Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust
Weekly Coffee Mornings at the Frinton Crossing Cottage
from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon from Tuesday, 10 April 2012 to 9 October 2012.
Dates are not yet available for Winter Coffee Mornings.
Crossing Keeper's Signal Box Museum open on Tuesday mornings from 10 April 2012.
Annual General Meeting: Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Venue: Frinton Methodist Church Hall. 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm.
Friday, 6 April to Monday, 9 April 2012: ART EXHIBITION by local watercolour artist Geoff Ivory at WALTON MARITIME MUSEUM, 10.30 am to 3.30 pm. Free admission.
Monday, 9 April 2012: FRINTON RAILWAY GATES "CLOSING" CEREMONY. Frinton Railway Cottage, Gardens and Signal Box will be open 10.30 am to 4.00 pm. At 12.00 noon, Trevor Bright, grandson of the last gatekeeper, will shut the gates now relocated outside the main station entrance, for the last time. He will be accompanied by a mystery celebrity! Cream teas or bacon butties will be served during the day in the garden and the museum will be open.
Saturday, 5 May 2012 until the end of September: WALTON MARITIME MUSEUM opens daily 2.00 - 4.00 pm. The SUMMER EXHIBITION features royal associations and local sporting activities to reflect 2012.
Wednesday, 9 May 2012: Outing to the ABBEY, COGGESHALL.
Saturday, 19 May 2012: SPRING FAIR at FRINTON CROSSING COTTAGE GARDENS from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. One of our main fundraising events, we are grateful for donations of bric-a-brac, jewellery, cakes, preserves, bottle tombola, books, plants, etc, and helpers on the day.
Sunday, 3 June 2012: James Stevens No.14 will be taking part in the QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE PAGEANT on the River Thames in London between Barn Elms and Tower Bridge from 2.00 pm.
Monday, 4 June 2012: Exhibitions on FRINTON GREENSWARD to mark the QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE. There will be a fly past by the BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL FLIGHT - a twin-engined Dakota, an american aircraft that was used by the RAF, to remember the Wellington twin-engined bomber lost off Frinton in the Second World War.
Monday, 4 June 2012: A BARBECUE at the Naze, Walton, from 8.00 pm, followed by the LIGHTING OF THE NAZE BEACON between 10.00 and 10.30 pm.
Tuesday, 5 June 2012: STRAWBERRY TEAS will be served in the FRINTON RAILWAY COTTAGE GARDEN from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Thursday, 28 June 2012: Afternoon Outing to FLATFORD.
Friday, 29 June 2012: STEWARDS' BRIEFING & PREVIEW NIGHT from 7.00 to 9.00 pm at WALTON MARITIME MUSEUM. A chance for our stewards to talk to the museum team and for our guests to look round this year's exhibition of royal associations and local sporting activities to reflect 2012.
Wednesday, 4 July 2012: Afternoon outing to LANDGUARD FORT & FELIXSTOWE MUSEUM.
Thursday, 19 July 2012: An EVENING WALK ON THE WILDSIDE. The walk along FRINTON GREENSWARD will be led by naturalist David Bain.
Sunday, 22 July 2012: BOAT TRIPS from the PENNY PIER AT HARWICH on James Stevens No.14 as part of the Harwich Sea Festival event 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. Adults £8 - Children (under 10) £5.
Saturday, 13 October 2012: APPLE DAY/AUTUMN FAIR at FRINTON CROSSING COTTAGE GARDENS from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm.
| Further details of all Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust events can be obtained from the Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust website
Chairman/Secretary: Brian Jennings Tel: (01225) 861440
Email: secretary@fwheritage.co.uk
Membership Secretary: Jennifer Gilks Tel: (01255) 673907
Archives: Mrs Liz Bruce Tel: (01255) 861440
Special Contact for both the Spring Fair & the Autumn Fair:
Ann Gladwell Tel: (01255) 852914
Donations of bric-a-brac, books, cakes, preserves, plants, etc would be appreciated.
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The Saxon Theatre Group will be performing a thriller called
"Natural Causes"
at the McGrigor Hall, Fourth Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea
from 3 to 5 May 2012 inclusive
at 8.00 pm each evening. | The Box Office will be open at the McGrigor Hall beforehand for the purchase of tickets. For information about future productions, contact M Colebourne or visit the Saxon Amateur Theatre Group website.
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Frinton-on-Sea Cricket Club
Cricket Week commences on Sunday 29 July 2012 for six days (until 3 August 2012). A week of matches, including the Essex XI and Lloyds of London XI.
Also, Matches every Saturday and Sunday throughout the Season. | Contact Details: Jenni Osborne (Social Secretary) Tel: 07968 700221
Viv Grimwade (Honorary Secretary) Tel: (01255) 678812
John Tyrrell Tel: (01255) 675283 or Email: jtyrrell@talktalk.net |
Frinton and Walton Fun Run
Sunday, 13 May 2011 from 10.30 am
Start and Finish at Tendring Technology College, Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea. |
Application forms can be downloaded from the college website, via the Fun Run link.
