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Thurrock Museum awarded funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to bring communities together and celebrate Thurrock’s heritage

20 December 2024
Thurrock Museum has been awarded more than £140,000 to boost the care and understanding of its collections, by working with Thurrock’s diverse and new communities to explore the borough’s heritage and strengthen work-related skills.
The museum service, provided by Thurrock Council, will receive £144,531 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its new Routes to Roots: Sharing Thurrock’s Heritage with Communities New and Old project.

Have you spotted the Start Thurrock D-Day bus?

20 June 2024
You might have seen the special D-Day Start Thurrock bus, wrapped with the winning entries from the recent Thurrock Museum D-Day art competition around Thurrock.
The bus is on the 44, 73 and 83 routes, driving from Lakeside to Grays, Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary and is part of our D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations.

D-Day Art Competition winners

10 May 2024
The results for the D-Day 80 Art Competition winners are finally in!
With over 150 submissions it was a tough call, but 3 winners stood out.
Chosen for their outstanding artworks, congratulations to:

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