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  1. Harwich High Lighthouse to be illuminated for World Cancer Day

    Harwich Town Council has recently installed lighting equipment in order to enable the Harwich High Lighthouse to be illuminated on specific occasions.  This is being done under a license from Tendring District Council that allows up to twelve illuminations each…

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  2. ECC HIGHWAYS – PRESS RELEASE Landowners encouraged to cut vegetation ahead of bird nesting season

    ECC HIGHWAYS - PRESS RELEASE Landowners encouraged to cut vegetation ahead of bird nesting season Unkept trees, hedges, and ditches can quickly become a safety hazard if not maintained. Landowners are being reminded that trees, hedges, ditches and other vegetation…

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  3. Holocaust Memorial Day commemorated in Harwich

    In a commemoration arranged by Harwich Town Council in conjunction with the Harwich Kindertransport Memorial and Learning Trust, Harwich commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday, 27th January, the date being the day in 1945 that the extermination camp at Auschwitz…

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  4. Harwich to Commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

    Since the unveiling of the ‘Safe Haven’ memorial to the Kindertransport in September 2022, Harwich Town Council, in conjunction with the Harwich Kindertransport Memorial and Learning Trust, has used the location on Harwich Quay for a commemoration of Holocaust Memorial…

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  5. Advance notice: Trial holes at Parkeston Bridge, Parkeston Road, Harwich, CO12 4HE

    Essex Highways Advance notice: Trial holes at Parkeston Bridge, Parkeston Road, Harwich, CO12 4HE (PDF) Works are due to begin 08:00 on Monday 27 October 2025 and anticipated to take approximately one week to complete. Further information https://one.network/?GB144972321  

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  6. Photo Gallery – Lighthouse Memory Walk 2025

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  7. HARWICH GUILDHALL TO OPEN FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE WEEKEND

    Through the work of its honorary archivists Harwich Town Council supports National heritage Weekend and, as a result, the Harwich Guildhall will be open to the public free of charge on Saturday 13th September between 2PM and 4PM. The Guildhall…

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  8. Harwich Town Council makes Memory Walk an annual event

    Harwich Town Council is a ‘Dementia Friendly' Organisation with all its members and staff having undergone dementia awareness training. The Council runs events for those living with dementia along with their families and last year organised a memory walk from…

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  9. Harwich prepares to celebrate VE Day 80

    Thursday 8th May marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe and VE Day 80 (Victory in Europe Day 80) will be celebrated in Harwich with a number of events. Harwich Town Council has been…

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  10. Fossil Hunting on the Beach – 29th May 2025

    Will you join in the adventure this May Half-Term for Harwich Teen-Talk's Fossil Hunt at the beach? Further information:Call : 01255 504800Email : info@teentalkharwich.co.ukSelf-referral form: www.teentalkharwich.co.uk

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  11. Movement Music and the Mind Exercise Classes for carers and those living with Dementia

    Essex Dance Theatre have been granted funding from ‘ECC Community Funding’ to run 6 weeks (free) Essex Dance Movement music the mind Enrolment Form March 2025  Dementia exercise classes for those living with dementia with their carers.   When: Starting 24…

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  12. Harwich to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

    Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated each year on 27th January which was the date in 1945 when the Auschwitz extermination camp was liberated.   Since the installation of the ‘Safe Haven’ memorial to the Kindertransport on Harwich Quay, Harwich Town…

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  13. Do Good, Feel Good by joining St Helena as a volunteer this new year!

    Do Good, Feel Good by joining St Helena as a volunteer this new year! Make memories, make friends, make change, as a volunteer for St Helena in their 40th year of hospice care! It’s the beginning of a new year…

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  14. Celebrate St Helena Hospice’s 40th anniversary by taking part in their 40 in 40 virtual challenge!

      Celebrate St Helena Hospice’s 40th anniversary by taking part in their 40 in 40 virtual challenge! 40 in 40 is a free to enter, virtual fundraising challenge that will run from Saturday 1st February to Wednesday 12th March. What’s…

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  15. Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Kreswell Grove, Dovercourt – 24th -26th January 2025

    ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Kreswell Grove, Dovercourt Please click on the following link https://one.network/?tm=140770265 to find details of the intended closure of Kreswell Grove, due to commence on 24th January 2025 for 2 days. The closure…

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  16. Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Fronks Road, Harwich – 3rd-4th February 2025

    ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Fronks Road, Harwich CP Please click on the following link https://one.network/?tm=141395576 to find details of the intended closure of Fronks Road, due to commence on 3rd February 2025 for 2 days. The…

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