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Brentwood Connected March 2025 Newsletter

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WELCOME note from Sarah Walmsley, Brentwood Connected BID Manager, with image of Sarah wearing a green Brentwood Connected branded jacket
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Image showing a lamb, chick and rabbit Jellycat toys.
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Brentwood event banner with green bunting.

Our free Easter Bunny Trail takes place during the school holidays from Monday 7 to Monday 21 April.

We’ve invited 10 local primary schools and groups, including Brentwood Preparatory School (pictured), to decorate and name our giant Easter Bunnies, which will be on display in business windows for two weeks.

Free event days with crafts and an Easter Bunny character meet & greet will take place on Thursday 10 April (Brentwood)Friday 11 April (Shenfield) & Thursday 17 April (Ingatestone).

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Image showing school children decorating a large Easter Bunny character in pieces

Thank you to 7 Crown StreetFive PhysioGuided Learning, Ingatestone LibraryPastasciuttaSchmidt Kitchens & Interior Solutions, The Dental WorksThe Pink ParachuteWest End Interiors and WN Properties for being our locations.

Families will be encouraged to complete the Trail and enter a competition via our website to win prizes, including the Jellycat toys pictured above.

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Image showing the Brentwood Connected Themes - Improving Places, Promoting Places, Welcoming Places, Connecting Places, with icons for each.
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'DATES TO MEET THE BID MANAGER IN APRIL' with green hand holding coffee cup illustration

Thank you to everyone who has attended a ‘Meet the BID Manager’ session with Sarah so far this year.

We look forward to seeing you at our next dates at either The Peasants' Revolt or Caffé Piccolo (details below).  

On Tuesday 29 April, there will be social media support available from Villene Hyam, our Social Media & Marketing Manager.

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Sarah Walmsley with Julie Bell, owner at The Lounge Wine Bar, and Lesley Wagland.
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MEET THE BID MANAGER, SARAH WALMSLEY - Wednesday 2 April 12:00 to 15:00, The Peasants' Revolt; Tuesday 29 April 10:00 to 13:00, Caffe Piccolo.
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'COMMEMORATING VE DAY ON 8 MAY' with green bench and tree illustration and green three location markers illustration
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Image of artist Sue Mills decorating a window, with the VE Day logo in the top right corner.

We will be decorating the High Streets to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE Day) on Thursday 8 May.  

We’re also working with a local artist to decorate windows.  This is an exciting opportunity for Brentwood Connected member businesses to have their windows decorated in a fun and colourful way, free of charge.  

We plan to decorate 25 windows in total, spread across all three High Streets.

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'CELEBRATING BRENTWOOD CONNECTED MEMBERS' SUCCESSES' with green applause illustration

Many of our businesses are spreading kindness at the moment!

HS Estate Agents are collecting Easter eggs to benefit
local charity SNAP, and H2O Aquatics recently gifted an aquarium to a young aspiring marine biologist they
spotted on BBC News.

If you’re celebrating an achievement or have something to shout about, let us know.  And don’t forget to drop in your chocolate eggs to HS Estate Agents (137 Kings Road)!

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Image showing the front of H2O Aquatics with two hands forming a heart in front.
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Image showing Jo Romero and female staff members at Shenfield Bakery for International Women's Day
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BRENTWOOD CONNECTED TOWN RANGERS SUCCESS - 161 - the number of patrols by the Brentwood Connected Town Rangers across all three High Streets since 1 January 2025
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Image showing Easter Bunny Trail promotion and a list of upcoming Brentwood Connected dates.
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White text on navy blue background - YOUR VOICE MATTERS - with a green speech bubble illustration and contact details.