Mountnessing Village Hall

Mountnessing Village Hall is situated by the Mountnessing Windmill.

It is a lovely busy community hall which is also available to hire for private events. Please see our website: www.mountnessingvillagehall.com or email Dawn Parker on booking@mountnessingvillagehall.com for booking information.

Some of the regular activities are as follows: -

Mountnessing Senior Citizens Club

This group meets twice a month on the 2nd and fourth Thursday of the month at 2pm in the Village Hall.

It’s an extremely casual friendly meeting where you can get to chat to friends old and new over a cup of tea.

We have bingo and a raffle and an easy quiz to kick things off. New members made very welcome.

For more details contact Sue 07974 174713

Brentwood Organ & Keyboard Club

Join us at our monthly concerts on Tuesday afternoons (usually the 4th Tuesday) at Mountnessing Village Hall. Concerts are performed by a different professional every month using their own keyboard system which gives them a whole orchestra at their fingertips. Many styles and genres are played at each concert - jazz, easy listening, classical, pop, big band, swing, film themes, songs from musicals etc. Something for everyone to enjoy. Concerts start at 2:15pm (doors 1:45pm). Entry at the door is £5 for members, £7 for guests (cash please) including interval refreshments.

Tuesday 26th September – Mark Thompson

Tuesday 24th October – Nicholas Martin

Tuesday 21st November – Mark Spafford

Tuesday 12th December – Xmas Concert –Chris Stanbury

See www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/ brentwood or Jean on 01277 824380

Little City

Role play adventure for kids. Please contact Lucy Huartson 07823 322296 email lucy@littlecityuk.com

4th Wednesday morning of the month:

27th September

25th October

22nd November

Little Monkees Play Arena

Meet every Friday through term time for 4 months to 3 years. Call 01277 211065 or 07837 170602 Email info@littlemonkees.com

Teenie Rockets music sensory group Contact Kayleigh Marshall on 07925 348695 or email kdean3848@hotmail.com for session dates.

Billericay Mayflower Bridge Club

Meet on a Tuesday evening from 7pm. Please contact John McCoy 07474 267160

Moore Art

This art group is a former watercolour landscape class that lost its teacher several years ago, and have carried on as a group without tuition. We develop on our own and support each other in different projects. Some members do pictures, some do cards or both. It is a very sociable group and we usually get together for a meal at Christmas. Meetings are every Wednesday afternoon.

Please contact Leila on 07790 288209 email leilamoore@hotmail.co.uk

RNLI Quiz night

Will be held on Friday 13th October, from 7pm. Quiz starts at 7:30pm. Along with the quiz costing £10, there will be a backwards bingo costing £5. Please pay cash on the night, and bring your own drink and nibbles.

Contact Jane Jones by email brin_jane@hotmail.com

The Shaftesbury cycling club

Meeting every Wednesday evening. Please contact Laurence Bellamy on 07825 686998

Hotfooted shoe sale

The sale will be returning on the morning of 27th October for the second of their visits this year.

St Giles Autumn Fayre

18th November 2023 at 11am. This fayre is in aid of St Giles, Mountnessing parish church and is offering a variety of stalls including gifts, cards, cakes, raffles, second hand books, toys and bric-a-brac, along with refreshments of a range of home-made soups, rolls and desserts

We also have a number of activities lead by the Shenfield U3A, including singing, art classes.

Please contact Gill Bitschine by email on gillbits@btinternet.com

Tel: 01277 549 027

Mob: 07856769007

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Sign up to renewable electricity and fix your tariff as the Essex Energy Switch returns

The Essex Energy Switch is back, helping local communities come together to take the hassle out of searching for a better energy rate.

The Essex Energy Switch is a group buying scheme for gas and electricity. It is free to register and there is no obligation to accept an offer. The more people that register, the greater the collective buying power of the group.

All Energy Switch suppliers must provide 100% renewable electricity. This will help to reduce carbon emissions in the county. Registering for the Energy Switch is quick and easy. Taking part helps you avoid searching for the best deals as all the hard work is done for you.

The amount of money saved varies depending on factors such as the current tariff, payment method and consumption. Savings, or where there are no savings, are displayed in the personal offer received. While there is no guarantee that an offer will be the cheapest, the model aims to ensure most people are offered lower annual energy bills than they are currently paying or are available at the time of the offer.

Registration for the Essex Energy Switch is free and only takes five minutes. Preapproved energy companies will bid at an auction to see who can offer the lowest energy tariff. Those registered will receive an offer once the winning bidder is chosen. There’s no obligation to switch. For customers who decided to proceed, the process is taken care of by the winning supplier.

Register online via www.bigcommunityswitch.co.uk/essex landing or by calling the Big Community Switch registration line on 0800 048 8439 to register and receive correspondence by post. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5.30pm. Those looking to sign up should have a recent energy bill to hand.

Ambitious £250m Climate Action Plan is approved

Essex County Council’s Cabinet has approved an updated Essex Climate Action Plan. This will help us tackle climate change and improve the Essex environment.

The revised plan will see us commit an extra £50 million in funding between now and 2025. This brings the budget for the whole plan to £250 million.

There are six core themes in the plan. These are:

• land use and green infrastructure

• energy

• built environment

• transport

• waste

• community engagement

ECC adopted the original plan in November 2021. It followed the recommendations from the Essex Climate Action Commission’s report, Net Zero: Making Essex Carbon Neutral.

The new plan removes commitments which have been delivered. It also adds in new ones to the remains goals, and sets out the achievements already made.

Read more about ECC’s progress online via www.essex.gov.uk/news/2023/ambitiousps250m-climate-action-plan-approved