We encourage you to respond to the following consultations: Harlow Council – Town Centre North development brief – deadline 5pm on 9 June 2023 Government – replacement for Environmental Impact Assessments – deadline 11.45pm 9th June. Harlow Council – Heritage Nominations – Local List Update – deadline 5pm 23 June 2023. For information on these consultations and how to…

The current exhibition at Parndon Mill runs until 25th June. It is open onTuesday – Friday from 10am to 5pmSunday from 2pm to 4pm. This intriguing exhibition of printmaking is enjoyable and also excites the imagination. It explores the theme of time, memory and evolution, ranging from the metamorphosis happening in the parks and gardens…

There will be a Love Your Library Day History Event at Harlow Town Library on Saturday 27th May, 10am-11.30am.   There will be an exhibition of photographs, newspapers and maps and Harlow Civic Society will be there. Come along and join a community tea and help build a memory box, sharing your memories of living in Harlow.  

Talk on Night Life in Towns and Cities A reminder that, in partnership with New Arts Harlow, Professor Marion Roberts of Urban Design School of Architecture and Design, University of Westminster, will give a presentation on her current research project on ‘Cities at Night’, in which Harlow features as one of seven towns she is examining. Professor Roberts…

Our Next Walk – a ‘Mixed Bag’ A reminder of our walk on Saturday 22 April starting at 10.30 from Harlow Museum. Booking is essential – please email contact@harlowcivicsociety.org.uk to let us know you will be there. Once again, it will be led by John Curry.The distance will be about  3 miles, with the possibility of extending to…

Our Next Walk – a ‘Mixed Bag’ Will be on Saturday 22 April starting at 10.30 from Harlow Museum. Once again, it will be led by John Curry.The distance will be about  3 miles, with the possibility of extending to 4 miles if the weather and participants agree. The finish will be back at the Museum….

We send all our members and supporters very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. We hope you found the emails and newsletters we have sent out during 2022 both interesting and informative and that walkers enjoyed the walks led by John Curry. We have setup a working group to look at what activities we…

Our AGM will be held on Thursday 6th October in the small hall at Moot House, The Stow at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The agenda and papers will be sent out nearer the time. We will have Geoffrey Payne as our speaker. Geoffrey is the author of the book ‘Somewhere to Live – Rising…

You may have seen information about the Quality of Life Survey organised by Harlow and Gilston Garden Town in conjunction with the Quality of Life Foundation, an independent charity. They are seeking views on across a range of areas including wellbeing and aspects of day-to-day lives, from local nature and travel to health and community….

On 8th July a Blue Plaque was unveiled at St John’s ARC in Old Harlow to celebrate the Alberni String Quartet. The Alberni became the resident quartet in Harlow in 1963 following an invitation from the Harlow Music Association and with funding from the then Harlow Urban District Council.  They had a huge impact on Harlow as…