With Gerry Rafferty passing away on Tuesday at the age of 63, we asked Gerry to reflect on those memories and pinpoint any particular anecdotes. Gerry also raided his photo albums to show us some fascinating insights to life as a struggling artist in the sixties and early seventies.
AFTER a forgettable 2010, many thought Thurrock Conservatives would have started the new year with added vigour and enthusiasm but at the first two meetings of the year, they appeared to have stayed away in droves.
Chief Inspector Paul Moor, the Thurrock district commander, said: “Prior to this event we had very close liaison with the organisers who agreed to increase their security and stewarding at the event following some minor scuffles at a previous match.
There is no real-time IT interface between the Council, Vertex and Morrison. The manual system in place has significant limitations. A new IT
system will be in place by February 2011 that will allow the Council and Morrison to have access to the same information and allow real time
management and monitoring. In the mean-time, there will be a lack of real-time performance data until the new system is implemented. Secondly there are a high proportion of repair requests being inaccurately logged as urgent. Morrison have located two technical staff in the Council’s Contact Centre to provide immediate technical support thereby ensuring requests are logged appropriately".
LATE last year, the Gateway Academy was praised by a judge for the school's professional and dedicated "Truancy and refuser" service. The judge's words were echoed by a parent who had seen their child's attendance rate rise from 10% at primary school to 90% at the Gateway.
A partial solar eclipse has taken place over Europe, the Middle East, Russia, northwest China and Thurrock! The eclipse was greatest over northern Europe, with spectators in Sweden seeing as much as 85% of the sun's disc blacked out.
Trevor Ford is famous throughout the borough for his work in nurturing and developing young boxing talent. Trevor was runner-up in the Mayor's Award category in the 2004 Civic Awards.
IT is good to start New Year in the Thameside alcove with a fascinating art exhibition by Lata Uphadhyaya. There are many aspects to Lata's work as we showcased at T-fest last year.
If unwanted presents, toys, books, kitchenware, old keyboards or electrical appliances permanently clutter your cupboards, this is a chance to clean them out, and possibly get something you actually need in return. Give and Take Days are a community waste exchange events organised to promote the three Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle.
A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police were called to an address in Seally Road, Grays, just off London Road at just before midday Monday after reports that a 42-year-old man had stopped breathing.
The meetings will be at Thursday, 13 January, at the Thameside Children Centre, Manor Road, Grays, between 8.15am and 10am; Wednesday, 19 January, at the Beacon Children’s Centre, Drake Road, Chafford Hundred, between 9am and 11.30am; Saturday, 22 January, at Purfleet Primary School, Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, between 10am and 2pm; and Wednesday, 26 January, at the Flag Ship Children’s Centre, London Road, Tilbury, from 4pm until 6pm.
Labour's council candidate for Stanford West Gemma Robbins said, "As someone who regularly travels into London for work, I know what a big difference this will make to me and the hundreds of others who commute from Stanford-le-Hope.
For Grays it was a day to forget. After all the good work against Wingate and Finchley, they never really got going. Or should we say that the front pair never looked like scoring in a month of sundays. Ishmael Welsh tore down the left wing, Dean Pennant was solid in the middle and the defence bar a very erratic Brad Thomas were rarely troubled early on but it was the barn door brothers up front who frustrated every Grays fan and especially Julian Dicks as time after time they fluffed their chances.
Two disastrous defeats in as many days must leave the Fleet management wondering were the “Happy” is in Happy New Year. With three changes made from Saturday’s line up, Thurrock were out to put that result behind them, they started brightly and looked to be regaining some pride and passion and when David Knight put them in front after 15 minutes the signs looked good.
Christianity Explored is an informal way to investigate Christianity or just brush up on the basics. It is a ten week course exploring who Jesus is, why he came and what it means to follow him. For more information or to reserve a place on the course contact Daren on (01375) 674077, visit their website, e-mail [email protected] or accept the invitation to this event.
