PROJECT SOUTHCHURCH EVENTS
SUDCERCA 2024
In 2024 Southchurch and the EastQuarter celebrate 1200 year anniversary of land belonging to the Anglo Saxon Theign Leofstan to the monks of Canterbury.
We will be celebrating with a number of events around the area.
Please click on the link below to find out more.
SOUTCHURCH BUSINESS EXPO.
There will be more information in our business section if you want to find out more. We are proud to launch our very first Business Expo in Partnership with Southend Business Partnership and Economic Development Team at Southend City Council.
It is proving to be extremely popular, so please contact us if you wish to be an exhibitor by clicking on the button below.
Please keep on eye on our social media sites if you want to find out more.
SOUTHCHURCH ART TRAIL
Southchurch Art Trail is being held along Southchurch Road from 18th September to 29th September.
Local artists will be displaying their work in shops and other businesses up and down Southchurch Road.
Keep an eye on our socials for Artist’s announcements
Facebook: @SouthchurchArtTrail
Saturday 23rd September we will host out September Stroll…
Join us at our event hub for the day… The Plaza, 600 Southchurch Road as we invite you to immerse yourselves in the extraordinary range of local artists and visitors form throughout the county, participate in a variety of art and craft workshops, join photo walks, poetry and more as well as taking a walk along Southchurch Road to enjoy the art in the trail. Some of the art will also be for sale.
If you would like to be involved, please email the team at southchurch.artists@gmail.com
Maps and Schedules for the September Stroll will be available in the coming weeks.
SCHOOLS OUT CONCERT
Our Schools Out concerts in Southchurch Hall Gardens will become a regular event.
A chance to listen to different genres of music, by local choirs and orchestras, from Classical to musicals.
Bring a blanket, the family and a picnic. At selected events there will be choice of food from local traders, this will be mentioned on future social media posts promoting the events.
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FROSTBITE.
This Christmas, Project Southchurch is bringing a MASSIVE sprinkling of Christmas joy to the streets of Southchurch this December!
Bringing heaps of Christmas cheer and raising our collective spirits, this event promises to be full of delight and charm for the entire family.
Frostbite Festive Fun Day will take place on Ilfracombe Avenue Car Park, SS1 2QX, on 2nd December 2023 between 1pm - 5.30pm bringing magic to the streets and driving away the winter blues for all residents, businesses and visitors. The event will include music, art, crafts and festive trade stands. With an eclectic mix of unique gifts from local craft makers, you can escape the queues and hordes of frustrated shoppers and experience Christmas shopping as it should be – magical!
All of this will take place on a backdrop of live music with a stunning array of acts performing onstage throughout the event. There will also be live street art, children’s crafts as well as food stands and a bar to truly add the seasonal fun with all the trimmings!
Please contact us if you want more information on stalls or if you would like to perform. All details for the 2023 event will be available form 1st September 2023.
Après Frostbite.
Once Frostbite has finished no need to go straight home. Why not hang around and enjoy some of the Bars, Cafes and resturaunts along Southchurch Road and throughout the EastQuarter.
Many local shops will be open a little later in the evening on the day of Frostbite. So enjoy.
Heatwave.
As part of the Sudcerca celebrations in 2024, we will launch 3 events during the summer of 24. In reverse order.
The August event will be purely family orientated, with games and food stalls and local music.
The July event will be focused on Street Food representative of the diversity across the city.
The June event will be based on retro sports days. Egg & Spoon race, Sack race and other classics, but also including some modern games. It will also be a forum for local sports clubs to offer taster sessions.
The venues and dates will be confirmed later in 2023.
Southchurch Day
As from 2024 we will be celebrating the very first Southchurch Day. The actual day is 12th June, however, the celebrations will be on the closest Saturday to the day itself. So the first Southchurch Day Parade will be held on 15th June 2024.
The parade will leave the Walnut Tree and make its way along Southchurch Road and down to Southchurch Hall Gardens. There will be celebrations including music, food and games.
Why the 12th of June? It’s the date in 1267 that Richard de Southchurch stood down as Sherriff of Hertfordshire and Essex. We wanted a date in the middle of the year and that’s what our Director of History and Heritage came up with.
There is more to Richard than meets the eye. So why is the logo for Southchurch Day a rooster? That is for you to find out, why not contact Chris below and share your thoughts as to why, he may even tell you.
BikeTrax
In partnership with Southend Community Police Team and Forward Motion we have hosted a number of BikeTrax Events.
The events are designed for people to come and have their bikes and have their bikes ‘serviced’ and security marked.
They can also take the opportunity to speak to the Community Police Team and other agencies who maybe present.
We will soon release dates & venue for the next BikeTrax
Community Meetings
Our Bare Naked Community Markets are due to be launched in 2024.
The markets are for local traders selling, food, craft, drink and art. Fashion design, household items and almost anything you can think of.
The markets will be aimed at providing products from cultures represented across the city, the young and anybody interested.
The only thing is, there must be biodegradable packaging if any used, bare naked waste.
Hope you can join us.
