Highest honour
Freedom of the Borough is the highest honour that we can bestow on any individual or organisation.
By law, 'honorary freemen' or 'honorary freewomen' status can be granted to:
- persons "of distinction"
- persons who have "rendered eminent services to that place or area"
The following organisations and individuals have been honoured with the Freedom of the Borough.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Reverend Canon Darren Barlow, Team Rector of Grays Thurrock Team Ministry | 2024 |
| Father Paul Dynan, of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Tilbury and Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Stanford-le-Hope | 2020 |
| Reverend John Guest of St Margaret's Church, Stanford-le-Hope | 2020 |
| Father Brian O'Shea of St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Grays | 2020 |
| The Thurrock Branch of the Burma Association | 2008 |
| Port of Tilbury Police | 2002 |
| Mrs Dorothy Coker | 2001 |
| Royal Anglian Regiment | 1990 |
| 215 Essex Squadron | 1986 |