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A group of students from Stewards School in Harlow have proved themselves as thrill-seekers when they tackled the rapids at Lee Valley White Water Centre. The fourteen pupils, who are all currently studying PE, were taken along the same competition-standard course that will be faced by world-class experts during the London Olympics in 2012. The opportunity was part of Lee Valley Park Authority’s School Festival, which has given school students from surrounding areas the chance to enjoy the facilities at …

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The St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood village, near Harlow, was given a donation of £400 to support the work they do caring for people in the local area. The money was raised by campaign group Keep Nazeing Green, and MP Bill Rammell attended the presentation, showing his support for their efforts.

An arts project is being developed in Harlow through a partnership between Essex County Council, Harlow Council, Harlow Renaissance and Commissions East. It is proposed to focus around the Market Square development in the town centre, as part of the Essex-wide Genius Loci programme.

Several schools in Harlow are doing their bit for the environment, entering a competition to win ‘green’ prizes, by carrying out projects to reuse and recycle. St James Primary, Paringdon Junior, Stewards and Hare Street Community Primary, all in Harlow, are among 70 Essex schools competing to collect as many plastic bottles for recycling as they can.

An area of woodland in Parndon Wood, Harlow was transformed by a willing group of eight volunteers from E.ON’s Rayleigh Consumer Team. The team built a new wooden bridge to replace one that had rotted away, as well as clearing moss and overgrown shrubbery, improving access for visitors to the area, and letting in more light. Glen Mulleady from Harlow Council praised the efforts of everyone involved, saying: “The team worked incredibly hard and managed to complete the whole project …

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