Walden, (except on Bank

Holidays). 10am – 12 noon: Coffees, teas, snacks. 12 noon – 1.30pm: Home cooked lunches. A main course costs £6 with

dessert costing £1.30 (pre-book by 11am). Enquiries: 01799 522772. Every LUNCHES AT CUTLERS’ KITCHEN IN THAXTED DAY CENTRE weekday For the over 55s. 12.30pm. £5 for two courses – booking required on

01371 830094. Disabled access. Every BUFFY BUS VISITS THE DISTRICT weekday Buffy Bus offers an opportunity for under-fives to paint, play and (term time socialise in a playgroup environment, on location at its stops within only) the district of Uttlesford. Details: 01799 522130, www.buffybus.co.uk. Weekly in READING TIMES FOR BABIES, CHILDREN AND YOUNG term time only PEOPLE IN UTTLESFORD LIBRARIES NB TERM TIME ONLY Free story and rhymetime, meet other parents

and have fun with your baby or toddler! For times, call the libraries: Saffron Walden Library, Tel: 01799 523178 Stansted Library –Tel: 01279 815149 Thaxted Library – Tel: 01371 831070. Dunmow Library, Tel: 01371 873447 Every ACTIVITIES AT THE DUNMOW ARTS CENTRE, CM6 1XS weekday Details: 01371 878020. www.theartscentredunmow.co.uk


Every ACTIVITIES AT SPANGLES SURE START CHILDREN’S CENTRE, weekday STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, CM24 8LR. Details:01279 812348.

www.spangleschildrenscentre.org Mondays CHAIR BASED EXERCISES PLUS LUNCH FOR THE OVER 55s weekly 11am – 12 noon in the Garden Room, 3 Hill St, Saffron Walden. £5 class

or £8.50 inc. lunch served from 12.15pm. Details: call Jane on 07944 919328 or see www.uttlesford.gov.uk/daycentres or call 01799 522772.

Mondays & LANGUAGE CLASSES IN FRENCH AND SPANISH Tuesdays In Saffron Walden. Details: 07775 640794, www.lingualounge.co.uk Mondays to VOLUNTEER CENTRE UTTLESFORD Thursdays Flexible appointments available at Saffron Walden (c/o Uttlesford District

Council Offices, London Road, CB11 4ER) and also locally at Dunmow, Thaxted & Stansted. Information on a variety of volunteering opportunities. Call 01799 510525 to book an appointment or an individual visit. www.volunteercentreuttlesford.org.uk & www.do-it.org.uk

Tuesdays SAFFRON WALDEN TUESDAY MARKET, CB10 1HR weekly All day in Market Place – a wide variety of food/non-food stalls. “Best

Small Outdoor Market” winner, 2018 Great British Market Awards.

Tuesdays LOOKING FOR A JOB? SELF-HELP AND SUPPORT weekly 10am – 12 noon, Parish Rooms (by St Mary’s Church), Saffron Walden.

CV writing and improving, interview practice, job-search, discussion. www.transitionproject.co.uk

Tuesdays ST MARY’S TINIES, SAFFRON WALDEN (term time only) 2pm in St Mary’s Church for songs and Bible stories, followed by

play and refreshments in the Parish Rooms, ending at 3pm. Parents, carers & pre-school children welcome. Details: 01799 506024.

Tuesdays SAFFRON WALDEN STROKE CLUB – EXERCISES AND SOCIAL HOUR weekly 2pm, Lord Butler Leisure Centre, CB11 3EG. £4. Details: 01799 527392. Tuesdays ESOL CLASSES – (ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER weekly LANGUAGES) – IN SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1ND. 9.30am – 12 noon at ACL Saffron Walden, 37 Fairycroft Road.

More details/to enrol: 0345 603 7635, www.aclessex.com

Tuesdays, “THE WELL” CAFÉ – MEETING PLACE IN SAFFRON WALDEN Thursdays For all ages, 10am – 1.30pm at The Salvation Army, Abbey Lane.

Includes a children’s play corner. www.thewell.waldenarmy.org.uk

Tuesdays JOIN IN AT THE DIG IT COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT! Fridays 10am – 4pm, Byrds Farm Allotments, Saffron Walden. Enquiries and

more details: 01799 610504, www.dig-itgardens.co.uk


Tuesdays, DRINKS, LUNCHES, SNACKS AND ACTIVITIES Thursdays & FOR OVER 55s IN STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, CM24 8AQ Fridays At the Crafton Room, 72 Chapel Hill. 10am – 3.30pm. weekly Details: 01279 815091 or visit www.multiwingspan.co.uk/sdc Wednesdays ACTIVE RETIRED FITNESS CLASS, SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 2 – 3pm, Baptist Church, High St (Audley Road entrance: upstairs room.)

£3.50 per session, please check time beforehand on 01223 571431. Wednesdays BEGINNERS’ YOGA CLASSES, SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN HALL weekly 8pm, with Andy Nathan. Details: www.svadhyaya-yoga.com

Wednesdays DIDDI DANCE FUNKY PRE-SCHOOL DANCE CLASSES weekly For girls & boys. 9.45am, in Saffron Walden – for details, call Charlotte

on 07722 605 395 or email [email protected] Wednesdays CAPOEIRA MARTIAL ART CLASS, SAFFRON WALDEN weekly At Golden Acre Community Centre, CB11 4DT. 6.30pm: 5 – 7 years.

