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This campaign is run by committee members representing Thurrock's many groups in the arts, culture and heritage. Our aim is simple.

Welcome to the Official Page for the campaign to Save YOUR Thameside complex, Incorporating the Theatre, Central Library and Thurrock Museum
This group and campaign is managed by committee members representing Thurrock's arts, culture and heritage. SAVE YOUR THAMESIDE complex and everything it represents.

15/11/2024

So much going at the Thameside for the festive season!

Have you booked your Panto tickets yet?

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift?

You can book tickets for all events on the link below xx

Let’s support the best Theatre in Essex and help stop Thurrock Council closing YOUR arts and culture hub at the heart of our community

Book yours today! 🎟️ thameside-tickets.thamesidetheatre.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173656432/events/428667257

Thurrock.gov.uk/theatre

30/10/2024

Another brilliant sellout show at the Thameside Theatre!

01/10/2024

Another brilliant event at the Thameside!

Thameside is our arts and culture hub at the heart of our community where everyone is welcome

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⭐️ FREE EVENT! ⭐️ U-turnships are kicking off Black History Month in style. Join them in celebrating Thurrock's diverse community. This event is all about bringing people together and enjoying a fun day of activities featuring local talent!

🗓️ Event Highlights:
📍 2pm - 7:30pm: Business Expo (Ground Floor Foyer)
👗 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Fashion Show (3rd Floor Foyer)
🎥 5pm - 6pm: ‘Essex Girls’ Film Screening (3rd Floor Foyer)
🎵 6:30pm - 7:30pm: Live Music Performance by Thobile, Nadine & J Boogz (3rd Floor Foyer)

✨ This event is FREE, but spaces are limited, so be sure to book your tickets in advance! Let's celebrate culture, talent, and community. 👇 💫
🎟️ thameside-tickets.thamesidetheatre.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173659129

30/09/2024

28/09/2024

Theatres Trust At Risk Register!

We also registered the Thameside Theatre with the Theatre Trust.

After hearing our case they accepted the Thameside onto their At Risk Register for the 3rd year running earlier this year.

Another example of the work our campaign is constantly doing behind the scenes to Save Your Thameside.

Below is more info on how we are working with the Theatre Trust from our post back in April.

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For the THIRD year running The Thameside Theatre has been add to the

Theatres Trust ‘At Risk Register’

We have been working closely with the Theatres Trust for nearly three years now.

With many meetings, training sessions and workshops we have received invaluable advice and support for our campaign to Save YOUR Thameside.

They are following our campaign closely and are staying in contact with Thurrock Council on this matter.

The Theatres Trust is the national advice and advocacy body for the UK’s theatres supporting all forms of theatres.

They protect theatres and champion the future of live performance by advising and supporting our nation’s theatres.

The Theatres Trust is a national advisory public body for theatres, who were set up by the Government through an Act of Parliament in 1976 and work to promote the better protection of theatres for the benefit of the nation.

This is just another way we are fighting to Save Your Thameside for future generations of Thurrock

We thank the Theatres Trust for their all important continued support of our campaign and for bring our battle to the national stage

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27/09/2024

Do you remember that evening in September 2021 when the people of Thurrock came together to let their voices be heard.

All ages and all walks of life bought together with one simply aim to Save Your Thameside. To stop Thurrock Council closing and selling off the Thameside Complex.

We met at the Council offices and marched to the Thameside, banners held high, singing and chanting, it was a sight to behold, a sight to be proud of.

Peaceful, powerful, but far from quiet!

We came together, people power! The council wanted to close the Thameside before January 2022

AND ITS STILL OPEN NOW!!

You did this, we did this together

However the fight continues…….

Please like and share to show your support.

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27/09/2024

🎭 IT’S BACK! 🎭 After last year’s sell-out prank performances, we're bringing you SNOW WHITE – Mistakes, Mischief & Mayhem!

Get ready for a wild, raucous ride where the cast plays pranks, and YOU control the mayhem! Expect jokes, dares, and surprises at every turn. This is pantomime for grown-ups – naughty humour, adult themes, and chaos in every scene! 😜

Starring Thurrock’s beloved Dame Luke Coldham as Nurse Nelly, Charles M Duke as Messy Muddles, and an all-star cast ready to shake things up!

Our Mistakes, Mischief and Mayhem performances have everything you’d expect from a professional pantomime but with added craziness and adult themes thrown in for good measure!

Will it go wrong? OH YES IT WILL! 👀

🌟 This show is for ages 16+, so brace yourselves for an unforgettable, laugh-out-loud experience. Tickets won’t last long!

BOOK NOW! 👇
🎟️ thameside-tickets.thamesidetheatre.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173658850
⏰ 3rd-5th January

27/09/2024

Great free family event at the Thameside Complex

Thurrock Libraries are transforming the Thameside Complex in to a Fun Palaces playground!

⭐️ Saturday 5th of October | 9:30am - 12:30pm
FREE EVENT with something for the whole family to try.

Arts Council England

26/09/2024

and support this brilliant show coming up in October at the Best Theatre in Essex!

Get your tickets now!

Get ready to be dazzled by Britain's Got Talent Winner, The Military Illusionist, Richard Jones, with his brand-new show "SOLDIER OF ILLUSION" coming to Thameside Theatre Friday 18th October!

