The event gives the council a chance to show off the many different aspects of its work, from park rangers to cycle safety and adult education to the Thameside Theatre, libraries and the borough’s heritage. Thurrock Council has regularly highlighted its services at the show and this year co-ordinated its efforts around one corner of the ground.
THURROCK COUNCIL bosses have indicated that they have no plans to turn off the street lights in Thurrock.The matter came to light as Essex County Council (ECC) have announced a series of cuts to lighting in Essex.
WELL, the weather stayed of (just) and there was a wonderful day of activities for everyone at the 2013 Orsett Show. It really is one of the pleasures of the Thurrock year, to do the slow lap of the show (it takes us about three hours!) and take in all there is.
THE next Stifford Community Forum's open meeting will take place on Monday 16th September at the Baptist Church Hall, Premier Avenue, Sockets Heath, Grays commencing at 7-30 pm. Residents of Blackshots and Stifford Clays wards are all welcome.
THE next Chadwell Community Forum meeting will be on Wednesday September 11th, at Herringham School starting 7.30pm. The principal speaker will be Cllr Barbara Rice on current health issues, particularly those affecting the local area; Cllr Rice will also discuss the relationship between the environment and health.
ALTHOUGH the members and volunteers at Davy Down are mourning the loss of the chair of their charity, councillor Diana Hale, it was her expressed wish that they should “keep it all going” and this is the intention.
ST MARY'S, Dock Road, Little Thurrock is holding a Beetle Drive on Friday 20th September in St Mary’s Hall at 7.30. Some people have asked what a Beetle drive is? It is not the opportunity to race cockroaches or hunt other unwanted six-legged friends.
WE would especially like to encourage parents whose children have just started school and may feel at a loose end now they have time on their hands. The Recruitment Fayres are really informal and will give them the opportunity to talk to others about volunteering over a cup of tea and a slice of cake”.
LOCAL groups in Thurrock have a month to seek a grant if they have ideas or plans for something which will enhance their community. The Community Grants programme provides grants from £500 to £5,000 for revenue or small capital purchases up to £1,000 and applications are being sought now – with a closing date of midnight on Monday, 7 October.
OVER 100 musicians to take to the stage to celebrate the memory of trombonist Michael Foreman.
Join The Tilbury Band on Saturday 19th October at The Civic Hall Grays for “Celebration in Brass: A Concert for Michael”, in memory of long-standing trombonist Michael Foreman who tragically died last year.
FIRE CREWS were called to a disused school site in Leicester Road, Tilbury. Crews used one hose reel to tackle a fire at the derelict Jack Lobley school where one of the classrooms was reported to be well alight.
POLICE would like to hear from anyone with information about a man who has gone missing from his home in Chafford Hundred and is believed to be in the area between Chelmsford and Braintree.Terrence Sharp, aged 28, has not been seen since Friday August 23 and has not been in contact with his family since Sunday August 25.
PENGUIN Random House and Jamie Oliver, in partnership with the national charity The Reading Agency, will today donate a copy of his new cookbook Save with Jamie free to every library in the UK. Essex County Council has dispatched a copy of the book to the 74 libraries across Essex.
FEN LANE, Orsett has been blocked after well over three hundred lorry tyres were found dumped in the lane. The tyres lay strewn cross the lane around 400 metres from the Orsett entrance.
