The Arts Society Brentwood

District

50 Treasures Of Essex.

The Arts Society Brentwood District is delighted to announce that copies of 50 Treasures of Essex are available for only £5 at all meetings of the group. The Arts Society has produced this invaluable guide to places of interest and to some of the lesser-known objects in our lovely county. As well as being a useful gift item for friends and family as they explore our region, the guide will introduce you to such delights as the Dutch Cottage on Canvey Island, the Roman Circus in Colchester, Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge in Epping Forest, Ols St Mary’s Church in Frinton and the Plume Library in Maldon, to name a few.

Visitors to the Arts Society Brentwood District are guaranteed a warm welcome, a plentiful supply of tea/coffee, biscuits and attractive raffles together with stimulating and entertaining illustrated talks all cater to our growing membership. Forthcoming sessions for 2023/24 include ‘The Savoy Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan’

(20th September) ‘The Painter’s Craft –from painting on caves to the modern day’ (18th October), ‘Frost Fairs on the Frozen Thames’ (15th November) and ‘Turner versus Constable: the great British paint-off’ (17th January). In addition, the Society arranges day trips to locations such as the Rossetti exhibition at the Tate Gallery (September).

Society meetings are usually held at Ingatestone Community Hall, 7 High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9ED on the third Wednesday of the month, apart from August and December. Free parking is plentiful. Coffee/tea are served from 7:30pm and lectures start at 8pm ending about 9:15pm. A visitor’s fee of £8 per meeting is redeemable against annual subscriptions which include three copies of the Arts Society’s richly informative national magazine. More information is available on 01277 356634, online at www.tasbd.org.uk, or just by turning up on the night. Visitors and new members are always welcome.