Essex Air Ambulance and Friends of Essex Churches Trust are together launching the
Great Essex Feast.
This is a chance for our supporters to have fun by wining and dining their friends while also raising money for these two local charities. The concept is really simple: the people of Essex are invited to host simultaneous dinner and lunch parties on either Saturday 27th or Sunday 28th February 2010. Each guest is invited to make a donation. All donations will be shared equally between the two Charities.
However big or small the party, hosts are asked to wine and dine their guests and provide good food and entertainment of their choosing in the same way as they would a usual dinner party. Hosts are free to hold whatever type of dinner or lunch party they wish, whether it be a simple supper or lavish feast - It's your dinner party, you choose!
Nothing to wear? Look no further than personal stylist Rachel Staveley to solve your fashion dilemmas.
Rachel started her fashion career working for Nicole Farhi and Top Shop. She now runs her own styling company and is offering a 3-hour personal shopping session or wardrobe appraisal at your home (travel expenses to be paid).
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:15:00
Mark Pougatch presents BBC radio 5 Live's flagship programme 5 Live Sport. A unique opportunity for two people to meet Mark and sit in on a Tuesday or Wednesday (or Saturday depending on availability) edition of his radio show at the BBC in London (2.5 million listeners). He has covered World Cups, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, Ryder Cups and the Rugby World Cup.
His experience as a cricket reporter includes England tours abroad and he's also been a part of the Test Match Special team. Mark has also presented BBC Television's Match Of The Day and Football Focus.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Two tickets for The Barber of Seville on Sunday, June 20th, 2010 at Stanley Hall in Essex. Enjoy this matinée performance in the idyllic garden surroundings of this beautiful moated house.
Sit back and savour a delicious picnic prepared especially for you by a talented professional cook.
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Professional cook Jessica Cottrell will cook a dinner party for 12 people in your house anywhere in Essex. A fantastic opportunity to entertain your friends at home with delicious gourmet food.
Jessica will provide all the ingredients, but hosts to provide drink.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Enjoy a break with your friends or family in the beautiful city of Paris. Leaving from either St Pancras International or Ebbsfleet.
Dates to be arranged with donor.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Royal Albert Hall tickets - a pair of tickets on Thursday 11th March at 7:30pm to see Ronan Keating. The tickets are some of the best in the Albert Hall!
A pair of stalls tickets with a fantastic view!
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Experience the thrill and sporting challenges of simulated game shooting at Birch Hall near Colchester. A wonderful morning or afternoon for four guns in the Essex countryside.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Champagne connoisseurs love the sophisticated sparkle of Veuve Clicquot - so here's a chance to bid for a 12-bottle case of the famous yellow label.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Richard Chapman turns nature into art by making beautiful pieces such as this spalted beech bowl from wood found on estates in Norfolk where he lives. His pieces have been exhibited in East Anglia and in one-man shows in London.
13" x 7" high.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
"Seaview" is a fabulous beach-front holiday house at Thorpeness on the Suffolk coast with stunning sea views. It sleeps 12, and if you would like to know more take a look at www.bighouseholidays.co.uk/cottage/suffolk/000127/SeaView.
It will be available for three nights off-peak subject to availability.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Take a tour of Bardfield Vineyard. Owner, Alan Jordan will greet you and your friends at the entrance of his historic 17th Century home. A short walk will take you to the vineyard which was planted in 1990 on a south-facing gentle slope and nestles beside an outstanding Grade 1 listed barn built for Anne of Cleeves (c1541). The tour will be followed by a tasting of the delicious fruity aromatic Bardfield wines.
Tour to be taken between Easter and September.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Be one of the first to visit the all new Essex Air Ambulance Centre in Earls Colne featuring a helicopter viewing gallery and interactive visitors area due to be launched Summer 2010! You and your family will receive your own private tour of the Airbase.
This is your chance to see the County's life-saving helicopter up close and personal and meet the crew!
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
Learn the tricks of the trade from local TV chef and author Mark Baumann in a fun but informative cookery class at Bertazzonis' state of the art showroom in Earls Colne.
A maximum group size of six people will ensure you get the most out of the course - with bags of personal instruction and guidance. Meanwhile, the easy going, interactive nature of these sessions, with ample time for discussion, will help you put your newly learned skill into practice with confidence when you return home.
The classes run from 9.30am to 2.30pm. All students receive a glass of bubbly as well as an exclusive Baumanns Cooking Academy apron as a memento of their day. Please see www.baumannsbrasserie.co.uk for more details.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
This lovely big and soft cuddly teddy bear is designed by Chad Valley. He has a beautiful golden brown fur, brown nose and brown eyes. When seated he is an impressive 26 inches high! He is gorgeous and cuddly and is looking for a new home...
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
This is a must for any cricket fan or collectors alike! An Official 2009 Essex County Championship shirt with 21 signatures and an Essex County Cricket Club bat with 21 signatures.
This can either be posted or collected from the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust office in Earls Colne, Colchester.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
A fantastic idea for an original outdoor party with a competitive edge. A cricket pitch and pavilion with changing room and showers available for you to stage your own cricket match. Perfect for a birthday party for a keen cricketer of any age. Beautiful setting with an unusual feature of a 300-year old oak tree at square leg within the boundary. Stumps, bails and umpires' coats available and wicket will be prepared and marked out. Available mid-week - date to be discussed with donor.
For map and photos of the venue see www.copfordcc.org.uk
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
A framed full colour aquatint etching of the Bank of England by Andrew Ingamells, Britain's foremost etcher working today. "The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" will enhance any home or boardroom!
Ingamells' work is to be found in collections as diverse as The Tate Gallery, English Heritage and that of HRH Prince Charles. Andrew is today acclaimed as one of the world's finest architectural etchers.
Plate size: 46cm x 41cm
Overall framed size: 75cm x 70cm
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00
A unique chance to acquire a case of 12 bottles of sparkling wine from a small private vineyard in the Essex village of Warley. The owners do not produce wine for sale so this is an extraordinary opportunity to taste and own local sparkling wine made using traditional methods from the Champagne region.
- Bidding ended: 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00