THE AREA now looks fantastic. A brand new play park that sits alongside the cricket and football pitches and the Bowls Club. It is clearly symptomatic of the hard work put in by the Friends of Ockendon Rec.
Both sides could have nicked it with Andy Howells being the Miller’ saviour with a last ditch dive blocking Liam Friend’s goal bound shot after the ball broke loose to Friend from a free kick.
Then we had a go at some side stalls but lady luck had already shone on us for one day, so we settled for using some pocket money to buy a cuddly Hong Kong Phooey (do you remember him?) which was very good as you do not find characters like him in the shops anymore.
The winners received cinema tickets which were donated from Vue, Empire and Odeon. The quiz took part at Culver Centre, Riverside and Stanford Youth and Connexions Centre.
Over the last two years, the Warm and Healthy Homes Partnership has offered a range of options that can improve homes across the region, with over 3,000 residents being lifted out of fuel poverty.
On an overcast day at Mopsies Park, Stanford-le-hope CC secured their safety in Division 2 of the Sheppard Neame Essex League with a fine team performance against a struggling Basildon team.
The recent spat regarding the discussion of contracts "in camera" at the end of a Labour Cabinet meeting may not have made much sense. The Tories did it all the time but that perhaps, wasn't the point. It was keeping the Tories in profile.
HASSENBROOK hurdles champion, Hayley McLean triumphed in the National Championships in Bedford at the weekend. Hayley won the U-17 Girls 300m Hurdles with a time of 43.38.
SGOSS provides a free service working with local schools, businesses and community groups in Thurrock to place new governor volunteers where they are most needed. To find out more, please contact Pam Richardson at SGOSS on 0207 288 3539, email: [email protected] or visit www.sgoss.org.uk
Will the Convent retain their top status; Will Chafford Hundred continue their fantastic improvement and knock them off? Will Hassenbrook's prediction of a bumper year be realised? All will be revealed tomorrow.
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At a meeting of the Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Aveley councillor and Vice-Chair of the committee pointed to the fact that 48% of places in the school had yet to be allocated.
The Project will include a series of taster sessions run by a local Rounders England coach, and will comprise of introductory coaching to batting, bowling and fielding, finishing with small sided games.
EACH month, we will peruse the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to see what questions people have been asking and outlining the responses.
Needless to say, Thurrock Council is the recipient for a lot of questions and on some occasions, the answers often raise more questions.
