Saturday 9th May, 4:30 am

DAWN CHORUS IN CHALKNEY WOOD led by Essex CC warden and ornithologist Dougal Urquhart. Breakfast to follow. Booking essential. £3 per person. Meet at The Bell at 4:15am or the layby at the wood at 4:30am. 

Thursday, 25th June7:00pm

THE HISTORY OF HEDINGHAM CASTLE: A midsummer tour of the castle led by local historian Charles Bird. Meet at the keep at 7:00pm. 

Thursday, 7th July 7:00pm

ORCHIDS & MOTHS AT WARDMAN'S MEADOW: An evening visit to the new Sudbury water meadows at Middleton led by Adrian Walters, the warden. Meet at The Bell at 6:30pm. 

Sunday, 26th July 10:30am

SUMMER WALK, HALSTEAD - THE MAPLESTEADS: A four-hour circular walk. Bring a packed lunch or stop for food and a rest in Halstead! Meet at the Memorial Hall at 10:30am. 

Thursday, 10th September 7:45pm

THE HALSTEAD AND HEDINGHAMS RIOTS and early 19th century agricultural dissent as told through local songs and historical narrative with Stuart Moffat (Kegs) and the Halstead Historical Society. Meeting at the Memorial Hall.

AUTUMN WALK: Following the Hedingham Mills Walk. Meet at the Memorial Hall at 10:30am. 

Thursday 1st October 7:45pm

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RATTY? An illustrated talk on the water vole and other river life in Essex by EWT expert Darren Tansley. Meeting at the Memorial Hall. 

Thursday, 5th November 7:45pm

A HISTORY OF CASTLE HEDINGHAM: An illustrated talk by village historian and author Charles Bird. Meeting at the Memorial Hall. 

Saturday, 12th December 7:30pm

AN INDIAN CHRISTMAS SOCIAL with Suzanne Harrington and her Indian dancers performing both classical and Bollywood dance. Two course meal. Tickets £12 per person, to be bought in advance. At the Memorial Hall. 

Sunday 27th December 10.30am

WINTER FESTIVE WALK: Details to be announced. Meet 10.30am at the Memorial Hall. 

Thursday 7th January 7:45pm

THE BLACK DEATH IN NORTH ESSEX: A talk by Cambridge professor of mediaeval history Richard Smith. Meeting at the Memorial Hall. 

Thursday 4th February 7:45pm

BIRDS OF NORTH ESSEX: An illustrated talk by ECC warden and ornithologist Dougal Urquhart. Meeting at the Memorial Hall. 

Thursday 4th March 7:45pm

THE NIGHT SKY: A talk and chance to observe and recognise the stars with local astronomer Tony Dagnall. Meeting at the Memorial Hall. 

Thursday 8th April 7:45pm

BADGERS: An illustrated talk by naturalist and author Barry Kaufman-Wright. Meeting at the Memorial Hall. 

Thursday 6th May 7:45pm

A.G.M. plus ARSENIC AND OLD ESSEX: An illustrated talk by Fred Feather on policing and Victorian murder investigations. Meeting at the Memorial Hall.