COME along for a dinosaur-themed afternoon of arts and crafts. Perfect for pre-school children and their families. Location: Pets’ Corner Learning Centre and Town Park. Date: Friday, 6 April, 2018 – 11:30 to 14:00

HARLOW Playhouse and BBC Music Introducing in Essex join forces to present a very special series of live gigs, all hand-picked to nurture and give exposure to the freshest artists across the UK. You’ll find BBC Introducing at major events like Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds,…

THE Harvey Centre in Harlow wanted to do something extra special to celebrate Easter this year and so welcomed children’s picture book favourite, The Gruffalo, to the centre on Saturday 31st March. The Gruffalo made appearances between 11am and 4pm on Saturday and was the…

THE highly regarded Gibberd Garden, Harlow was unable to open to the public on its first day of the new season on Saturday, 31st March because of flooding. Although visitors braved the mud for the Easter Trail, volunteers considered conditions too dangerous on Easter Monday…

PINK Floyd’s recording career spanned almost three decades and, for its 10th Anniversary, The Floyd Effect has chosen two of the band’s most remarkable albums to create The Bell And The Moon tour 2018. Spotlighting the music of The Division Bell (1994) and a complete,…

RECENTLY, we had the pleasure of being invited to interview a number of women who meet at Harlow library. They are helped by an organsisation called Integration Support Services, whom we would like to thank for arranging the meeting. We interviewed: Nazgol: Afghanistan Zsofia: Hungary…

Supporting families in Essex AN ESSEX CHARITY that provides support and practical help to vulnerable families with young children, has been awarded £35,000 from the Healthwatch Essex Fund. Home-Start Essex will receive the grant over the next three years to launch a programme, assessing the…

A message from Parndon Mill Our next exhibition, Ebb and Flow, presents work by Herts Textile Arts, a lively group of artists with new and interesting ideas. They use many different techniques including weaving, felting, stitch, machine embroidery, dying fabric and threads, quilting and patchwork…

Easter Sunday Wishing you all a very happy Easter!! Most stores are closed today but the following restaurants are open: Five Guys – 11am to 10pm Frankie & Benny’s – 9am to 10:30pm Nando’s – 11am to 10:30pm Pizza Express – 11:30am – 10pm PureGym…

AS THE sun rises on Easter Sunday and Christians all over the world celebrate the resurrection of christ, we went to see local councillor, Ian Beckett and ask him if there was still a place for christianity in politics.

THIS is going to be a fun and interesting event for all the family. There will be a variety of high quality affordable arts and crafts stalls, as well as face painting and live entertainment from the pergola in the garden and more. There is…

THE Harvey Centre in Harlow is thrilled to welcome two Tottenham Hotspurs legends to the centre’s Spurs store on Saturday 7th April. With the business end of the football season upon us, Tottenham Hotspurs are giving fans the chance to meet some legendary players who…

This exciting production is touring throughout the U.K. and is coming to Harlow Playhouse. The show is performed by 3 of the finest west end singers, accompanied by a 10 piece live band, recreating Burt Bacharach’s timeless hits. Songs featured in the show include Alfie,…