July
| Fri 10th July | Shakespeare | In the Jubilee room WMCC at 2pm. | |
| Fri 10th July | Golf | At Little Channels golf club, Chelmsford. Meet at 10.15am in the car park. | |
| Sat 11th July | MOTO | Maldon Choral concert at 7.30 pm United Reform Church, Maldon. “A Little Summertime Jazz”. Tickets £15 from Maldon Books, or on the door. | |
| Fri 10th July | CHAI | We will visit St Andrew’s Parish Church, Hatfield Peverel. CM3 2LE. A guide has been arranged. Lunch has been booked at The Coffee Lounge, Hatfield Peverel Village Hall, CM3 2HP. | |
| Fri 17th July | History and Science | Visit to the Houses of Parliament for a guided tour at 12 noon. We shall meet at the Winston Churchill statue at 11.30 a.m. This tour will take approx. 1.5 hours. | |
| Sun 19th July | MOTO | 4pm to 6pm Maldon Orchestra free concert on the common in Little Totham. Bring your own chair. Refreshments (for a donation) available. | |
| Mon 20th July | Gardening | July 20th “The Mount”, Epping Road, Roydon near Harlow, CM19 5HT. Cost £10 includes entrance and refreshments | |
| Th 23rd July | Walking | July 23rd – Meadowcroft Garden Centre SS11 7QU | |
| Fri 24th July | Shakespeare | In the Jubilee room WMCC at 2pm. |
In the future
Gardening August 17th Informal get together - to be confirmed
Walking August 27th - Wickham Bishops Church, CM8 3LA
Local Theatres
Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) – Chelmsford Theatre
Thursday 17th September 2026 at 2.30pm, Tickets: £42.50
The Great British Bake-Off Musical
Witham Public Hall.
Saturday 31 October 2026 at 2.30pm
Tickets: £20.20 (including booking fee)
Blackwater u3a Holiday Group
The Yorkshire Explorer - TV, Films & more… Monday 7th September 2026 for 5 days, half board
Blackwater holiday group Boons Calibre Travel on the Yorkshire Explorer staying at the Best Western Milford Hotel, Leeds, from 7th September until 11th September 2026 please contact the Co-ordinators.
Includes 4 nights half-board (dinner, B & B) in en-suite bedrooms, ground floor rooms (no lift) accessible room, visits on outward and return journeys. Entrance to Castle Howard & Gardens, fare for Skipton canal trip, Embsay/Bolton Abbey train fare (single)
Through Boon’s Calibre Travel, Homestead, Ulting Rd, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford CM3 2LY Contact Suzanne on 01245 382 397 or 07899 738963
Co ordinators: Liz Jones 07979 664587 or Robyn Slade 01621 928536
