Creativity in Brightlingsea is on the increase, now that the town has not just one but two writers-in-residence. Brightlingsea Lido was the first to make the innovative move, three years…

A sparkling evening of poetry, prose and prosecco, along with some music, will provide a grand finale for this year’s Brightlingsea Literary Festival. The event is being held on Saturday,…

Brightlingsea Literary Festival’s first ever short story competition, with a Spooky Tales theme, is all set for a spine-chilling finale on Wednesday, February 26. The competition attracted a wide range…

A Dungeons and Dragons taster session, held as part of this year’s Brightlingsea WinterFest, has sparked memories for the festival’s co-founder, Dave Griffiths. The event, organised by the Brightlingsea Gamer’s…

Brightlingsea WinterFest’s big weekend of arts, crafts and wellbeing activities helped to banish winter gloom and was enjoyed by people of all ages, as well as raising more than £1,500…

Intrepid duo Wendy McCarthy and Jenny Watsham are getting on their bikes for a 300 mile ride in aid of Brightlingsea WinterFest’s Wellbeing Fund. Their epic effort is taking place…

Brightlingsea Literary Festival is ready for take-off, with a fascinating programme of six events to entertain, intrigue and inspire people of all ages. The festival, run by the Brightlingsea-based BrightWords…

An appeal is being made to knitting and crocheting enthusiasts to make items for Brightlingsea WinterFest’s sensory boxes, which will be placed at all the festival’s events. The aim of…

WinterFest’s wonderful Wendy will be taking to two wheels to cycle a total of 300 miles in February, all for the WinterFest Wellbeing Fund and Mid & North East Essex…

Brightlingsea WinterFest is to celebrate brightening the town for a decade, with a month-long 10th anniversary extravaganza of music, arts, spoken word and wellbeing activities. The much-loved annual festival, run…

A fright at the Museum is being promised by the Brightlingsea-based BrightWords Creative Writing Group with the launch of its Spooky Tales short story competition at Brightlingsea Museum. The free…

Brightlingsea Lido has gained a colourful wonderwall of artwork, plus an illustrated book, thanks to grants from Brightlingsea WinterFest’s Wellbeing Fund and Essex County Council’s Arts and Cultural Fund. The…