Virtual Craft Market
Announcing our first Virtual Craft Market! Please join the group and invite your friends: https://facebook.com/groups/virtualmarketbraintreecommunitycentre
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Your Community in Braintree
As a Centre, we aim to improve the condition and quality of life of those living in the district through the provision of facilities at the Centre for education, recreation and leisure time activities.
Weekly Classes
We offer weekly classes in a range of subjects from arts and crafts to languages, all with experienced tutors in a friendly atmosphere. We always welcome new students!
Room & Hall Hire
We have a variety of rooms available for hire, so whether you need to hold a group meeting for 70 people or a children’s birthday party, just the once or every week all year, we can help.
Shop
Get your copy of Braintree Community Art Group’s “Art à la Carte” cookbook or a Braintree District Arts Sketchbook here!
Open Art Online
We’re pleased to welcome you to the first Braintree Open Online Art Exhibition, with work submitted by artists in and around the Braintree area. We hope you enjoy it!
Upcoming Events
Virtual Craft Market
Browse and buy a range of handmade items and craft supplies from local independent sellers, over the weekend of Friday 11th to Sunday 13th December. Pick up some great handcrafted gifts, a treat for yourself, or even some arty supplies to keep you busy with a new project over the festive period!
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Annual General Meeting 2019/20
The Braintree Community Centre Annual General Meeting 2019/20 will take place by Zoom on Tuesday 26th January 2021 at 7.30pm. Further details to follow closer to the time.
Find out more »Braintree Open Online Art Exhibition 2021
The Braintree Open Online Art Exhibition will be back in 2021, with another virtual exhibition opening on 14th February – love theme optional! Submissions will open in the new year or just before Christmas.
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Latest News and updates
from Braintree Community Centre
Braintree Rethink "Creative Minds" Exhibition
The Braintree Rethink Self-Help Art Group meet every Tuesday and provide help and support to
October 2020 Closure
Update November 2020: We are open only to permitted health and support groups, from Tuesdays
Testimonials
We would love to hear from you – please get in touch via our contact page
This is a really nice, quiet place to have meetings. It is an old house that looks like a Georgian building. It has had some modifications and extensions and the area is just lovely, just beside a shopping area.
Max – 2019 (via Google)
Friendly, professional and helpful staff, very clean and convenient to town. Excellent facilities offering a wide and range of adult classes and activities.
Debbie – September 2019 (via Facebook)
Excellent, welcoming and flexible space, a real refuge for those in need of it.
Richard – 2018 (via Google)
Fab day as per usual, can highly recommended Maggie Harling as a tutor and braintree community centre as an excellent venue, thank you all x
Leigh – August 2018 (via Facebook)
A good place to have a meeting. It appears to be on a main road through Braintree, though has plenty of parking once you drive in.
David – 2017 (via Google)
A great looking place that offers a fair few things to sign up to for reasonable prices to help you learn all types of things.
Jordan – May 2018 (via Google)
Braintree Rethink Art Group use the big hall every week … very clean….warm & friendly welcome…..Excellent venue X
Trina – May 2017 (via Facebook)
Community Partners
Here are just some of the organisations we work with
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