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23/07/2025

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16/07/2025

🎶 SHOW ME SOUL BRUNCH – BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 🥂

📍 Genting Casino Westcliff
📅 Saturday 19th July | 12:30pm – 5:30pm

Get ready for a soulful Saturday filled with Motown, Disco, and classic feel-good anthems! 💃🕺 From “Young Hearts Run Free” to “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, this afternoon promises Good Times and unforgettable vibes.

✨ Entry is FREE!
But if you want the VIP treatment:
🍸 £30pp – Booth in Bar Area
🍽️ £40pp – Restaurant Seating
Both options include 2 welcome drinks & 2 tasty small plates from the brunch menu!

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📞 Call Genting Casino Westcliff on 01702 352 919
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Tag your brunch crew – let's get down on it! 🎉

16/07/2025

What an incredible journey! 💛

Last night at Thorpe Hall Golf Club, we held a special evening to thank all the amazing businesses, clubs, and individuals who have supported the *Spotlight Appeal* since its launch in February 2023 - when I proudly took up the role of Chair of Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation I’m absolutely thrilled to share that together, we didn’t just reach our target… we smashed it - raising a staggering **£920,000**! 🎉

This incredible amount has funded state-of-the-art Surface Guided Radiotherapy attachments for Southend Hospital, transforming cancer treatment by providing more precise radiation without the need for permanent tattoos for patients. 💫

Your support has been overwhelming and humbling. Because of you, Southend is now home to one of the best-equipped cancer centres in the country.

Here’s a photo of me with my incredible committee last night - each one of them has played a key role in making this dream a reality. 🙏

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. 💛

16/07/2025

🎢 Adventure Island DEAL ALERT! 🐠

Southend’s favourite theme park is offering amazing value right now:
🎟️ Kids Annual Pass – just £50
🌊 Sea Life Annual Pass – only £20

Unlimited fun all year round for less than a family takeaway!

👉 https://adventureisland.co.uk/annualpass/

Adventure Island Annual Passes

15/07/2025

🚨 Say NO to 10,000 New Houses on Our Green Belt! 🚨

If you’re with us in opposing the proposal to build an additional 10,000 houses on our precious Green Belt, your support is crucial at the protest being held:

🗓 Saturday, August 9th
🕚 11am - 1pm
📍 Top of Southend High Street

Our town's future should be shaped by - residents' voices - not behind closed doors. We need transparency and accountability from our Council.

The reality?
✅ No meaningful investment in local infrastructure for years
✅ GP and NHS dentist appointments are increasingly hard to access
✅ School places are scarce
✅ Water companies are already failing
✅ Our hospital is stretched to the limit

This isn't a distant threat - this is happening. The proposal is gaining momentum and your presence matters.

✊ Join us. Speak up. Protect Southend’s Green Belt.

15/07/2025

💬 “£530 just to get rid of some rubbish?”
A Southend resident shares their frustration over skip permit costs — and they’ve got a point.

Read their story and see how our charges compare to other councils 👇
📰 https://oraclepublications.co.uk/community/lets-not-skip-over-this-issue/

If you’ve ever tried to carry out home improvements in Southend, you may have come across one of the town’s most surprising expenses—skip hire permits.

14/07/2025

🔥 Southend United Fixtures Released! 🔥
The 2025–2026 National League season is almost here — and Southend United are back with unfinished business! 💪⚽

After just missing out on promotion last year, the Shrimpers are kicking off the new campaign away at Gateshead:

📅 Saturday 9th August
🕒 3:00pm kick-off
🏆 National League
👉 Gateshead v Southend United

Can this be the year we return to the Football League?
We’ll be with you all the way! 👇

🔵 Fixtures, results, table updates & more:
https://oraclepublications.co.uk/southend-fixtures/

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14/07/2025

🌽☀️ Summer Fun at Scott’s of Soutend

Looking for a great day out with the family this July? We’ve got you covered with outdoor fun, fresh food, and farmyard charm! 🐮💚

🎯 Scott’s Crazy Farm Foot Golf
Kick off the fun with our 9-hole Foot Golf course — the perfect mash-up of mini golf and football!

🌽 Southend’s New Maize Maze – Opening 26th July!
Explore acres of outdoor adventure in our brand-new Maize Maze — a twisty summer challenge for all ages!

🛍️ Farmers Market – Saturday 2nd August
Browse our buzzing monthly Farmers Market packed with fresh local produce and handcrafted gifts.

📍 Visit us for all the latest events:
👉 https://scottsofsouthend.co.uk/pages/events-at-scotts-of-southend-essex

11/07/2025

🐧 Waddle-on-Sea Drama: Mable (Oracle's Customer Relationship Officer) vs The Penguin ☀️🐾

This penguin’s been hogging Mable’s sun trap since morning.
Lines have been drawn! 🐶🐧

She’s not having it… Southend turf war incoming! 😎

Have you joined the Waddle-on-Sea trail yet? It’s penguins galore — but don’t worry, Mable’s on patrol.

09/07/2025

♻️ Southend Council Cracks Down on Recycling Centre Misuse

Southend City Council has launched a new campaign to stop misuse of its recycling centres — and they’re not messing about.

✅ ANPR cameras
✅ CCTV monitoring
✅ Strict ID checks
✅ Turned-away vehicles carrying commercial waste

Only Southend residents with valid ID will be allowed access, as the council looks to reduce queues and block illegal use by out-of-borough and trade users.

Find out what’s changing and how it might affect your next visit ⬇️
👉 https://oraclepublications.co.uk/articles/local-news-local-news-2/southend-city-council-launches-crackdown-on-recycling-centre-misuse/

Southend City Council has launched a major crackdown on the misuse of its recycling centres, introducing strict new access rules and technology upgrades in partnership with waste firm SUEZ.

09/07/2025

REMINDER: The response from residents regarding Saving Southend's Greenbelt has been huge, many of you voicing your frustration and anger regarding the proposed additional 20,000 houses planned north of Bournes Green all the way to Rochford. Thank you for all your emails and please if you haven't already raised your concerns with your local MP and the New Towns Taskforce, please visit the site below as every email will count.

https://savingsouthendsgreenbelt.co.uk/

If you are interested, there will be a Council debate tonight, regarding Bournes Green and Devolution at 6.30 pm, top floor of SBC, in the public gallery. Thank you.

If you believe this development is wrong for Southend, write to your MP, Southend Council, and the New Towns Taskforce.