Your Community in Braintree
As a Centre, we aim to improve the condition and quality of life of those living in the district through the provision of facilities at the Centre for education, recreation and leisure time activities.
Weekly Classes
We offer weekly classes in a range of subjects from arts and crafts to languages, all with experienced tutors in a friendly atmosphere.
Sign up for a class here!
Room & Hall Hire
We have a variety of rooms available for hire, so whether you need to hold a group meeting for 70 people or a children’s birthday party, just the once or every week all year, we can help.
Craft Hub
Helping unwanted craft materials get passed on at very low cost!
It’s green, it’s fun and it saves you money!
Braintree Open Art
The Braintree Open Art Galleries are all available to browse here on the website. View a diverse mix of works from Braintree and around the world.
Upcoming Workshops
View the full programme here.
Patchwork From The Start
Five sessions - £15 a session (£75 to be paid in advance) ---------------------------------------- 9th & 30th April 14th & 28th May 11th June 2025 7.00pm – 9.00pm Explore patchwork techniques in combination with getting to know your sewing machine in these fun sessions plus lots of tea and biscuits. Start learning what your machine can do as well as create useful patchwork projects including Dresden Plate Applique Motifs, Free Motion Illustration, Twin Trees Patchwork block and a Japanese Fold over pouch. 9th April-Dresden Plate Applique Motif and all things curvy.30th April- Free motion Illustration-You don’t need to know how to […]
Find out more »Lino Printmaking Workshop
**All levels welcome** with Bianca Garcia 11th April 2025, 9.30am – 3pm £30 per person (£10 non-refundable deposit to secure space) Due to popular demand, Bianca will be running an Intermediate/Advanced Lino Printmaking Workshop where you can create your own Lino stamp and print your own design (All levels are welcome). You will be using traditional Lino cutting techniques, including isolation, negative space and layering for multi-coloured printing, you will learn how to create your own Lino printing block which you can keep for many more prints you may want to make at home. Although it is not necessary, […]
Find out more »Spring Flower Garden in Thick and Thin Acrylics
With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board. (Size should be at least 50x50 […]
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If you are feeling sad or down, there is always help available and someone to talk to!
Here are some contact numbers, just in case.
MIND has a helpline: 0300 123 3393 Mon to Friday 9am to 6pm
SAMARITANS: call 116 123, 24/7
CRISIS run a 24/7 textline: text SHOUT to 85258 if you don’t feel you can talk but want to communicate.
