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06/02/2024

Still a few tickets left - Fairport Convention tomorrow night in

Legendary British folk-rockers Fairport Convention are coming to Southend for their Winter 2024 tour. They’ll be playing on Wednesday, 7th February 2024.

More details below and on our website.

21/01/2024

Legendary British folk-rockers Fairport Convention are coming to Southend for their Winter 2024 tour. They’ll be playing on Wednesday, 7th February 2024.

More details below and on our website.

21/11/2021

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04/01/2021

Breaking News: The Prime Minister has announced that England will enter national lockdown, meaning there is a material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed within three weeks.

The advice is to stay at home and only leave home for the following reasons allowed in law:
▪️ Work (if you absolutely cannot work from home)
▪️ Shop for essentials
▪️ Exercise
▪️ Seek medical assistance (including for Covid-19 testing)
▪️ To escape harm or domestic abuse

The Prime Minister has also announced that all primary and secondary schools will be moving to remote learning from tomorrow (Tuesday January 5) with the exception of children of critical workers and vulnerable children. Special Schools, nurseries and pre-school settings will remain open.

More details of the new restrictions can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

23/10/2020

ATTENTION🤍

After the announcement that the government will no longer be providing free school meals during the half term for those less fortunate, the Ship Inn would love to do our bit for our local community and help.
If you are from the Burnham area and are not able to provide a hot lunch for your children during the holiday then please contact us and we will be more than happy to help. We will offer a collection service for a hot children’s meal to take away Tuesday to Friday next week.

We promise to keep all information confidential and we ask nothing in return: there is no charge and it’s totally free.
No child deserves to go hungry! Where the government has stepped down, we are stepping up and making sure our local children get food they need over the school holidays. Times are even harder than usual and we all need to stick together during these difficult times.

To arrange this, please contact us on 07934913973.

15/07/2020

Waterhouse – British Pre Raphaelite Genius and His Essex Muse

https://www.essexportal.co.uk/essex-news/waterhouse-british-pre-raphaelite-genius-and-his-essex-muse

05/06/2020

Peter Axelson explains how 40 years of wheelchair experience has taught him how to best avoid catching colds and flu, and this same advice can be used to help avoid coronavirus.

28/05/2020

Coronavirus: Clap for our Carers to show appreciation for key-workers, NHS heroes, every Thursday at 8pm. Join millions again this week at your doorstep.

10/04/2020

09/04/2020

Lovely weather this weekend. However, please remember ... ESSEX IS CLOSED!

You may not end up like Mr Dufresne here, but nobody wants to blow their Easter Egg budget on a fine and give our police officers extra work.

02/04/2020

To help supply the growing UK market for hand sanitiser, Essex mobility retailer CareCo has started producing ProVive hand sanitiser . Here's the first batch coming off the new production line before being delivered to CareCo in Brentwood. This product will help support frontline workers, health care professionals and everybody else in need.

Order here: http://tiny.cc/hand-sanitser

Please do not stock pile this . Only buy as necesary to save supplies for our frontline workers who are fighting
N.B. UK production costs are much higher than Asia, which is reflected in the price.

26/03/2020

This is an urgent appeal from Essex County Council to small businesses for any Personal Protective Equipment (Items such as – Masks, Disposal Gloves, Aprons, Eye googles, Overshoes) and Sanitising Gel that you may be holding within your stocks that can be diverted to provide protection to our front line care staff who are looking after and delivering care to our most vulnerable residents within Essex in the coming days and week .

Over the last few days there have been many small business that may use these products on a day to day basis , such as Restaurants, Gyms, Beauty Salons, Nail Bars , Car Body Shops, Tattoo Artist , Cleaning Companies, Hardware Stores and Schools to mention a few, which have closed in support of suppression the spread of the virus, flatten the curve and stay at home.

It may be that there are protective items sitting in storage cupboards that can be put to good use and consequently ECC are seeking to gain knowledge if you would be able to offer up this stock in our fight against this virus and support our front line workers.

Essex County Council are willing to purchase any stocks should this be a need for your consideration and will discuss this further if a donation is not agreeable.

