Active Essex in partnership with Thurrock Council have been asked to lead the Essex ActivAte Programme which supports young people and families during the holidays to have access to holiday clubs which offer fun activities, learning opportunities and importantly access to a hot meal.

 

As part of this programme, they are excited to share with you details of two upcoming events they have planned for Thurrock. The aim of these events are to help support children and families to utilise their local green spaces, gain skills on how to take part in wheel sports in a safe and fun way and to also signpost residents to local opportunities/activities and ways they can be supported by local organisations.  

 

They have one Event on Monday for children and a Community Event on Friday for the whole family during the October Half Term.

 

https://www.activeessex.org/notice-board/thurrock-skatejam-events-this-october-half-term/

Sarah Cotgrove is an accredited Creative Mindfulness Practitioner and Emotional Health and Wellbeing Lead in a local secondary school.  She is very passionate about the promotion of positive Mental Health and Wellbeing and creating opportunities to help children develop skills to look after their minds, bodies and emotions.  

Sarah runs a children's positive mental health and wellbeing class called The Mindful Mole which runs every Thursday after school at the Beacon Centre in Chafford Hundred.

She runs classes which focus on key topics such as emotions, thoughts, feelings, kindness and compassion, self esteem and confidence etc.

The classes introduce these topics using a mixture of mindfulness activities, breathing exercises, stories, meditations, arts and crafts and discussions in a fun child friendly way. 

-Mini Moles Age 4-7  3.45-4.30

-Explorer Moles Age 8-11 4.45-5.30

The classes are SEN friendly and inclusive of all children, there is a lift available, seating for parents and free parking.

Sarah also holds a current DBS and is paediatric first aid trained.

Please email her at themindfulmole@hotmail.com for more information.

 The Essex Fire Museum have got two special open days coming up:

 

• Tuesday 31st May (Jubilee open day – half term).
• Sunday 12th June (15 year anniversary

 

This is situated in Grays (behind the fire station)

 

On both days there will be opportunities for families to get involved in history trails around the museum, craft activities and a chance to sit on the fire engines (and squirt water😊).

 

The museum is free entry (but visits are by appointment only……..as they are on the site of an operational fire station).

 

If families are interested, could they please email them at:   museum@essex-fire.gov.uk  and tell them the number in their party and the time they would like to arrive.  This is just because they have to keep the station informed of numbers throughout the day.

 

Their address and contact details are:

 

Fire Station, Hogg Lane, Grays RM17 5QS

Phone: 01376 576847

Website:  Fire Museum (essex-fire.gov.uk)