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Hardie Park’s Cycle Hub Project bags £1166 from Tesco’s community grant scheme

FRIENDS of Hardie Park in Stanford le Hope is delighted to announce it has bagged £1166 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme to develop the Hardie Cycle Hub project.

St. Luke’s Hospice launches the ‘Pearl of St. Luke’s’ rose

St. Luke's Hospice launches the 'Pearl of St. Luke's' rose ST. Luke's Hospice in Basildon is delighted to share news of a bespoke rose called...

One in five people in the East of England (21%) are volunteering during the COVID-19 crisis

ONE in five people in the East of England (21%) are volunteering during the COVID-19 crisis, research from Legal & General and Cebr has...

Cake Sale raising funds for The Dream Factory making dreams come true for local children and young adults

CAKE Sale raising funds for Essex-based charity The Dream Factory making dreams come true for local children and young adults

Freedom of the Borough honour conferred on three Thurrock clergymen

THE Freedom of the Borough honour has been conferred on three Thurrock clergymen. Reverend John Guest, Canon Brian O’Shea and Father Paul Dynan, have been awarded the prestigious Freedom of the Borough, a rare honour which has only been presented five times in nearly 40 years.

Essex Police support homeless veteran with bicycle

FOLLOWING some kind and quick actions, we found and delivered a bike to a former veteran following a charity’s appeal.

Special ceremony blesses burial site ahead of Ramadan ending this month

A PRIVATE blessing of a Muslim burial site in West Thurrock took place earlier today (Friday 22 May) as Thurrock Council prepares for Muslim burials to commence in the borough for the first time in the coming weeks.

Covid-19: Meet Amanda, a redeployed volunteer for TCCA

WHILE new guidance from the Government has been shared, and we see some changes and restrictions lifted, there are people behind the scenes who are continuing to support Thurrock’s most vulnerable instead of their normal work. 

New images of £1bn Purfleet-on-Thames regeneration revealed

NEW images have been released showing how the £1bn regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames will transform the town centre and riverfront, with upgraded transport links sitting alongside new homes, social infrastructure and a 1m sq. ft. creative complex.

Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions produce brilliant “five steps’ video

THURROCK Lifestyle Solutions CIC were delighted to have over 20,000 people look at their Makaton signed ‘Missing You’ post recently on Facebook.

TCCA Celebrates International Nurses Day

TOMORROW, (Tuesday 12 May) is International Nurses Day! Every year we acknowledge the amazing commitment that our nurses provide on a daily basis to support our community.

Grays resident Pamela thanks volunteers

IT has now been 45 days since Lockdown was announced, and we’re proud to say the community of Thurrock has not let us down.   

Flag raised in Stanford-le-Hope in tribute to NHS frontline workers

A FLAG as been raised at Stanford-le-Hope's traditional war memorial in tribute to frontline workers in the NHS.

Riverside Community and organisations work together to get donations to frontline workers in Thurrock

RIVERSIDE Community Grays Big Local and organisations in the Thurrock area are working together to help donations get to hard-working people on the frontline who are putting themselves at risk during the pandemic.

Police and firefighters make it a very memorable birthday for eleven-year-old girl in Thurrock

POLICE officers and firefighters have made the eleventh birthday of a young girl very memorable.

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