Throughout July arts events are organised all over Braintree under the banner of the F7 Festival. George Yard will be organising activities and events for all ages throughout the month and into August.

Music on Thursdays 1 - 3pm

A diverse mix of performances for you to enjoy

3 July - Richard Read

10 July - Chelmer Valley High School

17 July - R2G2 Barbershop Quartet

24 July - Hannah Woolmer

31 July - Jessie Theadgold

Art Cart every Tuesday 10am - 3pm

Art and craft activities for children running every Tuesday until 19th August

8 July - Making Mobiles

15 July - Creature Cards

22 July - Crafty with Leaves

29 July - Box of Delights

Fine Artistes

Saturday 5 July

Interactive instant art school.

Come and see the visual artists and performers in their "studio in the street" and help them create a painting for Braintree.

Summer Sunday Concert 12 - 2.30pm

6th July

Back in Time - music from the 50's to the 00's.

French Food Market

Saturday 12th July

A taste of France comes to Braintree with musical street entertainment.

Scarecrow Workshop

Saturday 19th July

Georgie Roy will help you make a scarecrow which will form part of the famous Gosfield Scarecrow Trail in September.

Flower Demonstrations by Hatfield Peverel Flower Club

Saturday 26th July

A group of talented flower arrangers will be demonstrating the art of flower arranging under the bandstand on Saturday 26th July 2008.   The theme of the days' activity is China, as an acknowledgement to the start of the Beijing Games, which is less than a month away.