THE LEADER of Thurrock Council has expressed his delight at the news that Grays post office is set to return to Grays town centre. Speaking on Monday (28 April) he said: “It was back in June last year that WH Smiths shut in Grays and the Post Office lost its home. I was determined that the council should provide a temporary home for the Post Office which turned out to be for ten months.
THE Bata War Memorial was restored to its former glory in the latter part of 2013 in time for the Remembrance Day services. This involved a complete deep clean, repointing of the granite blocks, new paving and steps as well as new granite plaques. These plaques show the names of 81 Bata employees who died during the Second World War.
CARIADS is a recognised service for carers appointed by Thurrock Council to provide information, advice and support to all adult family carers in Thurrock. We support all carers no matter what the age, illness or disability of the person they are caring for, also irrespective of the amount of hours support they give, be it 1 hour a week or 24hrs a day.
NEWLY qualified teachers (NQTs) are set to flock to Hathaway Academy on Tuesday as part of a major recruitment drive at the Grays school. An intensive advertising campaign has been conducted over the last few weeks at the school that is setting about a major transformation under new principal James Howarth.
OFTEN compared with bacterial meningitis as the 'milder strain', viral meningitis - an infection that causes inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord - affects over 5,000 people each year. In 2012, the charity commissioned a survey, which showed that viral meningitis is leaving its victims with exhaustion, headaches, memory loss, depression, anxiety and hearing difficulties. Many sufferers have to take long periods off education or work and struggle with the day-to-day tasks that so many people take for granted.
NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be holding its Governing Body meeting on 30th April 2014 at 9.30am. Members of the public are warmly invited to attend.
WAYNE, a plumber who has worked for Mears in Thurrock for eight years raised £1,800 for Spinal Research. Spinal Research is the UK’s leading charity funding medical research around the world to develop reliable treatments for paralysis caused by a broken back or neck.
INTU Lakeside is once again making shopping more accessible for students by inviting them to enjoy big discounts and free entertainment at its second Student Night. Between 5pm and 10pm on Wednesday 30th April, students will be able to scoop up exclusive discounts from over 70 of intu Lakeside’s shops and restaurants, over 20 more than during last October’s event.
THE FUNERAL of John Scowen was how the former chair of Thurrock Arts Council would have wanted it. Over three hundred attended at the Corbets Tey crematorium. Many had to stand outside as the service was relayed through a screen. It was a sad service and yet befitting of a man so dearly beloved by family and friends and the wider community.
AROUND 13,500 homes in the east of Thurrock will be visited over the next few months to encourage more people to car share, or use alternatives to cars for local journeys. Personal Journey Planners (PJP) will be knocking on doors in Stanford-le-Hope, Corringham, Tilbury, East Tilbury, Linford and Orsett offering travel advice that promotes healthier, more environmentally-friendly and cheaper ways to get around the borough.
TO put these speeds into perspective, it would take residents in these two streets an average 15.2 hours to download an HD-quality film. And roads in Essex feature six times in the list of the UK’s 50 slowest streets - more than any other county - according to the latest consumer speed test data collected by comparison site uSwitch.com.
IN preparation for the festival, Pop Up has been holding weekly workshops with members of the Thurrock community and the Royal Opera House Learning and Participation and Bridge teams. Attendees have been lending their painting, sewing, dying and making skills to help make imaginative worlds a reality and create immersive story experiences.
THIS month Chairman Joy Ridgewell welcomed a visitor Gary Wade. At the TWC meeting our very entertaining speaker was Peter Jones. Peter has written several books beginning as a self-publisher he has also had books published by Harper Collins but has now set up his own publishing company. Peter was very helpful with advising the best ways go about getting work published, when questions were put to him.
THURROCK has had some interesting visitors over the last few weeks in the form of decorative elephant statues on their way to intu Lakeside. These beautiful hand painted elephants are part of a 30-strong herd that is making its way across Essex to the shopping centre in Thurrock.
