Southend’s award-winning pier is set to become the centrepiece of an ambitious ‘yarnbomb’ tribute this November, as thousands of knitted and crocheted red poppies are installed along its entire 1.33-mile stretch in the lead-up to Remembrance Day.
The newly refurbished shop is a joint initiative with local Essex charity Havens Hospices. It provides a valuable resource for residents to donate or purchase reusable items, ensuring they find a new home rather than ending up as waste.
Over 300 of Southend’s musicians and artists came out on Friday 23rd May for a private view of the Scene by the Sea art exhibition and map launch at Southend’s Beecroft Gallery
Southend City Jam, the UK’s largest street art festival, returns from 29 to 31 August 2025, transforming the city centre, seafront and pier into a vibrant canvas of creativity.
On Wednesday 21st May Endeavour Leigh-on-sea's very own Dunkirk Little Ship and cockle boat sailed to Dunkirk from Ramsgate to commemorate the 85th anniversary of WW2 Operation Dynamo.
Join a four-day journey along the Thames Estuary: Jacktars and Landlubbers, part of T100’s Our River festival. Walkers and sailors move side by side, tracing the footsteps and wake of those who shaped this historic waterway.
This summer, residents and visitors will have the chance to explore both local and global maritime history, from newly conserved artefacts recovered from a 17th century Southend shipwreck, to stepping aboard a working replica of Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria.
All eight of Southend beaches have once again met the high standards required for Blue Flag and Seaside Awards, as announced in this year’s prestigious Keep Britain Tidy awards.
There were lots of ghostly, loud noises and glimpses of inhuman ‘things’ that bounced across the stage or came out of nowhere and of course this gave the audience many startling moments,
HM Coastguard Southend co-ordinated a multi service response to suspected ordnance close to the public areas and businesses in old Leigh last week. After initial investigations by the Army Explosive Team the ordnance was moved offshore where the three items were prepared for detonation and safely detonated with a controlled explosion.
Southend in Sight are excited to announce that they have just been chosen as one of the new Southend Mayor’s charities for the year.
Westcliff High School for Girls which is part of South East Essex Academy Trust, is proud to announce an outstanding national achievement by the Class of 2023, who secured the highest average point score in the country for GCSE Engineering.
Councillor Nigel Folkard has been formally elected as the 104th Mayor of Southend at today’s Annual Meeting of the Council, taking over the role from Cllr Ron Woodley.
The performances are all top-notch; particularly from Louisa Lytton as Rachel, and Samuel Collings as Scott Hipwell, or ‘Jason’, Megan’s husband. Megan herself is played by Natalie Dunne in a series of moving and ethereal (read: smoky) flashbacks, and we soon discover that her life was far from the perfect fantasy Rachel has imagined.
As is always the case in all the shows I have been privileged to see at The Cliffs, the on stage talent was amazing: Great comedic timing, amazing and talented song and dance routines and a mishmash of costumes with a nod to both past and present modes of dress.
This VE Day Bank Holiday weekend, follow the self-led Poppy Trail through the beautiful Belfairs Woods. Discover thought provoking clues and tributes as you reflect, remember and explore.
To commemorate VE Day 2025, families in Southend can enjoy a fun day out with a free, family-friendly trail brought to you by Southend City BID.
Southend Pier has been ranked the best seaside pier in Britain, topping a national list that compared and evaluated over 60 of the finest piers across the nation.
Celebrating the stories, places and people of the Thames Estuary, the third edition of the festival takes place from 21-29 June 2025, with nine days of performances, installations and events across the region
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