TOP events this week

  • SKA and reggae sensations The New Town Kings at the Kingsway Hall on Saturday.

They will be joined by support acts SURGE and Shooty and the Bang Bang.

Tickets in advance are £8 from harwichfestival.co.uk or on the door for £10.

Doors open at 8pm.

  • Jazz band the Spike Heatley trio will perform at the Electric Palace at 8pm on Thursday.

Tickets cost £12 from the box office, on 07786 744789 or at electricpalace.com

  • A LIVE jam session will be hels at the Kings Arms in Dovercourt.

Music begins at 3pm on Sunday.

Home-made Sunday roasts and bar snacks will also be available.

  • The Brantham Amateur Theatrical Society is presenting Cash on Delivery, by Michael Cooney, at the village hall on Thursday, and the following Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm.

Tickets are available for £7 from Bakes and Blossoms, in Acacia Court, Brantham, by on 01206 396674 or at batscashon delivery.ticketsource.co.uk

  • Talented singer-songwriter Clive Gregson will be at Red Lion, in South Street, Saturday.

Clive will be performing songs from his new album This is Now, as well as hits from his extensive back catalogue.

He will be supported by New Zealander Michelle Nadia, who has featured on local and national radio.

Tickets cost £10 in advance from the pub, wegottickets.com or redlionmanningtree.co.uk They are also available for £12 on the door.

Doors open at 8pm.

  • The Little Bentley Waterways and Garden Show is being held on Saturday at Little Bentley Hall.

The gardens will be open from 10am to 5pm and will feature about 20 stalls and a silent auction.

It will be followed by a gala evening, featuring music and canapes, from 6pm to 9pm.

Little Bentley Hall is off the A133, postcode CO7 8SD.

Entry costs £5 for adults, with children under 15 getting in free.

For more information, go to littlebentley.net or call 07802 282193.

Further afield

  • Classical Brit-Award-winning vocal ensemble Only Men Aloud will be at Clacton’s West Cliff Theatre, Tower Road, on Saturday at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £28.

  • A show paying homage to the legendary Marlene Dietrich is on at the West Cliff Theatre, in Tower Road, Clacton, on Sunday at 2.30pm.

Tickets cost £18.50.