Tuesday 22 May 2012
What's On - Herts and Essex
Published: 01/06/2011 16:51 - Updated: 02/11/2011 12:19

Meeting Point

MONDAY

 

AGE Concern Bishop's Stortford, The Apton Centre, 22A Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford. Open from 10am - 3pm.  Activities, clubs, outings and two course meals.  Transport to and from the centre available within the Bishop's Stortford area. Call Debbie or Naomi on Tel 01279 504748 for full details or just pop in for a cup of tea and a chat.

CANCER Support drop-in centre at Rhodes Centre, Bishop's Stortford. For cancer patients and families' carers. For information call Mike Groves on 07889 240090 or e-mail hbirddropin@yahoo.co.uk or pick up a leaflet at the Rhodes Centre. Alternate Mondays from 10am - 1pm. Drop-in dates: May 18; June 1, 15 & 29; July 13 & 27;August 10.

RICHMOND Netball Club meets Monday evenings 7.30pm – 8.45pm for training in the Sports Hall at Bishops Stortford College and matches are played on Sunday mornings in the Bishop's Stortford League at Bishop's Stortford College. Contact 01279 503775.

THE Hummingbird Group, cancer support drop-in, meets at Rhodes Arts Complex cafe bar, Bishop’s Stortford, 10am-1pm, on alternate Mondays. Contact 07889 240090.

BISHOP’S Stortford Badminton Club meets at Birchwood Sports Hall, 8-10pm. Competitive badminton in a friendly atmosphere. Details 01279 654464.

RSPCA Advice Centre, The Stow, Harlow, open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2pm-3.30pm, for treatment of animals whose owners are on a means tested benefit. Ring 01279 306058 for advice; emergency number 08705 555999.

ST Clare Hospiscare Helpline - your guide to family support and information. Tel 01279 413590.

BISHOP’S Stortford Round Table meets at The Chequers, Ugley, first and third Monday of month, 7.30pm. New members welcome. Details John Cogswell 01279 651873.

BADMINTON Club, Henham village hall, friendly mixed club. Details Brian 850044.

BISHOP’S Stortford Amateur Radio Society meets third Monday of month at Hop Poles pub, Great Hallingbury, 8pm. Details Tony 01279 833253.

MIND drop-in centre meets at the Pavilion, The Causeway, Dunmow, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact Colin or Jo 01371 876641.

ROYAL Naval Association meets second Monday of month at Royal British Legion Club, Windhill, 8pm.

YOUTH clinic, 3.15pm-5.15pm, at the health clinic, Market Square, Bishop’s Stortford. Contact 01279 652745.

BISHOP’S Stortford Embroiderers’ Guild meets first Monday of month at Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club, 7.30pm. Tel 01279 812509.

DROP-in advice centre for 16-25- year-olds at Bishop’s Stortford YMCA, 12.30am-3pm. Call 01279 838068 during office hours.

AGE Concern, Apton Road Day Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, general activities, 10am-3pm, lunch provided. Details Helen Walker 01279 504748.

ESSEX Children’s Information Service, for info on registered child-care options, activities and funding, contact 01245 440400, Mon-Thu 8.30am-5pm, Fri 8.30am-4pm.

WOODLANDS Badminton Club meets at Bishop’s Stortford High School, London Road, 8pm-10pm. New members required at this friendly, non-competitive club. Contact John 01279 831542.

CAREERS and training advice at Bishop’s Stortford YMCA, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. For more details ring Jane or George on 01279 838068.

494 (STANSTED Airport) Squadron meets at Building 150, First Avenue, Stansted Airport, 7.30pm-9.30pm for boys and girls interested in flying, gliding, sports and adventure training. Ring Daphne Smith 01279 814368.

BISHOP’S Stortford Army Cadets for 13- to 18-year-olds. Army and adventurous training, weekend exercises, courses and summer camps. Parade at Northgate Centre, Northgate End, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact 01992 582423.