7.15pm: 8 – adult. £6 (£4 child). First lesson free! More details: www.capoeiracambridge.co.uk or call 07941 810621.

Wednesdays YOGA CLASSES, SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 12.45pm, Abbey Lane URC Hall. Details: www.yoga2.co.uk Wednesdays LIVE JAZZ AT THE CROWN, LITTLE WALDEN, CB10 1XA weekly Evenings. Details: 01799 522475, www.thecrownlittlewalden.co.uk Wednesdays ‘SIDE BY SIDE’ MENCAP MEETINGS FOR ADULTS WITH weekly LEARNING DISABILITIES 7.15pm to 8.45pm at The Salvation Army

Hall, Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden. Details: 01279 813651. Wednesdays WEIGHTWATCHERS IN SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 10am at 1, Catons Lane, CB10 2DU. www.weightwatchers.co.uk Wednesdays TAI CHI AND QI GONG CLASSES IN SAFFRON WALDEN weekly Beginners welcome. 9.30am – 11am, Goldenacre Community Centre.

£10/week. Details: 0788 159 2126, [email protected]

Wednesdays SLIMMING WORLD, SAFFRON WALDEN FOOTBALL CLUB Weekly CB10 2DU. 7.30pm. Details: 0749 585 4444, www.slimmingworld.co.uk Thursdays CHILDREN’S STORYTIME FOR AGE 0 – 4 YRS, SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 10.30am, At Harts Books, 26 King St. Enquiries: [email protected]

Thursdays DUNMOW COUNTRY MARKET weekly 9.00am – 11.30am, Catholic Church Hall, Mill Lane, Dunmow. Cakes,

savouries, vegetables, plants, crafts. Tea & coffee.


Thursdays HEALTH WALK IN SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 10am, Swan Meadow car park, adj. pond. Details: 01799 510585. Thursdays ‘MADE IN WALDEN’ ARTZ WORKSHOPS, SAFFRON WALDEN Weekly 4 – 6pm at Fairycroft House. For 8 – 18 yrs. Details: 07740644227.

Thursdays YOGA CLASSES IN SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1AA weekly 5.00 – 6.30pm and 6.30 – 8.00pm. Friends’ Meeting House, High St.

Details: 07790 218681 or www.yogamode.co.uk

Thursdays SAFFRON WALDEN SPEAKERS’ CLUB fortnightly Public speaking skills for all abilities. Free to visit and experience a

meeting first hand. 7.15pm for 7.30pm, Kings Arms, Market Hill, Saffron Walden. www.meetup.com/Saffron-Walden-Speakers-Meetup

Thursdays FRIENDS OF BRIDGE END GARDEN – VOLUNTEERING SESSIONS Alternate Details: email [email protected] or call 01799 523570.

Thursdays SLIMMING WORLD, GOLDENACRE, SAFFRON WALDEN Weekly 5.30pm/7.30pm, Ross Close. www.slimmingworld.co.uk

Weds,Thurs TINY TEMPO MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR BABIES/CHILDREN & Fridays Saffron Walden. Details: www.tinytempos.co.uk, 07956 211909.

Fridays COFFEE & CAKE, CUTLERS’ KITCHEN IN THAXTED DAY CENTRE weekly 10am – 12 noon. Disabled access. Details: 01371 830094

Fridays SLIMMING WORLD, GOLDENACRE, SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 9.30am, Community Centre, Ross Close. www.slimmingworld.co.uk

Fridays DEMENTIA CAFÉ, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1EH weekly 10am – 12 noon, Garden Room, 3 Hill Street. Enquiries: 01799 510525.

Fridays BINGO IN SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 10.30am eyes down, in the Garden Room, 3 Hill St, Saffron Walden.

Only £5, cash prizes. Optional lunch from 12.15pm (additional charge). More details: www.uttlesford.gov.uk/daycentres or call 01799 522772.

Fridays MOSAIC CLASSES: STONEMAN PRESS PRINTMAKING STUDIO, weekly WIMBISH (mornings). Details:07515 684 088, www.annecardwell.co.uk

Fridays BARCLAYS “TEA AND TEACH” FREE SESSIONS weekly 10am – 12 noon. For the whole community (customers & non-customers

alike). Become digitally confident and safe online, and find out how to use email, skype, facebook, online shopping etc. All levels welcome.

12a Market Place, Saffron Walden. Enquiries: 0330 151 9464.

Fridays SAFFRON BUILDING SOCIETY COMMUNITY CHOIR weekly Free, open to all (no need to audition or to read music). 12 noon – 1pm,

Parish Rooms. Details: [email protected]


Fridays & TEAS, COFFEES, PRODUCE, CAKES & BOOK STALL AT Saturdays NEW ST. UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DUNMOW 10am – 12 noon. Enquiries: 01371 875370.

