Southend Youth Council shortlisted for The MJ Awards 2025
Southend-on-Sea City Council congratulates Southend Youth Council on their outstanding achievement in being shortlisted for the Community Engagement category of The MJ Achievement Awards 2025.
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2025/26 Short Breaks
We will shortly be opening the 2025/26 grant application process for Main Access Grants (for organisations and groups) and Community Access Grants (for families)
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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
April is bowel cancer awareness month.
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Palliative and End of Life Care Conference: Making a Difference Together
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System invites you to their annual Palliative and End of Life Care Conference.
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Beyond A Better Start Southend: what next for babies, children and families?
For ten years, A Better Start Southend (ABSS) has been at the heart of early years support for families in Southend.
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Anxiety and worries about going to school guide
A booklet has been developed to help parent carers understand the support available for children and young people that may be at risk of Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA) within Southend.
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Beware: invincible feeling, invisible danger; free blood pressure checks available at local pharmacies - know your numbers
High blood pressure affects millions of people in the UK, with an estimated 88,000 people in mid and south Essex living with the condition undiagnosed.
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Supporting Southend residents to stay healthy during Ramadan
In 2025, Ramadan will take place between the evening of Friday 28 February for 29 or 30 days, followed by the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr.
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Rise in norovirus cases in local hospitals prompts NHS to urge people to treat the winter vomiting bug at home.
The NHS in mid and south Essex is urging local people not to attend A&E or other healthcare settings if they have recently had the winter vomiting and diarrhoea bug norovirus.
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Rooms available to hire at Little Heroes ASD Support Group Hub
Little Heroes ASD Support Group have 3 rooms available to hire, each with a unique quality.