Sunshine Coast Line Film Club
Wednesday 24th June
7pm-8.30pm
Free

Are you a filmmaker living or making films in Tendring? Are you a creative with aspirations to make a film? Or an independent film lover? We are starting a monthly film club to bring filmmakers together. We want to start a group to share ideas, opportunities and resources, to give feedback and support, and to watch independent films together, to try and build an independent filmmakers' community in the area. Our first social is Wednesday 24th June, 7 pm- 8.30 pm. All levels of experience welcome.

KITTY: From Page to Stage
Friday 19th June
7pm, Free, but please book a place.

A new play bringing to life local legend Kitty Canham is coming to Beaumont Hall this summer, adapted from the novel ‘Kitty Canham’ by Nicola Matthews. Join the author and the actor playing Kitty, Laura Barnard, at The Nose as they share the fun and headaches of adaption and character development in preparation for the performance. You might even get to do a bit of adaptation yourself.

SOCKS Imaginative Mending
By Celia Pym
Thursday 30th April
6pm-7pm
£5 Book online or in the bookshop.

Celia Pym will be talking about her mending project ‘Socks’ that formed the work for her latest book.

In Summer Term 2024 Celia Pym taught the whole of Surrey Square Primary School in Southwark, Central London, how to darn a sock. All the children from Nursery Class (the four-year-olds) to Year 6 (the 11-year-olds), as well as several of the teachers, staff and family members. SOCKS Imaginative Mending describes the project, why it happened, how it was planned and the impact it had. It also celebrates the socks and stitches themselves with photographs of every mended sock – more than 500 in all. An encounter with craft and ‘making’ gives a child a key to opening their creative imagination. This book illustrates the joyful case for why craft learning  must be embedded in the school curriculum.

SOCK Mending Drop-In Session
With Celia Pym
Thursday 30th April
2-5pm
Free, all welcome

Holes in your socks? Bring them along to the SOCK mending meet up. Celia will be on hand to help you with your sock mending. Or if you are experienced, you can help others!

Mending curious? Never mended before no problem – come by and have a go at mending a sock. Spare ‘industry’ waste socks will be available to practice on

All materials and tools provided. Beginners to experienced menders welcome. Please come by for an afternoon of mending and hanging out.

One Work Gallery
Jevan Watkins Jones
‘On Our Origin’
Wednesday 20 May
Talk, 6.30pm
Free

Our next artist is Jevan Watkins Jones, who will be showing a mixed media work called ‘On Our Origin’. Jevan’s work is characterised by a sensitive attention to different states of nature and playful interactions with the biophysical environment. He will be talking about the work at the later time of 6.30pm on Wednesday 20th May. See more of his work here:

One Work Gallery is a new programme of artworks and talks by professional artists to The Nose, exhibiting in the ‘One Work Gallery’. Located above the fireplace in The Nose, this single work showcase encourages visitors to sit and contemplate an artwork over the duration of a month. The artist is invited for an informal discussion to give people the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the work. The artworks are selected by artist Sue Bennett and are installed by technician James Barnard. The artworks are for sale.