Scoot, skate and BMX at Hardie skate park
Since it's construction in 2016 groups of all ages meet up to practice their tricks at Hardie skate park. What a fantastic addition to the park it has become. Many of the skater boys and girls post their achievements on Instagram. If you or your friends, children or...
SS17 talent search for community day in July
The SS17 Community Festival is back at Hardie Park on Sunday 1st July. If you are talented and would like to entertain the SS17 crowd then please get in touch. If you know someone that would love to get involved please spread the word. We've got the stage, we just...
In cahoots with M & S to redirect surplus food
Marks and Spencer now send surplus food our way and we are really keen to bring the community together with this food. What do you think we should do with it? How can we reach people and share it effectively? Please get in contact with your ideas and offers of help to...
Men plan second event after Classic Car & Craft success
The Hardie Park shedders recently raised over £350 for their Men's Shed project. The Classic Cars & Craft event in April was deemed a resounding success, so much so that the second fundraising event has already been put in the diary. Not only was it a fun family...
Shedder’s Classic Cars and Craft Fundraiser
The Mens Shed project at Hardie Park in Stanford le hope are hosting a Classic Car and Craft event to raise funds for their growing venture. The event will take place on Sunday 15th April between 10am and 4pm and consists of a classic car display, craft stalls, food,...
In memory of Grandad
Local gentleman Graham McGregor, a regular visitor to Hardie Park with his grandchildren, sadly passed away last month. Grandsons from Suffolk, Austin 13 and Aidan 11 came to say goodbye to their Grandad and also visited the park to hand over £350 collected in his...
Kassi’s cake sale for the slide
Kassi May, aged 10 from East Tilbury Primary School has kindly donated £140 to the slide fund by holding three separate cake sales in memory of her late grandad who loved to spend time with her at Hardie Park. One sale was held at her singing class, Starmakers, the...
Cracking turn-out for Easter event
EASTER SATURDAY marked the return of our ever-popular Easter Egg Hunt and luckily the forecast rain didn’t stop play! The hunt was £2.50 per entry with all proceeds raised on the day going back into making Hardie Park the best in SS17. Every entrant received an egg on...
Locality feature Hardie Park as one of 6 to visit
How exciting, we've been featured in Locality's blog as a place to visit this Spring. The Locality network is for organisations that believe in the power of local communities to build a fairer society, and bring local people together to meet local needs. They...
Let’s make our dream a reality
We've got a dream and we need help to realise it. Has anyone in the community got any great fundraising ideas to help purchase a slide similar to this one in St James Park in London? We've cleared the area and had plans drawn up but the final figure is a long way off....