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We are delighted to have this beautiful watercolour painting from the artist Stephen Jordan to auction to help raise funding for the yurt refurbishment. 

Stephen painted this view of the Peace Garden and Chapel from the back balcony of the Solar building. You can see the original painting in the dining room at Othona. We are having a sealed bid auction so you can either place a secret bid when you visit, in the designated box, or send in your bid by email.

We will announce the highest bid at the end of the summer season on the 30th August. 

The BCC minutes from the last meeting in May 2024 are now available to view, click on the link below to view them. The next meeting will be an Open Meeting on the 17th August at 11am. Those staying here for Astronomy Week are welcome to stay on for the meeting and can book lunch if they want to stay until then and those arriving for Art Week are welcome to arrive in time for the meeting. There will be a remote link up available for those unable to come in person, further joining details will be available soon.

Minutes of BCC Meeting May 2024

The D4 bus, which connects the Othona community with Southminster train station, is being withdrawn at the end of July (28th July) and replaced by the D45 service. Sadly this service is much more limited and does not operate on a Saturday, as shown in the timetable below. At the moment the bus is not scheduled to come to Othona itself but will stop in Bradwell village. We realise that this will cause problems for those coming by bus and are looking for solutions to help this. At present for those able to travel on the D45 we will arrange to collect people from the village and drop off, if you are travelling here on a Saturday and need to get from the station there is a local taxi firm  (Kitty cars- 07710295955), but we realise that this is not an option for everyone so please contact... Read More

As many of you know, the D4 service that connects us to Southminster train Station will be stopping in July. This is being replaced by the D45 service, the proposed new timetable can be viewed on this link- D45 timetable. At the moment this is not scheduled to come all the way to the Community but stops in Bradwell village, we are hoping this can be changed but if not then we will arrange to collect folks from the village. Sadly there is no scheduled service on a Saturday now unlike the D4.