Communities
THE Compassionate Neighbours project at St Clare Hospice has made 100 matches between its volunteers and local people in the community, who are living with a life-limiting illness and experiencing social isolation. The project, now running throughout 11 hospices throughout the UK, adopts a community,…
HARLOW charity Safer Places wins the coveted High Sheriff’s shield award for outstanding contribution to community safety in Essex. Around 180 guests attended this year’s ceremony held at Hylands House in Chelmsford where trophies, certificates and grants totalling £33,000 were presented by the outgoing High…
Love hope and solidarity sisters wherever you are. HARLOW Council portfolio holder for governance equality and diversity, councillor Lanie Shears is celebrating International Women’s Day American poet Maya Angelou. Wrote in her poem “Phenomenal Women” ‘Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me Cllr…
THE 23 Essex voluntary groups nominated for this year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services were announced at a special ceremony last week. The winners of the QAVS are announced every year on 2nd June to coincide with HM the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The nominated groups…
Your chance to dance the night away at hospital ball and help beat liver disease IT’S time to put on your dancing shoes and help to raise funds to support early diagnosis of liver disease for patients at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT).…
HARLOW SOUP, which took place on Thursday 27th February at Pemberley Academy, raised £629 for winning project Community Embrace UK enabling the local group to fund both their local meet ups and an ambitious and exciting Around the World Food & Community day in July.…
Fundraising Quiz Night at Pemberley Academy for Herts & Essex Community Farm HERTS & Essex Community Farm will be hosting a fundraising quiz night at Pemberley Academy on 6th March from 7pm onwards. Entrance is £5 per person with a maximum team size of 8.…
JOIN illustrator Tom Armstrong and sound artist Chris Adam at Harlow Library on Saturday 21 March for a number of workshops based on HG Wells’ ‘The War of the Worlds’. Written in 1898, this iconic work of science fiction describes the invasion of Earth by…
Harlow Foodbank Satellite Centre Manager Part Time 20 hours per week over 4 days Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri Hours: 11.30-15.30 (plus 4 hours admin) Salary: £10.08 ph Harlow Foodbank Satellite Centre – Harlow The Michael Roberts Charitable Trust (MRCT) is looking for applicants for the above position who…
Advertorial FUNERAL Directors Daniel Robinson and Sons have asked if you have ever considered taking out a Prepaid Funeral Plan? Look no further for best value, quality and service with a local name you can trust. Full details below. Contact them: Address: 10 Wych Elm,…
A LOCAL club has raised £500 to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. Every year, the Matching Green Classic and Sports Car Club donates profits from its annual car show to a charitable cause. This year, they…
Thursday, 13 February 2020 By WI THIS was a well-attended and busy meeting. As well as the usual business of minutes, matters arising, and forthcoming events, there was voting to be completed for the choice of Resolution to go forward to the Annual Meeting in…
Bringing swifts back to Harlow By Paul McLintic SWIFTS are my favourite birds by far. They are the most spectacular acrobatic fliers we’ll ever see. But their numbers have dwindled and if we don’t protect them we’ll soon lose this amazing bird from our skies.…
LAST week, West Essex Mind held a Time to Talk session at their Bush Fair office in Harlow. YH went down and spoke to one of the supervisors for the Trailblazer programme, Marrisa Dear about the project. Whilst we were down there, we also spoke…
