Communities
PLANS for a Foot Golf site in the heart of Harlow Town Park are set to go before the Harlow Council planning committee. The course will be on the former pitch and putt course which was once very popular but that not been in use…
HARLOW Council is set to introduce a scheme in the next year where residents can adopt and maintain small pieces of green spaces close to their homes. Before he stepped down as leader, councillor Russell Perrin promoted the idea stating: “During my time as leader…
ESSEX Library Service has a fantastic new challenge for pre-schoolers happening this summer. Ready… Steady… Go To School is a fun challenge full of activities which will help your child to practice skills that they’ll need to help them feel confident and be ready to…
COME along to the Great Together at Harlow Town Park. Full details below.
ESSEX is well-known for its 350-mile coastline, visitor attractions and celebrity haunts, but where do the famous faces of Essex really go? Visit Essex has asked well-known people from around the county where’s their favourite place to go in Essex. Legendary American singer and musician,…
FOR volunteer’s week 2023, I want to send a big thank you out to all of Harlow’s incredible volunteers for all that you do for our town. Over the last couple of years, with the terrible pandemic and now with the cost-of-living crisis, Harlow communities…
EARLIER this week, the Church Langley Childminders, working in conjunction with The Harlow Wombles, took part in a litter pick around the fields of Church Langley. The group raised £545 for the Harlow-based charity. A spokesperson said: “The kids loved it and we certainly cleared…
BERECROFT Residents Association is set to host a Dog Show. Full details below.
HUNDREDS flocked to the Potter Street Community Fete on Bank Holiday Monday. The Fete is getting bigger and better each year and this is down to the fantastic work of David “Tetley” Taylor and his team. https://twitter.com/EP_Harlow/status/1663212739374858244?s=20 There were dozens of stalls and lots of…
NATURE’S Choices Dementia-friendly meeting place. Full details below.
HARLOW Council is proposing to set up a community lottery to help raise money for good causes in the town. A report which proposes setting up a lottery is set to go to the council’s next cabinet meeting. Councillor Russell Perrin, in one of his…
HARLOW Council has once again paid tribute to individuals and organisations that have gone above and beyond in contributing to the local community at last night’s (Thursday 25 May) Annual Council meeting, which began with the 2023 Civic Awards. The awards were handed out by…
HARLOW Council is looking for nominations from the public for buildings and cultural assets to be added to its local list of heritage sites. In addition to Harlow’s nationally listed buildings, there is also a local list which, whilst not meeting criteria to be government…
PARNDON Wood Cemetery & Crematorium is inviting families to remember fathers and father-figures next month and has a number of special ways to help them do just that. On Father’s Day – Sunday 18 June – people are being invited to visit the crematorium’s chapel…
PARNDON Wood: Bat Safari with Essex Bat Group. Full details below.
ESSEX County Council has today (Monday 22 May) officially launched its new Carbon Cutting Essex App to coincide with International Day for Biological Diversity. The launch comes exactly a year after the council launched its Climate Advice Packs for residents, schools and businesses to encourage…
