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. 

‘Out of the Blue’
Storytelling Night at The Nose
Friday 24th July, 7pm-10pm
£5 / Pay What You can

Join us on Friday 24th July for a special storytelling evening at The Nose. We want to bring more stories to this year’s Walton Arts Festival, and the money raised this evening will go towards inviting more storytellers to the festival

Our theme for the night is ‘Out of the Blue’. Hosted by Cydnei, with stories from Gerry Donlon, Gemma Garwood, Stephen Foster-Pilkington, Katy Bingham- Best, Nancy Stevenson, Lorna MacKinnon, Charlie Rose, Steve Gregory, Mer Richardson, Fay Dingaway & sounds by Catherine Shrubshall.

A suggested donation is £5, but you can pay what you (more or less), and there will be a prize raffle on the evening. It will be great to see you there!

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.