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Audley End apple festival is this weekend

A child smiling, eating an apple sitting on a hay bale, Audley End House and Gardens, Essex

Audley End House & Gardens

Louise Dunderdale

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Audley End Apple Festival takes place this weekend (September 25 to 26).
Family-friendly pantomime The Wizard of Oz can be seen at Saffron Hall this Christmas

Saffron Hall

Magical family show The Wizard of Oz coming to Saffron Hall this Christmas

Alan Davies

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Noisy neighbours can be a huge bugbear. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Council

Chelmsford: Residents voice concerns over possible event noise

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Victorian costumes and horses at Audley End House and Gardens, Essex

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Victorian Horses and riders wow at Audley End event

Louise Dunderdale

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The steam train at Audley End Miniature Railway.

Days Out Guide

A magical way to end the summer holidays

Matt Adams

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Singer Ciara Waterfield who will perform at Dunmow Cricket Club, Great Dunmow, Essex

Events

Join the fun as Cricket Club events celebrate their 125 years

Louise Dunderdale

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Women smiling: free tea and coffee, cake to purchase at TouchPoint Stansted, Essex

Events | Gallery

Community drop-in offers a chat and support every week

Louise Dunderdale

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MasterChef winner Alex Webb cooking at the Great Dunmow summer market, Essex

Food | Video

Video and pictures: Dunmow's delightful day out

Louise Dunderdale

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A large tree: The Cedar of Lebanon at the Gardens of Easton Lodge, Little Easton near Great Dunmow, Essex

The Gardens of Easton Lodge

Gardens of Easton Lodge upcoming Open Day has a focus on trees

Louise Dunderdale

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Bill Bailey drew in a huge crowd on Sunday at Latitude. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown

Comedy | Interview

Strictly champion Bill Bailey set for Comedy Shindig

Alan Davies

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There will be dozens of Heritage Open Days in Essex in September.

Days Out Guide

15 of the best free Heritage Open Days to discover in Essex

Alan Davies

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The gates to Great Dunmow Maltings and Town Museum

Arts & Culture

The Maltings announces first event with Covid safety measures in place

Angela Jardine, Trustee at The Maltings in Great Dunmow

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Visitors admiring floral entries at Bardfield Horticultural Society Summer Show, Great Bardfield, Essex

Events | Gallery

Horticultural summer show attracts over 150 entries

Linda Prior, Bardfield Horticultural Society

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Great Dunmow mayor Patrick Lavelle with his granddaughter Imogen Lavelle-Moran in Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow Town Council

Mayor's column: What's on in delightful Dunmow

Councillor Patrick Lavelle, Great Dunmow Mayor

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Craft In Focus will be holding a contemporary craft and design fair at RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex.

Arts & Culture

Craft and design fair coming to RHS Garden Hyde Hall

Alan Davies

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Councillor Martin Foley cuts the ribbon at the Gardens of Easton Lodge, Little Easton, Essex

Heritage

Garden restoration project joy after public appeal help

Louise Dunderdale

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Bears and soft toys are thrown into the air at Great Dunmow's Teddy Bears' Picnic 2021 in Uttlesford, Essex

Great Dunmow Town Council

In pictures: Fun at the 2021 Great Dunmow Teddy Bears' picnic

Louise Dunderdale

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A pony at a country show. In the background, lots of guests milling about at Easton Lodge, Essex

Events

Easton show to go ahead with 'hundreds' of tickets already sold

Will Durrant

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Great Dunmow Town Council mayor Patrick Lavelle on stage at the music festival

Events

Town council launches events to heal community 'rupture' after Covid-19

Will Durrant

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Supercars will be on show at The Warren Estate's Supercar Sunday event on July 25.  

Lamborghini v Ferrari at Petrolheadonism Supercar Sunday event in Essex

Alan Davies

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A sponge hits a teacher square in the face in Rayne

Events | Gallery

In pictures: Fete near Dunmow raises more than £2,000 for school

Will Durrant

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Two actirs on stage: Live performance of 'The Secret Garden' at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

Theatre

Three new outdoor theatre dates announced at Essex forest

Will Durrant

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A notice board with big bold text: Rayne Primary and Nursery School

Events

Village get set for new 'Doorstep Fete' event

Will Durrant

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The gates to Great Dunmow Maltings and Town Museum

Heritage

Many things change, but this Dunmow landmark remains

Angela Jardine, Trustee at The Maltings in Great Dunmow

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Ickleton handloom weaver David Whitaker is involved in Cambridge Open Studios

Music

Things to do in July: from artists open studios to history and heritage

Louise Dunderdale

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Mick Wilson (ex 10cc) at Great Dunmow Summer Solstice Sundown festival

Music | Gallery

In pictures: First ever Summer Solstice Sundown festival a hit

Louise Dunderdale

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Naturalist Jono Forgham

Events

Join Jono who is dissecting owl pellets and identifying moths

Louise Dunderdale

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The sixth Stebbing vintage and classic tractor road run. Picture: SAFFRON PHOTO

Heritage

The 2021 Stebbing Tractor Run route

Louise Dunderdale

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Food and drink event Foodies Festival is set to return to Cambridge this summer

Food and Drink

Fabulous Foodies Festival is still good to go at Cambridge this summer

Alan Davies

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The garden at Bishop's House, Great Chesterford, is open through the National Garden Scheme

Events | Updated

Things to do in June - from open gardens to live music and dancing

Louise Dunderdale

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