The Brentwood and Billericay group of the essex Wildlife Trust will be holding its ninth annual art exhibition in which Essex artists exhibit and sell their work in aid of the Trust this month.

This year the exhibition spans two weekends, running from July 14-22 between 10am and 5pm.

It will be at the Thorndon Countryside Centre, Brentwood Road, Brentwood, and admission is free.

Spokesman Olive Baldwin, said: "At our 2000 exhibition the work of 150 artists from all over Essex was on display and more than £2,500 was raised from hanging fees and commission on the sales of 82 framed and 131 framed pictures with the money allocated to projects on local wildlife reserves."

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