Please can you email [email protected] or message us with your PPE supply details including quantity and postcode, and a contact phone number and we will be in touch ( just a reminder not to post personal details)

Once we have an understanding of what is available Essex County Council will then contact you, prioritise the safe delivery or collection whilst observing social distancing methods

Please can you like and share across all your networks to maximise the reach to local business, we need your help , lets show how ESSEX can all pull together and beat this virus and protect our most vulnerable.

Privacy policy can be found here: https://bit.ly/33RqKtg

23/03/2020

Keep your food safe! Gosfield School was burgled over the weekend, all their food and freezers stolen.

Make sure your doors are locked properly all the time, don't take any risks!

22/03/2020

06/08/2019

Essex Police advise families to take a selfie as soon as they get to the beach:

"An up to date photo of your children, including what they are wearing that day, will be a massive help to the Coastguard and other emergency services if you report your children as missing.

"Children are notorious for wandering off and going on adventures without telling anyone. They are usually only missing for a very short time but seconds count.

"Keep these photos private and don't post them to social media as it highlights that your house may be empty but could also be used for malicious reasons at the beach."

18/07/2019

If you have an unwanted or unlicensed firearm you are being encouraged to hand it in to us to help keep Essex safe and prevent it from falling into the hands of criminals.

12/07/2019

Please look out for this truck in Essex. If you see it, report to police.

Essex Crime
If anyone sees this parked up please let me know. Stolen from Maldon last night.

Reg.. EK61 UDS
Crime ref.. 42/107516/19

09/07/2019

An Essex based Vegetable and Fat Trader & Shipper, which has been trading for 38 years, has secured a £1.3m structured line of credit by GapCap, facilitated by Trade Finance Global (TFG)

01/06/2019

Chelmsford and Maldon CPT have arrested suspected drug dealers and disrupted their activities, seizing cash, drugs, and potential weapons. Please help keep Chelmsford safe and contact us should you suspect drug dealing in your area!

29/05/2019

Women’s Cricket is coming to Galleywood!

On Friday 12th July, Galleywood Cricket Club is hosting its 1st women and girls softball cricket festival. The event is open to women and girls of all ages and no previous experience is required, there are no winners or losers, just a couple of hours of fun (and a bit of prosecco 🍾🥂)

You can enter as a team (6 per team) or as an individual and be assigned a team (if anyone is short a player my wife will happily join them). You don’t have to be associated with the club, or from Galleywood, to take part.

Details are in the poster. If you have any other questions contact Galleywood Cricket Club.

02/03/2019

Molly from 5 Elements in Basildon retains European MMA title.

Aaaaannnnndddddd stiiiilllllll the European Champion

Molly

28/02/2019

Seeing mobility scooters in Great Baddow is something to be proud of - it means that more elderly and less able people are getting out to the shops and being an active part of the community. We ask, and are they allowed to be on the paths and the roads, and why are there so many now?

15/01/2019

Date of event: 29th January 2019 at 6.30pm- 8.30pm Venue: Cedd`s Hall, Chelmsford Cathedral, CM1 1EH (a few minutes walk from Chelmsford train station and there are car parks located nearby) Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH) will be launching its Never Far Away: Essex Appeal on 29th Januar...

29/11/2018

Purleigh Bell Christmas Market today

29/11/2018

Home safety and security; helping to prevent burglaries through diligence and taking security steps and staying safe through good practices and professional assistance.

29/11/2018

Winter doesn’t have to mean a drab and dull garden. With creativity and imagination, you can create a vibrant space that you can enjoy all year round.

29/11/2018

When Apple released its first iPhone to break the four figure price barrier - the X with its all-new slim bezel design in late 2017 - the tech world waited with bated breath to see if the market would swallow paying £1,000 for a new handset.

28/11/2018

Don't forget to water your Christmas tree. If a dry tree catches fire it can engulf a room in flames in just 30 seconds. Trees that are watered stay moist and are a smaller risk.

Our tip: as well as watering, keep a smoke detector near the tree, and check those old Christmas lights for faults.