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Addressing the policing of the BME community in Thurrock About this Event We are pleased the Thurrock Police Chief Inspector is attending this event. The is the first conversation with the police focussing solely on the BAME community in Thurrock. Our research has shown that there is a wide range of mistrust at the moment between the … Continue reading Policing in Thurrock: A conversation with BAME community leaders

The inaugural Thurrock Festival, rescheduled from earlier this year, will now take place on September 19th with an exciting blend of live and online events. The festival was established in 2020 by the Anglo-Asiatic Arts and Heritage Alliance (AAAHA) and is inspired by the motto of Thurrock – ‘By Thames to all the peoples of the world’. … Continue reading Thurrock Festival 2020 Live & Digital

Purfleet-on-Thames Community Forum have been very busy over the past couple of weeks painting the boat sculpture on Stonehouse Roundabout which they funded and installed 10 years ago.   It was the desire of the community then to see a feature on the roundabout to mark an entrance and give a welcome to Purfleet and … Continue reading Purfleet-on-thames Community Forum give Roundabout Boat sculpture a makeover

The Tilbury CLLD Programme will be launching a Round 4 ESF funding round later in September.  Up to £750k in ESF funding, which needs to be matched, will be available to support workless Tilbury residents into learning or work.  Interested organisations should complete the eligibility questionnaire at the Stronger Together Thurrock website or contact the … Continue reading Coming soon: Tilbury CLLD to launch a new funding round later this month

In the run up to winter, local health and care partners want to make sure they do everything they can to prevent avoidable illness. Not enough people are taking advantage of a free flu vaccination programme to help protect them and they want to understand what, if anything, they can do differently to make sure the … Continue reading NHS calls for Thurrock residents to take part in a Flu Vaccination Survey

ECF are recruiting new trustees to contribute to their work and help deliver their 5-year strategy. As one of the UK’s leading community foundations, EDF's mission is to inspire philanthropy and charitable giving – matching people, ideas, resources and needs to make a lasting difference. Each year they inspire charitable giving from donors in Essex … Continue reading Could you be an Essex Community Foundation Trustee?

NAF Health have a new free 12 week weight loss management programme starting soon.A virtual/online nutrition/healthy eating, cooking and exercise classes using Zoom app with Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) group with a bespoke one to one online and telephone supports by registered nutritionist and dieticians. Supported by the The National Lottery Community Fund and … Continue reading Free weight loss management programme – COVID lockdown Fightback!

Purfleet Youth Club has announced that they will be reopening from Tuesday 8th September for 13-18 years and Wednesday 9th September for under 13s. Due to the unique circumstances plus health and safety guidelines, for a temporary period they will be limiting their capacity per session by 50%. Drop ins are welcome but due to … Continue reading Purfleet Youth Club Announces Opening

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