On Wednesday 17 June, Rob Sutton (Director of Heritage Consultancy at Cotswold Archaeology) and Jake Streatfeild James (Principal Consultant at WSP in the UK) will be speaking about Cotswold Archaeology’s excavations at M11 Junction 7A near Harlow — one of the largest archaeological projects undertaken in the Epping Forest District in recent years- (see Motorway discoveries – Cotswold…

Parndon Hall in Top Ten Endangered Buildings You may have seen the press reports that the Victorian Society named Harlow’s Parndon Hall as one of its 10 Most Endangered Buildings for 2026. The Civic Society nominated this Grade II listed building for the list as it had been concerned for many years about its dilapidation….

HADA Harlow Civic Society are proud to announce that the winner of the 2025 Harlow Architectural Design Award (HADA) for a Residential Development is Oakview Walk, Purford Green.  The award was accepted by representatives of Stanley Bragg Architects and Essex Housing at our AGM on April 28th. The panel of judges praised Oakview Walk for…

Our 2026 AGM will be held at Moot Hall, The Stow on Tuesday April 28th starting at 7pm. We are delighted that our speaker will be Laura Mark, Head of Casework for the Twentieth Century Society. Laura will be speaking on Conserving New Towns and exploring recent work in preserving the architecture and spatial qualities of British…

Please join us at our AGM on Tuesday 28th April. It will be held in the Council Chamber in the Civic Centre starting at 7pm. We are delighted that our speaker will be Laura Marks, Head of Casework for the Twentieth Century Society. We will also be announcing the winner of the 2026 Harlow Architectural Design Awards….

The event on ‘Harlow-Past, Present and Future originally planned for 20th November and mentioned at the bringing of the year, is cancelled. It was being planned in conjunction with New Arts Harlow and it was not possible to organise all the films and speakers and at a reasonable cost. We do hope that we can…

Bandstand Drop-In Sessions Harlow Council is hosting two informal drop-in sessions this week as part of their community engagement for the bandstand. This is an opportunity to share what the bandstand means to you and to contribute ideas for the bandstand’s future role in the town. There will not be any formal speeches or presentations;…

We have been approached by Ellie Prichard, a PhD researcher from the University of Hertfordshire. She is exploring public spaces in the UK’s Mark 1 New Towns, focussing on how they have shaped community life and what they mean for resident’s today. She would like speak with members about your perspectives on the town’s public…

Our next free walk is on Saturday 21st of June, the Summer Solstice, starting at 10.30am. It will be a mixture of urban and rural paths. Some of them will be over grassy fields and up a footpath with steps. So, not suitable if you have difficulty walking. This time round there will be no…

Our AGM will be held on Friday 27th June from 7 – 9pm in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre – this is on the first floor and lift access is available if needed. Doors will open at 6.30pm and some refreshments will be available before the meeting. We are very pleased that our…