Communities
THE Matching Festival is set for this Bank Holiday Weekend. There are details on the posters below as well as on The Chequers website. There is also the first running of the Matching 10K Road Race. 2026 will be the inaugural Matching 10k run. The…
CAREMARK, one of the UK’s leading providers of home care, has opened nominations for its Community Care Fund – a new nationwide initiative designed to support local projects that make a positive difference to people’s lives. The Community Care Fund invites members of the public,…
AN audio producer from Harlow is set to run the London Marathon this Sunday, April 26 in support of Mind in West Essex. Naomi Oiku, who went to Passmores Academy and studied her A-levels at St Mark’s, decided to use her place in her first…
RAINBOW Services is holding their third Annual Prom Giveaway. Come and find a prom outfit you love while helping keep amazing clothes out of landfill and back in use where they belong! ✔ Free prom outfits✔ Volunteer personal shoppers✔ Photo opportunity✔ No booking needed🗓 Saturday…
THE majority of community centres and village halls across Essex are operating on modest incomes, raising concerns about their ability to manage rising costs and unexpected risks, according to new analysis by Ansvar Insurance. Analysis of data from the Charity Commission for England and Wales…
THE Buttterfly Effect to host Open Day for Professionals. Full details below.
A STATEMENT from Glynis Bainbridge, chairperson of Razed Roof. “Razed Roof is delighted to announce that it will be returning to the Harlow Playhouse on April 16th, having been entirely exonerated of any wrongdoing by the appropriate authorities. Following an incident on January 25th at…
THIS World Art Day, 15 April, adult education provider, ACL Essex is launching a new series of art courses. The sessions are ideal for people looking to discover and express their creative side. Art courses are also a great way to meet likeminded people, while…
FAMILIES and young adventurers flocked to Parndon Wood Nature Reserve on Easter Saturday for a magical “Alice in Wonderland” interactive themed experience, that transformed the woodland into a curious and captivating world of imagination. Run by the local community group, Plant Pots and Wellies, Down…
OVER the past few weeks, we have published a number of pieces regarding the Scouts in Harlow. It would be re-miss of us to not mention the Girl Guides in Harlow. Harlow has 14 units operating across the town. Four Rainbows, Five Brownies, Three Guides…
HARLOW Rocks Easter Rock Drop. Full details below. Screenshot
GREATER Anglia customers, staff and partners have donated 660 chocolate eggs and sweet treats to support children and families across Essex and Hertfordshire this Easter. The donations were shared between The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow and the Enders Touch Foundation, helping to bring some cheer to young…
CITIZEN Advice Harlow are delighted that our Advice in GP Surgeries programme is continuing with support from The National Lottery. It reflects a simple but important truth: health is shaped by far more than what happens in the consulting room. Problems with debt, housing, benefits,…
MIKE’S Den Bingo Night. Full details below.
EARLIER this week we interviewed domestic abuse survivor Hollie Dowding. In fact survivor may not be the right word for the Newhall mother of two. For Hollie’s mindset is about positivity and thriving. It is for that reason her Instagram account is called House of…
