THERE was a wonderful Platinum Jubilee atmosphere in Berecroft on Sunday afternoon. The event was hosted by the Berecroft Residents Association, who a few years ago won the Queens Award for Voluntary Service. Staple Tye councillor, Alastair Gunn also popped into the event. Cllr Gunn…
RESIDENTS of Morningtons enjoyed a special Platinum Jubilee street party on Sunday. After applying to Harlow Council for a full road closure, neighbours enjoyed live music, fresh cream scones and games such as pin the tail on the Corgi and a TV quiz. The highlight…
ST Mary Magdalene Church in Harlow marked The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in a number of ways. A special tree was planted in the grounds of the church in Church Road, Potter Street by the Harlow Common Mothers’ Union. The tree is a Mountain Ash-Rowan. It…
STAFF at a Harlow store took the opportunity to raise much needed funds as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Matalan store in The Water Gardens were raise money for the Royal British Legion, who especially undertake a lot of great work in…
MEMBERS of the MHP Theatre Group added their own colour and flare to The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations at Moot House in The Stow. The actors dressed to reflect the fashions over a number of decades in The Queen’s reign. Their next production will be…
THE Harlow running community took the opportunity to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a number of runs in and around Harlow. On Bank Holiday Friday, a large number of runners made the short trip to Hatfield Broad Oak to take part in the Hatfield…
THERE was a whole host of parties in Harlow to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Potter Street Baptist Church There was a lovely event at the Potter Street Baptist Church. They took advantage of the fine weather with royally decorated tables on the green in…
A BEACON to mark the Platinum Jubilee was lit outside the Harlow Playhouse on Thursday night. Deputy Lord Lieutenant Lady Rosemary Ruggles-Brise was joined by the chair of Harlow District Council, cllr Andrew Johnson and the chair of Essex County Council, cllr Eddie Johnson in the…
BUZZEE Beez Preschool hosted a wonderful Platinum Jubilee Fun Day There was such a fantastic turn out in Harberts Road. There were cream teas for the adults and royal lunches for the children. Not forgetting the crown jewel treasure hunt, where the children had to…
A TOWN Crier has made the official proclamation of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Harlow. The proclamation took place on the balcony of the council chambers in The Water Gardens. This was done in the presence of the chair of Harlow Council, cllr Andrew Johnson.…
A VERY lovely recent trend has to been to place crocheted items on top of postboxes. They are know as post box toppers. Over try past couple of years there has been all sorts of themes. It has been good to see number of postboxes…
A FEW years ago, YH stumbled across this film of street parties and celebrations in the Great Brays area of Harlow back in June 1977. It looked like a wonderful day and is a little window into how things were celebrated. For many, they or…
WE CAN always rely on our scouts in Harlow to mark events such as The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with style and respect. Down on First Avenue, the 1st Great Parndon Scout Group have done it again. The fence display that was a constant joy through…
OVER 100 people, including Chelsea Pensioners, attended the funeral in Harlow of a World War Two D-Day veteran. Cyril Banks, from Bishop’s Stortford, died aged 97 on May 6th He enlisted in the Royal Navy aged 18 in 1943 and was deployed on mine-sweeping operations…
HARLOW is taking part in a nationwide beacon lighting event to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. The beacon lighting celebration will be held on Thursday 2 June 2022 in Playhouse Square from 6.30pm to 10pm. This will be proceeded by the…
ON Friday 27th May, The Harvey Centre revealed a mural of Queen Elizabeth II which was hand drawn by one of the Centre’s Security guards, Scott Wright. The mural was created in honour of the Royal Jubilee event and features 3 iconic portraits of the…
