Weekly BBCA Classes
Our classes and workshops generally run weekly during term time (September to July) and are delivered by experienced tutors.
Art, craft, and language classes: £8.75 weekly.
Exercise and yoga classes: £7.25 weekly.
Half price trial session!
The first session in any class will be half price, so you can try it out to be sure if it suits you.
Arts and Crafts
£8.75 weekly
Creative Sewing
With Essex Handicrafts Association
A creative sewing opportunity as well as work with group sessions. The a chance to just sit and slow stitch, social stitch and learn a stitch. All welcome.
Acrylic & Watercolour Art
Tuesday, 1.30pm – 3.30pm
With David Pasfield
Relaxed learning about and practise of acrylic or watercolour painting skills. David will work with you in your chosen medium.
Prick 'n' Stitch
With Carol Vince & Ellen Payne
A wonderful artistic card can be produced by pricking tiny holes in card and then stitching into them. Join the group to learn how easy stunning detailed pieces can be made!
Calligraphy
Intermediate: Thursday, 1.00pm – 3.00pm
With Jay Ainge
Learn the superlative art of calligraphy.
Learn to Paint and Draw
With Bianca Garcia
Start drawing and painting with step-by-step demonstrations, practical exercises, and insightful tips.
Mastering Watercolours
With Bianca Garcia
An encouraging environment to explore, experiment and develop the process of painting; to find your own unique way of using the wonderful medium of watercolour.
Art Summer School
April 7th to August 18th
With Bianca Garcia
Are you terrified of drawing and painting but have a secret longing to learn how to do it? Have you started your art journey and want to learn the basic skills for creating your own original art?
COMING SOON!
Languages
£8.75 weekly
French Conversation
With Peter Schaad
We offer beginners and intermediate learners the chance to speak conversational languages with well practised tutors. Register for the language of your choice to brush up your holiday skills!
Italian Conversation
With Peter Schaad
We offer beginners and intermediate learners the chance to speak conversational languages with well practised tutors. Register for the language of your choice to brush up your holiday skills!
German Conversation
With Peter Schaad
We offer beginners and intermediate learners the chance to speak conversational languages with well practised tutors. Register for the language of your choice to brush up your holiday skills!
Introduction to British Sign Language
From 13th May 2025
With Lyndsey Dixon-Barrell
£17 per session. Prepayment discounts available.
Eight-session course. Be sure to register your interest early!
COMING SOON!
Conversation Spanish
Thursday 6.30pm – 7.45pm
Course of 10 weekly evening classes to help you learn some basic Spanish to help you get by when on holiday in Spain.
COMING SOON!
Exercise & Wellness
£7.25 weekly
Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga offers a gentle yet effective way to enhance flexibility, build strength, alleviate joint pressure and overall well-being.
Dance Fit
With Joanne Libby
Fun, easy to follow routines to get you moving and make you smile! Suitable for all levels. Great music. Various styles. Qualified dance and fitness teacher.
Yoga with Holly
Wednesday, 10.45am – 12.15pm
With Holly Summers
A friendly, fun and inclusive yoga session.
Pilates
Thursday 5.45pm – 6.45pm
With Joanne Libby
Pilates is a fantastic method used to help improve strength, flexibility, mobility, overall movement and tone.
Serenity Yoga
With Louise
Mindful movement which includes yoga asana, breath work, and meditation.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga
With Katie Stewart
An energetic yoga class to help balance physical mental, and spiritual wellbeing. All ability levels welcome.
Salsa Dancing
Improvers/Intermediate: Wednesday, 6.00pm – 7.00pm
Workshops
We also run a variety of special workshops and courses outside of the weekly class programme, which can be a great opportunity to have a go at something you’ve always wanted to try, or just spend a few hours on a fun project. Look out for our occasional Saturday School classes, as well as the Braintree Summer School!
Patchwork From The Start
Five sessions - £15 a session (£75 to be paid in advance) ---------------------------------------- 9th & 30th April 14th & 28th May 11th June 2025 7.00pm – 9.00pm Explore patchwork techniques in combination with getting to know your sewing machine in these fun sessions plus lots of tea and biscuits. Start learning what your machine can do as well as create useful patchwork projects including Dresden Plate Applique Motifs, Free Motion Illustration, Twin Trees Patchwork block and a Japanese Fold over pouch. 9th April-Dresden Plate Applique Motif and all things curvy.30th April- Free motion Illustration-You don’t need to know how to […]
Find out more »Spring Flower Garden in Thick and Thin Acrylics
With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board. (Size should be at least 50x50 […]
Find out more »Other Classes and Meetings
These sessions are run by outside hirers so fees will vary and are paid directly to the organiser.
For further information and contact details, please see our Community Partners & Affiliates page.
Rethink Art Group
Tuesday, 1.00pm – 4.00pm
A mental health support group – not a drop in group.
Armchair Exercise
Wednesday, 9.30am – 10.30am
Easy exercise class.
Parkinson’s UK
Fourth Thursday of the month, 2.00pm – 4.00pm
People with Parkinson’s, family and friends – come along and enjoy our friendly meetings and take part in gentle exercise and singing if you wish to – suitable for all levels of ability.
Dolphin Women’s Institute
Fourth Thursday of the month, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Dolphin WI is a member of The Essex Federation whose head office is based in Hatfield Peverel.
Al-Anon
Tuesday, 8.00pm – 9.30pm