Picture This Launch

Picture This – Community Stories through your lens.

We are launching our Picture This campaign.

We are reaching out to people and asking them to share their story through the power of photography. Take photos of the Project Southchurch area (Whole of Southchurch Ward, East of Kursaal, South of St Luke’s and West of Thorpe Wards) and celebrate the urban fabric through street photography focusing on people from the area, street scenes or subjects of their choice.

Email your photos to events.projectsouthchurch@gmail.com along with a short description as to how the photo makes you feel, and why.

Whether you live, work, learn or simply enjoy the area, lets chronicle and celebrate it through pictures and what the images mean to you.

The deadline to submit your images is 30 August.

We will then select a number of photos and stories and display them at the site of Southchurch’s old cinema in the Southend Christian Fellowship on 25^thSeptember, creating a tapestry of community.

The images will be projected onto the screen which is the identical position of the old cinema screen. We will also share as many images with stories as possible on our social media sites.

ProjectSouthchurch are bringing back our Positive Postcards initiative to run alongside Picture This. Last used when businesses were returning following lockdown. This time we will select 5 images and create our Positive Postcards –Making Memories series. We will produce 100 postcards of each image which will go on sale, with any profits being donated to the Alzheimer’s Society. On the back of the postcard will feature the story connected to the image.

Share your story and pictures that mean something to you.

Police Contact Information.

We thought we would give you options to contact the Police.

Below are a few contact details where you can find information or report crime.

Please remember if the crime is taking place or you fear harm to life call 999. If you wish to report a crime or share information please dial 101.

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The Kite Festival 19th July - FREE EVENT

Welcome to the first Kite Festival. 19th July 2025. We are inviting people to come along and spend the day flying kites and experience the wonderful and wide selection of  restaurants, Cafes, Hotels and bars along the Eastern Esplanade. To make it even better its a FREE family friendly event.

We will be joined by RNLI, Essex Police, Southend Beachcare and Surfers Against Sewage to promote the safety of our wonderful coast.

Tides and weather permitting the kites won’t only be in the air. Southend Kite surfers will be on hand to display out in the sea. You can also have the opportunity for a small lesson - on the beach.

We will be inviting people to come along and enjoy the Eastern Esplanade beaches between Ocean Beach and Roslin Beach Hotel to spend the day with us and fly kites.

Come along enjoy and explore the Eastern Esplanade, relax, dine and drink.

Feel Good Festival 26th July. FREE EVENT

Southend’s Feel Good Festival is back for 2025!

Everyone Health presents the annual Feel Good Festival, a charity fundraiser designed to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.

This year we will be collecting donations for ‘The One Love Project’ , who support those who need it with resources like food, clothing, showers and much more.

Entry to the event is free and you’ll find lots of fun, free activities inside. Suitable for all the family there’s lots to do for kids and much of interest for adults.

Along with activities we showcase lots of local organisations, supporting with all areas of health and wellbeing.

There will be performances, food to purchase and space for a picnic if you’d like to bring your own food.

Our fifth Feel Good Festival is set to be our best yet, so come down and join us, so we can Feel Good together!”

Croquet & Cream Tea.

Join us as we team up with our good friends at Holy Trinity Church for Croquet and Cream Tea.

A test of skill and endurance and maybe play croquet too. Learn the skills and rules of this established game and enjoy the history and heritage of the site of the original South Church which gave our area its name.

There will also be board games in the hall for those who wished for a quieter time with Trivial pursuit, Cluedo, and Monopoly to name just a few.

There’s much more available on the day, come along and meet new friends and old.

Becky’s Brave Shave

2nd August.

We are proud of our Director, Becky Champion, who is braving the shave to raise awareness for alopecia in aid of the Little Princess Trust.

If you are able to donate please do by using the QR code in the middle of the poster.

You can join the fund raising evening at The Exchange, Southchurch Road on the 2nd August from 7pm and enjoy the music, food and drink as well as some charitable surprises.

SoBEX 2025.

18th September 2025

18th September 2025 is the third Southchurch Business Expo hosted by Southend Christian Fellowship. This time sponsored by our friends KT Plant Hire and again in partnership with Southend-on-Sea City Council Economic Development Team.

This is the opportunity to highlight local business and to attract new businesses to the EastQuarter. It is also an opportunity for businesses to network with other providers and services. In 2025 we will focus on apprenticeships and career pathways. Stands for exhibitors are free, so please click on the button below to secure your stand.

Community 25 Expo

8th November 2025

This  event highlights the organisations and agencies across Southend who help residents through a variety of issues and offer opportunities.

From Foster Care, acute illnesses, early years, mental health, fitness to how to spend our lesiure time to explore our history, the great outdoors. To groups promoting art, drama, dance, music, spoken word and writing. To sports clubs and physical fitness.

An Expo that highlights opportunities to gain self confidence, self improvement, increase friendship and  kindness. Experience our community and what it offers. if you are interested in joining us to promote what you do click the link below.

FROSTBITE 25.

6TH December 2025

In 2024 Frostbite was hit by Storm Darragh, but we learnt so much about the Real Southchurch Road traders. So it’s back in 2025 but with a different format to make the event bigger and better.

Southchurch’s Christmas Experience will again use Ilfracombe Avenue Car Park, to host a Craft Market and maybe music, but the fun, music and dancing will go along the whole of the real Southchurch Road. We will encourage traders to take part in our mini Christmas Tree switch on, more details throughout the year.

Like 2024, traders will offer mulled wine, mince pies and other treats to welcome visitors through their doors. It’s a gateway to Christmas, a full community celebration highlighting the talent and local independent traders we have on our doorsteps.

We are pleased that J&C Contractors are our principal sponsors for 2025, there are still sponsorship opportunities available, contact events.projectsouthchurch@gmail.com.

BikeTrax 8.

The last BikeTrax was a huge success. 23 Bikes checked for winter and security marked. Our partners at Community Safety Unit and Essex Police Community Team attended 2 community actions following contact by local residents at the event.

So  come along get your bikes checked and security marked FREE of charge by our friends at Forward Motion.

Southend Council Electoral Announcement.

Each year the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) is required to undertake a household canvass. During this time, we must contact every residential property in our city to check that the information we hold on the register of electors is accurate and up to date. This is to ensure that when an election takes place, all those that are entitled to take part can do so.

This means that between July-November, each household will receive either a letter or email from us asking them to take action.  Because each household is different, the communications we send out during the canvass will include different instructions on what to do. If a resident receives a yellow letter, then they must respond to the letter. If residents receive a white letter, then they only need to respond if the details we have are incorrect.

Residents who are not listed on our household canvass communications are not yet registered to vote and will need to take additional action to get registered.  More information on registering to vote is available https://www.southend.gov.uk/elections-registering-vote/register-vote

J & C Contractors.

We are delighted to announce The Noticeboard is sponsored by J & C Contractors. We thank them for their support. Click on the button below to find out more about the services they provide.