For further information, go to the website. |
Pedlars Wood Open Days will take place on 5 & 6 May 2012 from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm | For further details, go to the Pedlars Wood information page, or telephone Pam on 077598 16031. |
A Picnic in the Parktakes place on Saturday, 30 June 2012 from 6.30 pm until 11.00 pm in Glebe Field, Kirby-Le-Soken
Doors Open at 6.00 pm
Three local bands are in the line up including the Sweeting Swing Big Band. As usual it's bring your own food and drink, but there will be a tea and coffee bar.
| For further details, contact David PayneTel: 01225 671749Email: davidpayne@uwclub.net
Tickets: £9 for Adults and £5 for Children under 14.
Proceeds to the project for the outside repair and decoration of St. Michael's Church Hall. |
The Queen's Jubilee Walton Classic Vehicle Show
to include a 1952 category
Sunday, 1 July 2012 from 10.30 am
in Bath House Meadow, Walton. | For further information, contact The Walton Forum Tel: 01255 677006 |
The Frinton Summer Theatre Summer Season:
Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 July 2012 for 7 weeks.
The plays lined up so far are:
“Art” by Yasmina Reza - a wry and witty comedy
"Tomfoolery" - a musical revue based on the work of Tom Lehrer
"Round and Round the Garden" by Alan Ayckbourn
"The Rats" by Agatha Christie
"Knightsbridge" by John Mortimer
"Sign of the Times" - a comedy by Tim Firth
"Happy Families" - a new play by Patrick Marlowe
"Charley's Aunt" by Brandon Thomas
The above is an advance listing which could be subject to slight change or deviation.
| For further information, contact Colin Knights.
The McGrigor Hall Box Office opens on Monday, 25 June 2012, from 2.30 pm |
The Friends of Frinton Theatre
have also arranged the following events:
Sunday, 15 April 2012: The Reverend Robinson will entertain us with his amusing talk on the Memories of Old Essex accompanied by his electric accordion.
Saturday, 12 May 2012: A Coffee Morning at 8 St Mary's Road, Frinton.
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The Frinton Mission will be holding events
on the Greensward from 28 July to 5 August 2012 | For details of what is happening on each day, visit the Frinton Mission website where contact details can also be found. |
Clacton Air Show
Thursday & Friday, 23 & 24 August 2012
from 11.00 am until 5.00 pm |
For further details contact The Tourist Information Centre, Clacton
Tel: 01255 686633 |
Walton Carnival
Saturday 25 August 2012 | For further information, contact The Walton Forum
Tel: 01255 677006 |
Kirby Fetetakes place on August Bank Holiday Monday,27 August 2012, from 12 noon until 5.00 pm in Glebe Field, Kirby-Le-Soken | For further details, contact David PayneTel: 01225 671749Email: davidpayne@uwclub.net |
The Frinton Literary Festival 2012 will take place from 11-14 October
Thursday, 11 October 2012 at 7.30 pm
Writer and Illustrator, Sally Kindberg, will be providing an interactive writing and drawing workshop
to take place in the McGrigor Hall.
Ticket price TBA
Sunday, 14 October 2011 at 3.00 pm
Afternoon Tea with Simon Heffer
To take place at Frinton Golf Club
Ticket price TBA
Other events taking place between Friday, 12 October 2012 and Sunday, 14 October 2012 are being arranged, and information will be displayed on this page as soon as it is available.
| For further information contact the Box Office (Caxton Bookshop)Tel: 01255 851505
or visit the Caxton Books & Gallery website. |
Walton-on-the-Naze Flower Club Open Meetingtakes place on Friday, 7 December 2012, from 12.00 noon, in The Wellington Suite, Martello Caravan Park, Walton-on-the-Naze, with demonstrator Lynn Barrow giving us 'The Magic and Memories of Christmas'.
Ticket price £18.
Tea & Coffee will be available.
From Thursday, 12 April 2012, regular meetings will take place on the second Thursday of the month in the Main Hall, ground floor, Soken House, The Triangle Shoppig Centre. The first demonstration in this new venue will be provided by Brenda Eyers and will be entitled 'Spring Fever'.
| For further details, contact Mrs C HardyTel: 01225 670131Email: cindy.hardy@tiscali.co.uk |
A Christmas Festival
will be held in Connaught Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea in 2012Date TBA | Organised each year by The Frinton, Walton & Local Villages Chamber of Commerce.
For further details, contact Wendy Simon Tel: 01225 671749
Email: wendy30@blackberry.orange.co.uk |
Further events take place throughout the year at the Cricket Club,the Frinton Golf Club, and the Frinton Lawn Tennis Club | Contact the clubs direct for further details. |