Communities
WANT to understand more about living with neurodiversity? Join Rainbow Services (Harlow) on Saturday 13th April from 11am-3pm to discuss raising awareness, providing support and guidance, and making connections within the Harlow community. Find them upstairs on The Terrace. For more information, contact Kelly on…
SEVERAL Old Harlow families want to make sure disabled children can access local play equipment, following their own lived experience, and have started a campaign to install an accessible swing at the council playground opposite the Norman Booth Centre. Availability of accessible playgrounds is a…
LOCAL charity Mind in West Essex have recently reached agreement with Harlow District Council and have purchased Osler House in Prentice Place, Potter Street, Harlow from the District Council. The premises which was a former GP surgery that closed in April 2018 will undergo significant…
ROCK the Park are looking for community champions to become sponsors. Full details below.
CONNECTED Communities: Free event for ethnically diverse communities in Harlow. Full details below.
ESSEX County Council has launched a new five-year offer for the estimated 124,000 unpaid carers in the county. The new and enhanced offer provides information and support to unpaid carers in Essex. A key focal point of the new offer is a central online contact…
From the Harlow Hindu Society WE warmly invite you and your friends/family to our forthcoming Charity Quiz Night, an event aimed at supporting the invaluable efforts of St Clare Hospice within our community. (Learn more about St Clare Hospice here: https://stclarehospice.org.uk) Here are the event…
PARENTS in England can now access 15 hours of free weekly childcare for their two-year-olds. The government hopes the scheme, which extended to include this age group on 1 April, will help parents return to work. Those who missed the application deadline of 31 March…
ESSEX County Council is inviting residents to learn how to be active bystanders. In 2023 the council set up an online bystander intervention module. It helps residents learn the skills to intervene in a safe and appropriate way if they witness harmful behaviour. This includes…
A TEAM made up of four scouts from 1st Kingsmoor Harlow, won the “experienced group” at Essex County BackPack this weekend. This is an event run by Essex Scouts. Out of 86 teams made up of 436 young persons from 15 other Districts throughout Essex, including …
EASTER Cheerleader Camp set to come to Harlow. Full details below.
A TOTAL of £33,000 will be awarded to eight local charities and community groups in East Herts, Uttlesford, and Harlow as part of the latest round of grants from Stansted Airport Community Fund (SACF). The SACF offers grants of up to £5,000 to projects aimed…
HERTS and Essex Community Farm Easter Egg Hunt. Full details below.
OVER a hundred people came together in Harlow town park to celebrate the festival of Holi, which marks the start of spring. The park was a blaze with colour and joy as members of the society and other community members celebrated. The chair of the…
VOLUNTARY organisations, faith groups, schools and more will receive over £120,000 for projects to improve the health of residents in Essex, thanks to a £7.5 million public health grant scheme. Children’s mindfulness sessions, water-based exercise classes and support for those at risk of homelessness are…
PEAR Tree Mead Academy Easter Fair. Full details below.
