HERE at Your Harlow, we like to celebrate the work of individuals who have made this town. That has been shown in our 2017 and 2022 projects, Why They Came Here. Bush Fair resident, Bernard Field was instrumental in preserving a group of buildings called…
LAST week, a reception was held at Harlow Council as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations for Harlow Cricket Club. The leader of Harlow Council, Dan Swords, led proceedings as he spoke warmly of the role that club has played in the history of the…
– by HELEN MILLER A WORLD-famous 18th century clockwork swan can now “feed” again, after a local watchmaker stepped in to help. Seth Kennedy, who’s an antiquarian horologist based at Grandey’s Place Heritage & Craft Centre in Green Tye, was called upon by The Bowes…
A NEW podcast looking into the circumstances surrounding the violent murder of a woman from Old Harlow has just been published. May Chambers, (aged 63) of Watlington Road, was brutally murdered by her former son-in-law, Ian Sherlock (aged 33) in May 1980. Sherlock went on…
ON April 12th, there will be a showing of three films at The Playhouse including ‘Faces of Harlow’ and a Harlow Cine Club film about living at Bishopsfield. Harlow Civic Society is supporting a film showing organised by Chris Skipworth, a researcher at UEA, who has been…
TAYLOR Wimpey North Thames, has hosted a highly successful meet and greet event at their Tudor Park development in Sawbridgeworth. The event, held on Friday 23rd February, aimed to provide the housebuilder with a valuable opportunity to engage with various stakeholders in the Sawbridgeworth area,…
ON this date in 1947 Lewis Silkin MP, Minister for Town & Country Planning signed the Designation Order that was the official starting document for the construction of a New Town at Harlow. Over the years, we have conducted a large number of interviews with…
THIS International Women’s Day (8 March), Harlow Council is celebrating its inspirational women in senior councillor positions who talk about their experiences as councillors in Harlow and what needs to change. The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is Inspire Inclusion. When we inspire others…
HARLOW residents have a ship they can call their own as the Royal Navy’s new frigate establishes deep ties with the county. Essex County Council has agreed to the county’s affiliation with HMS Venturer, a Type 31 frigate currently under construction in Scotland. The 115-person…
ACTOR John Savident, best known for playing Fred Elliott in Coronation Street, has died aged 86, his agent has announced. The actor was famous for his booming voice while playing the local butcher on the ITV soap. John had close links to Harlow as he…
PARNDON Wood Cemetery & Crematorium is inviting people to visit to remember and pay tribute to loved ones they have lost in honour of Mother’s Day. On Saturday 9 March, between 10am and 12noon, the site’s chapel will be open between 10am and 12noon for…
HARLOW Museum & Walled Gardens has received full accreditation status, a UK-wide industry standard for well-run museums and galleries. The accreditation means that Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens operate to professional standards, care for their collections, and make them accessible to visitors. The benchmark is…
THE 8th of March is International Women’s Day and the Labour Party has just celebrated 100 years since first winning power so this is as good a time as any to celebrate a few …. just a few … of the wonderful Labour women who’ve…
EPPING Forest District Museum has over 6,000 photographs in its collection. Many of these amazing images show snapshots of life in the district dating back to the 1870s. They cover a variety of subjects, including towns and villages, people, events, and industry. See how the…
AS PART of the celebrations surrounding Harlow Cricket Club’s 250th anniversary, club president, Alan Howick has been into the archive of the Harlow papers to find past reports. ============ IN 1953, we saw the launch of Harlow’s very own newspaper the Harlow Citizen. Local news,…
NEXT month, the music of Eliza Flower will be performed in Harlow. The work of Eliza and her sister Sarah may not be that well known however, Sarah’s work “Nearer, My God, To Thee:” was reportedly sung as the Titanic sank. The sisters are buried…
