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Anglian Water on local flooding and updates from Essex Police, SHIP & Project Southchurch alongside Councillor’s Open Mic at Southchurch Community Meeting
Speaking at the meeting were representatives from Anglian Water to address concerns around flooding in the area and to update on a number of issues. Also speaking at the meeting was Rob McAvoy, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Project Southchurch, Clive Baggallay, Community Chaplin, Insp Dave Gardiner of Essex Police, Becky Champion, Director of Art &…
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New 24 hour defibrillator installed in the heart of Southchurch
Recently, a new defibrillator was installed outside The Exchange Pub in Southchurch and is the first one in the area that will be accessible to the public 24 hours a day. The device was funded and installed by local residents, Shepherd Neame and Project Southchurch. We spoke to Rob McAvoy at Project Southchurch to find…
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More Local Hairdressers Needed To Support Haircuts 4 Homeless
Since 2014, Haircuts 4 Homeless has provided over 35,000 haircuts to homeless people across the UK. In Southend, free haircuts are available through the charity at HARP’s Bradbury Day Centre but more local hairdressers are needed to keep up with demand. We visited Clifford’s Barber Shop in Southchurch and spoke to Nickiey about why volunteering…
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222 goal thriller featuring over 100 players in a huge 24 hour football clash sees local sports stars raise big money for local charities
Last week, Garon Park hosted an epic 24 hour football match that saw Adventure Island’s Stockvale United take on The Farke Knight Rises CFC in a 222 goal thriller. The monumental fundraiser featured players of all levels from the Mayor of Southend to Southend United’s Justin Rees, the Echo’s Chris Phillips and Southend City Radio’s…
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New Micro-Orchard Planted in Bournes Green Park
We spoke to The Mayor, Trust Links, Project Southchurch, local councillors and local residents as the first trees were planted about the new orchard and what they hope it will bring to the area.
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Southend City Radio School: Vincent’s Radio Show
Last week we were lucky to have Vincent, media student at Southend Adult Community College, with us on work experience. As part of Vincent’s time working for Southend City Radio, he prepared, researched, conducted and produced several interviews before recording his own radio show… Vince even recorded a song too, maybe one day you’ll get…
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Tom Cunningham in exclusive interview ahead of The Trusted’s live show and new EP “Lost Soul”
Ahead of their headline show at The Bedford, Tom from Southend based band The Trusted, joined media students at Southend Adult Community College for an exclusive interview about his journey into music, some fantastic insight into how the band operates and formed plus all sorts of other things too from the band’s new singles to…
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Local fundraising hero reveals monumental total raised for charity this year on his quest to raise over £1million in his lifetime!
From climbing mountains to sleeping on the streets and from sponsored silences to organising football matches, Lee Fundraiser Clark will stop at nothing on his bold mission to raise a million pounds for charity in his lifetime. This year, we’ve climbed Leigh steps with Lee and heard all about his fundraising plans in the summer…
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Women Reclaim The Night! Southend’s women take part in historic march to end violence against women and girls
As part of 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls, yesterday’s first ever Reclaim The Night march saw the women of Southend fill the high street for the first time as part of the White Ribbon Campaign. We spoke to Sarah from Safe Steps and Tracy from Southend City Council to…
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Unity: The Song School unveils new music video as part of Hands Together Campaign
Back in the summer, Southend City Radio was invited along to witness the beginnings of an exciting new project at The Song School. Over the holidays and during the following weeks, the students would be working on a brand new original song and video as part of the Hands Together campaign. This week, that video…
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