THE BELLS of St Peter and St Paul's church rang out last night to announce and celebrate the arrival of the prince of Cambridge, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The baby boy was born at 4.24pm on Monday afternoon.
THE PORT of Tilbury continued their support of the local community by providing a further £10,000 sponsorship to local theatre group, THEATRE IS...
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THURROCK Unsighted Peoples Society (T.U.P.S.) is changing its name. Ken Moore (Action on Hearing Loss) will be joining them to form Thurrock Blind and Deaf Group (B.A.D.) a sensory group for the sight and hearing impaired people of Thurrock.
They offer advice and help from the foyer of the Thameside Complex (Library) in Orsett Road Grays on the 1st Wednesday of every month from 12noon to 2pm.
A GRAYS man won a Vauxhall Corsa in the Thurrock Community Chest draw. The winning ticket was pulled out by the mayor of Thurrock, cllr Tony Fish.
The winner of the car, donated by Tony Levoi was Keith Spires,Russell Road, Grays.
Mr Spires said: "I am gobsmacked. I do not even remember buying a ticket!"
THURROCK PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Lay spent Friday travelling the borough chronicling Thurrock in the sun. Rob, in our humble opinion, is a gifted photographer, who has a particular interest in wildlife.
THE CHADWELL patchwork and quilting group raised over £200 for St Luke's Hospice. £220 was raised for the Basildon St Lukes Hospice, in memory of Lee Mitchelson, son of Pauline Mitchelson, a good friend of the Chadwell Quilting group.
THERE SEEMS to be more than one way to skin a cat at Grays School and Media Arts College (now called the Hathaway Academy). When the under-fire school was looking for academy partners, YT understands that they rejected the Harris Federation as "The Harris Federation may not suit their ethos."
The party was organised by Jodie Gray, 25 from Romford Road in Aveley, and took place on Saturday 6th July. Around 130 guests arrived at Moor Hall in Aveley to enjoy delicious homemade cream teas and scones in glorious sunshine and beautiful surroundings. The guests also took part in a charity raffle with prizes including: a meal at the King William restaurant in Chigwell, gift vouchers, beauty treatments and lots of lovely homemade cakes.
TWO English football legends are set to appear at Orsett Hall. A Night with Jimmy Greaves and Ron Chopper Harris is at Orsett Hall on Thursday 25 July 2013.
ON WEDNESDAY June 26 Thurrock branch of U3A held its monthly meeting at the Civic Hall, Grays. Chairperson Maggie Whitbread introduced the speaker, Steve Lester, member of the Titanic Historical Society, resplendent in the uniform of a 2nd. officer of The White Star Line.
THURROCK may experience ‘heatwave’ conditions over the next few days, according to Met Office forecasts. A Level 3 heatwave alert means people should be aware of the actions to protect themselves from the possible health effects of hot weather, and social and healthcare services are advised to take specific actions that target high-risk groups.
IT ISN'T every day that you see an eight-foot woman dressed in yellow walking down Grays High Street (unless you are Tattoo John-Ed). But that was just part of the razamatazz of Grays high street on Friday afternoon (July 12th).
KENNINGTONS primary academy sports day made national headlines last month after the Aveley school decided to ban parents from sports day as it was a "very stressful occasion". But we are glad to report that the sports day has, according to sources, taken place without incident.
ORGANISERS are hopeful July’s warm and dry weather continues next week as the fifth Big Lunch is being held in Grays Town Park. And this year’s event – between 11am and 3pm on Wednesday (24 July) – is a little bit different.
A TEAM from Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) the world’s leading maritime services provider based in Chafford Hundred, has raised £3,642 for the Sailors’ Society in a special dragon boat race at Olympic rowing venue, Dorney Lake, near Windsor. Supported by colleagues and family, the ten-strong team, entered the Sailors’ Society Dragon Boat Challenge to raise funds to support the vital work carried out by the charity. As Shipping Agents, ISS deals with merchant seafarers on a daily basis and knows just how important the Sailors’ Society is in enriching and enhancing the wellbeing of the 1.3 million seafarers throughout the world.