BRIDGE Club meets at Coach and Horses, Newport, 7.45pm-11pm. Contact 01279 815007.

WEA lip reading classes, Charis Centre, Water Lane, Bishop’s Stortford, 10am-noon. Details Louise 01920 821401.

BISHOP’S Stortford Musical Theatre Company meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 7.30pm-10pm. Details Alison Mitchell 01279 651328.

BISHOP’S Stortford Taoist T’ai Chi Society meets at St Joseph’s Hall, Apton Road, 7pm-10pm. Details 01279 504450.

BISHOP’S Stortford Air Cadets, for 13-plus, meets 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact squadron on 01279 651335.

WOMEN’S Room, drop-in offering info, advice, activities and support for women who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, Castle Hall, Hertford, 9.30am-1pm. Call Women’s Aid on 01279 306606.

  

TUESDAY

 

WEIGHT Watchers, The Hailey Day Centre, Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth Tuesday 6.30pm. Your leader, Sam looks forward to meeting you, introducing you to ProPoints, guiding and supporting you throughout your journey.

CRAFT & Coffee. Bring along a new project or one you just can’t seem to get finished. Second Tuesday of every month 10am – noon at Hockerill Christian Centre, Dunmow Road, Bishop’s Stortford. For more info contact Helen on 01279 755655.

SCOTTISH country dancing, at High Wych Village Hall, 7.45-9.45pm. All welcome, turn up or contact 01279 723088.

ELSENHAM Tennis Club - club night 7pm till 10-30pm. Recreation ground, Leigh Drive, Elsenham. All standards welcome. Details available from Petra Studholme 01279 814667 or www.elsenhamtennisclub.co.uk LEADEN Roding art club meets at the village hall, 1.30pm-4.30pm, new members welcome, details Jane Newbold 01279 876382.

LINTON Chess Club meets village hall, 7.30pm, tel 01223 893509.

BISHOP’S Stortford Band rehearsals - contact secretary John Green, 01279 870824. New players welcome.

BISHOP’S Stortford and Harlow Amnesty International is looking for new members to meet second Tuesday of month. Ring 814515 for details.

COME and dance with Fiddlers Brook Mixed North-West Clog Morris Side, Allens Green village hall, 8pm, no experience necessary. Musicians also welcome, details Gill 01279 723707.

SAFFRON Walden MIND drop-in centre. Informal group offering support and a listening ear for mental health sufferers meets at Baptist Church hall, 10.30am-12.30pm. Contact Colin or Jo 01371 876641.

MIND drop-in centre offering support and a listening ear for anyone suffering from depression, anxiety or any other mental health problem. Meet at Friends’ Meeting House, Chapel Hill, Stansted, 1pm-4pm, contact Colin or Jo 01371 876641.

AGE Concern Bishop's Stortford, The Apton Centre, 22A Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford. Open from 10am - 3pm.  Activities, clubs, outings and two course meals.  Transport to and from the centre available within the Bishop's Stortford area. Call Debbie or Naomi on Tel 01279 504748 for full details or just pop in for a cup of tea and a chat.

HARLOW and district Gingerbread meets 6.30pm-8.30pm, and Thursdays during term time from 9.15am to 11.30am, at Ladyshot Family Resource Centre, Momples Road, Harlow. Children welcome, costs just 50p, details 01279 305660 or just come along.

HARLOW Symphony Orchestra meets term-time at Tany’s Dell School, Harlow, 7.45pm-9.45pm. Details Andrew Bruce 01279 771855.

PARANORMAL Debating Society meets fourth Tuesday of month at Green Man Hotel, Mulberry Green, Old Harlow, 7pm-11pm.

BISHOP’S Stortford Railway Society - model railway section meets in the clubroom, London Road entrance to Stortford railway station, 8pm. Contact Barry Bridges 01920 438586.

BISHOP'S Stortford Plus Group meets informally on last Tuesday of the month at Nag’s Head Pub, Dunmow Road. Contact Steve and Liane on 07905 831260.

