THE PARK Inn Thurrock have been awarded a Silver Award by the Green Tourism Business Scheme for the vast number of eco-friendly and green-aware initiatives they have implemented.
GABLE Hall’s success was identified in a recent in-depth analysis of official Department for Education data on all state funded schools in England by SSAT, the national school’s membership organisation for improvement and collaboration. The school qualified for the award by being in the top 20% of schools nationally for progress made by pupils between their key stage 2 results at primary school and their GCSE results at age 16.
MARK Bentley, the course leader for the new Logistics and Business course at South Essex College, is on a mission, a mission to showcase how the business of logistics and supply chain is the next big employer for Essex. And he will be taking to the internet to help spread the word and answer questions about the course with a live webchat on Wednesday 7 May, between 11am – 1pm. Visit www.southessex.ac.uk\webchat for further details or questions can be posted on Twitter, using #SECLogistics.
CHILDREN'S writers, illustrators, poets and storytellers will be entertaining and inspiring families at the FREE family Pop Up Festival of Stories at High House Production Park in Purfleet, Thurrock, a fourteen acre site which is the result of a long term collaboration between the Royal Opera House, Creative & Cultural Skills, ACME Studios ,Thurrock Council, Arts Council England, together with the departments of Business Innovation and Skills, Communities and Local Government and their agencies.
THE murder trial following the stab death of a 14-year-old Surrey boy has been set for September 15. Breck Bednar, of Crescent Road, Caterham, who was a pupil at St Bede's School in Redhill, died from a neck wound in February at a property in Grays, Essex.
SWIMMERS at Impulse Leisure Blackshots, in Grays, Essex, will become some of the first in the UK to try the new Swimfit Activate+ group sessions, developed by swimming experts at the ASA.
AFTER witnessing the world’s greatest sporting event right here on our doorstep, swimmers in Essex can now witness a world leading workout programme at Impulse Leisure, Blackshots. Inspired by the structure of a gym programme, Swimfit is a fun and effective way to get fit and tone up by following motivating sessions delivered by qualified instructors on poolside.
The café will be open Week days 6.00am – 3.30pm, Saturdays 6.00am – 2.30pm and be closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The menu offers cooked breakfast, sandwiches and baguettes, Panini’s, jacket potatoes, desserts and drinks. All food is cooked on the premises and when you enter Feathers you will be say ‘wow’ as Grant has made sure that the furnishings and décor are more boutique restaurant than café in what he calls his very own ‘boutique café’.
George, Paul and Davey were playing in Denmark with their own band, The Buskers, while Eddie and Finbar were touring in Germany and became involved in a road accident.
INTERNATIONALLY renowned Queen tribute band The Bohemians will be in Grays on their new tour, with new costumes, a new production, a new set, and ready to take you back to the early 70s. Remember when Bohemian Rhapsody was Number One (the first time) and Queen played the Legendary Hammersmith Odeon show as shown on the BBC Whistle Test programme?
“Superfast Essex is constantly evolving and we want to keep our residents and businesses as informed as possible throughout. We hope the new website will help us do this, particularly with the new easy-to-use Postcode Checker tool. It’s worth a visit!”
After reviewing hundreds of entries from each school, the winning designs were selected by a judging panel comprising of representatives from the shopping centre, the schools and the local media. The young winners will now get to paint their very own elephant statues which will stand shoulder to shoulder at intu Lakeside from 5th May with those by top artists and celebrities, including Claudia Schiffer and Union J.
THIS young, up and coming group of talented individuals, whose average age currently is just over 10 years, are taught by some of the boroughs most talented staff and are given music, dance, choreography and performing arts training all year round with a range of musical instruments in both the brass/wind and percussive spectrums. No former knowledge is necessary and instruments and tuition are all provided for so if you feel like coming along and joining in the fun you can find full details on our web site or via our facebook page.
A NUMBER of East Tilbury residents have expressed their "concerns" after Gypsy-Travellers moved into the East Tilbury area. A large number of caravans moved in at just before the weekend near to Coronation Avenue.
CONTRACTORS working with Thurrock Council’s housing team on the Transforming Homes project are working to bring all of the borough’s war memorials up to the finest standard before the First World War centenary on 4 August this year. Lakehouse, Wates and Keepmoat will be doing the work – at no cost to the council or council trax payers – as part of their Transforming Homes contract.
MUSIC festivals seem to be like buses. Thurrock didn't have one for years and then three turn up. On July 26th and 27th, a weekend of tribute acts will take to Blackshots Field in Fake Fest. This should see a host of national and local tribute acts.
