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Free Christmas Jump-Up Character Craft!

Sat 20/12/2025, 10:00-14:00 Chipping Ongar Library

Childrens
Crafts and Creative
Family

Join us at Chipping Ongar Library for a fun-filled festive afternoon where children can get creative and make their own springy  Christmas characters, all for free!

Event Details
Join us at Chipping Ongar Library for a fun-filled festive afternoon where children can get creative and make their own springy  Christmas characters, all for free!

Toddler and Early Years Christmas STEM Workshop

Sat 20/12/2025, 11:30-13:30 Saffron Walden Library

Childrens
Family
Social

Sandra Beale, Local Mum, Author and BBC STEM Freelancer returns to Saffron Walden Library for some more free festive STEM fun for Toddlers and Early Years. STEM Experiments include: Light Up Xmas Tree, Dancing Bells, Self Inflating Snowmen, Christmas Maze and Water Xylophone. Bookin

Event Details
Sandra Beale, Local Mum, Author and BBC STEM Freelancer returns to Saffron Walden Library for some more free festive STEM fun for Toddlers and Early Years. STEM Experiments include: Light Up Xmas Tree, Dancing Bells, Self Inflating Snowmen, Christmas Maze and Water Xylophone. Bookin

Christmas Tree Decoration

Sat 20/12/2025, 14:00-16:00 Loughton Library

Childrens
Crafts and Creative
Family

Come and join us in making a present themed tree decoration. No need to book and no fees required. Just turn up between 2pm and 4pm to make a Christmas present. All materials and instructions will be waiting for your little ones to come and get their hands on. Adult supervision required. Suitable

Event Details
Come and join us in making a present themed tree decoration. No need to book and no fees required. Just turn up between 2pm and 4pm to make a Christmas present. All materials and instructions will be waiting for your little ones to come and get their hands on. Adult supervision required. Suitable

Christmas Story and Craft Afternoon

Sat 20/12/2025, 14:30-16:30 Broomfield Library

Childrens
Crafts and Creative
Family

Join us for a free festive event especially for children. Come along to enjoy some magical Christmas stories then stay to create your very own Christmas craft to take home. No booking required - just drop in and enjoy the fun

Event Details
Join us for a free festive event especially for children. Come along to enjoy some magical Christmas stories then stay to create your very own Christmas craft to take home. No booking required - just drop in and enjoy the fun

Create Christmas!

Mon 22/12/2025, 10:30-12:00 Saffron Walden Library

Childrens
Crafts and Creative
Family

A free fun family Christmas Craft event in the library. Come along and make some festive treats to take away..

Event Details
A free fun family Christmas Craft event in the library. Come along and make some festive treats to take away..

Seated Yoga

Mon 22/12/2025, 14:00-14:45 Harwich Library

Health & Wellness

Feel stronger and more confident, no matter your age! Seated Yoga boosts strength, flexibility, and mobility, empowering our older community to stay active, independent while having fun and making new friends while exercising.Our sessions are free as we have been funded by Active Essex to

Event Details
Feel stronger and more confident, no matter your age! Seated Yoga boosts strength, flexibility, and mobility, empowering our older community to stay active, independent while having fun and making new friends while exercising.Our sessions are free as we have been funded by Active Essex to

Men's Gaming Cove

Mon 22/12/2025, 17:00-18:30 Maldon Library

Advice and Information
Diversity & Inclusion
Health & Wellness
IT & Technology
Social

The Men's Gaming Cove - created by Essex Libraries is back!The focus behind the Gaming Cove is to create a safe space for men to create new social groups, start open conversations while playing the best video games on the market. Multi-player to split screen. What Street Fighter character wil

Event Details
The Men's Gaming Cove - created by Essex Libraries is back!The focus behind the Gaming Cove is to create a safe space for men to create new social groups, start open conversations while playing the best video games on the market. Multi-player to split screen. What Street Fighter character wil

LEGO® in libraries

Sat 27/12/2025, 09:30-10:30 Sible Hedingham Library

IT & Technology

In our LEGO® in libraries sessions, your child will get the chance to improve their maths and English skills, while having fun playing with relatable LEGO® characters! Using LEGO® Education kits and Chromebooks, children will guide characters through compelling stories and use

Event Details
In our LEGO® in libraries sessions, your child will get the chance to improve their maths and English skills, while having fun playing with relatable LEGO® characters! Using LEGO® Education kits and Chromebooks, children will guide characters through compelling stories and use

Seated Yoga

Mon 29/12/2025, 14:00-14:45 Harwich Library

Health & Wellness

Feel stronger and more confident, no matter your age! Seated Yoga boosts strength, flexibility, and mobility, empowering our older community to stay active, independent while having fun and making new friends while exercising.Our sessions are free as we have been funded by Active Essex to

Event Details
Feel stronger and more confident, no matter your age! Seated Yoga boosts strength, flexibility, and mobility, empowering our older community to stay active, independent while having fun and making new friends while exercising.Our sessions are free as we have been funded by Active Essex to

LEGO® in libraries

Sat 03/01/2026, 09:30-10:30 Sible Hedingham Library

IT & Technology

In our LEGO® in libraries sessions, your child will get the chance to improve their maths and English skills, while having fun playing with relatable LEGO® characters! Using LEGO® Education kits and Chromebooks, children will guide characters through compelling stories and use

Event Details
In our LEGO® in libraries sessions, your child will get the chance to improve their maths and English skills, while having fun playing with relatable LEGO® characters! Using LEGO® Education kits and Chromebooks, children will guide characters through compelling stories and use