Harwich Town Council

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News & Notices


The council Newsletter can be found here
  1. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust volunteer network

    The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is currently expanding their volunteer network in the town; as such they are recruiting people to join the existing Community First Responder group. Our community first responders are volunteers who are trained…

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  2. Community Street Meets

    The Next upcoming “Community Street Meets below: 23/09/2020 Outside Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery Barrack Ln, Harwich. 15.00 - 16.00   23/09/2020 Outside Rainbow Café, Wick Ln, Dovercourt 16.30 - 17.30   23/09/2020 Outside CO-OP Food Store, Main Road,…

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  3. Big increase in recycling last year

    Figures have revealed a big increase in recycling rates across Tendring for the last financial year. The finalised data provided by Essex County Council has revealed the overall recycling rate in Tendring for 2019-20 was 36.6% - up from 27.4%…

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  4. Exciting event programme on the cards for Tendring in 2021

    Events will take centre stage in Tendring during 2021 – in line with a draft tourism strategy going out for consultation. Tendring District Council (TDC) confirmed today that the Illuminate Festival, scheduled for November to mark Historic Harwich’s links with…

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  5. Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Kings Quay Street, Wellington Road, Harwich

    ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Kings Quay Street, Wellington Road, Harwich Please click on the following link https://one.network/?118865324 to find details of the intended closure of Kings Quay Street, Wellington Road, due to commence on 14th September…

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  6. Final Phase of Discretionary Business Grants Scheme Launched

    Tendring District Council (TDC) has now launched a new and final phase of its Discretionary Business Grants Fund Scheme – with applications invited up to mid-night on the 28 August. The scheme remains open to all those who would have…

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  7. Weather warning

    The Met Office has issued a weather warning for wind, which is effective between 9am Tuesday 25th – 9am Wednesday 26th August with gusts of up to 70mph along the coastline.  The potential effects are injury or danger to life,…

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  8. Police Bulletin

    Please see document attached for more information.

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  9. FREE Mental Health First Aid Training (Half Day)

    Free mental health first aid training is open to all residents and session are from 9am until 2pm with various dates to choose from. The training is being delivered online and participants will need to download the free Microsoft Teams…

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  10. Looking to lose some weight?

    ‘My weight matters’ is a FREE weight management programme run by Anglian Community Enterprise (ACE) Lifestyle with clinics currently being delivered online or by telephone. Register online or by calling 0800 022 4524 (option 3). https://acelifestyle.org/weight-management/mydiary/referral-form/

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  11. All Shows At Princes Theatre Rescheduled For 2021

    No live shows will be held at the Princes Theatre for the remainder of 2020. The Clacton theatre, run by Tendring District Council (TDC), has already announced that its pantomime would be pushed back to 2021, and shows scheduled in…

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  12. Next Phase of Discretionary Business Grants Scheme Launched

    The Council has now launched a third phase of its discretionary business grants scheme – with applications invited from 4 August to 19 August. One area of the economy stood out as being hit as equally hard as the retail,…

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  13. Voters asked to confirm household information by text

    Households are being asked to reply to the annual election canvass by text or online this year. Each year, every home across the UK is asked to check their electoral register details – a process starting now for Tendring residents.…

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  14. Town Centre Teams

      Town Centre Teams   In the last year our Town Centre Teams have made more than 1,000 arrests and led more than 2,000 investigations – bolstering our ability to catch criminals and keep you safe. The Town Centre Teams…

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  15. Support for vulnerable in Tendring to continue when shielding ends

    A helpline for residents who are vulnerable will continue to operate from Tendring District Council (TDC). Tendring Shield was set up by the council to provide support to those who needed it during lockdown, particularly residents who were told by…

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  16. No pantomime for Princes Theatre this year

    This year’s pantomime scheduled for the Princes Theatre will no longer go ahead due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Clacton theatre has made the difficult decision jointly with production company Anton Benson Productions, and Jack and The Beanstalk will instead…

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