Fridays THAXTED FRIDAY STREET MARKET weekly 8am – 2pm. Enquiries: 07836 276711. Saturdays SLIMMING WORLD, SAFFRON WALDEN BOWLS CLUB CB10 1DG Weekly 8.30am and 10.30am. Details: 0749 585 4444, www.slimmingworld.co.uk Saturdays SAFFRON WALDEN SATURDAY MARKET, CB10 1HR weekly All day in the Market Place and on King Street – a wide variety of

food/non-food stalls. Winner of “Best Small Outdoor Market” category in the 2018 Great British Market Awards. (Market includes Walden Local Food from 8.30am – 3.30pm, www.waldenlocalfood.co.uk)

Saturdays WEIGHTWATCHERS IN THAXTED, CM6 2PY weekly 9.30 - 11am at Bolford Street Hall. www.weightwatchers.co.uk Sundays “ACCESS ALL AREAS” FREE MUSIC SESSIONS FOR 11 – 19 YRS Weekly Term-time only. 7pm – 9pm at Fairycroft House, 37 Audley Rd, Saffron

Walden CB11 3HD. Details/enquiries: 01799 668069, www.fairycrofthousecic.org

Sundays YOGA CLASSES, SAFFRON WALDEN weekly 5.30pm, Abbey Lane URC Hall. Details: www.yoga2.co.uk Sundays ADULT BALLET CLASSES, SAFFRON WALDEN weekly Beginners welcome, first class free. Morning. Details: 07903 577592

DECEMBER Dec FREE PARKING IN SAFFRON WALDEN (SELECTED TIMES) From 1 – 5pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in all Saffron Walden car

parks except Fairycroft. Until CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR GOOD CAUSES SAFFRON WALDEN 19 Dec Open 10am – 4pm Mon to Sat (9.30 – 12.30 on Weds). Located in Saffron

Walden Library, 2 King Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1ES. www.cardsforcharity.co.uk

Until 21 CHRISTMAS STAR QUEST COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN AND Dec CHRISTMAS SPEND WEEKLY PRIZE DRAW FOR ADULTS Both in Saffron Walden – details from Saffron Walden Tourist

Information Centre. www.visitsaffronwalden.gov.uk


Until SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM, MUSEUM STREET, CB10 1JL 22 Mar Exhibition: “From Death Masks to Diaries” – exploring the many faces of

portraiture. Open Tue – Sat 10am – 4.30pm, Suns and Bank Holidays 2 – 4.30pm. Adults £2.50, discounts 1.25p, children free, season tickets £8/ £4. Tel: 01799 510333. www.saffronwaldenmuseum.org .On days when the museum is closed, visitors can still explore the grounds, which include outdoor exhibits, a listening bench, and the ruins of Walden Castle.

30 Nov ‘FRY ART GALLERY TOO’ – MUSEUM STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat Pop-up exhibits from 10am – 2pm, located by the entrance to the

Museum grounds. Richard Bawden tea towels, Eric Ravilious cushion covers and aprons, and Edward Bawden’s ‘Play With Me’ design made into cushion covers, all on sale. Books and cards related to the Fry also on sale. Further dates: Sat 7 Dec and Sat 14 Dec.

30 Nov CHRISTMAS FAIR, ST MARY’S PARISH CHURCH, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat 10am – 2pm. Christmas stalls, children’s games, music, fine food. Free

entry, disabled access, refreshments. See www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org Until AUDLEY END MINIATURE RAILWAY – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2019 24 Dec Enjoy the most magical Christmas Experience with your family at the

Audley End Miniature Railway. Take our Santa Express deep into the woods of the Audley End Estate where you will arrive at Father Christmas’s Winter Wonderland! You will meet the big man himself, along with his VERY cheeky Elves, receive a special gift and also watch a crazy Christmas Dance! Selected dates only: 30 Nov – 1 Dec, 7 – 8 Dec, 14 – 24 Dec. To book: www.audley-end-railway.co.uk

30 Nov RADWINTER CHURCH - CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL - 1 Dec 10am - 5pm. Theme: Christmas number ones. See a dozen or so

Christmas trees beautifully decorated by village organisations and enjoy refreshments (tea, coffee, cake) in the stunning church. Produce, cards, gifts and bric a brac stalls. Free entry and free parking in the Village Hall car park (satnav CB10 2TX). www.radwinter.org

30 Nov AUDLEY END MINIATURE RAILWAY – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2019 - 1 Dec Also running 7 – 8 Dec, 14 – 24 Dec. To book: www.audley-end-

railway.co.uk 1 Dec CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP IN SAFFRON WALDEN Sun All day workshop making a beautiful wooden Christmas Church/Cottage

Woodland centerpiece, festive scented oil lamp and chocolate truffles. All materials & prosecco lunch included £80. 10am to 4pm. Contact Jessica on 07765832195 to book.


1 Dec YOUNG ARTIST COFFEE CONCERT- THE JUBILEE QUARTET Sun 3pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in

person from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at www.saffronhall.com, or call 0845 548 7650.

1 Dec AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE UNIT CHRISTMAS FAIR Sun 1 – 4pm, Saffron Walden County High School, CB11 4UH. Admission £3,

under 5s free. Christmas themed fun, see the animals, visit the craft stalls, sing carols in the barn, and enjoy tea & cake. Enquiries: [email protected]

1 Dec JOINT ADVENT CAROL SERVICE, SAFFRON WALDEN Sun A service to mark the beginning of the Advent Season. The service starts

in darkness but then moves into the light with the lighting of candles. 6.30pm at St Mary’s Parish Church.

2 Dec SAFFRON BUSINESS FRIENDS NETWORKING MEETING Mon 6 – 8pm at the Kings Arms, Market Hill, Saffron Walden. Each month a

business gives a short (10 minute) presentation. This month: talk by Charles – “What’s your purpose?”. Free help from other business professionals if needed. £5 donation. Enquiries: 01799 513661. SBF is a service of the Saffron Walden Initiative. www.swinitiative.org

3 Dec ‘ART IS MONEY’ HUGH BELSEY LECTURE IN SAFFRON WALDEN Tue ‘Paul Durand-Ruel’. Details: £12 per lecture (one of a series), tickets from

Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01799 524002. More details: 01284 703505.

