The Purfleet Pantry & Café celebrated its first birthday! The Pantry, which launched in August last year, is a community space that aims to help residents gain better access to food and essential items and significantly lower the cost of their weekly shop. Its membership scheme has been extended to new parts of the borough - … Continue reading Purfleet Pantry Celebrates its 1st birthday!
The UK Government will conduct a national test of the Emergency Alerts system at 3pm on Sunday, 7th September. All compatible 4G and 5G devices will vibrate and emit a loud siren-like sound for about 10 seconds, even if on silent. A message will confirm it’s a test. No action is required. Emergency alerts contain life-saving information … Continue reading 🚨 Emergency Alert Test This Sunday! 🚨
PATT SENDIASS will be delivering a workshop on behalf of the Thurrock SEND Family Forum, following requests from local parent carers. PATT SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service) provides free, confidential, and impartial advice to families of children and young people with SEND. The Thurrock SEND Family Forum is a parent-led group … Continue reading The Evans Commission Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Training and Information session
This Summer, our Physical Activity Coordinator has been activating the local Outdoor Gyms! Did you know there are lots of free outdoors gym’s all across Thurrock!! Info on where, can be found here! She has one more session this month, in Grays Town Park on Friday 29th August from 11am-1pm, come down for a chat and … Continue reading 🏋️♂️ Summer drop-in sessions with Find your Active Thurrock! 🏃♀️
https://videopress.com/v/vRU9J3B7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Did you know you can easily refer yourself to a wide range of health and wellbeing services in Thurrock? Thurrock Frontline has created a helpful video highlighting the local support available—all free, secure, and easy to access. Watch the video to learn more about what the Thurrock Frontline has to offer and the FREE referrals … Continue reading Thurrock Frontline: Self-referral to 100s of local services!
The Aveley Shed are hosting an event for women to learn crucial DIY skills! See the poster below for more details.
Hearing aid cleaning and re-tubing sessions available on the 1st Friday of the month, 1pm - 3pm at Headon Hall. Hearing Help Essex has fantastic volunteers who can assist with the servicing of NHS hearing aids. 👉 Sessions can be booked via the office by telephone, email, text, or online once registered on the website here.
The Essex Violence and Vulnerability (VVU) listening project is now complete, where just under 2,500 young people shared their views about how safe they feel in their communities, and the feedback has helped Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services (ECVYS) write an Essex wide overview and a report for every district in Essex (including Southend … Continue reading Webinar: VVU Young people’s views around how safe they feel in their communities
Join Hearing Help Essex as a Meet and Greet Volunteer and help create a welcoming environment for those living with hearing loss. Support local hearing aid clinics across Essex, offering friendly interaction, simple admin, and setup support—all while making a meaningful difference in your community. Training is provided, and there’s more to discover when you sign up! Volunteer now!
On 25th June, Find Your Active Thurrock attended the monthly Wellbeing Wednesday, which is attended by other services like Essex Police, Inclusion Thurrock, Stop Smoking Service & more! This is monthly at The Flowers Community Hall in South Ockendon and is a great place to get some local advice.Come along to the next one and have a chat with us!
