7. Events

Events Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee can be found pages 10 and 11.

There are events planned at every hall in the Parish—so something for everyone.

St Andrew’s Church Events

- Sundays

10am: “Sunday Morning Church”: an informal, all-age service with crafts and songs. 3pm: Holy Eucharist: a contemplative, prayerful service.

- Weekdays

Every Tuesday, 7.30-8.30: Bible & prayer group via zoom. First Wednesday of the month @12: Rosary Group. A calming and meditative prayer group. Beginners welcome. Don’t forget to send details of any events you are holding in the local the area. It is great to see more and more local events taking place as slowly more people want to get back out and meet people.

North Weald Allstars Jazz Session

1st Saturday of each month 12pm onwards Tickets available on the door—£12

Memory Café 4U

Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month 10am—12pm At St James’ Church Hall, Ongar Welcoming café especially for those with varying degrees of memory issues and those who love and care for them. Enjoy activities, bingo and more.

Ploughman’s Lunch

Held in the North Weald Village Hall Every Second Saturday each month - This is organised for the the benefit of the Senior Citizens Society, a North Weald institution.

North Weald WI Meeting

North Weald W.I. Dates for your diary. W.I. future meetings at the Village Hall starting at 1.45pm are our Annual Meeting to be held on Wednesday 4th May and the next month Wednesday 1st June with a most talented speaker Victoria Robertson with a talk entitled Gardens, living art sculptures. Visitors welcome £4.00 on the door

West Essex Flower Club

West Essex Flower Club West Essex Flower Club’s Spring meeting is to be held at Thornwood Village Hall on Monday 9th May starting at 1.45pm. Our demonstrator is Terri Potter with arrangements entitled ‘This Way & That’. Visitors welcome £6.00 on the door

RideLondon, festival of cycling 29 May 2022

Full day of events and road closures

New Bus Service to Chelmsford

With thanks to Mary Terry who has asked me to informed local residents of a new bus service that runs every Tuesday of the school term and goes into Chelmsford.

The bus starts at Debden Broadway 8.40am and picks up in Epping at 8.58am North Weald at 9.08 and Ongar at 9.17 it then travels on picking up passengers at bus stops till it reaches Chelmsford at 10am.

Mary has confirmed It is a pleasant journey. The Concessionary bus pass can be used before 9am on this number 35 bus. The bus is usually a black coach . It leaves Chelmsford for the return journey at 13.45pm and gets to North Weald by 14.07pm.

I agree with Mary, that if these bus services are not used then they are often discontinued. This would seem a great way to get some of the bigger shops and I know a lot of people who go shopping in Chelmsford.