Communities
A community art project, led by local charity St Clare Hospice, stimulated thoughtful conversations in Harlow’s town centre on Tuesday 14th May, in celebration of national Dying Matters Awareness Week (13th – 19th May). With three giant canvases for the public to write and draw…
HEART 4 Harlow has established five core link groups that meet regularly to discuss the issues, concerns and challenges facing our town and to pray for all of those involved. These link groups are: • Arts, Culture and Education • Business • Church and Chaplaincy…
Report by the Harlow Women’s Institute THE May meeting is the occasion of our AGM when we elect a new committee and President, and also the day on which we have to decide whether we support the Resolutions being debated at the NFWI Annual Meeting…
INDIVIDUALS, voluntary organisations and community groups with a vision to boost their local communities and help make Essex a great place to live and work could gain much needed funding from Essex County Council’s ‘Community Initiatives Fund’ (CIF). Launched on 1st April 2019 the ‘new-look’…
Your chance to be part of the Harlow Carnival 2019 IT’S now just under two months away and so far over 700 people are set to take part in this year’s Carnival on Sunday 30 June 2019. If your group, organisation or school would like…
A COMMUNITY-led social wellbeing project, Compassionate Neighbours, led by Hastingwood-based charity St Clare Hospice, is celebrating a year of success this spring. In recognition of its contribution to society, the project has been shortlisted for a Voluntary Community Service Award at Essex County Council’s ‘Who…
ON Wednesday 24 April, Harlow Co-operative Party devoted most of its regular meeting to discussing Climate Change, Energy and Environment, in order to make a contribution on this topic to the national Co-op Party’s ongoing policy development process. Starting from the warning by leading scientists…
THREE LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS CELEBRATE AFTER WINNING PUBLIC VOTE FOR MORE NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING POPULAR Harlow Theatre company Livewire has won over £36,000 in funding after beating off close to a 100 other groups The Livewire trust won the public over with their plans to…
ANOTHER day, another group of community minded individuals who are helping to clean up the town. The Chill Out Kids Club took to the streets, fields and cycle tracks near to Barn Mead and Harlow Fields to help with the Great British Spring Clean. Well…
THE GOOD people of St John’s in Old Harlow have also been involved in the Great British Spring Clean. Seven volunteers at the St John’s Arts and Recreation Centre in Old Harlow collected 10 bags of rubbish around the centre and the streets nearby in…
THE BOSS of Caridon Property, owners of Templefields House came to Harlow last week to open a specially designed playground. Mario Carrozzo hosted the special event that is aimed to give children a safe and special place to play. There was entertainment and food at…
AN AWARD-winning Harlow police cadet has been praised after helping an elderly lady who had fallen over. Head Cadet Harry Beavis, who’s 16-years-old, was heading home after popping to the shops in Harlow when he saw an elderly woman on the floor. He rushed over…
OVER forty members of the 7th Harlow Scout Groups took part in the Big Spring Clean on Tuesday afternoon. Starting close to Nicholls Tower, they covered most of Tumbler Road including Nicholls Field and Spencers Croft. As you can see, even at the half way…
