Leigh on Sea News

Age concern Rainbow Table Co-op Fund

Age Concern Southend fundraising for interactive digital table for Day Care Service with Co-Op Community Fund

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Leigh on Sea Calendar 2023 now available!

Leigh on Sea 2023 wall calendar, now in stock available to order.

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Southend Airport drop-off location for Children's Child shoebox appeal

London Southend Airport is registered as a drop-off location for the Samaritans Purse annual shoebox appeal as part of Operation Christmas Child

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Game of Thrones Star to Open New Charity Shop

This Saturday at 9.30am, Eastenders, Game of Thrones and Him & Her actor Ricky Champ will cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening of HARP’s new charity shop.

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Elves are ready to ‘sleigh’ it for the annual Toy Drive

It’s that time of year again - Southend Council are bringing the ninth annual Toy Drive to Southend-on-Sea this Christmas

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Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade

Southend-on-Sea’s annual Remembrance Sunday commemoration service will take place on Sunday 13 November at the Cenotaph on Clifftown Parade.

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Southend Airport secures temporary logistics partner

London Southend Airport has secured a temporary logistics partner operating between January 8 and March 25, 2023.

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Exhibition at Southend Museum celebrates EKCO

New exhibition at Southend Central Museum celebrates EKCO: 100 Years of Design and Innovation in Southend

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Councillors to discuss future move to Victoria Centre

A future council relocation to the Victoria Centre is to be discussed by the council’s cabinet next week (Tuesday 8th November)

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Guidance for the release of balloons and sky lanterns

Southend-on-Sea City Council has issued new guidance for the release of balloons and sky lanterns.

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Will Young 20 Years Tour review by Nina Jervis

Will's voice was as goose-bumpingly brilliant as it always has been, and the setlist was packed with hits.

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November and December Events

What's going on around Leigh at the end of 2022.

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Spooktacular Halloween Parade returns to Southend

Spooktacular Halloween Parade returns to Southend this Saturday with world’s first giant spider puppet.

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Local School Joins the ‘Herd’ for Southend Art Trail

A baby elephant from the Herd In The City art trail will soon be stomping over to Kingsdown School in Southend-on-Sea to be decorated.

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Reading Well for teens launches in City’s libraries

A new ‘Reading Well’ collection of books and resources for teenagers launched in public libraries across England and Wales

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Please follow Avian flu advice to protect pet birds

Those residents with birds and poultry for pets are being encouraged to keep them indoors as part of a change of law that came into effect earlier this week.

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Council announces extra support to help residents through cost-of-living crisis

A package of initiatives to continue to help local people through the cost-of-living crisis has been announced by the council, with a four-point plan focussed on helping those that need it most.

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Serving the City; saving energy, cutting costs

Measures are being put in place by Southend-on-Sea City Council to conserve energy and save on costs this winter.

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Council supporting thousands of vulnerable residents

Thousands of vulnerable people across the city have benefited from £1.4m worth of funding allocated to Southend-on-Sea City Council.

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Charity demonstrates importance of support for sight loss

Thursday 13 October was World Sight Day - an international day of awareness held every year to focus attention on the global issue of eye health.

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