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The Bata Heritage Centre December report

THE DECEMBER report from the Bata Heritage Centre As many of you will realise it has been a busy year for us. Since I last...

Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped

THOUSANDS of miles of footpaths that faced being lost forever could now be saved after the government committed to lifting a deadline for all...

Thurrock Museum awarded funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund to bring communities together

THURROCK Museum has been awarded more than £140,000 to boost the care and understanding of its collections, by working with Thurrock’s diverse and new...

Applications open for new Coalhouse Fort advisory group

THURROCK Council is seeking applications for members of a new Coalhouse Fort Advisory Group to help offer advice and move forward with the future plans...

Thurrock Local History Society: The curious history of Christmas Foods

Thurrock Local History Society - 15 November 2024Dr Peter Ross: The Curious History of Christmas Foods AT our November meeting Dr Peter Ross entertained us...

Purfleet-on-Thames: A festive start to Christmas

PURFLEET-on-Thames Christmas light switch on, with Thames Opera Company leading the carol singing, Arts Outburst holding lantern making classes from 2pm at Purfleet-on-Thames Community...

Purfleet Heritage Centre set to close for three months

PURFLEET Heritage & Military Centre is closing for three months from December for a refurbishment. Its year will end with a public meeting and AGM...

Remembrance Day tributes paid by Police, Fire and Crime commissioners

THE Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner both took part in ceremonies paying tribute to those...

List of Remembrance Sunday events in Thurrock

REMEMBRANCE Sunday falls on the second Sunday in November each year. It is a day for the nation to remember and honour all those who...

Purfleet remembers its fallen heroes

THE traditional Remembrance parade and service took place in Purfleet on Sunday, 3 November. The parade, led by a lone piper, left Purfleet Heritage and...

Remembrance Day event in Stifford Clays

REMEMBRANCE Day event in Stifford Clays. Full details below.

Tilbury on Thames Trust given go ahead to restore Tilbury Riverside Station.

A FORMER railway station, which welcomed the first Windrush migrants, is set to have a facelift reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The Tilbury on Thames...

Thurrock History Society: What’s In The Box?

AT our October meeting museum curator Michelle Savage gave us a comprehensive talk entitled “What’s in the Box” showing how acquisitions are logged and...

Purfleet-on-Thames Remembrance Service

PURFLEET-on-Thames Remembrance Service. Full details below.

Historic England Commissioners praise regeneration in Thurrock and Tendring 

ON Thursday 17 and Friday 18 October, members of the Historic England Commission, the organisation's governing board, visited Thurrock and Tendring to see how...

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