ON a sunny day in July we held our Vintage Day Out at Cressing Temple Barns near Braintree. There was live music and dancing, food and drink, classic cars and lots of vintage stalls. As we write this, we are busy preparing for our next…

A CHARITY football match in aid of a brave Harlow boy battling cancer returns this weekend. They are raising money for Stanley who is fighting Stage 3 Ependymoma. Details Friday 16th AugustGates open from 6.30pmKick off 7pm Bar open 🍺🍺 Pay on the gate!

ECCO is proud to announce that Milwards Primary are the first recipients of the ECCO Environmental Fund After launching the ECCO Environmental Fund earlier this month, ECCO is proud to announce the first recipient of a grant, Milwards Primary School. The team at ECCO are…

THE WHITE Admiral pub in Tanys Dell is set to host a charity day for Tess Dementia Harlow. A spokesperson said: “You can purchase raffle tickets at the pub for £5 a strip. We have some great prizes up for grabs. “We are also looking…

A SPONSORED walk by staff, parents and most importantly, the little ones, at a Bush Fair pre school raised over £2,000 for St Clare Hospice. The team at Smiles Montessori Pre-School undertook a number of sponsored walks around the Bush Fair area. This was not…

EVERYTHING is so relaxed at the Butterfly Effect Well Being Centre at Latton Bush in Harlow. And there is an even more relaxed vibe as they have just open a new conservatory wing. This was done via a £25,000 grant from Asda. Asda Community Co-ordinator,…

ST Clare Hospice is thrilled to announce the return of Walking in Memory, with an exciting NEW location in Saffron Walden! Now in its sixth year, St Clare’s flagship sponsored fundraising event is going to be bigger than ever! The 5k sponsored walk aims to…

TEN organisations across Essex and Hertfordshire are celebrating after being awarded a share of almost £30,000 from the Stansted Airport Community Fund (SACF). The SACF offers grants of up to £5,000 to projects aimed at improving community life, the environment and conservation within a 10-mile…

INTRODUCING little purr monsters, Barney and Babs, who came into care at just five weeks old, quite poorly and dehydrated. It was certainly touch and go for a while, but with the love and care of their fosterer and some dedicated hand rearing, they came…

ABBOT Care Home is set to host a Summer BBQ today (Sunday). The event is at Partridge Road (near Barn Mead) in Harlow. It is from 3pm to 6pm. Everyone welcome. Food, stalls and live music. Bring the family.

OVER 1,000 visitors came to enjoy a day of fun, celebration and support for St Clare Hospice, the charity that helps patients and their families across West Essex and the borders of East Hertfordshire. The kindness, generosity and laughter of everyone who came, made it…

FROM 9am today, the ECCO Environmental Fund is open for applications from local organisations.   ECCO is looking to looking to fund projects & organisations who have aligned goals with those of ECCO, We are choosing to focus our funding on work that we believe will deliver…

THE Essex Community Initiatives Fund is now open and offering grants up to £10,000. Voluntary organisations, community groups, residents’ associations and Town and Parish Councils can now apply for grants through the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF). The fund, which is now open, aims to help…

FORMER professional basketball player and stage four cancer patient Will Wise is bringing a national sporting tournament to Essex. Will, a towering 6ft 9ins with size 15 shoes, has organised the three-day Cancer Bae Classic at the Essex Sport Arena in Colchester, from August 30-September…