JESSICA is already well under way with her chosen career: she is studying photography at Harlow College. There are clearly many other strings to this young ladies bow as she take to the stage at the Your Voice sessions.
IT has been quite a week for artists in the borough. The nascent arts scene is coming along nicely. It was good to see them gathered together at the Thameside on Wednesday night.
Promotion,promotion, promotion and then when you’ve done that go and do some more. Rainham-based Drama Group Lightnin’ work hard.
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MC Sweet is clearly on a creative high at the moment. Anyone who follows his youtube and facebook channels will see that the Tilbury rapper and his colleagues are busy on a number of fronts.
Yatoo is based on the side of the Guemgang River, in a small city called Gong Ju in South Korea. It was established in 1981, starting as the ‘Four Seasons Research Society’. Their inspirations have been touched by the natural changes in 4 seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter). The process of birth to death is happening in our mother nature and this process becomes Yatoo's background.
Thurrock Music Services at the Culver Centre, South Ockendon is engaging in one of its most ambitious programmes of half term workshops for many years. Monday 25 October and Tuesday 26 October 2010 will see Orchestral Workshops for both The Thurrock Youth Training Orchestra and the Thurrock Youth Orchestra.
The leading high street chocolatier will not only be giving Lakeside customers a glimpse of Continental life with this mouth-watering version of the famous Paris landmark, but will also give shoppers a taste of contemporary Europe. Thousands of free chocolates from the new look Continental collection will be given out to shoppers from 10am until 10pm in the central atrium at Lakeside for Chocolate Week – a national celebration of fine chocolate.
NOT only is Loughton teen Fugative tipped as the next big thing, he is already working in the USA and Japan, proving he is walking the walk and talking the talk! You would have thought that he was a little bit big for the community cohesion concert organised by year 11 student Aaron Thompson and the student executive at William Edwards.
YOU can only assume that when people first heard a 12-year-old Joss Stone they went “Wow” The same is applied to Louisa Johnson whose fantastic R’n'B voice is truly beyond her years.
The Brussels trip will provide key opportunities for international knowledge exchange. Andrea Stark, Area Executive Director for Arts Council England said: “By taking their hip hop performances to Brussels, these young people are showcasing talent from the East of England on an international stage and demonstrating why the arts matter to so many. At Arts Council England we believe all children and young people should have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts; and it is inspiring to see young people empowered to shape their own performances and showcase their talents to the wider world.''
Waterstone's Lakeside is delighted to announce a rare appearance by footballing legend Peter Storey, to sign copies of his new book 'True Storey'. Storey spent 12 years at Arsenal football club, chalking up 501 appearances between 1965 and 1977.
Thurrock Council’s Tenant Participation Team is hosting its annual All Our Yesteryears event which is 1960s themed, and will be held on Friday, 22 October from 7.30pm until 11pm at the Civic Hall, Blackshots.
In Merry England in the days of old, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest a famous outlaw by the name of – you’ve guessed it Robin Hood! No archer ever lived that could speed an arrow with such skill as Robin, which is fortunate for the inhabitants of Nottingham and the beautiful Maid Marion, as the vile Sheriff is ruling with an iron fist! He has plans to marry the lovely Marion and having a hatred of little children - banish the Babes, Richard and Alice, for good.
FIRSTLY, here is the plug. Their new single Actions is available on i-tunes today. The band have been very busy since they made the video for the single in Thurrock last month. Their interview on the Steve Lamacq show was very well received with the phone the colour of crimson. The gigging continues to flourish with another well received performance in Brick Lane.
