Charity
TEAM Tanya was established following the news that local community champion Tanya Harwood Turner was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia in January 2025. Tanya was born in Harlow and is known to many local people. Her family and friends are very important to her, and…
LAST WEEKEND, the Barrington’s Charity Jingle Bell sleigh ride wound its way around Harlow. Santa and his elves started out at the Green Man in Old Harlow and made the long journey through the streets, all the way to Newhall. The whole event was held…
GREATER Anglia helped spread festive cheer at Stansted Airport station last week by hosting a Christmas carols performance from pupils at Bentfield Primary School. Around 30 pupils delighted passengers and staff with a selection of well-known Christmas carols, filling the station with seasonal music as…
FIRE Service staff from across Essex have raised £4,263 for two local charities, SAVS and NEST, helping to make Christmas brighter for children, families and vulnerable people in local communities. The funds were raised in just two months after staff rallied together to hold charity…
ULA Samms, aged 8, from Ongar, has turned her love of beekeeping into a sweet success, raising over £2,000 for St Clare Hospice in just three years. By selling jars of honey produced from her family’s own bee hives and donating the profits to St…
ST Clare Hospice is offering a Christmas tree collection and recycling service in January for a suggested donation of £15 per tree. The donation will go directly towards supporting people living with life-limiting illnesses or those facing bereavement. If you are looking for a simple,…
THE rain didn’t dampen the festive spirit as around 140 people of all ages took part in Mind in West Essex’s 2025 Mental Elf Festive Fun Run. The fundraising event at Harlow Town Park on Sunday, December 7th encouraged people to wear festive fancy dress…
EVERY year, we have reported on Harlow resident Paul Blake’s Christmas lights at his home in Woodcroft. Paul has been doing it for years and they have raised thousands of pounds for St Clare Hospice. Sadly, Paul hasn’t been well recently, so friends and family…
YOU can wrap up some magic this Christmas by purchasing a gift from Concern Worldwide that supports families living in poverty. The international development charity, which strives for a world free from extreme poverty, offers a range of alternative gifts that will make a meaningful…
THERE is still time to sign up for the 2026 Colchester Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday 8th March 2026 in Colchester, Essex. The event is owned and organised by The Robin Cancer Trust, the UK’s only testicular, ovarian and germ cell cancer charity, with all…
BARRINGTONS Funeral Directors will once again be holding their Jingle Bell Sleigh Ride through Harlow. This event is in aid of St Clare Hospice. Full details below
DANIEL Robinson’s annual children’s Christmas convoy took place on Saturday afternoon in Harlow. The convoy started from Gates of Harlow on Edinburgh Way and the parade of fifteen limousines made its way through the streets of Harlow, aided by the outriders of Essex Police. They…
ALONGSIDE the good news that three neighbours in Harlow have won today’s postcode lottery, the Bounty Club, MRCT’s community supermarket based in the former Wilko shop in the Harvey Centre, is also giving thanks. Alongside awarding the prize money, whenever someone wins the postcode lottery,…
A FORMER Harlow rugby club player will be running to the club tomorrow as part of an amazing series of marathon runs for charity. Mark Pickett, aged 47, is running for his sister-in-law as she battles bowel cancer. Mark told YH: “As a keen runner…
LONDON Stansted was proud to welcome rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield and his support team on Monday (Dec 1) as they travelled through the airport ahead of the next stage of his latest fundraising challenge for the motor neurone disease (MND) community. Kevin and the…
IT HAS been cold this November, but Pokemon Go Harlow has still been meeting up, several times a week, and walking around the town centre! Seeing the lights this week was fantastic as we explored, and we look forward to the Christmas market being set…