3 Dec SAFFRON WALDEN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Tue AGM. 8pm at the Bowls Club, Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden. Plants for

sale. www.swhortsoc.org.uk

3 Dec E F HORNSEY – BUYER OF GOLD, SILVER, COINS, WATCHES Tue 10am – 4pm, Saffron Walden Town Hall. Enquiries: 07831 251575. 3 Dec 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. 3 Dec SHARP SET (PETER SAVIC & DOM BONITO) AT THE KINGS ARMS Tue 9pm until latish. Free admission. Details: 01799 522768. 3 Dec SAFFRON WALDEN CARERS WELLBEING SUPPORT GROUP Tue 2 – 4 pm, Garden Room, Hill St. Details: 01279 308314, www.affc.org.uk

4 Dec CHRISTMAS WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP Wed Come along and make a Christmas Wreath at Accuro (Care Services),

Tocher House, Start Hill, Near Bishops Stortford, CM22 7TA. Tickets £35 – includes wreath, glass of fizz and nibbles. Visit

www.accuro.org.uk for tickets and more information.


4 Dec GT CHESTERFORD & DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY Wed CHRISTMAS CRACKERS – Speaker Janette Merilion explores the

folklore of mistletoe, holly and what looks good in the garden at Christmas. 8.00 pm, Main Hall, Ickleton Village Hall, Frogge St, Ickleton For more information contact Mrs Pauline Gale 01799 525543

5 Dec STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Thur Christmas Quiz, Mince Pies, Mulled Wine. 8pm at Crafton Green Centre, off Chapel Hill. Membership £8, visitor £2. Refreshments provided.

5 – 22 ‘ENCHANTED AUDLEY END’ AT AUDLEY END HOUSE & GARDENS Dec Every Thursday – Sunday during this period. Booking highly advised.

www.english-heritage.org.uk/audley . (Also 27 – 30 Dec). 6 Dec ALL DAY TILL LATE CHRISTMAS MARKET, SAFFRON WALDEN Fri 9am – 8.30pm, King St/Market Place, CB10 1HR. 6 Dec LATE NIGHT SHOPPING IN SAFFRON WALDEN Fri The all-day market from 9am continues into an annual evening of fun

beginning at 5.30pm, with shops remaining open until 8.30pm, market and charity stalls lining the central streets, entertainers, and a Christmas Gift Fair (see entry beneath) in the Town Hall. Don’t miss it! Enquiries: 01799 524002.

6 – 7 PANTOMIME - ROBIN HOOD AND BABES IN THE WOOD Dec Mince pies and mulled wine, Hempstead Village Hall, High Street,

Hempstead, Essex. Fri at 7.30pm, Sat at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets available from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, Adults £8.50, children £5. Call 01799 599805 for more details.

6 – 8 Dec CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR, SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN HALL,

CB10 1HR (Front entrance, upstairs). Free entry, refreshments & gifts on sale, in aid of the Mayor’s charities. Friday: 9am – 8.30pm, to coincide with Late Night Shopping. Saturday: 9am – 5pm, Sunday: 9am – 5pm. Enquiries: 01371 830783.

6 – 22 SAFFRON SANTA’S GROTTO – IN CENTRAL SAFFRON WALDEN Dec Pre-book tickets at www.saffronsanta.eventbrite.co.uk for children to

visit Santa in his Grotto at 1b Market Street (formerly the premises of Steamer Trading). The Grotto will open from 11am – 4pm every Fri, Sat, Sun and Tues during this period. £5 per child, includes a gift. Children must be accompanied by an adult. (Organised by Saffron Walden BID).

7 Dec CAR WASH AT FAIRYCROFT HOUSE CAR PARK, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat 9am – 2pm, raising funds for young carers. Donation £5 wash or clean.


7 Dec ‘FRY ART GALLERY TOO’ – MUSEUM STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat Pop-up exhibits from 10am – 2pm, located by the entrance to the

Museum grounds. Richard Bawden tea towels, Eric Ravilious cushion covers and aprons, and Edward Bawden’s ‘Play With Me’ design made into cushion covers, all on sale. Books and cards related to the Fry also on sale. Further date: Sat 14 Dec.

7 Dec RADWINTER CHURCH OPEN COFFEE MORNING Sat 10.30am – 12.30pm. Very old church with magnificent Victorian additions.

Reredos is mentioned in Pevsner and 100 Best Churches. Refreshments. 7 Dec FARMERS’ MARKET IN LINTON - For details see page 10. 7 Dec COFFEE MORNING, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat 10am – 12 noon, United Reformed Church, Abbey Lane. 7 Dec SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, WITH SAFFRON WALDEN CHORAL Sat SOCIETY, ST MARY’S CHURCH, SAFFRON WALDEN With local choirs and musicians, and including the announcement and

performance of the winning entries of the Spirit of Christmas Carol Competition. 2pm and 5.30pm. Tickets will be on sale at Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, from participating schools and at the door. www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org and www.swchoral.org.uk

7 – 8 AUDLEY END MINIATURE RAILWAY – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2019 Dec Also running 14 – 24 Dec. To book: www.audley-end-railway.co.uk 8 Dec WILLIAM WINSTANLEY AT QUENDON CHURCH Sun Indulge in a 17th Century celebration with the ‘Man who Saved Christmas’.

