2017 - Braintree Community Centre

November 21, 2017

Users Meeting Rescheduled – 19th January 2018

Users Meeting Friday 19th January 2018, 7-9pm All users of the Centre are invited to join us for a cheese and wine evening to welcome in the New Year. We will be talking about our plans for 2018, and you will have the opportunity to provide us with your opinions, comments and suggestions to help us to improve. We look forward to working with you for another year! The meeting was originally planned to take place on the 8th December 2017, but we unfortunately had to reschedule due to diary clashes – apologies for any inconvenience caused.

October 24, 2017

Term Times

The Centre will be closed for Christmas from 21st December 2017 to 2nd January 2018, so there will be no classes or bookings taken for this period. Please consult your class tutors for specific finishing dates. Our full programme of classes can be found here: https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/our-classes/ – including languages, art, and even cake decorating. If you think you might be interested in one of our classes but aren’t quite sure yet, you can try your first session for free before deciding if you would like to join the class or not. Feel free to contact the office to arrange your taster […]

September 5, 2017

Open Art Gallery now online!

All of the artworks that were part of the Braintree Open Art Exhibition are now featured in an online gallery, which can be found here: https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/art-in-braintree/open-art-gallery/ Be sure to have a look if you missed out on seeing the exhibition in person!

August 19, 2017

Braintree Open Art Exhibition 19th – 28th August

The exhibition is being held at Braintree Community Centre and will be on from the 19th – 28th August. Admission is completely free, so please come along and bring your friends! Please click “continue reading” for opening hours.

July 25, 2017

Braintree Open Art Submission Dates

We will be accepting submissions on Friday 11th August, 10am – 7pm and Saturday 12th August, 10am – 2pm (or by arrangement). Please bring your work, entry form and fee to the Community Centre: 19-21 Bocking End, CM7 9AH. The full terms and conditions, as well as a printable entry form can be found here: https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/classes-events/open-art-exhibition/

June 29, 2017

Art on a Card Auction

Our Art on a Card auction has started! All of the lots, and instructions on how to bid, can be found on the “Art on a Card” Facebook page. If you can, please support us by spreading the word, sharing and bidding – thank you!

June 20, 2017

Annual General Meeting 2017

All tutors, organisations and users are invited to attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 14th July, at 7.30pm in the hall.

June 17, 2017

Braintree Art Trail 2017

The Braintree Art Trail has begun, with work by local artists on display in windows around George Yard Shopping Centre in Braintree. You can find an online copy of the map by clicking here, or when you’re in town you’ll be able to pick up a map from outside the front of the George Yard Management Suite (just on the left after you enter the shopping centre from Bank Street). From there you can begin following the trail! Don’t miss out on our competition, which will give you the chance to win a full term of weekly classes in any […]