Past Events

  1. FILM

    Oyster Land
    Friday 31st January 
    6pm-7.30pm (new time)
    Tickets £5

    Oyster Land is a film that spends time with the oystermen of Mersea Island, Essex and explores the ancient oyster culture of the city of Colchester. It's an atmospheric journey of working on the waters of an estuary that has sustained a local trade for thousands of years. The film has been touring the coastal communities of Essex and Suffolk.
    Matthew John Harrison is a filmmaker from Colchester. He started Eudo Films to make home-grown documentaries.

    6pm Shanty Singing with Hoy Boy.
    Introduction
    Film time 30 min
    Q&A with the filmmaker.

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  2. FILM

    12 Months in Essex
    Friday 24th January
    6.30pm-8pm
    £5

    Join us for a preview of a film documenting 12 months in the studio of landscape painter Simon Carter. We will be screening January-April, the first four months of the film which has been filmed and edited by Noah Carter. Simon and Noah will be talking about the process afterwards in a Q&A.

    Tickets are £5 for the screening and talk. Book here
    Film time, 40 mins, followed by a Q&A with the artists and filmmaker.

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  3. BOOK LAUNCH

    The Naze (new updated edition)
    Hidden History and Facts
    By Steven Walker
    Saturday 21st December 3pm-5pm
    Price £10. Proceeds to Walton Foodbank.

    Help raise funds for Walton Foodbank by popping in to The Nose Bookshop, Newgate Street, Walton on Saturday 21 December between 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm, where I'm relaunching a revised edition of the book: The Naze- Hidden History and Fascinating Facts. A treasure trove of Personalities, WW2 History, Lifeboat Actions, Historic Buildings, Geology, Maritime Heritage and so much more. All for £10.
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  4. BOOKS

    Crime and Gluhwein
    Friday 29th November, 5pm-8pm
    Book launch of Crime fiction ‘Discovery’ by David Evans, 6pm-7pm.
    Part of Walton's Late Night Christmas Shopping.
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  5. CRAFT

    Christmas Mystery Paper Crafts
    Saturday 14th December, 2pm-4pm
    Price £5

    Artist Jane Stewart will be running her popular Christmas paper craft workshop, using old books and found materials to create sustainable beautiful and unique decorations you can use for Christmas. 

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  6. MUSIC

    Sam Eagle UK Bookshop Tour gig.
    Thursday 7th November, 7pm
    Free / Donations.

    Local talented singer/songwriter Sam Eagle and musician PORTEOUS play an intimate warm up gig for their UK bookshop tour at The Nose Bookshop. The tour takes them to play bookshops in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Sheffield during November. Find out more at https://sameaglemusic.com/

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