Poetry, music and song and a performance by the village children. Mulled wine and mince pies. 2pm - 5pm, Entry by donation. Quendon Village Church, CB11 3XJ. For more details: 01799 542095

8 Dec PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA Sun 3pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


8 Dec CHRISTINGLE SERVICE IN SAFFRON WALDEN Sun A Christingle service particular suitable for children with a retiring

collection for The Childrens Society. 4pm at St Mary’s Parish Church. 9 Dec CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP IN SAFFRON WALDEN Mon Christmas workshop coffee morning making a gorgeous Christmas

Cottage/Church, a lit centerpiece. Coffee & cake provided, 10am to 1pm. Contact Jessica on 07765832195 for more details/to book.


9 Dec CVSU COMMUNITY EVENT FOR OVER 55s, SAFFRON WALDEN Mon Informative and fun. Venue: Kind Edward Almshouses, Saffron Walden,

from 1.30 – 5pm. Free, but pre-booking required via www.eventbrite.co.uk . Enquiries: [email protected] or call 01371 878400.

9 – 10 SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN HALL “EMPORIUM” INDOOR MARKET Dec 9am – 4pm, free entry. An eclectic mix of stalls: vintage/retro, crafts,

fossils, preserves, collectables etc. Details/to book a table: 01371 830783. 10 Dec NATWEST COMMUNITY BANKER Tues Committee Rm, Town Hall, Saffron Walden 9.30am – 12.30pm.

10 Dec SAFFRON COMPUTER CLUB MEETING Tue 7pm for 7.30pm, The Garden Room, Hill St, Saffron Walden.

Details: www.saffroncomputerclub.co.uk or call 01799 584958. 10 Dec WINTER TREE WALK AT WANDLEBURY Tue 10am – 12 noon. More details: www.cambridgeppf.org/whats-on 11 Dec UTTLESFORD RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION WALK - WIMBISH Wed A 5-6 mile walk around Wimbish, starting at 10.00am. Park at The White

Hart Public House, CB10 2UZ, if staying for lunch. www.uttlesfordramblers.org

12 Dec GENERAL ELECTION – POLLING STATIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT 12 – 15 ‘ENCHANTED AUDLEY END’ AT AUDLEY END HOUSE & GARDENS Dec Booking highly advised. www.english-heritage.org.uk/audley

Also 19 - 22 Dec and 27 – 30 Dec. 13 – 15 Dec CLAVERING PLAYERS PANTOMIME - “ALADDIN” Fri 7pm, Sat 1pm and 5pm, Sun 2pm. All at Clavering Village Hall.

Tickets, £8/£6, on sale at Saffron Walden Tourist Information, tel: 01799 524002. Also at Clavering P.O.

14 Dec ‘FRY ART GALLERY TOO’ – MUSEUM STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat Pop-up exhibits from 10am – 2pm, located by the entrance to the

Museum grounds. Richard Bawden tea towels, Eric Ravilious cushion covers and aprons, and Edward Bawden’s ‘Play With Me’ design made into cushion covers, all on sale. Books and cards related to the Fry also on sale.

14 Dec UTTLESFORD RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION WALK Sat A 10 mile walk, meet at Margaret Street Car Park, CM6 2QN, 10am.

Lunch at The White Hart, Howlett End. www.uttlesfordramblers.org 14 Dec FARMERS’ MARKET IN BARNSTON - For details see page 10.


14 Dec VETERANS’ BREAKFAST CLUB, THE TEMERAIRE, Sat SAFFRON WALDEN (FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL) 8.30am for 9am breakfast. £5 charge, details: 01799 513186. 14-15 MANUDEN CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL Dec St Marys Church, Manuden. Tea, coffee, cake and activities for the

children. 10.30 am to 3.30 pm 14 – 24 AUDLEY END MINIATURE RAILWAY – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2019 Dec Details as 23 Nov. Also running 7 – 8 Dec, 14 – 24 Dec. To book:

www.audley-end-railway.co.uk 15 Dec SAFFRON WALDEN & DISTRICT FOOTPATHS ASSOCIATION WALK Sun 5 mile walk from Baptist Church Car Park, Ashdon. Call 01799 531392 for

details. 15 Dec BISHOP’S STORTFORD & DISTRICT FOOTPATHS ASSOCIATION Sun WALK, Debden. Info: 01279 832632, www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk 15 Dec BBC SINGERS AND NYJO - SONGS AND FESTIVE FAVOURITES Sun 3pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


15 Dec COPPELIA Sun Ballet broadcast as live from the Royal Opera House.

A classic returns to The Royal Ballet repertory – a story of love, mischief and mechanical dolls. 2.00pm. Saffron Screen, Tickets available from www.saffronscreen.com and Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre.

16 Dec CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP IN SAFFRON WALDEN Mon Christmas workshop coffee morning making a gorgeous Christmas

Cottage/Church, lit centerpiece. £45, all materials and coffee & cake included. Contact Jessica on 07765832195 for more details/to book.

