Each year Flatford hosts a traditional Christmas celebration to get you in the mood for the festive season. This year, the ancient hall of Valley Farm will be decorated for a Victorian Christmas. Greenery will hang from the ancient walls and frame the huge inglenook fireplace, where a cosy wood fire will keep the winter chill at bay. A Christmas…

The Chelmsford Ballet Company, calling the city its home for almost seventy years, will be performing its 2018 production, Snow Queen, from 21 – 24 March 2018 at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford.

The Minories Galleries is a contemporary gallery managed and run by Colchester School of Art, part of Colchester Institute, providing exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design in one of Colchester’s most distinctive buildings. As well as a public gallery, the site also contains the Batte-Lay tea room surrounded by a walled garden.

The Blake House Craft Centre Christmas shopping event takes place on 2nd & 3rd December this year for a family fun weekend and a traditional shopping experience, raising funds for the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance.