For some quality time for the kids on Saturday there is the Seaside Storytime in Walton Library between 11.30am - 1.00pm. Local children’s authors Lucy Mitchell (‘The Naughty Seagull’) and Caroline Cross (‘Sand Between my Toes’) will be reading from their books. This event is organised by Tendring Community Writers.

There’s a Sandcastle Competition, but it doesn’t have to be a sandcastle, it can be anything sculpted in sand. It kicks off with registration from 9.30 on Saturday morning, 21st September, at M&M’s beach hut 100 The Leas, at bottom of the slope at the end of Woodberry Way, Walton. You can begin building from 10am until judging at noon. Prizes are for the best designs, any sculptures, not just castles. Entries can be individuals or teams of up to six, but children under 12 mus

Four whacky classical musicians make classical music fun and accessible to children in a concert coming to Walton as part of the Walton Arts Festival at All Saints Church on Saturday, September 21st. Check them out Graffiti Classics on Facebook and here's a video of them in action. Graffiti Classics is a world-renowned act that is wickedly funny. Their ‘playground proms’ bring an interactive workshop-style performance with fantastic flair, finesse and frivolity that enables k