TEN organisations across Essex and Hertfordshire are celebrating after being awarded a share of almost £30,000 from the Stansted Airport Community Fund (SACF). The SACF offers grants of up to £5,000 to projects aimed at improving community life, the environment and conservation within a 10-mile…

PLEASE join the Chair of Harlow Council, Cllr Andrew Johnson for an Afternoon Tea at Harlow Museum to raise money for his chosen charities Harlow Steelband and Rainbow Dementia Services. 12 – 5pm Afternoon tea, Lawn Games, Bar, Guided Tour of Museum and entertainment. Ticket…

INTRODUCING little purr monsters, Barney and Babs, who came into care at just five weeks old, quite poorly and dehydrated. It was certainly touch and go for a while, but with the love and care of their fosterer and some dedicated hand rearing, they came…

A SPECIAL celebration event for Essex’s creative industries saw the launch of the Cultural Ambassadors and Extraordinary Essex campaigns. The Cultural Ambassadors campaign shines a spotlight on the wealth of talent in the county for arts and creative businesses, inspiring future generations with a series of short films.…

OVER 1,000 visitors came to enjoy a day of fun, celebration and support for St Clare Hospice, the charity that helps patients and their families across West Essex and the borders of East Hertfordshire. The kindness, generosity and laughter of everyone who came, made it…

FROM 9am today, the ECCO Environmental Fund is open for applications from local organisations.   ECCO is looking to looking to fund projects & organisations who have aligned goals with those of ECCO, We are choosing to focus our funding on work that we believe will deliver…

STAN Newens (who passed away in 2021) was Harlow’s MP from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1983. He also was a founder member of Harlow Health Centres Trust and served for many years, and in both roles contributed significantly to Harlow’s health and wellbeing.…

PET owners have welcomed a district council’s new measures to clamp down on “nuisance” dogs reports the BBC. Tendring District Council in Essex introduced a district-wide public spaces protection order (PSPO) on Thursday, targeting dog fouling and problematic dogs off leads. It allows authorised council…

THE Essex Community Initiatives Fund is now open and offering grants up to £10,000. Voluntary organisations, community groups, residents’ associations and Town and Parish Councils can now apply for grants through the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF). The fund, which is now open, aims to help…

SET to get tails wagging, the paws are back in town as the UK’s most talked about dog event lands back in the heart of the Essex countryside at luxury property Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate on Sunday 15th September – this time welcoming charming corgis and…

ST Stephen’s Church, Tawneys Road, near Bush Fair, is opening its doors this Sunday 4th August and extending a warm welcome to the whole community to enjoy a Holiday at Home! Revd Darren McIndoe told Your Harlow “Our schools have broken up for the summer…

Parndon Wood Crematorium supports local hospice A charity which supports hundreds of people every year across West Essex and the East Hertfordshire border has received a £3,000 donation from Parndon Wood Cemetery & Crematorium. The donation has been given to St Clare Hospice, which provides…

Dear editor, WE know that many adults are worried about what they should do when they witness child abuse. Earlier this year the NSPCC released data from a YouGov survey, where 373 adults from the East of England took part. This data revealed that almost…

GRIEVING Friends Support Network set to hold meetings