THE SLENDER hopes of a play-off berth for Grays Athletic just got a whole lot slimmer as Grays dropped two home points against fellow hopefuls Heybridge.
WHEN MELVIN Burgess' book Junk came out in the mid-nineties there was quite a stir. It was written for teenagers, it was read by teenagers but schools worried about placing a book that discussed drugs so frankly alongside Wind in the Willows and Stig of the Dump.
To celebrate this fantastic new facility, creative practitioners, performer Beverley Beer and poets, Justin Coe and Vicky Wilson visited the school to help launch the library and encourage a love of reading and books in both children and parents alike. Justin began the day’s activities with a poetry-themed assembly for the whole school and then ran poetry workshops with Year 6 pupils. After school, Vicky ran workshops for parents and their children exploring creating animal character poems and Beverly performed a selection of poems.
Chadwell St Mary Amateur Boxing Club are over-joyed after receiving a very generous donation from the World Boxing champion David Haye's company Haymaker promotions. After attending Chadwell A.B.C's last show held at the Gateway School in Tilbury, David Hayes Manager/Coach Adam Booth presented head Coach Chris Okoh with a cheque as he was so impressed with the quality of boxing from the local boys and girls!!
YourThurrock was celebrating last night as the number of total views on their youtube channel broke through the one million mark. Since launching on September 1st 2008, YT has made over 3,000 filmed items covering all aspects of life in the borough.
UPS yesterday opened a 331,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility located 33 miles (54 kilometers) in Stevenage, the first of its kind in the U.K. A second warehouse will open in Tilbury in the next few months.
Nowhere have the Conservatives said that the college is closing this year, what we have said is that we have a vision and we know the vision takes planning and further investment and will not happen overnight.
GRAYS boss Julian Dicks has become the latest name to be linked with managerial vacancy at Newport County reports Wales online. But the County hierarchy insist they will not be pressured into making an appointment, even though caretaker Tim Harris has now been in place since January following the departure of Dean Holdsworth.
Jenny Dowman, of Portsea Road, Tilbury, has been fined £150 and ordered to pay £200 costs after pleading guilty to failing to comply with a Noise Abatement Notice issued by Thurrock Council.
The Thurrock Creative and Media Diploma cohort is made up of 45 students from Ormiston Park Academy, Grays School and William Edwards School. As part of their course, they are putting on an Arts festival which will showcases artwork from local artists including students from a range of Thurrock schools.
Graham Ball, Prince’s Trust regional director for the East of England, said: “All too often young people are viewed negatively by society, as “no-hopers” or “layabouts”. National Citizen Service will give Thurrock’s young people the chance to prove that they can and do make a positive impact in their community.”
There is an Easter holiday club at St Mary's hall by St Mary's church in Dock Road, Little Thurrock for children aged 5-11. It is on Wednesday 20th April from 2.00-4.30pm. There will be games, crafts, and stories.
THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle Price's first year has been one characterised by a proactive approach to communicating with her constituents. Last Saturday, Jackie, joined by Conservative councillors held an advice surgery in the reception area of Morrisons in Grays.
Investigating officer, Dc Dean Batson, said: “The woman was thankfully uninjured during this ordeal, but it would have been incredibly frightening for her. We want to speak to anyone that was in the area at the time that may have seen this suspect loitering around.”