READING group meets first Tuesday of month, Saffron Walden Library, 7.45pm. Informal discussion of reading interests and views. Details from Alan Stevens 01799 523178.

ASHDON and Saffron Walden Young Farmers’ Club, for 16-26-year-olds, meets in the King’s Arms, Saffron Walden, 8pm. Contact Natasha Forster 07799 883917.

WOODWIND of Stortford, an enthusiastic band of amateur musicians, meets 8pm-10pm in Bishop’s Stortford. Details 01279 816916.

OVER-50s Club meets every first and third Tuesday of the month, 2pm-4pm, at Havers Community Centre, Waytemore Road. £1 per meeting. Talks, games, quizzes, etc, new members welcome. Details June 01279 659536.

BIRCHANGER Explorer Scouts meet 7.30pm-9.30pm at Scout hut, Wood Lane, Birchanger, for young adults aged 13.5-18. Just turn up or contact Dan on 07919 478142.

BISHOP’S Stortford Bowling Club welcomes new members, beginners and players. Club afternoons Tuesdays and Fridays, 2.30pm, just turn up or contact Hilary Chandler on 01279 658884.

309 (Sawbridgeworth) Sqn Air Training Corps meets at HQ in Cutforth Road, 7.15pm-9.45pm. If you are 13-17, come along and see what the ATC can offer you. Details 01279 723517.

FREE relaxing yoga, 8pm-9pm, at the Quaker Meeting House, Chapel Hill, Stansted. Bring your own yoga mat or towel.

BISHOP’S Stortford District Explorer Scouts meet at Silver Leys Scout hut, Bishop’s Stortford, 8.15pm-10pm. Open to 14- to 18-year-olds, new members welcome. Details Chris 01279 461738/Nigel 504557.

WOMEN’S Room, drop-in offering info, advice, activities and support for women who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, Methodist Church, Bishop’s Stortford, 9.30am-1pm. Call Women’s Aid on 01279 306606.

SCOTTISH Country Dancing, High Wych Village Hall, 7.45 to 9.45pm. All welcome, simply turn up or tel: 01279 723088.

BISHOP’S Stortford Camera Club meets at Hockerill Sports Club, Beldams Lane, 8pm. New members welcome. Tel: Geoff 01279 835559.

BISHOP’S Stortford Decorative and Fine Arts Society meets at the Rhodes Arts Complex on the second Tuesday of each month (not January and August), at 10.45am. Details 01279 659476.

BISHOP’S Stortford Band rehearsals, 7.15-8.30pm, Markwell Pavilion, contact John Green 01279 870824.

BISHOP’S Storford Dog Training Club meets at Great Hallingbury village hall, 8pm. Details 01279 654046.

 

 

WEDNESDAY

  

EMOTIONS Anonymous meets at 8pm, in the Margaret Clitherow Room, St Joseph's Church, Windhill, Bishop's Stortford. Further information from Louise, 07846 903942.

BISHOP’S Stortford Bridge Club meets 7.30pm at Apton Road Day Centre, Bishop's Stortford. Contact Harry Goreing 01279 503764/Mike Brooks 831570.

NORTHGATE Centre Senior Youth Club, 14-plus, meets 7.30pm-10pm. Details 01279 657262.

HATFIELD Heath Bridge Club meets every Wednesday at the Institute, 7.45pm for 8pm. Details A G Hooker 01279 722932.

FARNHAM Village Social Club, short mat bowls, 8pm-11pm, new members welcome, licensed bar.

FLEET Air Arm Association meets at The Sun Hotel, Hitchin, second Wednesday each month. Contact Les Hutchin 01279 657128.

RSPCA Advice Centre, The Stow, Harlow, open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am-1pm. Ring 01279 306058 for advice; emergencies 08705 555999.

MIND drop-in centre for people suffering from depression, anxiety or any other mental health problem. We meet at United Reformed Church hall, New Street, 10am-1pm. Contact Colin or Jo 01371 876641.

