RESIDENTS gathered around the Grays War Memorial this morning to remember the Battle of Passchendaele which took place a hundred years ago today (Monday 31 July).
THE third year of the Thurrock 100 walking festival started last Friday 7th July in Horndon on the Hill and built to a well- attended finale on Sunday 9th July at Coalhouse Fort which provided the perfect natural amphitheatre.
ON Sunday 4th June, the British army will take up garrison duty in Tilbury Fort, Tilbury, for the first time since the fort was de-commissioned in the 1950s
Thurrock Local History Society wins National Lottery support
The Thurrock Local History Society has received £9,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting...
FOR one week only, the Thurrock Historic Volunteers will be showcasing a unique exhibition focusing on Queen Victoria in the Thameside Gallery in Grays.
Thurrock Local History Society 19 May 2017
The History of Tilbury Fort by Kevin Diver
For our last lecture of the season local historian Kevin Diver...
APART from Monday's dispute of the transport workers, Tilbury has been in the throes of another little labour trouble, the girls of the Tilbury Laundry Company coming out on strike for an increased war bonus.
A PLAQUE in memory of author and historian, Jonathan Catton, was unveiled last week (Wednesday 3 May) at a closed memorial ceremony at The Thameside Complex in Grays.
Report by The Thurrock History Society
At our AGM chairman Susan Yates reported that our membership had been maintained, we had received a lottery grant...
DESPITE setbacks caused by the arson attack on East Tilbury library in early January, the Bata Heritage Centre volunteers will open the doors of East Tilbury Scout Group’s hall
