Hawkwell Residents Association

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2012 – Local Farmers Markets Rochford Farmers Market . See dates below.

2012 – Mobile Library .

2012 – Quiz Night every 3rd Wednesday of the Month. Everyone welcome, bring your own food & drink, all proceeds donated to Hall Roof Fund. Ashingdon & East Hawkwell Memorial Hall, Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 3HF. Phone: 01702 545547.

2012 – Hockley Residents Association Meetings & Coach Trips. Meetings are held in the large seminar room at Kilnfield House next to Hockley Station on every 2nd Tuesday of each month at 19.30hrs. For the Hockley Residents Association website please click on: HoRA Website . For their latest newsletter please click on: HoRA Newsletter . For an up to date list of coach trips with pickup points in Hawkwell please click on: Coach Trips 2012 , or contact Brian O’shea on 01702 204334 or email brian.oshea@hockleyresidents.co.uk .

May 2012 – Hockley Library - Did you know? Free GO-ON Beginners Computer Course Sessions are starting in May. Guided learning at your own pace Saturdays at 10 am. Limited places. See staff to book. We keep our newspapers for a month so ask a member of staff if you would like to read a certain one. You can sign up to Essex Libraries' Virtual Reader Group. They recommend books that everyone is talking about. Just visit the website and sign up www.free-library-news.net . If you have a friend or family member who can't get into the library we can bring books to them. Ask a member of staff for details about the Home Library Service. You can follow us online @EssexLibraries on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. Phone: 01702 203558.

18/05/2012 – Hockley Library - Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time 10.30 - 11am. Just turn up for songs and stories! Phone: 01702 203558.

24/05/2012 – Hockley Library - Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time 10.30 - 11am. Just turn up for songs and stories! Phone: 01702 203558.

24/05/2012 – Classic Car & Retro Show 10.30 - 5.00pm. The Lawn Hall Road Rochford. Supporting Peaceful Place Dementia Charity. Phone: 07775 733911.

26/05/2012 – Hockley Library - Essex Police Beat Surgery with local PCSO John Venner 10.00 - 11.00am. Phone: 01702 203558.

26/05/2012 – Hockley Library - Daddy Cool 'Diamond Jubilee' Join us for fun activities and stories celebrating 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign 10.30 - 11.30am. Design and make a crown. Phone: 01702 203558.

02/06/2012 – 09:30 to 12:30 Rochford Farmers Market .

02/06/2012 – Hawkwell Parish Council is now planning their next Summer Fayre that is becoming a very successful bi-annual event with something for everyone from dog shows to belly dancers. The fayre will take place as it did in 2010 on the Rochford Hundred Rugby Club ground in Magnolia Road on Saturday 2nd June 2012. If you are interested in getting involved or would like a stall at the fayre please contact the clerk Stuart Mennell on 01702 207710.

03/06/2012 – Bure Valley & Norfolk Broads a Hockley Residents Association Coach Trip. In the morning we have a 45 min. train ride on the Bure Valley Railway, which runs from Aylesham to Wroxham, where we will have time for lunch. In the afternoon we will go on a 1½ hour boat trip, with commentary, on the Norfolk Broads. For an up to date list of coach trips with pickup points in Hawkwell please click on: Coach Trips 2012 , or contact Brian O’shea on 01702 204334 or email brian.oshea@hockleyresidents.co.uk .

04/06/2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee .

09/06/2012 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

30/06/2012 – Hockley & District Horticultural Society Plant Sale (Saturday). Hockley & District Horticultural Society are located at the rear of Hawkwell Village Hall and are open every Sunday from February to October 2012 for all your garden sundries. To take advantage of their reasonable prices you will need to become a member at a cost of £3.

06/07/2012 – The Olympic Torch will be coming to Rayleigh on its way through South Essex to London.

07/07/2012 – 09:30 to 12:30 Rochford Farmers Market .

07/07/2012 – Hockley Gardening Competition 2012 .

13/07/2012 – The Meridian TV Region digital switchover will take place. The analogue channels are switched off and the remaining Freeview channels become available. If you receive your TV from the Meridian TV Region it is recommended that you retune your Freeview box after this date. For more information please visit the website: Digital TV Helpscheme .