DUNMOW Collectors’ Club meets third Wednesday each month at the United Reformed Church, New Street, Dunmow, 8pm-10pm. New members welcome, contact A J Wright, 01371 870746.

HENHAM Bridge Club meets at OSCA, by war memorial, Henham, 8pm-10.30pm. Duplicate bridge, bring a partner if possible. Details 01279 850422. New members welcome.

BRIDGE Club in Harlow, very friendly, non-smoking, partners found. Phone Austin 01279 724784.

SEALED Knot charity meets at the Kings Arms, Saffron Walden, 8.30pm onwards. Contact Simon 01223 834006.

OUTDOOR Pursuits Women’s Group meets 9.30am-noon at Harlow Outdoor Pursuits Centre, Burnt Mill Lane, Harlow. Canoeing, climbing, biking and more. No previous experience necessary. Tel 01279 739034.

BISHOP’S Stortford Ladies Badminton Club play at Thorley Scout hut 2pm-4pm. Details 01279 654638 evenings.

STORYTIME for young children at Sawbridgeworth Library, The Forebury, 2.15pm-2.45pm. All welcome.

THORLEY Women’s Club meets at Christian Centre (opposite Sainsbury’s), Thorley Park, Bishop’s Stortford, 8pm. Details 01279 303225/831902.

SAFFRON Walden Band rehearsals, 8pm-10pm, at Methodist Church, Castle Street, all players, any standard welcome. Contact Steph 01799 522387.

PARSONAGE Community Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, line dancing, 8.15pm-10.15pm. Contact Dawn Bond 01279 870837.

HARLOW hostelling group meets evenings, Sawbridgeworth/Harlow, for social activities, weekend hostelling trips etc. Contact Eddie 01279 861852/John 01279 726678.

BOBBIN lacemaking class meets at Birchwood High School, 7.30pm-9.30pm, beginners welcome. Details 01279 652595.

COFFEE morning for Isabel Hospice, second Wednesday of month, at Markwell Pavilion, Castle Gardens, Bishop’s Stortford, from 11am, coffee and cake 30p.

CAREERS information and advice for adults, YMCA, Northgate End, Bishop’s Stortford, 2.15pm-4.30pm. Details 07748 761391.

ST John Ambulance - Bishop’s Stortford cadet division for young people aged 10+ meets 7pm-9pm. Contact Samantha on 01279 501231 for details.

ST John Ambulance Bishop’s Stortford division for those aged 18-plus interested in first aid training and voluntary opportunities. Details Dan Bevis 07842 625373.

PARSONAGE Senior Citizens Club meets in Parsonage Community Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, 2pm-4pm.

SEEDLINGS Pram Service, second Wednesday every month, 2pm, at the Baptist Church or St Michael’s Church, Great Sampford. Details 01799 586048.

DUNMOW Swimming Club for over-16s, 8pm-9pm, Dunmow Sports Centre. Competitive and non-competitive swimmers welcome as well as those who just want to keep fit. Details Claire Newman 01279 870656.

CASTLE Singers (ladies’ choir) meet at the vestry, All Saints’ Church, Hockerill, Bishop’s Stortford, 8pm-10pm. New members welcome, contact 01279 842858.

SAWBRIDGEWORTH Lacemakers meet at the Memorial Hall, Sawbridgeworth, 7.30pm. Contact 01279 423233.

EGYPTIAN dance classes, 7.30pm, at Trinity Church Hall, South Street. Details 01279 655134 or 658681.

MOUNTFITCHET Garden Club meets first Wednesday of month, 7.45pm, at Crafton Green day centre. Details Maralyn 07919 478144.

  

THURSDAY

 

SOLO Club for widowed, divorced, separated and singles meets at the Elsie Barrett Room, Markwell Pavilion, Castle Gardens, Bishop’s Stortford, at 8pm. Details Maureen 659355/Shirley 656854.

