The sculptor of Fallen Deodar, one of the sculptures on display, discusses her background, her practice, and the making processes behind her tranquil, beautiful sculptures. Inspired by, and made from, natural forms, Sutton’s work is on display at various key institutions, including the National Portrait Gallery.
HIGH House Production Park is delighted to present its first outdoor sculpture exhibition showcasing the work of five international artists: Antony Gormley, Steven Gregory, Marcus Kleinfeld, Tim Morgan and Jilly Sutton. The exhibition runs from Saturday 21 January until Monday 19 March in daylight hours and is completely free.
THE MC was Rob West at the National Skills Academy. The music was provided by the Tilbury Band. Over 300 people turned up to sing carols along a special route at the High House Production Park in Purfleet.
HIGH House Production Park, with its partners the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy is hosting its very first Christmas Festival on Saturday 10th December 2011. All the family are welcome to celebrate the festive season with Carol Singing accompanied by the Tilbury Brass Band, the Christmas Tree lights switch on ceremony and a special performance from the Thurrock Youth Orchestra.
The Education team in Thurrock delivers a wide range of inspiring community and education projects such as the Thurrock Community Chorus, Youth Arts Leadership and Arts Award in Thurrock and South Essex. Over the last five years, it has offered many hundreds of local Thurrock residents and students across South Essex exciting opportunities to learn new skills and become involved in different aspects of the arts from performance to the production and technical sides of theatre.
Karen, who was married and has a grown-up daughter, said: “It has been a long journey since I began hormone replacement therapy and I hope my story will inspire others.” The one-time trucker, of Purfleet, Essex, had the op on the NHS in August. She added: “They are going to show some parts of the operation after the watershed, some will be edited out.”
People of all ages are welcome on the day which starts at 12pm and finishes at 3pm on Saturday 22nd October 2011 or if you are interested in entering the baking competition please contact Rebecca Lownds on 01375 362033 for a registration form.
THE DREADFUL circumstances surrounding the rape of his then girlfriend, Jill Saward have been well documented over the years. Less so, has been the struggle of David Kerr to “live a normal” life following the harrowing ordeal.
THERE IS something special about seeing art in a unique environment or indeed in the environment it is referencing. The work of art students at South Essex College is on display at the moment at the hide in the Rainham marshes RSPB centre.
The High House Production Park is a high profile project delivered by Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation. The Park is set to become an internationally recognised hub for the creative industries, and will help raise Thurrock’s profile on the world stage.
A THURROCK primary school has been branded as “heartless” by parents for denying their children the chance to audition for Sky TV’s “Got to Dance” minutes before they were due to go on.
THEY WERE queuing from four in the morning. They had travelled all the way from Naples. Having said that we spotted plenty of people from Purfleet but we also spotted people walking back to Purfleet station in the clothes they had purchased.
“Best cop in Thurrock” PC Andy Lawrence about to be moved to Chelmsford as part of Operation Blueprint. Councillors, residents and community leaders up in arms. Petition to be handed to Chief Constable on Wednesday.
FOR the fourth year running, residents of the Garrison estate in Purfleet made an effort to cheer up their neighbours with a flower competition.
This year there were two extra categories — tallest sunflower, for the under 16s and a separate category for the sheltered housing complex Mulberry Drive — in the competition organised by Thurrock Council’s tenant participation team and the local housing office. Gardens and balconies on the estate were the two long-standing categories.
Thurrock branch of U3A celebrated its 10th. anniversary on Wednesday 31st. August at the Civic Hall, Grays. Members of the various groups displayed examples of their activities, ranging from art to ukulele.
Next Saturday (September 17), Orsett crews are organising a superb day of fun complete with a climbing wall, bouncy castle and barbeque. Along with the station’s appliances, firefighters are hoping one of the Service’s new aerial ladder platforms will be on site, along with a driving simulator on the County’s Community Wheels vehicle. Crews also hope they’ll be able to stage a chip pan demonstration for visitors.
THE ROYAL OPERA House are officially launching a “Volunteer Pool” at the Royal Opera House in Purfleet. Joining their pool means that you will to eligible to volunteer for all our upcoming events and opportunities as well as accessing a number of benefits, including: Get togethers’ with other ROH volunteers and ROH staff (twice yearly)
THE next meeting of the West Thurrock and South Stifford Peoples Community Forum is on Thursday the 1st September 2011. This meeting will be held in the Hall of St Clements Church, London Rd, West Thurrock starting at 7.30pm.
Do you fancy dressing up as a medieval knight from Lohengrin? Or does a night at the ballet remind you how dull is your daily attire? Then take note – on the weekend of 24/25 September, the Royal Opera House in Purfleet are holding a massive costume sale.
You will be granted free entry to the RSPB Centre and Bug Hunt where there will be experts on hand to learn all about bugs. A free picnic lunch will be provided and you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Purfleet and Rainham Marshes.They will meet at 12pm for bike checks before the Bug Hunt and picnic. There will be a short ride around 3.30pm led by Sustrans Bike It Officer Katie Van Dop, which will finish back at the RSPB Centre around 4.30pm.
Rock Thurrock’s Community Action Projects’ Coordinator, Edwin Hughes, distributed black plastic sacks, blue recycling bags, Hi Viz jackets – with their Rock Thurrock logos – and those claspy gadgets for effective litter-picking. There was plenty of banter as the pickers picked tenaciously through the thick foliage beside the London Road between St Stephen’s and Purfleet railway station. A few people walked past and gave strange looks, but their were no comments.
A PURFLEET couple were among a family of housing cheats jailed in a landmark case where the judge delivered the verdict after accusations of jury tampering arose. Riccardo Guthrie, 33, and sister Cosima Guthrie, 25, both of Purfleet, Essex,were jailed for three years and 18 months respectively, while second sister Bianca Guthrie, 35, of Chingford, received a two year jail term reports Inside Housing.
The Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, Tony Hall (Baron Hall of Birkenhead) was present at the screening. We took the opportunity to speak to Tony and discuss the warm relationship between the Royal Opera House and the local community. He was also kind enough to heap praise on the first ever Thurrock International Celebration of Culture that takes place throughout July.
P&G claims that the bottle shape and overall product appearance of Luhns’ dish detergent products are an exact copy of P&G’s Fairy Hand Dish Washing liquids, which are distributed in the European market a paper reports.
