TweetEssex is a haven for golfers, with many golf courses spread across the county. Essex is almost perfect for golf, with a relatively warm and dry climate, good quality soils for excellent fairways and greens. It is also very accessible from London by train and car. This makes Essex a great place for a...
TweetNHS South Essex will be holding a Board meeting on Thursday, 29th March at 1:00 pm; members of the public are warmly invited to attend. The meeting will be held in the Board room at Phoenix Place, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon. SS14 3HG. Car parking is available on the fifth and sixth floors of the multi storey...
TweetCharity Fundraising Event in aid of youth provision, outdoor learning and raising aspirations as part of Loughton Festival. Sunday 22nd April 2012 11am – 4pm Lambourne End Centre, Manor Road, Lambourne End, Essex, RM4 1NB Tel: 0208 500 3047 Website: www.lambourne-end.org.uk Come and see what we do with your friends and family for a fun day of… ADVENTURE...
TweetWalk 10k around Harlow in memory of a loved one you’ve lost, walk for someone you know who has been helped by St Clare Hospice or just walk for fun and fitness. Whatever your motivation, we want you to join us for a fun night out! Starting and finishing at the Water Gardens in Harlow, this...
Essex has quite a vibrant folk scene. There are many small folk clubs tucked away in Essex, most are run in pubs on a weekly or monthly basis. Essex is also host to one of the country's best free folk festivals, the annual Old Leigh Folk Festival that takes place each summer. These details were...
The first stop in Essex will be on the 29th March. The Queen will first visit Valentines Mansion and Gardens in Ilford, the Duke of Edinburgh is expected to join here there at 10.25am. The Queen will be in Walthamstow for lunch at Waltham Forest Town Hall on Forest Road, Walthamstow.
Once again the Chelmsford V Festival will be held at Hylands Park. Tickets have sold out already though. You may be able to get tickets from 3rd party agencies though. This year's V Festival has some great acts. On Saturday the headliners are The Stone Roses and Noel Gallager's High Flying Birds. On the Sunday...
Essex seems to be a haven for car boot sales. Some car boot sales are seasonal, only on fields in the drier months, and some are all year. Here we list some of the most popular car boot sales around Essex. Please note - while we endeavour to keep the information up to date, some...
And Food & Craft Market too! At Hedingham Castle Watch the breathtaking mounted skill at arms from an era of chivalry. Laugh with the jesting rat catcher. Enjoy ‘Have a go’ archery with the Norfolk Longbowman. Watch the remarkable birds of prey flying display.
Professor Nitrate will be up to his usual crazy antics in the Mad Lab as he uses ‘Puzzles and Illusions’ as part of his mind baffling experiments which promise to engage and surprise in equal measure. Puzzles and Illusions features 15 interactive exhibits which will allow visitors a rare and stimulating insight into how their...
TweetA major fire is currently being fought by Essex firefighters at Tilbury Power Station. It started at around 8a, after some wooden pellets caught fire. The fire has spread to a neighbouring dockside. It is thought that the main catalyst for the current fire is a store of wooden pellets consisting of around 2,100 tonnes of wood....
FREE Event for the whole family. Collect your lucky red envelope from the Chinese Emporium on the 1st floor. Stop for lunch at the Sunrise Oriental Cafe for traditional food, buy gifts at the Chinese Emporium and shop at the Pearl of the Orient. Get up close with the performers for photos. An absolutely fabulous event...
On 29th January 2012 why not support St Clare Hospice at their 5km sponsored dog walk which starts and finishes at the hospice in Hastingwood. The walk starts at 10.30am. After the walk round the local Hastingwood countryside, there will be treats and even a medal for the pooches... soup and rolls will be provided...
Essex based marketing and branding consultancy are offering local businesses free marketing appraisals. The free marketing consultation will assess the health of a business's marketing strategy and highlight its strengths and weaknesses. It is great that companies like Ballyhoo are willing to provide a little guidance for other Essex businesses. Even if you chose...
According to charity Contact the Elderly, 850,000 elderly people across the UK live alone. Many elderly people will not see anyone at all over the Christmas period while many also have no human contact for months at a time. As the population of Essex and the rest of the UK continues to rise, more and...
In recent years, there has been a growing trend for medium-sized companies from the north of England to open new branches in the south-east, with many Essex locations benefitting from this shift. Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Chelmsford are just some of the towns that have welcomed this much-needed investment in the past decade, and there...
Take part and get a team together! Wear your most outrageous heels or funky slippers! We just want every girl and women (and man!) at this event to help raise funds for the hospice at the same time of you having a great night out on 28th January 2012!
Bad news for Essex commuters today as it was announced that rail fares are going up by an average of 5.9 across the UK next year. In a time when people are having to tighten their belts to make ends meet this comes as bad news indeed. Some annual fares can rise by up...
There was a time when the only cinema in Essex worth visiting was the Odeon at Lakeside. For a while in the 1980's my home town, Chelmsford, did not have a cinema at all after the Select on Anchor Street closed down (and that was a flea pit of a cinema if there ever...
Today was expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year. On the news this morning reporters were excitedly talking of today seeing sales of over ONE BILLION POUNDS across the UK today. Well, I took a walk into Chelmsford town centre to soak up the Christmas spirit and was surprised at how quiet...
They say that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Well, unless you value your time highly, then this is a free lunch, with the added bonus that you get to learn about food co-ops and is aimed at empowering you to take control of their food supply. Food Co-ops Lunch 'n' Learn
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