Events

If you run a community event or charity event, don’t forget to let me know so I can share the details with readers—just email me June@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk

At Bantham and Ongar Bowls Club (Behind The Talbot Pub on the A414) Our Open Day is Saturday 29th May 12 -4pm

Please come for an Informal game of Bowls for free Or any Thursday at 6 pm £5 for 4 Introductory Fun Lessons Indoor Bowls and Social Events Our Membership is £77 per year Further information or an informal chat

St Clare Hospice’s Open Gardens returns

This summer, St Clare Hospice’s perennially popular Open Gardens event is back for its 27th year and will be taking place safely in person, after last year’s event had to take place virtually.

This year the horticultural event, kindly sponsored by Land Sheriffs, will take place on weekends throughout June and July, giving green-fingered fans of the event more than a dozen gardens to explore in aid of the Hospice. Horticultural enthusiasts will get a chance to explore some of the bestkept green spaces in West Essex and East Hertfordshire – from the villages of Thornwood and Hastingwood, to the gardens of Harlow, Epping and Loughton. Entry to participating gardens is payable on the gate and entry starts from £3 per garden, or group of gardens. Tea, cakes and lunches are available in many of the gardens. For details call Dan Bailey on 01279 773738 or email dan.bailey@stclarehospice.org.uk

The Boys: Holocaust Survivors in the Ep-

. ping Forest District

Coming soon Epping Forest District Museum Free exhibition

This exhibition will tell the story of holocaust survivors sent to Holmehurst Hostel in Loughton and the staff that supported them.

Showcasing video testimonies from the survivors and objects from the Jewish Museum and Imperial War Museum, London, the exhibition will explore the story of the concentration camps, and the Loughton boy’s liberation and survival.