16 Dec 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 Dec HEARING HELP SESSION, SAFFRON WALDEN Mon Free check-ups of NHS hearing aids, re-tubing & advice. 2 – 4pm, at

Support 4 Sight. Enquiries: 01245 496347, www.hearinghelpessex.org.uk 17 Dec CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE, SAFFRON WALDEN Tues A family Christmas concert where everyone is welcome. Retiring

collection in aid of EACH. 7pm, Baptist Church, High St, Saffron Walden, CB11 3HD. For more information call 01223 204916. www.each.org.uk


17 Dec E F HORNSEY – BUYER OF GOLD, SILVER, COINS, WATCHES Tue 10am – 4pm, Saffron Walden Town Hall. Enquiries: 07831 251575. 17 Dec ‘LET’S DRAW’ ART CLUB, SAFFRON WALDEN LIBRARY Tue For young artists – a new project each month. 3.30 – 5pm. Enquiries: Library “Hello Desk”, or call 01799 523178. 17 Dec CLASSIC CAR MEET, THE FIGHTING COCKS, CB11 4JN Tue From 7pm, free entry. Details/enquiries: 01799 541279. 17 Dec INFORMATION POINT RE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Tue 10am – 1pm at Saffron Walden Library. www.eput.nhs.uk 18 Dec THE WALDEN BUSKERS AT THE KINGS ARMS Wed 9pm until latish. Free admission. Details: 01799 522768. 19 – 22 ‘ENCHANTED AUDLEY END’ AT AUDLEY END HOUSE & GARDENS Dec Booking highly advised. www.english-heritage.org.uk/audley

Also 27 – 30 Dec. 20 Dec THE SIXTEEN – A CEREMONY OF CAROLS Fri 7.30pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


20 – 21 PERFECT PORTRAITS AT SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM Dec Come and have your photo taken with some historic props, a perfect

Christmas gift! Also make a paper Christmas wreath with your hand prints (£1.50). Usual admission charges apply and children must bring an adult. Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1JL. Enquiries: 01799 510333 or see www.saffronwaldenmuseum.org

21 Dec WELLCOME GENOME CAMPUS OPEN SATURDAY, CB10 1RQ Sat 1 – 4pm.Visit the exhibition “Empowering People: Genetic Counselling in

Focus”. Find out what is genetic counselling, what does a genetic counsellor do, and who gets to see one? Also, Open Lab visits for ages 10 and up on a first-come, first-served basis. Genome Gallery, Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre, Hinxton. Free, but booking required at https://open-saturdays.eventbrite.co.uk .

21 Dec FARMERS’ MARKET IN UGLEY - For details see page 10 21 Dec A CALM CREATIVE CHRISTMAS AT WANDLEBURY Sat Activities for accompanied children aged 3 – 7, pre-booking essential.

More details: www.cambridgeppf.org/whats-on , or email [email protected] .


21 Dec FAMILY EVENT - THE NUTCRACKER AND I Sat 4pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


21 Dec FUNDRAISING EVENING - LOCAL BANDS AT FAIRYCROFT HOUSE, Sat RAISING MONEY FOR THE SOPHIE HANNON MEMORIAL FUND 7pm with Flynt, Alice Walker, Chris Bruno and Lara. Entry £5, licensed

bar, at Fairycroft House, Saffron Walden CB11 3HD. Supporting Epilepsy Research UK.

22 Dec FAMILY EVENT - THE NUTCRACKER AND I Sun 11am and 2pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets

available in person from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at www.saffronhall.com, or call 0845 548 7650.

22 Dec NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS, SAFFRON WALDEN Sun 6.30pm at St Mary’s Parish Church. 24 Dec LIGHTING THE CHRISTMAS TREE & CHRISTMAS COMMUNION Tues Children are welcome to dress as shepherds or angels to take part in the

Christmas story. Families are encouraged to bring an unwrapped present for EACH – East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. Services at 4pm and 6pm.

St Mary’s Parish Church, Saffron Walden www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org 25 Dec – Wed - Church details for Christmas Day services: ST MARY’S PARISH CHURCH – 01799 506024,www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org OLC CATHOLIC CHURCH – 01799 527011, www.olcsaffronwalden.org.uk BAPTIST CHURCH - 01799 523031, www.sw-bc.org COMMUNITY CHURCH – 01799 506073, www.waldencommunity.org.uk FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE – 01799 521832, www.saffronquakers.org.uk UNITED REFORMED CHURCH – 01799 523504, www.saffronwaldenurc.org.uk SALVATION ARMY, ABBEY LANE – 01799 500339, www.waldenarmy.org.uk NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH – 01799 500429, www.nlpc.co.uk

26 Dec BOXING DAY CRICKET ON SAFFRON WALDEN COMMON Boxing Day 10.30am. Enjoy watching this annual tradition! Bring your small change

for a bucket collection, then join the players for drinks at the end of the morning at the King’s Arms. A charitable occasion including a raffle. Enquiries: 078 411 411 05 or 01799 520660.

26 Dec MORRIS DANCING & COUNTRY DANCING FOR ALL IN THAXTED Boxing Day 11am, including country dancing for all. 12noon in Thaxted Churchyard.

Followed by songs/music in The Swan Hotel. www.thaxtedmorris.org

26 Dec BOXING DAY AT SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM Boxing Day Open from 2pm – 4.30pm. Enquiries: 01799 510333.


