Ken Porter, author, historian & Chair of Basildon Heritage, talks about blue plaques in Basildon borough

Friday 9 May, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN

Part of ‘Unveiled’, the Friday night arts and performance evening at St Andrew’s Wickford

A wide range of handmade crafts from a variety of different stalls.
Refreshments also available.
Saturday 17 May 2025
10.00 am – 3.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN

Friday 30 May 2025, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN

Poets including Jonathan Evens and Tim Harrold will share a selection of poetry and prose from their own collections and those of their favourite poets. Tim Harrold is a poet who creates images of profound challenge and change, of pause and process, of chrysalis and catalyst. His most recent publication is ‘Verses versus Viruses’. Jonathan Evens is a creative writer whose poems and stories have been published by Amethyst Review, International Times and Stride Magazine.

See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for fuller information.

The "Allegro choir" in Essex is to perform a summer concert series with a theme of singing the alphabet, with concerts scheduled at various churches in the area, including St Andrew's Wickford.

Tickets - £10; Children - free. Telephone: 01268 751303.
For further information email [email protected] or visit their Facebook page.

OPEN MIC NIGHT on Friday 26th January from 7.30pm. Come along to St Andrews Church, London Road, Wickford. As always everyone is welcome to come along and sing, play or whatever you would like to do anything goes! The surroundings are very comfortable and acoustics are fantastic. There will also be a bar available. Hope to see you there!

Friday 27 June, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN

The Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields sing for services, concerts and other events at St Martin’s, exploring a huge range of repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day.

No tickets required – a retiring collection will be taken
Part of ‘Unveiled’, the Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church

Friday 4 July, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN

For the last 25 years Neil Tye has been working professionally, as a physical visual theatre performer, instructor, teacher, and installation artist, and has taken his performances, and teaching skills around the world. Hear stories about his music, performance, and painting.

Part of ‘Unveiled’, the Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church

Artist Statement

Neil’s artistic practice is grounded in an intuitive and process-driven approach, wherein the act of painting itself dictates the final composition. Rather than adhering to predetermined concepts, he engages with the canvas through spontaneous mark-making and gestural forms, allowing the work to evolve organically. While his initial engagement with a piece may be sparked by a particular colour or shape, it is the dynamic interplay of movement, texture, and form that ultimately guides its development.

By embracing spontaneity and fluidity, his work exists at the intersection of abstraction and interpretation, inviting viewers to engage with the imagery in a way that is both personal and open-ended. Through this interplay between process and meaning-making, Neil`s paintings function as both intuitive expressions and conceptual explorations of movement, memory, and transformation.

About the artist

Neil Tye (b. 1963, London UK) is a Denmark-based artist with a background in both visual arts and physical theatre. Initially working as a performer and educator in physical theatre, he transitioned into visual expression 15 years ago. He holds an MA in Professional Practice from Middlesex University, London, and has exhibited, performed, and taught extensively across Europe and beyond. His exhibitions include venues such as the arts and culture centre Spinderihallerne (Denmark), the arts centre Banco de Nordeste (Brazil), and The Post Houston TX (USA), among others. Drawing from his multidisciplinary background, Neil’s work explores movement, form, and storytelling through visual mediums. He continues to create from his studio M10 in the Art zone area here in Spinderihallerene.