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Saturday, 10 October 2026

Events at St Andrew's Wickford: Art exhibition, concerts, Unveiled

 










Our cultural programming at St Andrew's Wickford has already included an exhibition viewing evening, an excellent Open Mic Night, a conversation on art and theology with Revd Lauren Hart, and a day of arts and crafts workshops with live music. The forward programme for the Autumn has now been finalised and is as follows:

Unveiled is a regular Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church, 7.00 – 9.00 pm, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN.

See below for our Autumn 2026 programme and http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for more information

Exhibitions, open mic nights, performances, talks and more!

Unveiled – a wide range of artist and performers from Essex and wider, including Open Mic nights (come and have a go!). 

Unveiled – view our hidden painting by artist David Folley, plus a range of other exhibitions.

Autumn Programme 2026

23 October (7.00 pm) – Poetry Evening. Jonathan Evens and Tim Harrold will share a selection of poetry from their own collections. Their creative writings have been published by Amethyst Review, International Times, Red Balloon Publishers and Stride Magazine.

6 November (7.30 pm) – ‘The Great American Songbook’ with Michael Horner and Isobel Gathercole. Pianist, Michael performs regularly across a wide variety of styles. Isobel is a jazz singer who has been performing at many of London's top jazz venues since 2014.

4 December (7.00 pm) – ‘To the New World & beyond!’. Hear Ken Porter from Basildon Heritage speak about local links with the Pilgrim Fathers and others who travelled to America from the area.

18 December (7.00 pm) - ‘An introduction to …’ Jonathan Evens will introduce the work of artists with which he has worked or about whom he has written.

These events do not require tickets (just turn up on the night). There will be a retiring collection to cover artist and church costs. See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for fuller information.

In addition, we have great concerts planned from David and Friends (Saturday 17 October, 3.00 pm) and Twilight Boulevard (Saturday 14 November, 2.30 pm).

Our current art exhibition is Autumn & Winter: The Beauty of Letting Go - Runwell Art Club exhibition. Friday 11 September – Friday 18 December 2026, St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN.

A group exhibition by members of Runwell Art Club. St Andrew’s is usually open: Sat 9am-12.30pm; Sun 9.30am-12 noon; Mon 2-3.45pm; Tue 1-4.30pm; Wed 10am-12 noon; Fri 10am-1pm.


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The Isobel Gathercole Trio - My Heart Stood Still.

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