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Training on offer for volunteers at Night Shelter in Grays

THE next training session for those interested in volunteering for the Night Shelter is 7:00 pm on the 10th of Feb at Christ City Church which is on the second floor of Crown House in Grays.

Proposals to formally rename Purfleet as Purfleet-on-Thames have been approved.

THURROCK Council unanimously agreed to re-name the town at Full Council on Wednesday 29 January 2020 following a public consultation.

Love your bike week at Hardie Park

LOVE your bike week at Hardie Park. Full details on poster.

Thurrock Marching Brass are bringing the World No 1 Brass Band to Thurrock!

THE World’s Number One Ranked Brass Band, the Cory Band from South Wales, and the 2019 Drum Corps United Kingdom (DCUK) Junior Class British Champions enter into a Development Partnership deal which will see the Cory Band come to Essex on May 16 2020 to perform a guest slot at the Indoor Music Games (IMG) as well as put on a full concert at the Thurrock Civic Hall later that evening.

Teenager arrested in grounds of Gable Hall School

A TEENAGE boy has been arrested on suspicion of burglary in Corringham this afternoon, Thursday 30 January.

Two new Town Centre Teams are going to be out on patrol in Thurrock.

IN addition to the teams covering Grays, Stanford-le-Hope and South Ockendon, Tilbury and Purfleet will now be getting dedicated teams

Thurrock Local History Society

AT our first meeting of the new year Mark Rowland gave us a detailed and well-illustrated lecture on riverside commerce in Grays, south of the railway. In 1840 a pier was built for passenger steamers to London, also pleasure steamers, a service which was killed by the coming of the railway.

Havering. Music Makers are heading to the Thameside Theatre

HAVERING Music Makers will be heading to the Thameside Theatre in Grays next month, for the first time in the group’s 44-year history.

Celebrate the literary landscapes of Thurrock

PLACE is as great an inspiration to artists as people are. Narratives are often inextricably linked with the places and environments that produced them. Thurrock Adult Community College is offering an adult learning course that explores and celebrates the rich literary history of Thurrock.

Thurrock Civic Award Finalists Announced

THIRTY-NINE finalists, from more than 140 nominations made across eight award categories, have been shortlisted and revealed for the Thurrock Civic Awards 2020.

Wicked Wednesday Cinema at the Thameside

WICKED Wednesdays are returning to Thameside Theatre in Grays, offering a fantastic family film deal this February half-term.

Purfleet could become known as Purfleet-on-Thames ahead of regeneration

PURFLEET could be renamed if councillors choose to back a resident petition which calls for the town to be recognised for its position on the Thames.

One community development trust welcomes £2,000 donation for local Amazon team

THE staff and volunteers at One Community Development Trust in Tilbury have received a £2,000 donation from the local Amazon fulfilment centre.

Thurrock Neighbourhood Watch unveil 2020 calendar

THURROCK Neighbourhood Watch unveiled their 2020 New Year calendar at Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner's headquarters.

Purfleet-on-Thames Community Forum set to host AGM

THE NEXT meeting and AGM for Purfleet-on-Thames Community Forum will be 7:30pm on 28th January at St. Stephen's Church, London Road Purfleet.

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