A BLUE plaque celebrating the life and achievements of Jane Packer was unveiled at her birthplace and childhood home, 11 St Francis Way, Chadwell St Mary by friends, family and loved ones.
A Civic Service of thanksgiving and remembrance marking the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, will be held at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Grays at 4pm on Sunday 18 September.
THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle-Price spoke in the House of Commons today (Saturday, 10 September) of the Queen's visit to Tilbury in the wake of the great floods of 1953.
YESTERDAY (10 August 2022), a number of representatives from different religious and community groups in Thurrock joined Conservatives: Cllr Qaisar Abbas, Cllr James Halden and Cllr Rob Gledhill at the Civic Offices to celebrate 75 years of Independence for both India and Pakistan.
SCHOOLCHILDREN from Grays, Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary cheered on The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay when it arrived at Tilbury on Friday 8 July.
CLLR James Halden, Mayor of Thurrock, and Cllr Qaisar Abbas, Cabinet Member for Communities and Equalities, were joined by residents and speakers representing the Bosnian community on the morning of Monday 4 July where they raised the flag at St Peter & St Paul's Church outside the Civic Offices.
MARKED on the 22 June each year, it recognises the contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants. The Empire Windrush and other ships carried people from Caribbean countries to the UK between 1948 and 1971.
HORNDON Bridge – a footpath and bridleway linking the village of Horndon on the Hill with Stanford-le-Hope – has been renamed in tribute to The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
AVELEY Bypass has been officially renamed Lance Corporal Nicky Mason Way in honour of Nicky Mason, who died aged 26 serving his country in Afghanistan in 2008.
