I am quietly proud to have supported sam lundrigan at the inception of what is now the important and successful @IPPPRIatARU Well done Sam, Anna and all the team.

This week’s #TrusteeTuesday is one of our newest Trustees, David Guest. Since retiring, David committed his skills to public service and community work, currently working as an advisor at MaldonCitizensAdvice and Chair of Daws Hall Trust. We welcome David to the ECF Trustee board!

Happy New Year to all our supporters and people and groups that cheer us on in our Mission. Richest Blessings for 2025 #Essex #Community Pastors Gateway 97.8 BBC Essex Roger Hirst - for Essex EssexPFCC Essex Chambers Essex Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington QPM - Essex Police Chelmsford Diocese Love Billericay Love Essex

#bellringing at Chelmsford Cathedral this damp Sunday morning. We'll be attempting a quarter peal this afternoon to welcome our new Dean Chelmsford Diocese CCR Online & 104.4FM @chelmsford Chelmsford City Council BBC Essex #bells #bellringers #churchbells #cathedralbells #cathedralsofinstagram #ringing

Our SOS & Community Bus becomes a Health & Wellbeing Bus next Wednesday 29 Jan in Walton-on-the-Naze. We'll be there between 9.30am & 1pm. Details on the attached poster. Part of the PHAB funding received from Essex County Council & the local NHS.

Music is at the heart of this week's #FundHolderFriday 🎵🎹🎻 The Essex Music Fund's ambition is to nurture the next generation of musical talent, as well as offer grassroots access to music making and education. #music #legacy #giving #CommunityFirst

Open Road IT Manager Jeff Keating & CEO Sarah Wright were delighted to meet with HHA colleagues on the SOS bus in Harwich on Monday 20 Jan to receive a very generous donation of laptops & desktop computers for the use on our SOS buses & for our clients in our local centres.

We are lucky to have a talented designer for our posters. The latest for our concert on 22 March is no exception!

Don't forget our Health & Wellbeing Bus (our SOS & Community Bus in another guise) will be in Walton-on-the-Naze tomorrow (29 January). Please drop in. Details are on the attached poster.

This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we want to spotlight some of the great Essex charities that are improving the lives of children and young people. Today, we feature @snapcharity, who offer a helping hand to children, young people and their families. #MentalHealthMatters

Our Trustee of the week is Gemma Cartwright! Read more about Gemma and her experience on our website, or across our Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages. Find out how to find us in our pinned post.📍

The head of Amnesty International UK claims in this Guardian article that "The evidence that [predictive policing] keeps us safe just isn’t there". But that's simply not true. Let's look at what the available evidence on predictive policing shows … 🧵 theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/f…

'Bach and Beyond' - music from Leipzig. Our next concert is on 22 March, 7.30 at Great Waltham parish church. Join us for some fine and varied music. Book in advance for discounted tickets (interval drinks available too)!

Open Road and The Children's Society have won the contract to deliver Alcohol Support Services in Essex from today. Please see the full details on our website openroad.org.uk.

Donations, however large or small, help Open Road to survive and thrive. In the last six months we've received donations from £5 to over £1500 totalling £3520.50. How about considering a regular donation of, say, £2 a month to Open Road? You can donate via openroad.org.uk

Our SOS & Community Bus was out in Chelmsford earlier this week supporting a Together Free event with Essex Police and others. Part of our PHAB award from Essex County Council & the local NHS. To book the bus for your event contact [email protected] or phone 01206 369782.

How about volunteering on our SOS Bus in Chelmsford or Colchester? We need new volunteers on Friday & Saturday nights to support the nighttime economies & the emergency services. Please contact us on 01206 369782 or via openroad.org.uk if you're interested.

He then entered the dining room to learn more about the heritage of the Royal Artillery

Venturer is on her way to the Port of Leith where she will be floated off. An exciting week, particularly for those of us who will be working alongside Babcock International engineers to monitor the Ship during the serial. #nextgenfrigate #deliveringinspiration

We've kindly been invited to a 30th birthday party next week and are looking forward to it. Then we realise it's 43 years since we were 30. Help.