British public urged to beware of poppy merchandise scams
THE Intellectual Property Office and The Royal British Legion urge consumers to beware of fake...
AT our October meeting Kevin Diver, a local historian, treated us to many photographs of the Sea Scouts, Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wrens), other naval personnel and civilians who carried out the serious and important job to defend London’s river
LOCAL train operator c2c has commemorated the forthcoming centenary of Armistice Day by naming a train after the 88 local railwaymen who died in World War One.
THURROCK Council has ensured that the borough's war memorials and cemeteries are ready to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
PURFLEET Heritage & Military Centre, Purfleet Community Hub & Thurrock Council are organising a joint community event to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One on 11th November. This is part of a national celebration where over 1000 beacons will be lit.
ANDREW Mackinlay, the former member of Parliament for Thurrock, greeted Vanessa Magee of the Royal British Legion at the Thameside Theatre when attending a...
TONY CHUBB has an encyclopaedic knowledge of life in Grays from the 1930's onwards. Much of our interview centres on his time in the number of cinemas that existed back then. A golden age?
LINDA Stewart loves to sing. From her early days as a child, through to singing at care homes and now singing as part of Royal Opera House Community Chorus.
ON Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September, some of the soldiers featured in ITV’s new production of Vanity Fair took up garrison duty in Tilbury Fort, Tilbury.
