Meeting people for lunch or a cup of tea and a chat
Getting out and about and enjoying other people's company is an important part of feeling well and happy and there are many clubs and groups around the district for you to do just that. 

Here is a list of some of the main luncheon, coffee morning and tea dance clubs in the area: 
BRADWELL
- Over 60's Club 01376 584179
BRAINTREE
- Age Concern at the Institute, Bocking End 01376 341465
- Braintree Pensioners Action Group 01376 323783
- Christchurch Lunch Club 01376 331234
- Braintree and Bocking Community Centre (lunch groups and other groups) 01376 323280
- St Pauls Church Lane Lunch Club 01376 344558
- CAMEO (Come And Meet Us) Christchurch 01376 330733
COGGESHALL
- Coggeshall Luncheon Club 01376 562139
- Coggeshall Old People's Welfare Committee 01376 561368
EARLS COLNE
- Lunch Club at the village hall 01787 223880
FEERING
- Good Companions Club 01376 571095
HALSTEAD
- Halstead Day Centre (for the housebound elderly) 01787 476253
- Tea Dances 01278 475026
- Halstead Senior Citizens Centre 012787 476241
SIBLE HEDINGHAM
- Tea Club 01787 461644
SILVER END
- Lunch Club 07795600691
WITHAM
- Young at Heart Club 01376 516619
- Witham Luncheon Club 01376 514980
- Methodist Church Coffee Morning 01376 516633
District wide
- Essex Women’s Institute: there are over 234 WI’s across Essex.
Call 01245 382233 to find your nearest WI.
- Relatives and Residents Association
(Essex) 08420 171095
(General enquiries) 01621 868984
- University of the 3rd Age 01376 515640

Places to visit
The Braintree District have some beautiful places to visit and we have listed a few below.
You can also check www.visitnorthessex.co.uk for more information.

-Alderford Watermill, Sible Hedingham 01787 469719
- Braintree and Bocking History Society
- Blake House 01376 344123 (you can arrange visits that are tailor-made to any groups interest in the general history of the area and more specific history of Courtaulds or Warners)
- Braintree Musical Society info@bms-essex.co.uk
- Cressing Temple Barns 01376 584903
- Colne Valley Railway 01787 461174
- Earls Colne Heritage Museum (free) 07580 599098
- Hedingham Castle 01787 460261
- Halstead Town Council 01787 476480 (bus trips and events)
- Marks Hall Gardens and Arboretum 01376 563796
- Warner Textile Archive, Braintree 01376 557741


Special events
There are hundreds of special events in the district each year- too many to feature here. The best way of checking up-to-date information is to go to www.visitnorthessex.co.uk or http://www.visitessex.com/ .