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.
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We have just had our yurts re-canvased and they look amazing
The photos show yurt Cedd before and after- it looks transformed. Many thanks to the two David's from World tents, who managed to supervise and work hard to get these done in record time despite a hold up with the new canvases being delayed at Heathrow. A huge thank you to Trevor, Jan, Pete and Paul, who also worked extremely hard to get these done. They started on Wednesday and all five yurts were occupied by a group on Friday afternoon.
Thank you to all who made a donation towards the cost, you donations are much appreciated. It's still not too late to give a donation if you would like to. The cost of the refit was £25,000, we were able to get a grant from the Rural Prosperity fund to cover £12,000 and have... Read More
The D4 bus, which connects the Othona community with Southminster train station, is being withdrawn at the end of July (28th July) and replaced by the D45 service.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
The Essex Green Weekend is starting this Friday, there are still places for camping and day visitors. If you want to see the programme then click on this link- Essex Green Weekend 2024.
Hope you are able to come along:)
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.
Here is the latest news from the Othona Community in the Village View magazine, written by Ruth Bull- Village View June 2024. All previous editions are available to view on our website:
We feature in the latest edition of the Church Times, as part of an article on Environmental Retreats. Please click on the link to read:
Life at Othona Bradwell did exist before we had the yurts –so would you like to see them disintegrate and fade away? Believe it or not, our five yurts have stood up to the wind and weather for nine years, but will they last another decade? Or even another year?
Your help – your generous donations... Read More
The recent Trustee meeting was held in Othona West Dorset from the 9th -11th February. Clare Gough, Chair of Trustees, has written a report highlighting the main points from the meeting. If you want to read these then please click on the link below:
We are looking for someone who will enjoy being part of our community and who has the time and energy to support the work of improving our Essex retreat centre. As an Othona Essex Link Trustee you will be a member of the Othona Bradwell management committee with particular responsibility for the Essex centre, but also as a Trustee of the whole charity responsibilities across the two centres (Essex and Dorset), for governance and strategic direction of the whole charity. If this sounds of interest to you or someone you know then please take a look at the details in the link below: