Events

Ex-Dunmow Square 1 chef Alex Webb plus fellow MasterChef and Great British Bake Off champs and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor headline Chelmsford event.

Activities include juicing, apple variety ID, apple craft, sampling of produce plus a display beehive, and honey and beeswax soaps for sale.

As well as dozens of scarecrows dotted around the village, there will be craft stalls, barbecue, cake and refreshments for sale.

Equestrian displays of side-saddle, gymkhanas and horse and hawk falconry will thrill visitors to Audley End House this weekend.

Tours of community excavation sites around Waytemore Castle mound and display of discoveries – plus falconry display.

From 10am to 1pm on Tuesday (Aug 31), visitors will be challenged to find their way around the medieval hunting ground.

Accompanied by a laser and light show, the evening reached its crescendo under a full moon.

Stone Valley South was a chance to relive lost youth and remember that some songs stay fresh and their messages cross generations.

The county council is sponsoring the health and wellbeing tent at Herts Pride, a ticketed event at Cassiobury Park, Watford, on Saturday (August 14).

Bill Bailey, Reginald D Hunter, Ed Byrne, Shappi Khorsandi and Milton Jones among acts lined up for Just the Tonic's Comedy Shindig.

The show at Hatfield House on Saturday August 21 features a set of over 30 house classics, including 12 new orchestrations.

Outdoor production of Mr Stink and circus skills workshop, both in Stortford, part of summer programme of family entertainment in East Herts.

The show features woollen puppets, original music and sheep-themed silliness, and is the perfect theatre introduction for little ones.

Mark Morriss plays at The Horn at The Half Moon on Thursday, July 22. Support comes from Tom Ryder and Steve Young.

Quantum Theatre will be performing its production of Beatrix Potter’s classic story on Saturday (July 17).

Ticket price of £13.50 includes deckchair and headphones – but no concessions or family tickets, meaning cost for family of four will be £54 per film.

Town council organises £1 sessions where people can learn to juggle, spin plates, hula hoop, walk a tight wire or ride a unicycle.

The popular showcase of marvellous motors is back at Thremhall Park, Start Hill, near Bishop’s Stortford, on Sunday (June 27).

The venue's resident orchestra will be directed by Thomas Gould for a celebration of Argentinian composer Piazzolla's centenary year.

Jono Forgham will be leading walks for children and adults, including hunting for bugs and identifying birdsong and butterflies.