A SIMPLE yet very fitting service to mark Armistice Day on November 11th, 1918, took place outside the Harlow Council offices on Thursday morning. The service was led by the chair of Harlow Council, cllr Clive Souter. members of the Royal British Legion, veterans of…
WE just wanted to give a little shout out to David and his team over on Potter Street who tend to the war memorial at the top of Latton Street. Their dedication and devotion to Potter Street is second to none and that includes the…
OF all the men who left Harlow to fight in World War One and never came back, there is something even more tragic about the three Riley Brothers. When we were researching this project in 2018, we spoke to their niece, Isobel Scrivener, who lives…
Dear Editor, THIS morning I attended the tree planting ceremony in honour of the late Harlow Labour MP Stan Newens at the Gibberd Garden. Here, amongst many friends, family and comrades we celebrated Stan’s life and political career with some heartfelt speeches in the beautiful…
THE Harlow branch of the Royal British Legion has set up a stall in the Harvey Centre. It will be there all weekend. It is located just by the escalators near Primark. Please give what you can for a really important cause. We will be…
THEY do things right at Harlow Rugby Club and there was no greater example than on Saturday when they raised over £6,000 for the Royal British Legion, Harlow branch’s Poppy Appeal. The day began with a ceremony of dedication at the Latton Park’s area of…
STEWARDS Academy students have told YH why Black History Month is so important to them. The ambassadors spoke passionately and intelligently about the people that inspired them and how the month is celebrated in the school. The school has built a reputation for its history…
A FIRST look at the 1921 census has been revealed – featuring details about the Spanish Flu pandemic and First World War. Findmypast and the National Archives have been working to conserve, transcribe and scan the 1921 census – consisting of more than 30,000 volumes…
Harlow Royal British Legion: Festival of Remembrance JOIN Harlow’s Royal British Legion for a Remembrance Day concert and service commemorating all those who have given their lives since WW1 and the many conflicts since. Featuring music and readings, the concert will also feature standards from…
HARLOW welcomed the High Sheriff of Essex, Simon Brice DL, as he went on a tour of the town on Tuesday 19 October 2021. Simon Brice is the High Sheriff of Essex for 2021 to 2022. He is the 841st High Sheriff of Essex. The…
IN 2018, YH filmed 126 Harlow residents reading the biographies of the 126 Harlow men who died in World War One. The readings can be found on the link below. Between now and Remembrance Sunday, we will be re-running some of the readings. https://www.yourharlow.com/category/history/ww1-the-fallen/ For…
GERRY and the Pacemaker’s emotional melody ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ has hit the top spot in Co-op Funeralcare’s annual music chart of most popular farewell songs – knocking perennial favourite, Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ from the number one position – as Co-op Funeralcare’s data reveals…
HARLOW Rugby Club is looking for help as part of their support of the Poppy Appeal in 2021. On Saturday October 30th, 2021 they have a series of events at their home on Latton Park. They plan to auction a special commemorative shirt an hour…
THERE was a palpable sense of the changing of the guard at Harlow Civic Society’s Annual General Meeting. The meeting included a number of poignant and heartfelt tributes to Harlow MP Stan Newens, who passed away last year. Stan Newens was a key member of…
A TRIBUTE to Potter Street resident, Jane Chivrall, who died on Wednesday September 29th after a typically brave and defiant battle with cancer. As a local journalist of some years, there is a certain type of person who is the glue that keeps the community…
BLACK History Month is set to return in October. Full details of the packed programme are below.
