DROWNTOWN, the new show from Rhiannon Faith Company (based at Harlow Playhouse), was set to tour this spring/summer including two shows at Harlow Playhouse on 24 June prior to a run at London’s Barbican, but for due to Covid19 all that has been postponed until…

Jeff bids farewell to Old Harlow fire station after 37 years’ service WATCH Manager Jeff Collins started his career with the Service 37 years ago at Old Harlow fire station in March 1983. Tomorrow, Tuesday 30 June will be Jeff’s last day ‘on the run’…

ST ALBAN’S and St Luke’s primary schools have two fantastic new sports pitches. They are both now available for hire. If you would like to know more, contact [email protected] St Albans is based on First Avenue. St Luke’s is off Abercrombie Way.

ON a beautiful sunny June, it was wonderful to go to the Gibberd Garden, off Gilden Way and celebrate the twenty five years of the Trust by speaking to the hard working volunteers there. Firstly, we spoke to Jill, Cherith, Inger and Renee. After that…

New Family Innovation Fund-Xtra gives Essex families a little extra help A NEW range of additional support has been launched by Essex County Council (ECC) this week to help children, young people and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family Innovation Fund-Xtra (FiF-Xtra) services, offer…

ST CLARE’S Hospice at Home team of registered nurses and nursing assistants provide free, specialist hands-on personal care in patients’ own homes to those approaching the end of life, or when families need additional support. Every month the Hospice at Home team spends approximately 1,400…

APPLICATIONS are welcome for St Luke’s Catholic Nursery. This is for funded child care for three and four year-olds. Fifteen and thirty hours a week funded childcare places are on offer. For more details call 01279 423499 or go to www.st-lukesrc.essex.sch.uk

HIP Hop Pop has provided a safe place for members of the LGBT+ community to learn street dance in the UK for the past 18 years. The pride movement is very close to their hearts at Hip Hop Pop, and with June being Pride month…

Changing Lives in Harlow celebrates after receiving £16,500 from the National Lottery in response to COVID – 19. LOCAL community group, Changing Lives in Harlow, is today celebrating after being awarded £16,500 in National Lottery funding to support its work to support the Harlow community.…

THE Pride flag flew from Essex Police headquarters this weekend to celebrate the county’s annual Pride festival. Our officers, volunteers and members of our LGBT+ Network attend the event, which is usually held in Central Park in Chelmsford, every summer. This year, Essex Pride has…

AS promised, dedicated Old Harlow resident, Daisy held a cake stall on Sunday outside her house in Jocelyns. Neighbours flocked to the stall that as you can see form the photographs, held a wonderful variety of cakes. Daisy raised £212 on Sunday. A grand total…

Plans for re-opening Essex Libraries to be reviewed next week ESSEX County Council’s (ECC) Place Services and Economic Growth Policy and Scrutiny Committee will review plans to re-open Essex Libraries on Thursday 25 June. Earlier this month, ECC announced plans to re-open 16 libraries* from…

St Clare’s Open Gardens 2020 event goes ‘virtual’ in its 26th year THIS summer, St Clare Hospice’s perennially popular Open Gardens fundraising event is going ‘virtual’ for the first time ever – to ensure the event can still take place amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The…

St Clare Hospice’s Urgent Fundraising Appeal raises thousands amidst Covid-19 pandemic but the road to recovery is still long ST Clare Hospice’s Urgent Fundraising Appeal, which was launched amidst the coronavirus outbreak, has raised over £120,000 for the West Essex and East Hertfordshire hospice charity.…