BISHOP’S Stortford Folk Club meets 8.30pm at the vestry, All Saints' Church, Hockerill.

THE King’s Arms Centre, South Street, open 8pm-10pm for tea, coffee, snacks or just a chat.

BISHOP’S Stortford Caledonian Society, Scottish country dancing season, 7.45pm-9.45pm at Bishop’s House, Windhill, Bishop’s Stortford.

BISHOP’S Stortford and District Chess Club meets at Royal British Legion Club, Windhill, Bishop’s Stortford, 7.30pm (except July and August).

BRAUGHING, arthritis diet class, 2.15pm, details 01920 821263.

DUNMOW WI market at the Catholic Hall, Mill Lane, 9.30am-noon. Home-made cakes, eggs, home-grown produce, handicrafts. Coffee served.

FEELING low and needing to talk? Ring the Samaritans, day or night, on 01279 421110 or 01920 464099.

HERTFORDSHIRE Holly Ladies North West Clog Morris side seek dancers and musicians (male or female) to join them at Hertford Heath Mission Hall, 8pm, tel 01992 583173.

SAFFRON Walden Non-smokers Bridge Club meets 7.30pm at the Conservative Club, Museum Street, Saffron Walden. Details 01799 502112.

BISHOP’S Stortford Choral Society meets 8pm at Bishop’s Stortford College, Maze Green Road. Details 01279 654808.

DUNMOW & District Dog Club meets at Little Canfield village hall for obedience training. Details Lyn on 01371 870572.

BISHOP’S Stortford Methodist Church coffee morning, 10am-noon.

BISHOP’S Stortford Town Band rehearsals at Markwell Pavilion, Castle Gardens, Bishop’s Stortford, 8pm-10pm. New players welcome, any age or grade. Instruments provided.

STORTFORD Kickstart Centre, a free self-help group for the unemployed offering assistance with CVs, letter writing etc, meets in Bishop’s Stortford Methodist Church hall, South Street, 10am-12.30pm.

CHANTRY Squash Club - club night, 6.30pm-9pm (also Sunday), Cricketfield Lane, Bishop’s Stortford. All standards welcome, details Les Argent, 01279 652129.

FRIENDLY drop-in group for women at St Joseph’s Hall, Apton Road, Bishop’s Stortford, 9.30am-noon. Children welcome.

STORTFORD Divers meet at Grange Paddocks, Rye Street, Bishop's Stortford, 9pm. For more info about the club visit www.stortford-divers.org.uk or contact Kay Frankcom on 01279 503160 to arrange a try-dive.

BISHOP’S Stortford Railway Society meets in the clubroom, London Road entrance to Bishop’s Stortford railway station, 8pm. Contact Barry Bridges 01920 438586.

OVEREATERS Anonymous meets 8pm, Rainbow Room, Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, Harlow. Details 01279 862960.

WI market, 8am-noon, in courtyard of Half Moon pub, North Street, Bishop’s Stortford. Cakes, plants and garden produce in season.

BISHOP'S Stortford Junior Badminton Club for girls and boys, all ages and abilities, meets at Birchwood Sports Hall, 8-10pm. Details 01279 654464.

WARWICK Badminton Club meets 8pm, Bishopsport, Bishop’s Stortford High School. Details 01279 777086.

BADMINTON at the new Stansted Mountfitchet Sports Centre, 8pm-10pm, all welcome, details Steve 01279 466181.

ALZHEIMER’S Carers Support Group meets at Apton Day Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, 7pm on second Thursday of month. Details Mary 01279 654234.

PARSONAGE Lane Egyptian Dance Group, 8.15pm-9.30pm, at Parsonage Lane Community Centre, Bishop’s Stortford. Details 07904 198309.

FARNHAM Cherubs meet first Thursday of the month at village hall. Under-fives fun play. 9.15am-noon. Call Andrea 01279 771163.

UTTLESFORD MIND drop-in centre meets at the town hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact Colin or Jo 01371 876641.