14/07/2012 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

14/07/2012 – 19:00 23:00 Summer Quiz Hockley & Hawkwell 55+ Social Centre .

19/07/2012 – Guildford & Titsey Place a Hockley Residents Association Coach Trip. In the morning we will have a historic guided tour of Guildford. After the tour we will have time for lunch and a look around. In the afternoon we visit Titsey Place & Gardens with a guided tour of the house. Titsey has a fine collection of family portraits, a beautiful collection of porcelain and a set of four paintings by Canaletto. The gardens are stunning, with lakes, woodland walks, a kitchen garden and a park offering panoramic views over the North Downs. There is a restaurant her where you can have afternoon refreshments. For an up to date list of coach trips with pickup points in Hawkwell please click on: Coach Trips 2012 , or contact Brian O’shea on 01702 204334 or email brian.oshea@hockleyresidents.co.uk .

04/08/2012 – 09:30 to 12:30 Rochford Farmers Market .

11/08/2012 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

01/09/2012 – 09:30 to 12:30 Rochford Farmers Market .

01/09/2012 – Hockley & District Horticultural Society Autumn Show (Saturday). Hockley & District Horticultural Society are located at the rear of Hawkwell Village Hall and are open every Sunday from February to October 2012 for all your garden sundries. To take advantage of their reasonable prices you will need to become a member at a cost of £3.

08/09/2012 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

24-28/09/2012 – 5 day Break in the West Country a Hockley Residents Association Coach Trip. We will be staying at the Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton-under-edge, South Gloucestershire. Tortworth Court is a 4 star grade II listed Victorian Mansion, set in 30 acres of parkland. It is set in its own arboretum of over 300 rare trees. There will be evening meal, bed & breakfast, and the rooms are en-suite with all facilities. There is a swimming pool, gym, sauna & steam room. All the above, including coach trips and entrance fees for outings mentioned below are included in price. Beauty treatments at the spa are extra. Whilst we are away we will be visiting Highgrove (home of Price Charles), where we will have a champagne tea and a guided tour of the gardens. We will go to Hidcote Manor, which is recognised as one of the Country’s greatest gardens, Tyntesfield, a magnificent house in Wraxall, Bristol, and the seaside resort of Weston-Super-Mare. If you are a National Trust Member you will receive a reduction in the price of this holiday, owing to the fact that your entrance fees are free of charge. We will plan the itinerary as soon as we have a definite booking for Highgrove. For an up to date list of coach trips with pickup points in Hawkwell please click on: Coach Trips 2012 , or contact Brian O’shea on 01702 204334 or email brian.oshea@hockleyresidents.co.uk .

Tortworth Court Hotel

06/10/2012 – 09:30 to 12:30 Rochford Farmers Market .

13/10/2012 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

28/10/2012 – Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the Sea, Norfolk a Hockley Residents Association Coach Trip. We will stop at Wells for some lunch, and then on to Holkham Hall. The grand Palladian hall has the perfect location surrounded by acres of rolling parkland rich in wildlife and the nearby north Norfolk coast. Inside this magnificent family home there are treasures to be discovered in every room. From incredible architecture, stunning art, original furniture and classical statuary, to the Old Kitchen, crammed with shiny pots and pans on every wall. The ‘Wives and Daughters’ Exhibition gives added interest, where on display are some of their wedding and evening dresses. There is a café here for refreshment before we head home. For an up to date list of coach trips with pickup points in Hawkwell please click on: Coach Trips 2012 , or contact Brian O’shea on 01702 204334 or email brian.oshea@hockleyresidents.co.uk .

03/11/2012 – 09:30 to 12:30 Rochford Farmers Market .

10/11/2012 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

14-17/11/2012 – SODS presents - Fiddler on the Roof Southend Operatic & Dramatic Society (SODS) .

24/11/2012 – Christmas Lights 2012 .

01/12/2012 – 09:30 to 12:30 Rochford Farmers Market .

08/12/2012 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

09/02/2013 – 09:00 to 12:00 Hockley Farmers Market .

10-13/04/2013 – SODS presents - Summer Holiday Southend Operatic & Dramatic Society (SODS) .

13-16/11/2013 – SODS presents - Guys and Dolls Southend Operatic & Dramatic Society (SODS) .

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Websites with local events:

Ashingdon & East Hawkwell Memorial Hall