Just a reminder that this weekend sees National Census Day - Southenders have to complete the rather hefty Census form on Sunday the 27th of March. Each person staying at your house on the day will need to answer the 42 questions on the 32 page form. Questions include: H11. Do you have solid wood central [...]

It’s the year of the Rabbit, and Southend is celebrating today. All day today, Saturday the 5th of February 2011, there are a number of activities taking place to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The day’s events kicked off at 11am with a short speech by the Mayor of Southend, then an impressive display of [...]

Southend Borough Council’s “Creating a Better Southend” survey is coming to an end. If you care about what happens in Southend-on-Sea, you have until Sunday 31st October 2010 to have your say. Planning is underway for the 2011/12 budget, and with Government departments being forced to make tough cutbacks, there could be tough decisions ahead. [...]

Leigh-on-Sea will be featured tonight on ITV documentary “Countrywise at War”, looking at one cockle-boat, the Endeavour, and how it played its part in the Dunkirk landings. More on Countrywise. The documentary is on ITV1 tonight (Sunday 8th August 2010) at 7pm. If you miss it, it’s likely to be available via the ITV Player

Day One of the Southend Air Show (“Festival of the Air”) is drawing to a close. Visibility’s been great, but the high winds have caused a couple of displays to be cancelled, including the Battle of Britain flypast. The winds have not stopped some impressive flying from various RAF aircraft, a display by the rescue [...]

In case it’s escaped your notice, this weekend is a bank holiday weekend, and in Southend, it’s the Southend Airshow. Two days of aircraft buzzing the crowds gathered below along Southend seafront.  Taking part this year wil be the Mustang, Sabra, Sea King, RAF Falcons, Kittyhawk, the Typhoon and the Tornado. There will also be a Battle [...]

A new addition to our site – Southend Essentials. Southend Essentials is a handy one-page guide to visiting Southend-on-Sea. It’s intended as a single sheet that you can print out and bring with you. The guide includes train times, phone numbers, attractions, food and drink, plus accommodation. It’s available as a PDF (for one-page printing), [...]

Bad news for visitors to Southend as the famous seafront illuminations are set to remain off in 2008. The Southend-on-Sea Christmas lights weren’t on in 2007. The reason? The Southend Seafront Illuminations and Business Association chose not to light the lights in 2007 due to the “spiralling costs and increasing maintenance” needed to keep the [...]

Tony Blair has announced that Southend-on-Sea is to be one of 40 UK towns and cities to become a ‘Respect Zone’, which seems to mean that extra money will be supplied to provide parenting classes, tackle truancy and advise the public on taking action against so-called “neighbours from hell”. Full details: Independant Online article

Thanks to Nita from Southend Solar scheme for getting in touch with this. They provide grants for up to £1500 for the installation of Solar Hot Water systems, with prices starting at around £2,500. This offer is open to anyone who owns their home and lives in the borough of Southend. There is also the [...]

The Southend Bikeathon takes place on Sunday September 10th 2006. Come along, join in the fun and raise funds for Leukaemia Research. Top individual and team fundraisers will be presented with trophies at an awards presentation evening. More information at www.southendbikeathon.co.uk

The team behind Sarfend.co.uk are considering creating a Southend podcast. Comments?

According to a report from one of the UK credit monitoring agencies, Southend-on-Sea is the South’s number one hot spot for ID theft. Be on your guard.Some basic tips to protect your identity can be found here