South East Essex Alliance Update: 29/10/2024
Welcome to your latest update from the South East Essex Alliance. Hear about the latest news and great work from our Alliance and help us spread the word across Castle Point, Southend and Rochford.
Our Alliance in Action
Support for families with babies and young children in Southend is changing
Support for families with babies and young children in Southend is changing as the A Better Start Southend (ABSS) National Lottery Community Fund grant ends in March 2025.
Over the past 10 years, ABSS has supported 7,865 children aged 0-3 and pregnant women in six wards throughout a range of projects and services aimed at discovering what works best to help make Southend a great place to have and raise a child.
From November, City Family will launch a service providing first line advice and support, particularly focused on ABSS projects and services and the transition to beyond ABSS.
Find out more about the end of the A Better Start Southend Project here.
Waddle On Sea Art Trail
Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School in Shoeburyness was one of the first schools to sign up for the waddle-on-sea community and learning programme and will be holding a competition to decide on the final design for their penguin.
After a successful partnership on two previous art trails, Hares About Town and Herd In The City, Havens Hospices are delighted to work with Wild in Art again to deliver a third extraordinary public art trail and cultural event throughout the city of Southend on Sea- this time with a huddle of beautifully painted penguins.
Find out more about Waddle on Sea.
News & Guidance
Men’s Health Month
Men’s Health Awareness Month is a perfect time to grab your co-worker, Dad, Brother or friend and get moving together! Whether you try something new together or bring them along to your group, getting active together is an amazing form of support and sometimes its this dedicated time that makes the biggest difference.
Find your active with Active Essex.
Southend Emergency Fund
Funding is available to support families and individuals under the Southend Emergency Fund.
The purpose of the fund is to award grants to support small third sector organisations who provide assistance for vulnerable households.
Household support funding is available to any group or organisation supporting residents in Southend. Up to £3,000 per application can support households with up to £200 each, or individuals with up to £125 each.
More information and criteria is available directly from the funders website.
Visual Impairment Resources
The Visual Impairment (VI) Team would like to share with you two helpful resources for families, children and young people.
British Wireless for the Blind Fund are offering free radios or Echo Dots, for children and others living with sight loss.
Guide Dogs UK have re-opened their Tech for All service where parents can apply for assistive technology or sensory equipment.
Upcoming Events
Writers on Sea
Join Southend Libraries for an inspiring writers panel event with four distinguished local authors from a range of genres- taking place at The Forum, Southend on Sea, Friday November 8th, 2pm-3:30pm
The panel will comprise of
Tessa Buckley, author of ‘Eye-Spy’ the first in a series of detective stories for 9-12 year olds.
Dee Gordon, author of 16 acclaimed local history books and contributor to leading magazines.
Kim Kimber, freelance book editor and founding member of Phoenix Writing Group.
Sam Lierens, Southend based author who writes historical fiction as Lizzie Page.
Tickets are free and available to book in advance here.
Spread your Message Through the Network
We would love to share your message and help spread the word! If you’d like to include anything in our next update which goes across Rochford, Castle Point and Southend, please email Jamie on jlangstone@savs-southend.co.uk
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