ROYAL Opera House welcomed representatives from over 20 arts organisations on Tuesday 17 May when it hosted a training day in advance of the second year of the Thurrock Trailblazer programme in schools across the borough from September.
YEAR 5 students at Benyon Primary School took part in the third of a series of 'Catching Words' workshops on Tuesday 3 May with Genevieve the Story Builder from the Children's Discover Centre.
CORRINGHAM Primary School has been selected to be involved in the Primary Education Parliamentary Review 2015/2016. The school is one of only 12 schools in the country to be selected to showcase best practice.
JANE Button, Director of Learning at Lambeth College will take on a new role as Principal for the first ever government backed college for the Creative and Cultural Industries.
THE Royal Opera House received the Best Community Charity Award at the Thurrock Business Awards 2016 on Friday 15 April at a ceremony held at the Civic Hall in Grays.
A CONTROVERSIAL organisation set up to combat racism in Thurrock has decided to call it a day. Thurrock Racial Unity Support Group (TRUST) passed a resolution at an AGM last Thursday to dissolve
ROYAL Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer schools are leading the way in signing up to Arts Council England's Artsmark award. The 28 Thurrock Trailblazer schools registered for the award make up one of the largest Artsmark education consortiums in the country.
CLLR Tim Aker MEP has launched 'The Aker Foundation' which will be used to assist the people of Thurrock. When elected as a Councillor in December 2014 he promised to use his Council allowances to set up a foundation designed to help local people.
SLOWLY but surely, every aspect of funding given out by Thurrock Council is under scrutiny and it appears that nowhere is off limits.
With the challenge of finding £37.7 million worth of cuts over the next three years, Thurrock Council are now looking at the funding they give to Thurrock Women's Aid.
