AN enigmatic adaptation of the Keats poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci, Arterial is a silent, experimental film set to a pulsing soundtrack by electronic music pioneers Isan. Set in the industrial hinterlands of England, Arterial is a poetic meditation on the influence of landscape and environment on our state of mind.
A 40-year-old man from Chafford Hundred who has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes is taking on the challenge of the London Marathon to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK. Phil Cunningam, a company director, had already signed up to run the marathon but when he was diagnosed with the condition decided he would raise money for Diabetes UK.
THE RULING Thurrock Council Labour Cabinet will sit on Wednesday night to consider the proposals for a new football stadium on the Billet Field in Stanford-le-Hope. Cabinet first considered the potential relocation of East Thurrock United Football Club (“ETUFC”) to the Billet Field at its meeting in January 2014.
A NEW Martial Arts academy, accessible to all, was opened by the deputy mayor of Thurrock on Friday. Deputy Mayor, cllr Wendy Curtis, joined by a host of civic dignitaries at the Civic Square gym.
MARIA Palmieri, Head of Apprenticeships at South Essex College said: “We are committed to giving apprentices the best possible start to their careers and its fantastic that these engineering apprenticeships are on our doorstep. We already have several apprentices at DP World and are proud to be working with them, investing in training to help local people learn the skills they need to progress, while responding to the needs of the local economy. It really does offer people a gateway to their future.”
HOLLYWOOD star Russell Brand dropped in on his old school last week as a special treat for all the students. Russell went to the school a few years ago, when it was called Grays School.
THE event honoured Achievement award winners aged 11-25 who received medallions to go with their framed certificate and a cheque for £200, already presented. They were nominated by their peers and leaders, winning awards for a variety of achievements but mostly for doing their best.
The event is organised annually with the children, aged up to 11, decorating their own Easter bonnets, before parading them on the walk to the local church.
The morning was a big success and the children had a wonderful time.
AFTER their great success in the Voices Now Festival at the Roundhouse in Camden last year, the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus returns to London at the invitation of the prestigious Brandenburg Choral Festival to perform alongside some of the leading choirs from around Britain. They are joined in this performance by Original Sing, the award-winning Bristol-based, 11-piece vocal group celebrated for their complexity and depth.
NO one likes revising! We spend six hours a day, five days a week doing school work and now home we go to do some more, and as the weather improves from the winter storms the last place we want to be is inside. So instead of getting it over and done with we delay, and delay, and delay! These are my top ten delaying tactics for when you can’t bear the thought of doing MORE school work.
THURROCK Lifestyle Solutions hosted their seventh Stay Safe event at the Grays fire station recently. The event focussed on a number of themes including a key session on what to do with a fire in the your house.
‘HIDDEN treasures’ is the theme of the 11th Euroregional Days of Fortified Sites - taking place at three visitor attractions in Essex and Medway on the weekend of 26th-27th April 2014. Festive and fun programmes of activities will create a fresh understanding of fortified heritage at 30 sites in four northern European regions: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the Province of West Flanders in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK.
SEARCHING for your family history is still very popular and TV programmes such as the BBC’s Who do you think you are? have encouraged more people to go looking for their family’s roots. This May Thurrock Council’s library service will be hosting a talk about the wide range of online websites now available which makes family history searching easier.
WHY do Christians talk so much about the importance of the death of Jesus? Wasn’t it a sign of failure? Come and see why his death was important for all of us. ‘Seeing our Salvation’ is a presentation with paintings and drawings, old and new, to depict the significance of the death of Jesus Christ. Wednesday 16th April at 7.30 at St Mary’s Dock Road, Little Thurrock.
