THE Friends of Jerounds are so exciting to announce the date of this year’s Summer Fayre……. Saturday 22nd June 2024! Last year was fantastic… They are hoping this year will be the same. Please add the date to your calendars as you won’t want to…

ARE you interested in cooking on a budget? Why not sign up for their free cooking sessions? First session is Weds 19th March 12pm-2pm at St Pauls Church Full details on the flyer below.

FOR those of you who are retired, or semi-retired, and looking for ways to enjoy your retirement years through interest groups, activities and socialising, you may find the answer is on your doorstep.  Do you know about Harlow u3a?  It is a self-help learning and…

HARLOW Playhouse is thrilled to announce that Associate Artist, Rhiannon Faith, has been nominated for an Olivier Award (Outstanding Achievement in Dance) for her exceptional community-focused conception of “Lay Down Your Burdens.” This bold and exciting production, is a co-commission between Harlow Playhouse and Barbican,…

“”Samaritans is the Official Charity of the Year for the 2024 TCS London Marathon. THE SAMARITANS would love for you to show your support by turning green over the Marathon weekend, on Saturday 20 April and Sunday 21 April 2024. We want all our runners, whether…

DOG owners across the East of England are being urged to step up to a four-legged fundraising challenge this spring.   Together with their furry friends, they’re being urged to walk 60 miles throughout April to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer, the joint fundraising…

MAKE your next cuppa count by hosting a Coffee, Cake & Care morning in aid of St Clare Hospice. From now until the end of April, the Hastingwood-based charity is inviting its supporters to pop the kettle on and help raise vital funds so it…

THE RSPCA has received almost 13,000 reports about animals found severely injured, trapped, mutilated, choked or even dead from carelessly discarded litter over the past four years. And out of all the counties in England and Wales, Essex took sixth place in the league of litter-related animal incidents…

AN Essex councillor described himself as “gobsmacked” after the leader of the district’s Green Party advocated for an application for a 52-apartment care home on green belt land reports the Local Democracy Reporter. At a meeting on March 7, members of Epping Forest District Council…

LONDON Stansted shrugged off the cold and damp of a leap-year February to toast another record-breaking month for passengers. More than 1.92 million passengers passed through the terminal during February, beating the previous record set in February 2020 by almost 50,000. Even without the extra…

THE NHS wants more people over 40 to get a blood pressure check, saying there are millions who do not realise they have dangerously high levels reports the BBC. Often, there are no warning symptoms and it is thought about a third of cases are…

HARLOW Brass Band set to hold a Colours of Brass concert. Full details below.

THE great thing about MHP Theatre is their determination to create. They will try to be as original as possible. Time Tours, written and directed by Jack Downey, was a bit of a hit and miss affair. However, we will always forgive MHP as they…

KIND-hearted (and very fit) members of the Harlow Ju-Jitsu Club raised over £1500 with a sponsored “thrown-down” as part of a Hare Street Community School teacher’s London Marathon fund-raising campaign. A number of Mark Grant’s pupils train with the club at the Great Parndon Community…