Talk and Taste
Wednesday 15th July
6pm-7pm
Price £10

Local naturopath and gut health specialist Lucille Cowell  will be talking about how to optimise your gut health, followed by a tasting session with vegan natural chef Helene Anderson-Rosembert, who will be bringing along a range of probiotic-rich fermented food.

This is the first session in the series. The next is a Fermentation Workshop on Wednesday 29th July, 6pm-9pm, Price £30.

Folklore Circle meeting
Friday 10th July
4pm-5.30pm
Free, All welcome.

A Folklore Circle meet up to discuss what the monthly gatherings could look like. With hopes to be a space of sharing folktales, exploring subjects through discussion and take a look at folk customs. Come share your ideas, wants and dreams in a friendly folkloric space. Session led by Trevor Pyne. 

Between the Shelves
Dean Frost & Saltings
Saturday 18th July 2026
Doors 7pm
Tickets £5 or Pay What You Can.

Between the Shelves is a live music evening for listening to talented musicians performing their original material in the intimate setting of the bookshop.

Jessie Renton is in Saltings, a folk band living between London and Walton on the Naze. Dean Frost is an alt indie folk artist from Colchester. 

Befriending your thoughts
Creative Well Being Workshop
Wth Mer Richardson
Tuesday 28th July
11am-1pm
Price £6

Come join me in a relaxed exploration of what our thoughts are and how we can get them to work for us. 

• Become your own best source of support, growth, and happiness. 
• Unearth your limiting beliefs.
• Practical tools to rewire your brain for beneficial change.
• Create personalised affirmations which work.

Trans and LGBTQ Social
Saturday 11th July
6pm-8pm
Free, Allies welcome

Join us for a chilled social night with tabletop games, refreshments and snacks to get to know your local LGBTQ community.

Open Folk Music Session
Thursday 25th June
1pm-3pm.
Free

Ray and Amanda Smith & friends are hosting a monthly open folk session for acoustic musicians and singers on the 4th Thursday of the month from 1pm - 3pm. Come and join in or sit and listen.