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Join Essex Wildlife Trust at Abberton Reservoir for a charity quiz.
Book up a table of 6 or 8 and test your general knowledge.
Licensed bar and snacks availble
Raffle
Booking essential
Please call the centre team to book your place; £5 per person donation requested.
Join Essex Wildlife Trust, North Essex Astronomical Society and Andrew Green Director of the StarDome for an evening that will be truly out of this universe on Friday 15th September!
The planetarium experience is one that people young and old alike will remember for many years. When the dome lights dim to a gasp from the audience you will see 3000 stars appear in a perfect night sky free from light pollution.
If the weather permits NEAS members will be manning scopes so that the night stars can be seen on the evening too.
On this course you will learn how to cut printing plates from Lino and rubber. All the techniques of transferring a sketch to the lino, carving the lino and printing from the Lino will be fully demonstrated and learnt.
We will then print from the plates using water soluble printing ink and stamp pads for smaller printing blocks. Please bring reference images to work from during the day of images you would like to make prints from.
This course will show all the techniques needed to do a pencil drawing from a reference picture and then build up colour and detail in layers of watercolour washes.
The course is suitable for beginners upwards. The basic techniques of using watercolours will be taught and all materials will be provided and advice given of what materials to purchase if you want to continue with this hobby at home.
“Birding & Photography” as a morning session 10am-1pm, consisting of an hour’s presentation in the classroom and a couple of hours out on the reserve putting the theory into practice.
Please bring your own camera equipment. The event will consist of looking at finding birds and photo opportunities, and hints and tips on improving photos, rather than the technical side of bird photography.
Booking is essential.
On this course you will learn how to make a simple stylish lino print which you can then print as art gifts for friends but also use on your own Christmas cards and wrapping paper.
We will learn how to cut a lino plate using special tools and how to print from that plate. We will be using water soluble inks but please bring and old shirt or apron to protect your clothing.
For this course please bring your own reference images to work from if you have a specific theme in mind.
Spend a relaxing day in our scenic centre, learning the skills of enamelling to create beautiful jewellery.
You will learn how to fuse glass to metal, using pre-cut copper blanks which make fantastic pendants or earrings, create these for yourself or as a present for a loved one.
By the end of this one day class you will have made around 3 pieces. Your tutor Toni Peers, will guide you throughout the day to enable you to create your own designs. All materials included.
Booking is essential.
In this one day class you will learn how to paint with molten wax, a particularly effective and quick way to produce vivid hand painted work quickly. You will use tools such as an iron, and heated stylus to melt the wax.
Toni Peers will demo plenty of examples to give you ideas on painting lots of Christmas themed pictures and some cards blanks will be provided to turn some of your (many ) paintings into cards.
All materials will be provided. Toni will also bring some equipment for sale.
Booking is essential
In this one day class, Toni Peers will cover both wet and needle felting techniques that can be used to create decorations or presents!
Create a needle felted robin, and other decorations, or you could spend the day making a handcrafted felted item for a loved one for Christmas.
Handcrafted felt is made using pre-spun wool the fibres are fused together to create felt either by force using a needle, or friction, heat and soap using the wet felted method.
All materials are included. Booking is essential
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In partnership with RHS Hyde Hall. Starting with a 1 hour guided tour of the Hyde Hall Estate, we’ll show you a range of bat friendly plants and discuss ways to encourage these lovely creatures into your garden. We then return to the Visitor Centre at Hanningfield Reservoir for refreshments and the chance to watch bats emerging from their roost.
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This is our seashore based wildlife morning.
Explore the Seashore in all weathers.
Lots of fun and fabulous things to make and take home.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL AS PLACES ARE LIMITED.
£8 DONATION PER CHILD
AUTUMN OFFER: Book for the whole of September and only pay for 3!
We will be outside so please dress appropriately.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Meet on Chalkwell Esplanade - between the ramp from Chalkwell Station and the car parking area.
This is our seashore based wildlife morning.
Explore the Seashore in all weathers.
Lots of fun and fabulous things to make and take home.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL AS PLACES ARE LIMITED.
£8 DONATION PER CHILD
AUTUMN OFFER: Book for the whole of September and only pay for 3!
We will be outside so please dress appropriately.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Meet on Chalkwell Esplanade - between the ramp from Chalkwell Station and the car parking area.
This is our seashore based wildlife morning.
Explore the Seashore in all weathers.
Lots of fun and fabulous things to make and take home.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL AS PLACES ARE LIMITED.
£8 DONATION PER CHILD
AUTUMN OFFER: Book for the whole of September and only pay for 3!
We will be outside so please dress appropriately.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Meet on Chalkwell Esplanade - between the ramp from Chalkwell Station and the car parking area.
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