BISHOP’S Stortford Art Society meets in the afternoon at various locations. Call 01279 655231 or 507628 for details.

AGE Concern Bishop's Stortford, The Apton Centre, 22A Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford. Open from 10am - 3pm.  Activities, clubs, outings and two course meals.  Transport to and from the centre available within the Bishop's Stortford area. Call Debbie or Naomi on Tel 01279 504748 for full details or just pop in for a cup of tea and a chat.

THORLEY Petanque Club meets at The Marne Inn, Thorley, 7pm, also Saturdays at noon. New players welcome, just turn up or contact Ken 01279 722907.

ASH Valley Quilters meet on the third Thursday of each month at Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact Pauline Bullions 01279 655967.

ALPHA badminton club meets at Bishopsport, Bishop’s Stortford High School, 8pm-10pm, experienced players required. Contact Nick on 01707 283120 or 01438 236223.

  

FRIDAY

 

NORTHGATE Centre senior youth club, 14-plus, 7.30pm-10pm. All welcome. Details 01279 657262.

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous meets at Water Lane Institute, Bishop’s Stortford, 8pm. Also Tuesdays.

BISHOP’S Stortford squadron air cadets, for 13-year-olds plus, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact 01279 651335.

FARNHAM Village Social Club, social evening, darts, pool, crib, table tennis, licensed bar 8pm-11pm. New members welcome.

RSPCA Advice Centre, The Stow, Harlow, open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am-1pm, for advice and help with animal problems. Ring 01279 306058; emergency number 08705 555999.

SAWBRIDGEWORTH Country Market, from 11am, Church House, home-made cakes, savouries, jams, home-grown produce, plants and crafts. Admission free, refreshments.

PARENTLINE is a telephone listening service for parents and carers under stress which offers help and support. Talk over your problems anonymously with another parent. Ring 0808 800 2222 any time.

STORTFORD Kickstart Centre, a free self-help group for the unemployed offering assistance with CVs, letter writing etc, meets in Bishop’s Stortford Methodist Church hall, South Street, 10am-12.30pm.

ST Mary’s Singers practise locally every Friday evening. We specialise in church music and deputise for cathedral choirs in holiday periods, but we also give concerts in aid of charities. New members welcome. Ring 01279 850477 for more info.

HERTS and Essex Christian Church, Sawbridgeworth, Friday Club (aged 10-16) meets at 29b Bell Street.

SAWBRIDGEWORTH and High Wych Rangers meet at Sawbridgeworth Guide Hut, 7.30pm-9.30pm. If you’re aged 14-25 and interested in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, call 01279 817453.

CHRYSALIS Drug Project, free service for people affected by problem drug use, at Careers Office, Northgate Centre, Bishop’s Stortford. Details 01992 504171

GOSPEL choir meets in Bishop’s Stortford. New members welcome, details Sue Hickman 01279 504311.

WI market, 8am-noon, in courtyard of Half Moon pub, North Street, Bishop’s Stortford.

494 (STANSTED Airport) Squadron, Air Training Corps, meets at Building 150, First Avenue, Stansted Airport, 7.30pm-9.30pm for boys and girls aged 13-17 interested in flying, gliding, sports and adventure training. Ring Daphne Smith 01279 814368.

AGE Concern Bishop's Stortford, The Apton Centre, 22A Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford. Open from 10am - 3pm.  Activities, clubs, outings and two course meals.  Transport to and from the centre available within the Bishop's Stortford area. Call Debbie or Naomi on Tel 01279 504748 for full details or just pop in for a cup of tea and a chat.

BRITISH Red Cross meets at Bishop’s Park Community Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, 8pm-10pm. New recruits very welcome. Details Diane 01279 658629 or Janet 832870.

SAWBRIDGEWORTH Conquest Explorer Scouts, for 14- to 18-year-olds, meet at the Scout hut, Springhall Road, 8-10pm. Details Tracey Dobinson 01279 600524.