26 Dec SAFFRON WALDEN & DISTRICT FOOTPATHS ASSOCIATION WALK Thurs 5 mile morning walk, Wendens Ambo. Call 01799 500878 for details. 26 Dec BISHOP’S STORTFORD & DISTRICT FOOTPATHS ASSOCIATION Thurs WALK, STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET AREA CM24 8LY. Info: 01279 812259, www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk

27 – 30 ‘ENCHANTED AUDLEY’ AT AUDLEY END HOUSE & GARDENS Dec Booking highly advised. www.english-heritage.org.uk/audley 31 Dec NEW YEAR’S EVE Tue For details of events which may have been arranged since “What’s On”

went to press, please refer to local press or contact Saffron Walden TIC on 01799 524002, or visit www.visitsaffronwalden.gov.uk

During the Christmas and New Year period certain attractions will close while

others may remain open. Please check before travelling.

Saffron Walden Museum – 01799 510333 www.saffronwaldenmuseum.org Hatfield Forest – 01279 874040, web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Duxford Imperial War Museum – 01223 835000, web: www.flyduxford.org Linton Zoo – 01223 891308, web: www.lintonzoo.com

Shepreth Wildlife Park - 01763 262226, web: www.sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk Saffron Screen – 01799 501091, web: www.saffronscreen.com

Saffron Walden Skate Park – www.oneminetpark.co.uk Lord Butler Fitness & Leisure Centre – 01799 522777 Mountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centre – 01279 648580

Great Dunmow Leisure Centre – 01371 878690 Fitzwilliam Museum – 01223 332900, web: www.fitzwilliammuseum.org Cambridge Tenpin Bowling – 0871 873 2450, web: www.tenpin.co.uk

Superbowl (Bishop’s Stortford) – 01279 755204, www.lakeside-superbowl.co.uk Wimpole Estate – 01223 206000, web: www.wimpole.org

Clare Castle Country Park – 0845 606 6067, web: www.clare-uk.com Hylands House – 01245 605500, web: www.chelmsford.gov.uk/hylands

Colchester Zoo – 01206 331292, web: www.colchester-zoo.com For county-wide events check www.visitessex.com

JANUARY 2020 2 Jan STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Thur Members evening, short talks. 8pm at Crafton Green Centre, off Chapel Hill. Membership £8, visitor £2. Refreshments provided.

3 Jan GRANTA CHORALE CONCERT – “ A NEW YEAR GARLAND” Fri 7.30pm at St Mary’s Church, Newport. Tickets £12 (under 18s £5), from

Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre or Newport Stores. More information: www.grantachorale.org.uk


4 Jan A NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION Sat 7.30pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


4 Jan CAR WASH AT FAIRYCROFT HOUSE CAR PARK, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat 9am – 2pm, raising funds for young carers. Donation £5 wash or clean. 4 Jan RADWINTER CHURCH OPEN COFFEE MORNING Sat 10.30am – 12.30pm. Very old church with magnificent Victorian additions.

Reredos is mentioned in Pevsner and 100 Best Churches. Refreshments. 4 Jan COFFEE MORNING, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat 10am – 12 noon, United Reformed Church, Abbey Lane. 6 Jan SAFFRON BUSINESS FRIENDS NETWORKING MEETING Mon 6 – 8pm at the Kings Arms, Market Hill, Saffron Walden. Each month a

business gives a short (10 minute) presentation. Free help from other business professionals if needed. £5 donation. Enquiries: 01799 513661. SBF is a service of the Saffron Walden Initiative. www.swinitiative.org

7 Jan UTTLESFORD RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION WALK Tues A 5 mile walk. Meet at The Bell PH, Wendens Ambo, CB11 4JY, 10am.

An amended walk from “Puddingstone Walks in Essex” www.uttlesfordramblers.org

7 Jan 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 7 Jan THE GIBSON LIBRARY SOCIETY TALK Tue ‘An Evening from the Spare Room’ – landlords, landladies and their

lodgers, from Chaucer to Jack the Ripper. 8pm at Saffron Walden Library. www.gibsonlibrary.org.uk

10 Jan FOYER FOLK Fri 8pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


10 – 12 SAFFRON PLAYERS 2020 PANTOMIME – “PETER PAN” 17 – 18 Tickets from £9 + booking fee. Saffron Walden Town Hall. Both Fridays at Jan 7.30pm; both Saturdays at 2.30pm and 6.30pm; Sunday 12th at 2.30pm.

Tickets, from £9 + booking fee, on sale to in person callers at Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/saffronplayers . Family tickets and group rates available. Website: www.saffronplayers.co.uk . #pan2020


11 Jan FARMERS’ MARKET IN BARNSTON - For details see page 10. 11 Jan VETERANS’ BREAKFAST CLUB, THE TEMERAIRE, Sat SAFFRON WALDEN (FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL) 8.30am for 9am breakfast. £5 charge, details: 01799 513186. 13 Jan SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM SOCIETY MEETING Mon ‘The Essex Regiment During WWI’ – Peter Layzell. 8pm, St Mary’s Parish

Rooms, Museum St. Small charge. More details: www.swmuseumsoc.org.uk

15 Jan UTTLESFORD RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION WALK Wed A 5 mile walk starting at 10.00am. Meet at Radwinter Recreation Ground

Car Park, Water Lane, CB10 2TG. Optional pub lunch afterwards, pre-order at start. www.uttlesfordramblers.org

15 Jan THE ARTS SOCIETY, SAFFRON WALDEN – LECTURE Wed ‘Debo’ – Mitford, Devonshire Duchess & Housewife 1920-2014, by Simon

Seligman. 2pm at the Quaker Meeting House, High Street, CB10 1AA. Details: www.theartssocietysaffronwalden.com

15 Jan THE WALDEN BUSKERS AT THE KINGS ARMS Wed 9pm until latish. Free admission. Details: 01799 522768. 16 Jan JAZZ AT THE SAFFRON SUITE, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1AZ Thur 8.30pm – 11.00pm at the Saffron Suite. Admission charge. Enquiries:

01245 420475 or visit https://www.spikesplace.co.uk/ 17 – 18 Jan SAFFRON PLAYERS 2020 PANTOMIME – “PETER PAN” Final weekend. Tickets from £9 + booking fee. Saffron Walden Town Hall.

