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Soundscapes at Palmer’s

The students work will also be showcased at Thameside Theatre on Monday 12th July 2010. Royal Opera House Education is holding a morning event to celebrate and showcase work undertaken by schools and colleges in Thurrock.

Trudi Recounts Hospice Journey To U3A

The speaker was Trudy Westmore-Cox. M.B.E. founder of St. Luke's Hospice. She told us of her origins in Germany, daughter of a Methodist minister. She came to England as a trainee nurse at the age of 18. Serving at a number of London hospitals, including the renowned Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital, she was especially concerned with the suffering caused by that disease.

Ormiston’s Gifted An Enigma

The day was led and organised by experienced staff from the ‘Happy Puzzle Company’ with highly effective, hands on learning experience along with the ‘Millennium Mathematics Project’ with the ‘Enigma Schools Project’ taking code breaking, mathematics, intrigue and strategy into the classroom and beyond.

Baccalaureate Glory For Palmer’s

All eighteen students who completed the course gained either a Diploma or Certificate with the total result beating the IB world average and eleven of the group achieving grades exceeding 3 A grades at A Level.

Quarry Hill Fete

At Quarry Hill, there is a real family and community atmosphere. You get the feeling that the whole QH community are supporting the school and all it's endeavours.

FA Delay on Grays Athletic Decision

The Ryman League appear to be as concerned about the delay as the club’s fans, with Ryman chairman Alan Turvey telling the Enquirer this evening that the League had heard nothing from the FA, despite their key management team being together for most of the day when they could have dealt with any decision and its implications.

Chafford Modelling In Berlin

THE TEXTILES room in Chafford Hundred Campus is a treasure trove of bright imaginative colours and designs. It is also a clearly a popular subject. Recently, a group of students travelled to Berlin to take part in a fashion show. The experience was part of the Year 10 course work as well as a key experience in mixing with students from across the continent.

MacKinlay Joins Alligator Wrestler In Isle of Man

There was a range of guests, from former MP Andrew Mackinlay, who helped save the Island's reciprocal health agreement to Richard Bowers, an alligator wrestler and president of the native Indian Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Alternative Vote: The Return of Labour?

With AV, they would have been even further from a majority with 25 fewer seats including Thurrock. Jackie Doyle Price's seat would have gone back to Labour while Stephen Metcalfe is only a list of 78 seats that are marked as highly vulnerable under this system of proportionality as he had less than 45% of the vote.

Kidz Filmz Struck Off Companies House

The demise of the company appears to see the curtain coming down on this chapter of the career of it’s owner, Kieran Woodbury, 28, who, since the age of eleven has had a series of imaginative schemes from travel agencies, shipping companies, theatre groups and television stations.

Tall Dark Friend at Bas Fest

As usual this reporter is not surprised that crowds soon warm to Tall Dark Friend . As initial bemusement quickly turns to admiration he...

Course In Grays To Help People With Long Term Conditions

The course is open to people with long term conditions, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, arthritis, back pain, cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis.

Drought Ends For Thurrock With Ayub Ton

Thurrock’s spin attack is young and still developing but again it was them who made the initial breakthrough. Steve Brooks’ left arm spin was probing and a brace of wickets, one of them Ubhi for 38, pegged back the initial momentum built by the visitors.

Future Act Gets The Balance Right

In these days of video games ,internet, facebook, myspace and a whole host of diversions it's somewhat of a challenge to capture a child’s imagination and get them involved in a group activity outside of school.

Man Sought After Attack In South Ockendon

He was followed off the bus by a group of people who then attacked him and stole his mobile phone. The man required hospital treatment for injuries to his face and head. The CCTV image is of one of the people believed to have been involved.

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