THERE WAS a host of awards given out at the Thurrock Drama Festival at the Thameside Theatre on Saturday night. The festival ran over eight nights and illustrated the depth of acting talent across the region.
WHAT is Rivers of Grue we hear you ask? It is the brainchild of lifelong horror fan Richard Stevens. And the first thing Richard will want to clarify is their definition of horror. Richard and his colleagues have launched a website that is a port of call for all fans of horror, sci-fi and all those films that look at life with a left-field glance.
IT IS THAT time of year when the sun comes out just in time for the Thurrock Beer Festival. The revellers were queueing as they festival based at the civic hall at Blackshots opened at midday on Tuesday.
As usual, there is a vast array of beers, both classics and newcomers. There is a whole feast of entertainment from Morris dancers to the excellent Pink Floyd tribute act, Any Colour You Like on Saturday evening.
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The opening of the play is a setting of a drawing room in a large house...
IT WAS only a couple of years ago, that a handful of artists met on a cold Friday evening at the Thameside to discuss how they could bring Thurrock artists closer together. Just over two years later, Thurrock had the honour on Friday (May 31st) of hosting the launch of the Essex Arts Trail
IT IS always good to hear the music of Mr Quest. And it is easier now to hear his music on I-Tunes. Grays-based Mr Quest is one of many Thurrock artists who will be out and about in the festival tours this summer.
ONE of the great events in the Thurrock diary starts on Tuesday with the Thurrock Beer Festival. Lots of great beer, some favourites and some news boys on the block. Lots of events and lots to do.
THE NEXT seven months at the Thameside Theatre will see a huge variety of acts treading the boards at the Grays theatre. Here is a selection of the acts set to perform.
THURROCK Lifestyle Solutions have set a date for their AGM. The date is Friday June 21st between 4pm and 5pm. The meeting will be held at Corringham Hall. Springhouse Road.
THE SECOND Thurrock Art Trail will start on Saturday June 1st and will feature over 80 artists across 14 events. The annual event showcases the breadth and depth of artistic talent across Thurrock.
STANFORD-based dance troupe, Youth Creation have reached the live semi-final stage of Britains Got Talent. The group had the nerve-wracking experience of having to go in front of the judges on Sunday night and have their fate announced.
THURROCK LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS has started a football team. The first match practice turned into a match as training concluded with a keenly fought match. The winners were the team in orange. The team produced football similar to the brilliant orange of the Dutch team of the seventies!
A NIGHT OF uplifting music. Trance. tech house, club classics. Blinding lazers and an awesome sound system. DJ's include Dave H, JD's Grays and many others. £7.50 but you can buy tickets on the door.
COALHOUSE Fort was "invaded by skinheads" in the name of art.
Funded by the Arts Council England and Tower Supporters Group, artist Lynn MacRitchie and her professional film production team worked with residents of Thurrock and Students from the University of Essex.