Friday at 7.30pm; Saturdays at 2.30pm and 6.30pm. Tickets, from £9 + booking fee, on sale to in person callers at Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, or online at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/saffronplayers Family tickets and group rates available. Website: www.saffronplayers.co.uk #pan2020.

18 Jan WELLCOME GENOME CAMPUS OPEN SATURDAY, CB10 1RQ Sat 1 – 4pm.Visit the exhibition “Empowering People: Genetic Counselling in

Focus”. Find out what is genetic counselling, what does a genetic counsellor do, and who gets to see one? Also, Open Lab visits for ages 10 and up on a first-come, first-served basis. Genome Gallery, Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre, Hinxton. Free, but booking required at https://open-saturdays.eventbrite.co.uk .

18 Jan DKW SPORTSWEAR SALE, SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN HALL Sat 10am – 4pm, Committee Room (rear entrance).

www.dkwsportswear.co.uk/ski-wear-sales/


18 Jan ENVISION YOUR FUTURE – MOKSHALA YOGA, SAFFRON WALDEN Sat 2.30 – 5.30pm, Gold Street, CB10 1EJ. £37 (or £30 early bird). Contact

07734 509258 or visit www.ursulacapell.com for more info/to book. 18 Jan FARMERS’ MARKET IN UGLEY - For details see page 10. 19 Jan BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Sun 3pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


19 Jan COFFEE, CAKES AND COMPANY, SAFFRON WALDEN Sun No need to book, just turn up (third Sunday of month). 3pm – 4pm at St Mary’s Church, CB10 1JP. Enquiries: 01799 506024. 20 Jan 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. 20 Jan HEARING HELP SESSION, SAFFRON WALDEN Mon Free check-ups of NHS hearing aids, re-tubing & advice. 2 – 4pm, at

Support 4 Sight. Enquiries: 01245 496347, www.hearinghelpessex.org.uk 21 Jan ‘ART IS MONEY’ HUGH BELSEY LECTURE IN SAFFRON WALDEN Tue ‘Lady Lever Art Gallery’. Details: see 3 Dec entry or enquire at Saffron

Walden Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01799 524002. 21 Jan ‘LET’S DRAW’ ART CLUB, SAFFRON WALDEN LIBRARY Tue For young artists – a new project each month. 3.30 – 5pm. Enquiries: Library “Hello Desk”, or call 01799 523178. 21 Jan CLASSIC CAR MEET, THE FIGHTING COCKS, CB11 4JN Tue From 7pm, free entry. Details/enquiries: 01799 541279. 21 Jan INFORMATION POINT RE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Tue 10am – 1pm at Saffron Walden Library. www.eput.nhs.uk 22 Jan SAFFRON WALDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Wed THE KINDER TRANSPORT – Mike Levy 7.45pm, Friends Meeting House, High Street, Saffron Walden

www.saffronwaldenhistory.org.uk 23 Jan NEWPORT LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Thur “Education and the Victorian Poor” – Tony Tuckwell. 7.30pm for 8pm,

Church House, Wicken Road, CB11 3RA. Visitor fee £3. Enquiries: 01799 541498.


24 Jan FOYER JAZZ – GABRIEL LATCHIN TRIO Fri 8pm at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH. Tickets available in


25 Jan FARMERS’ MARKETS IN GREAT SHELFORD & STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD Sat For details see page 10. 26 Jan EPIPHANY CAROL SERVICE, SAFFRON WALDEN Sun 6.30pm St Mary’s Parish Church. 27 Jan MULTI-AGENCY CENTRE (MAC) – SUPPORT & INFORMATION POINT Mon ON A RANGE OF PUBLIC SERVICES 10am – 12 noon at UDC offices, Saffron Walden CB11 4ER 28 Jan ‘ART IS MONEY’ HUGH BELSEY LECTURE IN SAFFRON WALDEN Tue ‘Philadelphia Museum of Art’. Details: see 3 Dec entry or enquire at

Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01799 524002. 29 Jan DR DAVID OWEN - SAFFRON WALDEN UNITED NATIONS Wed ASSOCIATION 7.30pm at the Boatman Centre, Saffron Walden County High School.

Free, with retiring collection. To find out more or to join, see Saffron Walden United Nations Association on Facebook, or contact [email protected]

29 Jan LITTLE HALLINGBURY PANTOMIME GROUP - 1 Feb presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Reece Sibbald. Little Hallingbury Village Hall, Bar and refreshments available. Times: 29th at 7pm, 30th, 31st and 1st at 8pm, 1st also at 2pm. Tickets from Karen on tel: 07754032852 / 01279 722372 or email

[email protected] for more details. 31 Jan CIRCLE DANCING, WENDENS AMBO, CB11 4JX Fri (World dances, no partner needed). 2 – 4pm, Village Hall.

£7.50, concessions negotiable. Details/enquiries: [email protected] or [email protected]

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