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A SPECIAL festive event full of fun for Harlow families was held at the Great Parndon Community Association Playbarn. The Winter Experience party, which took place on Monday 23 December, was for families from Harlow, some of whom are vulnerable, who have met through the Community…
RISDEN Wood Football Club have raised £854 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward at Princess Alexandra Hospital as part of a Christmas fundraiser. The club used the money to buy sixteen baby bags containing: a teddy, muslins, vests, scratch mittens, chocolates and vouchers. They…
Barclays Bank teams up with Salvation Army to spread Christmas joy Salvation Army churches in Basildon, Colchester and Harlow were given a helping hand to support struggling families after Barclays Bank branches donated toys to their Christmas Present Appeals. After appealing to customers to support…
HARLW Foodbank thanks the town for their generosity over December and 2024 2024 has been another ‘record year’ for Harlow Foodbank. As the year ends they have passed on food to support nearly 10,000 people: their busiest ever year, reports CEO Andy Thornton. “Sadly, this…
LONDON Stansted staff are spreading festive cheer in the local community with a variety of Christmas initiatives aimed at supporting local families, community groups, and schools. Staff have come together to donate a range of thoughtful gifts and treats to brighten the holiday season. Highlights…
A NEW Sky movie has been filmed in Epping Forest, with the help of the Essex Film Office. Essex will be hitting TV screens this weekend as a new Sky movie filmed in Stapleford Abbotts gets its premier (22 December). Bad Tidings features Strictly Come…
AS gifting season approaches, a quarter (28%) of shoppers in Essex say the most thoughtful, original, or romantic presents to give are second-hand, according to a new survey of more than 4,000 UK adults for Amazon by OnePoll. Essex shoppers also estimate that 18% of…
IN what is becoming quite a tradition, the Barrington’s Sleigh Ride journeyed around Harlow on Saturday evening. Starting in Mulberry Green, Old Harlow, Santa and his elves weaved their way through the town raising money for St Clare Hospice. Our cameras picked them up as…
THE Barrington Jingle Bell Sleigh Ride. Raising vital funds for St Clare Hospice. Full details below.
THE GREAT thing about the annual Christmas productions at Victoria Hall Theatre is you just don’t know what you are going to get. This year we had Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol adapted by Simon Mawdsley. And it is the adapted by Simon Mawdsley part…
TOP Tips for a merry journey through London Stansted as 1.3 million passengers take to the skies this Christmas Christmas is in the air at London Stansted, where staff are ready to welcome festive travellers with cheer and a little extra sparkle. Over a 1.3…
ALL at Pemberley Academy are absolutely thrilled to share the fantastic success of their recent fundraiser, the Santa Dash, which was held in support of the Dolphin Ward at Princess Alexandra Hospital. They raised an amazing £1,600! This generous contribution will help the Dolphin Ward…
ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School was pleased to welcome a visit from John and Rod O’Shea last week. John and Rod were both children of the children of Anthony O’ Shea, the founding Headteacher, who came to St Mark’s, when the school opened in…
GREATER Anglia has issued travel advice to passengers planning to use train services over the Christmas and New Year period, with engineering work affecting services to/from London Liverpool Street and to/from Cambridge. Rail passengers are reminded to check before they travel this Christmas and New Year, so they are…
THE final meeting of 2024 at Chelmsford Racecourse takes place at the Essex track on Thursday with a belting nine-race offering. The action kicks off at 4.10pm with a class six nursery contest over the sharp five furlongs before the meeting comes to an end…
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has launched a new zero tolerance campaign, titled no excuse for abuse, which is aimed at combating the risk of violence and aggressive behaviour towards staff and encourages patients and visitors to reflect on their actions. The new…
