✨ GET READY TO JAM Southendcityjam is almost here! 📅 Fri 30 Aug - Sun 1 Sept 🙌 The festival promises to be a vibrant celebration of street art, featuring over 200 artists from around the world who will transform more than 100 permanent & temporary walls & cubes

We have some great, award-winning parks in our city. Help keep them clean and tidy this weekend. If the bins are full, please take your rubbish home with you.

Southend-on-Sea Slipper Swap Scheme returns to our libraries this year, providing older residents with a free pair of slippers to help reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls in the home. No booking necessary. Please drop by on the day for helpful advice and information.

Calling out Southend’s changemakers! The deadline for the #SustainabilityFund is one month away! To get up to £1,000 in funding to help transform your local community or environment, visit orlo.uk/o1qUX and apply before 30 September Veolia UK

The latest weekly list of planning applications is now on our website - orlo.uk/BC9OG

We're supporting the creation of a Southend City Vision! If you live, work, study, visit or run a business in Southend, have your say on the city’s long-term vision: orlo.uk/FUtDK Read the story: orlo.uk/news-story_Bpf… SAVS Southend Tourism Partnership South Essex Homes

We’re teaming up with Hey Girls to help end period poverty. How can you help? Simple: Take the Your Say Southend survey: orlo.uk/hirDV Share your thoughts and experiences and join the focus group. Your input matters!

Hello & welcome 👋😀 to the TENTH anniversary of 'September is Preparedness Month' 🎉 Brilliant to have you with us! 1⃣ Follow #30Days30WaysUK daily, like & share 2⃣ Check out the daily tips & resources 3⃣ Info 30days30waysuk.org.uk/join #BePreparedNotScared

Street artists from all over the world are spending the weekend transforming parts of Southend. The works of art are amazing as Hannah Pettifer found out .. Southend-on-Sea City Council #southend

Southend Council are inviting older and frail residents to exchange their worn-out slippers for a free brand-new pair, to help reduce trips and falls in the home. New Slipper Swap events will be held throughout September, at various accessible venues: orlo.uk/sEqBh

WIN A RETAIL UNIT IN THE VICTORIA CENTRE, SOUTHEND TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL Partnering with Southend-on-Sea City Council to transform an area of the popular shopping centre If you're keen to launch your business visit victoriasc.co.uk/thebridge Southend City BID @visitsouthend

We're supporting the creation of a Southend City Vision! Have your say on the city’s long-term vision and be in with a chance to win a prize: orlo.uk/vision_5tbmx More here: orlo.uk/news-story_XYE… SAVS Southend Tourism Partnership South Essex Homes City Family

Over the next month, #Health4Life are running a series of free virtual workshops aimed at helping both parents and children to adjust to the new routines, habits and lifestyle choices that comes with the return to school. Find out more and sign up at: orlo.uk/oAd9w

Households are being contacted by electoral services to check that information on the electoral register is correct. Look out for your email or letter and read it carefully. Official emails are sent from: [email protected] For more information: orlo.uk/canvass_c5BkI

Better Health Start For Life: Little Moments Together Mealtimes (including breast/bottle feeding) can be a perfect opportunity for you and your child to talk & build on language development. ow.ly/njl750ReQRZ #ABetterStartSouthend #LittleMomentsTogether Healthy Southend Southend-on-Sea City Council

Don’t forget to nominate for the Southend City Activity Awards. Whether it’s an inspiring individual, a dedicated group or a club that goes above and beyond, you can help us to recognise and celebrate achievements across Southend🏆 activesouthend.com/news/article/1…

Join us from 6:30pm tonight for a meeting of Full Council. Webcast and agenda for the meeting can be found on our website: orlo.uk/5uKB7

The latest weekly list of planning applications has been uploaded to our website - orlo.uk/SLJgU

From the 9 – 13 September, buildings across Essex are being lit up green, as part of the ‘Creating hope through light’ event. This week-long event hopes to raise awareness of suicide prevention. Find out more: orlo.uk/R4LPR