This is the portal page of the SEFKA (South East Freestyle Karate Association) group of clubs.
Contact: Bob Plumb
01787 371 131
bob@sefka.co.uk
www.sefka.co.uk
In Earls Colne there is a thriving Twinning Association that enables you and your family to enjoy entertaining a French family in your home and then visiting them in France.
Right now we have a number of French families on our waiting list, really keen to join us, but they need host families here.
Since 1975 Earls Colne has been twinned with Nonancourt, a medieval market town in Normandy. Situated on the banks of the River Avre and surrounded by the green Normandy countryside, a pleasant and typically French small town. Founded at the beginning of the Middle Ages with the old fort and the church dating from that time, Nonancourt is now the county town for the district and is particularly lively in the summer and on market day.
Every year we get together, generally the May Day weekend, hosting alternate years. When our French friends visit us in England we usually host a dinner-dance and arrange a trip to a place of local interest such as Colchester Castle, a trip on the Thames, the London Eye, Hampton Court or Framlington Castle. Whilst in France in previous years, we have enjoyed trips to Versailles, Paris, Chantilly and Honfleur.
But a trip to France is not just about visiting cathedrals and ancient towns; there are opportunities to have loads of fun too with picnics and games for the young or the young-at-heart. Our children have particularly benefitted from the opportunity to learn or improve their French and as they have grown into adults they still have maintained friendships across the Channel. Nowadays, instead of cards and letters it is social networking sites that provide the means for these friendships to continue.
Both communities learn what life is like in their twin town – how the people live, work and play. In many cases this has meant lasting friendships between families where nationality and language has proved to be no barrier to having a great time together.
Despite its name the Earls Colne Twinning Association has members from outside the village and we welcome members from all the Colnes, Chappel, Sudbury and Coggeshall. Everyone is welcome to join us in one of the most successful twinning associations in East Anglia.
Membership is easy and inexpensive, so if you are interested in joining, or would like to find out more about the association and our social events, please contact the membership secretary, on 01787 223313.
Email us at andygribben@aol.com or visit the Earls Colne Twinning Association website to learn more.
Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Village Hall - Ages 3-12 yrs
Ballet, Tap, Modern, Street Dance & Acro Classes
Contact: Jane Hansford
01787 269034, 07855 380739 or visit www.colchesterschoolofdance.co.uk
Annual Examinations, Bi annual show held at the Charter Hall in Colchester & annual Summer Show
Friday afternoon (fortnightly)
Club for the over 55's
For more information call Jackie Sage on 01787 223945
Tuesday (fortnightly)
To book your place call Helen Collins on 01787 223677
We meet at the Colne's Constitutional Club, Park Lane, Earls Colne at 7.30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.
Visitors/New Memers welcome.
Please visit our website at earlscolnewi.weebly.com.
Please contact Helen Fryer (Membership Secretary) on 01787 222012 or at earlscolnewi@outlook.com for further information.
Thursday mornings Village Hall 11 a.m. - 12 noon
For further enquiries telephone Ingrid on 01376 529543 or 07718924165
For further information contact Duncan or Gill McCubbine on 01787 224348
or visit our website at www.stanestreetplayers.co.uk
Stane Street Players are the local Amateur Dramatic Society for Earls Colne and Halstead.We put on 2 or 3 shows every year including a pantomime, and perform at either Earls Colne Village Hall or the Empire Theatre in Halstead. New members are very welcome, regardless of experience, and we are always looking for people to help backstage, with set construction, lighting and sound, or front of house, as well as those who want to ‘tread the boards’. We also welcome younger people who wish to be involved with our Pantomime productions. We are a very sociable group and organise various social events throughout the year for our members, from Theatre trips to visits to local vineyards, eating out and after show events, Bonfire night parties and summer picnics. If you are interested in joining us please call Duncan or Gill McCubbine on 01787 224348, or come along to one of our regular club nights at the Earls Colne Baptist Church Hall on Tuesday nights from 8.00 p.m. Membership is £20 p.a. and subs of £1.50 per rehearsal, reduced rates apply for younger members and for those taking part in a single production
Tuesday eve
Contact: Alan Atkinson
01787 223 523
Sunday am, Tuesday eve, Thursday eve,
Contact: Judie Walker
01376 342 974
jazziejude@hotmail.com
Join us for a fabulously fun dance class fit for all shapes,sizes ages and abilities. No stripping but plenty of shimmying.
Weekly classes run every Thursday 8.15pm to 9.15pm. The next Shimmy for a Fiver day is Thursday 12th July where you can just turn up pay a fiver and give this burlesque stuff a whirl. September's shimmy for a fiver is on September 6th. For more info email info@loveyouburlesque.co.uk
Get a bit of sparkle into your working week
Come and be part of an enthusiastic group and learn something new and different (ages 8-14) by joining Young Embroiderers. Next meetings: 24 February, 24 March, 21 April, 26 May and 23rd June at St. Mary's Church Hall, West Bergholt CO6 3JF from 10am until 12.30. Contact Jill Carter at jill@embroiderymasterclass.com or telephone 01206 240568 for further information.