Events & Campaigns

Afternoon Tea at The Roslin Beach Hotel

We will be hosting a Shrove Tuesday Afternoon Tea which will be held in the beautiful ballroom at the exclusive Roslin Beach Hotel, Southend-on-Sea on Tuesday 17th February 2026. 

Guests are kindly invited to arrive for 1pm to be greeted and seated in good time for tea between 1.30 and 3.30pm. 

AFTERNOON TEA

A luxurious selection of finger sandwiches

Seasonal pastries and delicacies

Homemade plain and fruit scones accompanied by jam and clotted cream

A selection of speciality teas or coffees

Tickets cost £35.00 per person - Click here to book

We are expecting that this event will sell out and so would encourage you to purchase your tickets early to avoid disappointment. 

For SAT NAV purposes, the full address of the hotel is: The Roslin Beach Hotel, Thorpe Esplanade, Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3BG

Parking: There is some parking available at the hotel and in some adjacent side roads, as well as paid parking on the esplanade itself.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Advent is a particularly busy time for us as we go about our work supporting families who may find that the season of Christmas is undermined by family tensions, bereavement or financial pressure.

Our aim during Advent is to try to focus attention on those families for whom Christmas may not be a particularly happy or joyful time and we are able to do this thanks to the support of parishes throughout the Diocese of Brentwood.

As families stand in front of their parish crib during the weeks of Advent and Christmastide, we are asking them to take a minute to think about the work we are doing supporting children, young people and their families.

Every donation made at the crib directly helps our work and we are truly grateful for this assistance.

If you would like to donate to our Diocesan Crib Appeal, you can choose to do so using any of the following methods:

• Click here to donate £5 to our Crib Appeal
• When visiting your parish church, you can make a cash donation in our Diocesan Crib Appeal box which will be on display in your parish throughout Advent
• Using the camera on your smartphone, you can scan the QR code on our crib poster in your parish church to donate £5
• Donate by sending a cheque, payable to BCCS to 133 High Street, Billericay, Essex CM12 9AB
• Using your online banking, you can transfer your payment directly to our bank account. Please reference your payment Crib Appeal:

Account Name: Brentwood Catholic Childrens Society

Account Number: 31094130

Sort Code: 40 13 22

Thank you for supporting our Crib Appeal this year.

We would like to wish all our supporters and their families a very happy and joyful Christmas.

Save the date 09th-15th February for Children's Mental Health Week.

We will be running a dedicated campaign, centred around this years' theme: This is my place.

Here's how you can get involved -

• Donate a prize to our online raffle
• Display a poster in your window/notice board
• Host a collection box and/or leaflet outlining our work
• Share our content on Social Media - or promote from your profiles
• Host your own fundraising initiative

Please email Millie (mdillane@bccs.org.uk) to discuss further