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Thurrock Council to host workshops in support of Child Exploitation Week

13 March 2025
Thurrock Council will be hosting workshops and pop-up events across the borough in support of Child Exploitation Awareness Week.
From Monday 17 March to Friday 21 March, the council and its partners will be visiting schools in Thurrock and hosting pop-up stalls to share information about child exploitation and ways to keep young people safe.
Parents and carers can also attend a free virtual workshop which is taking place from 5.30pm until 6.30pm on Thursday 20 March, which will cover how criminals look to exploit children and give a better understanding of gangs.

Greater Essex Interim Plan goes to Thurrock’s Cabinet

13 March 2025
Thurrock Council’s Cabinet will consider the interim plan for local government reorganisation in Greater Essex at its meeting on 19 March. If approved by Cabinet, and other councils in the county, the plan will be submitted to the UK government on 21 March.

Support to help residents stop smoking

12 March 2025
Thurrock Council is helping residents take a step towards quitting smoking by sharing the free and flexible support that is available.
Wednesday 12 March marks National No Smoking Day, an annual campaign encouraging smokers to quit smoking for good.
Quitting smoking has significant health benefits, reducing the risk of smoke-related diseases such as lung disease, heart disease, and respiratory infections. It also improves both physical and mental well-being.

Subscribe now for this year’s evergreen garden waste collection service

7 March 2025
Subscriptions for the 2025/26 brown bin garden waste collections are now open. Signing up now means that subscribers can make sure they get the most out of the service.
The service has been extended to operate all year round, with no pause in winter, and prices have been frozen at 2024 levels for the upcoming year.
By subscribing now residents can guarantee that garden waste collections will continue uninterrupted from April and make sure they get a full year’s worth of collections.

Celebrating International Women’s Day in Thurrock

7 March 2025
This week International Women’s Day was marked in Thurrock, including events held at the council’s Civic Offices, highlighting this year’s theme #AccelerateAction
On Tuesday 4 March, Thameside Theatre was lit up in white and purple to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day.

Thurrock's Member of Youth Parliament speaks in House of Commons

6 March 2025
George Hare, Thurrock's Member of Youth Parliament, joined other Youth Parliament members from across the country for a special youth session at the House of Commons.
George took the chance to speak from the Dispatch Box during a debate about the importance of public transport for young people, which was presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Judith Cummins MP.

Thurrock celebrates the incredible dedication of its foster carers

6 March 2025
Foster carers from across Thurrock came together for a special celebration to recognise the role they play in supporting some of the borough's most vulnerable children.
Carers from Thurrock Council were invited down to Ye Olde Plough House in Bulphan on Friday 28 February for the council's annual Foster Carer Celebration Event and Award ceremony.

Thurrock Council takes action to make sure State Cinema roof is repaired

4 March 2025
Thurrock Council has served an Urgent Works Notice on the owner of the State Cinema telling them to make important repairs to the roof of the historic building.
The Notice will mean that unless the owner completes repairs that will make the roof and building watertight within three months the council will step in to carry out the work and then recover the costs from the owner.

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