Events and Calendar

Next opening will be for Little Bentley Hall Waterways & Garden Show

31st May & 1st & 2nd June 2019..

Little Bentley Hall garden and parkland of fifty acres has evolved over the past thirty years from a virgin site. The approach is through a double lime drive. Formal box parteere-hedging fronts the Georgian house and furnishes the adjacent sunken garden highlighted by a rivulet at which standard specimens of Magnolia grandiflora stand guard. To the other side a curved avenue of English oaks shelter a further collection of species oaks. Stretching away from the avenue bold plantings of trees and shrubs are set in parkland mode.

The house is luxuriously furnished with a wide range of plants the walls home to wisterias, roses et al. the west facing terrace to the rear of the house opens a vista to a two acre lake, extracted in the early days, now clothed with alders, many dogwoods, viburnums and the Dawn Redwood. Metasequoia glyptost roboides. Partially hidden is a smaller pond heavily furnished with bog iris, and evergreen azaleas to the side London Planes and Tulip trees form a striking backdrop.

Further on substantial groups of shrub roses, flowering cherries, ornamental crabs, magnolias and a telling stand of blue spruce.

On returning towards the house, more magnolias, the conspicuous purple leaves of Cercidiphyllum, Forest Pansy vie with those of Prunus virginiana Shubert. Achameleon like subject rapidly changing its apple green foliage to purple in spring. And, here the pearl in the oysteris revealed. A canal system encircles two islands, which abound with numerous rhododendron species and eucryphias. While on the adjacent waterways massed colonies of candelabra primulas followed by astilbes and later hydrangeas provide a colour spectacle.

Stunning autumn tints round off the seasons Nyssa, parrotia and acers playing a major role.

Your visit on first week of June will leave you amazed at the diversity of this stunning garden, said to be one of the finest in East Anglia

80th B-day.

Sunday 30th June small band ‘Big Band /Glen Miller / 40’s music Colchester

https://www.facebook.com/Wivenhoe-Town-Regatta-2019-336457620192800/

An afternoon of easy listening and classics brought to you by Colchester`s very own Brass Band,

Oktoberfest time once again. Hitch up your caravan and have some fun.
More info http://www.suffolkcentre.org.uk/

It Christmas concert time in the splendid St Mary`s Church, Bocking. Time to start thinking about Christmas. There is always a good excuse for some mulled wine and music.

A few of us will be blowing some festive tunes in and around Frinton High Street. 6-8pm

Musical accompaniment to enhance your splendid Waitrose shopping experience.

http://www.thecricketerscolchester.co.uk/events.html

An evening of festive food and music 🙂