3rd October 2013, 10am –4pm Civic Hall, Blackshots
Health Matters, Care Matters
Health and Care matters are now at the forefront of older peoples concerns.
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DO you have questions about life or Christianity but are too afraid to ask? The Chafford Hundred Community Church are running a course called Alpha which is a way of finding out for yourself what Christians believe, and whether it makes sense.
NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be holding its Governing Body meeting on 25th September 2013 at 9.30am. Members of the public are warmly invited to attend. The meeting will be held in the Main Hall at The Culver Centre, Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon, Essex. RM15 5RR
SUNDAY saw the Annual John St Street Party, due to the forecast of storms most of it was moved inside the All Saints Centre. This year’s theme was Community Games and to bridge the communities in the area there was food from different nationalities, Indian, Chinese, Italian and English.
OVER the coming weeks Thurrock Council will be making it even easier for people to recycle their waste. The council will be installing dual – recycling and other waste – bins around the borough, mainly close to shopping areas. The recycling section of the bin is blue – maintaining the link with the blue recycling bin for kerbside collections.
STANFORD women Carole Jackson won the summer photo competition organised by the Stanford-le-Hope facebook page. Carole's photo is simply described as "Happy Frog" The competition was judge by local artist Gordon Gambier.
FAMILIES from Aveley and Ockendon enjoyed an afternoon of celebration at the official opening of the Indian Village garden at Aveley Children's Centre recently. Cllr Tony Fish, Mayor for Thurrock, was at the event and was introduced to all who had made this project possible, including the parents, carers and volunteers who donated homemade cakes for this fun filled Garden Tea Party.
DESTINY Chapel is a multicultural church which meets each Sunday at The Culver Centre (Main Hall), Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon, Essex RM15 5RR. It is holding a two-day Thanksgiving and Celebration to mark 5 years of being part of, and contributing to, the community of South Ockendon and the wider community of Thurrock.
STROKE seminar organised by Basildon and Thurrock hospital. Main basis of the day is awareness. Whole host of speakers including vascular surgeons and speech therapists.
IT WAS a great night down at the Thameside, where funky beats and amazing grooves were pounding from the third floor. The whole event was organised by Liam from Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions. As he was busy on the wheels of steel, we spoke to Chloe Levelle about how the night came about.
BUSES in London are considering going “cash-less” and that could affect three routes in Thurrock. Thurrock Council is supporting the Transport for London (TfL) consultation on the proposals. The three routes are the 370 - Romford to Lakeside (via Ockendon) – the 372 - Hornchurch to Lakeside (via Aveley) – and the 347 - Romford to Ockendon.
THURROCK Council’s housing team is organising an Older People’s Day later this month, offering help and advice. The aim of the day – between 11am and 3pm at the Dexter Close Sheltered Housing complex, Dexter Close, Grays, on Wednesday, 25 September – is to provide information about who does what in the community and what services are available for older people.
THE exciting new leisure development will create a series of outdoor spaces, the focal point of which will be a large town square around which a wide range of new leisure and restaurant uses will be provided over two levels. The public spaces will host an exciting events programme which may include farmers’ and Christmas markets, street theatre, music shows and live screenings of big sporting events throughout the year.
THURROCK Council is planning on bucking the national trend and increasing the number of its foster carers, launching a new recruitment. The campaign will focus on drop-in sessions throughout the borough over the next six months and an advertising campaign that focuses on caring.
