PROJECT SOUTHCHURCH EVENTS
Frostbite - On the Road.
Saturday 7th December between 2pm - 7pm, we will be encouraging people to support their local shops, restaurants, cafes and bars along Southchurch Road. We have so many local traders taking part to showcase the fantastic range of traders along Southchurch Road. Thank you to Lyons Jewellers who are having a 10% discount drive on the day, some traders will be offering some Christmas treats ranging from chocolates to mulled wine. Updates will be on our social media sites. Santa will be paying a visit from 2.30pm, route will be confirmed on Wednesday 4th December, there will also be some carols performed by local people. The Project Southchurch People Choir (Join up and sing if you want to on the day. Again locations and times will be released on 4th December.
BikeTrax 7
BikeTrax is back on 27th December for its seventh outing.
The opportunity to meet Project Southchurch, Forward Motion, Community Police Team and the Community Safety Unit.
BikeTrax as always gives you the opportunity to get your bikes checked for the winter to make sure they are road worthy and to get them security marked FREE of charge.
The security marking and bike check is carried out by our fantastic partners Forward Motion.
Southchurch Business Expo 2024.
It was great that so many businesses joined us on our 2nd Business Expo on 5th September at Southend Christian Fellowship - The Plaza. A fantastic opportunity for local businesses to network with other business organisations. The opportunity to highlight the potential of the EastQuarter as a influential and important trading area of Southend.
The Expo was opened by Colin Ansell the CEO of Southend City Council with a speech from Cllr Matt Dent portfolio holder for business. We were also glad that Cllr Daniel Cowan, leader of Southend City Council, came to support the event.
The Expo was hosted in partnership with SCC Business Development Team, sponsored by Amber Mortgage Solutions and our event Media Partner was Southend City Radio.
The 3rd Southchurch Business Expo will be held on 18th September 2025 at Southend Christian Fellowship - The Plaza.
Southchurch Day
As from 2024 we will be celebrating the very first Southchurch Day. The actual day is 12th June, however, the celebrations will be on the closest Saturday to the day itself. So the first Southchurch Day started with a history walk from The Walnut Tree and made its way along Southchurch Road and down to Southchurch Hall Gardens.
When they arrived at the gardens there was re-enactments, games, music and craft stalls to enjoy. Southend Museums opened Southchurch Hall for families and friends to immerse themselves in history. We were grateful for the current High Sheriff, David Hurst to join us.
Why the 12th of June? It’s the date in 1267 that Richard de Southchurch stood down as Sherriff of Hertfordshire and Essex. We wanted a date in the middle of the year and that’s what our Director of History and Heritage came up with.
There is more to Richard than meets the eye. During the 2nd Barons War, Richard stole roosters and inserted them with incendiary devices to catapult towards his enemies. Which is the reason Ricky the Rooster plays a prominent part in celebration, the revenge of the rooster.
SOUTCHURCH BUSINESS EXPO.
There will be more information in our business section if you want to find out more. We are proud to launch our very first Business Expo in Partnership with Southend Business Partnership and Economic Development Team at Southend City Council.
It is proving to be extremely popular, so please contact us if you wish to be an exhibitor by clicking on the button below.
Please keep on eye on our social media sites if you want to find out more.
