Council
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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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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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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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CHRISTMAS SWITCH ON, DOVERCOURT TOWN
Supported by Harwich Town Council
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Photo Gallery – Lighthouse Memory Walk 2025
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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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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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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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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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FREE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SING ALONG SESSIONS
? FREE sing along sessions! ? Dementia friendly class, includes free refreshments. Third Wednesday of every month, 1:30PM - 3PM at the Park Pavilion, Barrack Lane, Harwich. Sponsored by Harwich Town Council. More info, see below ?
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PHOTOS ‘Lighthouse to Lighthouse’ Memory Walk 2024
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Guildhall to open as part of Heritage Open Days
The fact that Harwich’s Guildhall is a Grade I listed building shows that it is well worth a visit. The UK has 374,000 listed buildings but only 9,300 of these are Grade I, the most important classification. The Guildhall…
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Lighthouse-to-Lighthouse, Fundraiser Walk
Lighthouse to Lighthouse Fundraiser walk In aid of the Alzheimer's Society, join Harwich Town Councillors' in raising both awareness and much-needed funds for the Alzheimer's Society. As part of the council's commitment to dementia awareness and supporting those living with…
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Holocaust Memorial Day commemorated in Harwich
Significant buildings throughout the country were illuminated purple over the weekend to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day and Harwich’s High Lighthouse was one of them. Following the installation of the ‘Safe Haven’ Kindertransport memorial on Harwich Quay in 2022, Harwich Town…
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New High Steward for Harwich
Only 24 places in England have the right to elect a High Steward and Harwich is one of them. The right was established under Harwich’s Royal charter granted by King James I in 1604 and, although it has been a…
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Harwich to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
Following the installation of the Kindertransport memorial on Harwich Quay, Harwich Town Council realised that the memorial offered a fitting focal point for a commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day. As a result the council took the decision to host an…