ENGLISH conversation cafe, every other Friday at the Charis Cente, Water Lane, Bishop's Stortford, 8-10pm. Details 01279 461231.

CHRISTIAN Aid quiz night, All Saints’ School, Bishop’s Stortford, 8.30pm.

  

SATURDAY

 

MUCH Hadham Art Society:  Summer Art Exhibition in Much Hadham Village Hall. Saturday June 19 and Sunday June  20, 10am-5m. Admission free.

BRAINTREE Divorced and Separated Club meets 8pm. Details Brian 01245 362086/Pauline 01376 325924.

HANDS-on Computer Club meets 9.30am, all abilities. Details 01279 657262.

NEWPORT Croquet Club has vacancies for new members, Recreation Ground. Play any time. No experience necessary. Apr 3-Sept 30. Contact Jim Potter 01223 891211.

HAVERS Park Bowls Club welcomes beginners and veterans. Contact 01279 832755.

MIND drop-in centre, now meets at the Skylark Centre, Saffron Walden, 11am-3pm. Contact Colin or Jo 01371 876641.

  

SUNDAY

 

MUCH Hadham Art Society:  Summer Art Exhibition in Much Hadham Village Hall. Saturday June 19 and Sunday June  20, 10am-5m. Admission free.

SERVICES at St James, Thorley: 9am in St James’s Church, 10.30am with children’s groups in the St Barnabas Centre.

SUNDAY afternoon teas at Thorley Church, 2.30-5pm.

BISHOP’S Stortford Salvation Army welcomes you to its meeting, Markwell Pavilion, Castle Gardens, 10.30am.

BISHOP’S Stortford Christian Outreach Centre meets 10.30am at former Salvation Army hall, Portland Road. Bilingual Portuguese service at 6.30pm. Details 01279 831670.

BISHOP’S Stortford Community Church meets at Charis Centre, Water Lane, at 10.30am. Phone 461231.

OPEN Door Church, Great Dunmow, welcomes all ages for its service at the “Old Skool” Library and Youth Centre, North Street. Coffee served at 10.15am, meeting starts 10.30am. Details 0785 2280 911.

SAWBRIDGEWORTH Free Church meets 10am at the Hailey Centre, Bell Street, for family worship, communion and children’s club. Contact Caroline/David 01279 324569.

BISHOP’S Stortford United Reformed Church service at 10.30am. Junior church and crèche.

BADMINTON at the new Stansted Mountfitchet Sports Centre, 10am-noon, all abilities welcome. Details Steve 01279 466181.

QUAKERS (Religious Society of Friends) meets 10.30am at Quaker Meeting House, Chapel Hill, Stansted. All welcome, details 01279 656707.

BISHOP’S Stortford Baptist Church meets at Bishop’s Stortford High School, 10.30am. Details 01279 836695.

THE New Symphony of Saxes meets in Bishop’s Stortford, 2.30pm-5pm. New saxophonists welcome. Details 01279 656141.

BISHOP’S Stortford Canoe Club meets every Sunday morning. New members welcome, experienced and beginners, adults and juniors. Contact 01279 755089.

BISHOP’S Stortford Methodist Church services at 10am and 6.30pm.10am Sunday Club, including crèche and groups for children and young people.

BISHOP’S Stortford Running Club meets 9.30am, Hockerill Sports and Social Club, Beldams Lane. Also Wednesdays 7.30pm. New members welcome, from beginners to experienced runners. Contact Mary Amos 01279 652795

SUNDAY Smashers Badminton Club meets at Bishop’s Stortford High School, 6pm-8pm. New members welcome. Details Barbara 01279 652980.

GOLD Street Chapel meets at County High School, Saffron Walden, 10.30am. Evening service at Gold Street, 6.30pm. All ages welcome. Details 01799 506073.

HAVERS Community Church meets at Havers Community Centre, Waytemore Road, Bishop’s Stortford, at 11am. Details 01279 501577.