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All the family is invited to get creative at Coalhouse Fort during the summer holidays, with unique activities inspired by the fort and its surroundings. 

Thurrock Council is undertaking extensive grass cutting and ground maintenance throughout Grays New Cemetery, helping to improve the appearance of the site and ensure it remains a respectful place for remembrance.

The work forms part of Thurrock Council's wider commitment to improving public spaces and restoring civic pride across the borough.

When I became Leader of Thurrock Council, I made a commitment to restore civic pride across our borough. That means creating cleaner, safer and more welcoming places where residents feel proud of where they live and confident about the future of Thurrock. 

Young people receiving support from Thurrock Council's Children's Services came together at Grangewaters Outdoor Education Centre on Thursday 30 July for a special 'Young Voices' event.

The event brought together a range of young people, particularly those receiving support through the Families First programme, as well as children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), for a day of activities and engagement.

Work is underway to create a nicer, cleaner, less cluttered and more welcoming entrance to the Thameside Complex.

Initial work has seen the entranceway tidied up by removing cluttered signage and advertisements, clearing and maintaining planted areas, and ensuring the building's lobby is clean and welcoming.

This is the first stage of wider improvements planned for the Thameside Complex to ensure residents have good access to the building and the services it houses, including the library, theatre and museum.

The coastal path running from Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury to Grays has been revitalised and cleaned up, thanks to our contractors Henderson and Taylor. 

A team from the Tilbury based contractor cut back overgrown vegetation on and around the Right of Way and sprayed the road to reduce weeds returning.

A renewed Public Space Protection Order will help make Grays safer by cracking down on anti-social behaviour, including street drinking, abusive language, harassment, spitting and other unacceptable behaviour.

The Grays Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) has been renewed for another three years. It gives the council enforcement officers the power to immediately move on people breaching the order and confiscate alcoholic drinks, nitrous oxide canisters and any other intoxicating substances being used in public.