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Residents from across the borough discovered exciting job opportunities in some of the fastest growing industries at Thurrock Council’s latest employability event. 

The Old Court House in Grays hosted a Creative, Cultural, and Digital Event on Thursday 21 May, which gave attendees the chance to discuss job vacancies with career experts, network with professionals, and develop their career skills.

Bestselling author Lesley Kara is coming to Grays Central Library on Tuesday 2 June at 7pm as part of the annual Essex Book Festival.

Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary will be transformed into a giant interactive game for six weeks as residents of all ages are invited to take part in Beat the Street, an innovative, free, and fun challenge that encourages communities to get active by walking, cycling, running, scooting or wheeling.

Thurrock Council marked St George’s Day with a special ceremony outside the Civic Offices in Grays.

The St George's flag flies every day outside the Civic Offices, with a ceremonial flag-raising being held today (Thursday 23 April) to mark the occasion.

The event began with a short prayer led by Revd Dr Kate Carter, followed by a speech from the Mayor of Thurrock, who spoke about pride in both the country and the borough.

The national anthem, God Save The King was then played as the Mayor raised the St George’s flag.

This week is Stalking Awareness Week (Monday 20 April – Sunday 26 April). To help raise awareness of the dangers of stalking, Compass (a partnership of domestic abuse services providing a response in Essex) have shared a case study of how they came to support one of their users (names have been changed to protect identity).

Stalking after a relationship has ended is when a former partner engages in a pattern of fixated, obsessive, unwanted and repeated behaviour that causes fear or distress.