SUMMER TEEN READS ☀️

SUMMER TEEN READS ☀️

Whether you’ve got a long plane ride this summer, or you plan to soak up the sun in the garden, a good book will be sure to keep you company wherever and whatever you’re doing, so we’ve picked our favourite teen reads to keep your brain working over the break! 📚

First up – for romance-lovers – Happy Place by Emily Henry is a perfect summer read and has received a rating of 4.5 stars from Waterstones. In this summertime fiction story, we follow Harriet and Wyn: a ‘perfect couple’ who are trying to hide their recent breakup from friends on their last holiday. This book is described as having ‘authentically drawn characters and heart-wrenching entanglements.’ This book definitely has a plot to keep you hooked all summer! ☀🌸

Happy Place – Emily Henry – £7.99

Now, if sci-fi novels are for you and you enjoyed the release of the Dune 2 movie earlier this year – why not read the book too? Dune follows life on a fictional planet where colonies across space fight for the land and resources with futuristic technology. With incredible worldbuilding and plot twists, Dune is sure to have your eyes glued to the pages for days! 🌙🌎

Dune – Frank Herbert – £9.99

If complex worlds and storylines aren’t your thing, try this shortlisted Book of the Year: Page-turner story Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. This is a coming-of-age novel which explores platonic friendship and adventure as we follow Sam and Sadie growing into fame – but in this case, with fame comes betrayal. This book calls to videogame lovers, so if that’s you, then this story is perfect! 🎮🎲

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin – £8.49

You can shop for all of these in Waterstones today! ✨

OUR EXHIBITION IS OPEN! 🎉🎉

OUR EXHIBITION IS OPEN! 🎉🎉

End date: 17/08/2024 12:00 am

Our Olympic/Paralympic exhibition is now open! 🎉🎉
Across the past couple of weeks, we have been challenging local schools to design their very own Olympic/sports stadium for the chance to win £1,000 for their school! ✨
After receiving a range of fantastic entries, and much deliberation from the judges, our winner is Ava Austin, a year 5 pupil from Hutton All Saints Primary School, who created an incredible entry and is a very deserving winner. 🏆
Ava was presented with her prize today alongside her school principal, Mrs Manookian and Mayor Councillor Mark Haigh. ✨
In celebration of the Olympics/Paralympics, our gallery, filled with all the amazing entries, is now open for the public to view here at The Baytree!
📍 Located between Sports Direct and The Works, head down and admire the amazing creations by your little ones! 😍
*Please note our exhibition is currently closed
SUMMER PLAY! ☀️

SUMMER PLAY! ☀️

Summer is made for outdoor play! 😍 Their range of wet and dry toys are perfect for the hot weather, shop yours today! 👀

BAYTREE BEACH ⛱️

BAYTREE BEACH ⛱️

End date: 31/08/2024 4:00 pm

We are pleased to announce our beach is back for 2024! 🏖️

Enjoy a taste of the seaside in Brentwood this Summer, as we see the return of the beach to the centre. Open every day, 10am-4pm*! ☀️

Free to use; head on down with the kids, let them pick up a bucket and spade and feel the sand between their toes, whilst you enjoy the sunshine!

*Weather permitting 🌧️