ON Sunday 7th November Purfleet-on-Thames will be holding their Remembrance Day Service and this year will be unveiling memorial silhouettes to the 26 soldiers from Purfleet, who gave their lives during First Word War.
THE latest meeting of Thurrock Historial Society was enjoyed by members and visitors who listened to a presentation called 'Anglo-Saxon Landscapes' by John Matthews.
THURROCK-based film director Matt Harris was one of the leading lights behind a documentary aired this weekend telling the story behind the development of the Lancaster bomber.
A CALL has gone out for help to run a local branch of the Royal British Legion – with fear expressed that if no-one is forthcoming the branch may close and Grays will no longer have its annual remembrance commemoration and poppy appeal.
Cementing Thurrock
Saturday 28th August - 10.30am meet outside Thameside Complex.
The walk will last about three hours. It covers about three and a half miles...
THE Land of the Fanns, spanning 185 square kilometres from south west Essex to east London, is an area rich in history, diverse in landscapes and full of fascinating characters and stories.
THURROCK Yacht Club have raised a commemorative hoist of flags at their club base in Grays to commemorate the disembarkation of the Empire Windrush passengers on 22nd of June 1948. The colourful hoist comprises the modern national flags of countries of many of the immigrants, as well as a banner provided by the Thurrock 100 festival.
COMMUNITY events are being held across Thurrock this year to celebrate Windrush Day (22 June) – a day dedicated to recognising the contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants.