Richard is ready to raise the bar even higher. With his unparalleled talents and a bag of never-before-seen tricks up his sleeve, Richard will have you questioning the very fabric of reality!

The show also offers an exciting VIP Ticket option, allowing fans the unique personal experience of meeting Richard Jones before the show for an exclusive 30 minutes of close-up magic, poster signing, a photo opportunity and a gift.

✨ Expect an unforgettable night of magic and wonder! ✨

🎟️ Book your tickets now! thameside-tickets.thamesidetheatre.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173655466
⏰ Friday 18 October, 7.30pm
📍 Thameside Theatre, Grays

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26/09/2024

Let’s remember some of the amazing support we have received for our campaign to

Take a listen to this message from Thomas Aldridge, who knows the importance of the Thameside to the local community and how it helped him on his journey to a successful career in the arts.

Every child in Thurrock should be allowed to experience theatre in our arts & cultural hub at the heart of our community and that’s exactly what the Thameside offers.

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25/09/2024

Don’t forget back in April 2023, we registered the Thameside Complex as an Asset of Community Value!

Which it absolutely is!

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* * Press Release ~ Thameside Complex *
Asset of Community Value gained by
Thurrock International Celebration
of Culture – TICC

Back in February this year TICC applied to register the Thameside Complex Grays, as an Asset of Community Value.

On the 14th April we were informed in writing that our nomination was successful which is fantastic news and another step in the right direction for our campaign to Save YOUR Thameside for the future generations of Thurrock.

This does not mean that the Thameside Complex has been saved nor does it mean the Council has decided to sell it. Our campaign to Save YOUR Thameside will need to continue.

The Asset of Community Value acts as the first stage in identifying and nominating buildings or other assets such as land that have a main use or purpose of furthering the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community and could do so into the future.

Once listed as Assets of Community Value with the local authority, the local community will be informed if they are listed for sale within the five-year listing period. The community can then enact the Community Right to Bid, which gives them a moratorium period of six months to determine if they can raise the finance to purchase the asset.

Some residents of Thurrock may have thought this is something that Thurrock Council has applied to register; however the nomination is from TICC on behalf of the community. Nominations are subject to a rigorous process before the asset nomination is accepted by the council.

With the Thameside Complex being our Arts & Culture Hub at the heart of our community a well-used and much-loved asset we feel it would have been impossible for them to refuse our nomination.

24/09/2024

Never forget how far we have come!

Do you remember back in April 2022, when they didn’t even want the front doors of the Thameside Complex to be open! Long after Covid restrictions were over.

Well we did it after applying a lot of pressure, chasing up many officers and Directors at the council and your constant support.

We need your contined support. And over the next six month and may need to call on you again to support a peaceful protest or write to your councillor.

We must Save Your Thameside, our arts and culture hub at the heart of our community for future generations of Thurrock.

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21/09/2024

🎭✨ Step into a World of Magic and Mayhem this Christmas! As the holiday season twinkles into view, we're beyond excited to welcome you back to Thameside Theatre for an unforgettable festive treat!

Get ready to be swept off your feet as we bring the timeless tale of “Snow White” to life with a dazzling pantomime adventure from 4th December 2024 to 5th January 2025. 🎄👑

Special Dates:

⏰ 5th December, 6pm - Relaxed Performance starring Funky Feet. All the usual fun with a relaxed attitude towards noise, movement and lights - Tickets on sale soon.

⏰ 7th-8th December - Don’t miss the chance to Meet and Greet with the cast! 👋

⏰ 14th December, 2pm - BSL Signed Performance.

⏰ 3rd-5th January - Get ready for “Mistakes, Mischief and Mayhem” Panto for ages 16+. Expect pranks, surprises, and an adult twist on a classic fairytale! ⚠️ Tickets on sale soon.

Join us for a holiday season filled with laughter, magic, and memories at Thameside Theatre! 🌟

🎟️ Book your tickets now! thameside-tickets.thamesidetheatre.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173656432/events/428667230

20/09/2024

Let’s celebrate how far we have come!

Over 3 years ago on the 21st July 2021, and just two weeks after the council had added the Thameside Complex to their disposal list stating it was ‘surplus to requirements’ and ‘unfit for purpose’.

The people of Thurrock came together and we held our first protest and submitted a petition to the full council meeting with over 4,200 names saying NO TO THE CLOSURE!

A massive achievement in such a short time with a huge support from the residents of Thurrock who were outraged at the councils plans to close their Theatre, Museum, Library, the arts and culture hub at the heart of our community!

The council wanted to close the Thameside by January 22, they even started redundancy negations with the staff!

BUT with your amazingly passionate powerful support for the campaign

THE THAMESIDE IS STILL OPEN!

BUT the fight to Save YOUR Thameside continues

Over the next few weeks we will be revisiting how far our campaign has come, the milestones of our campaign and how we will be moving forward.

We have been fighting hard for over 3 years trying to stop the council closing and selling YOUR Thameside.

Celebrating your voices the power of the people who have felt so strongly about the council closing YOUR Thameside!

Please ask friends and family to support our campaign by following our page Save Your Thameside to stay up-to date with the next steps

Stay strong and together we will Save YOUR Thameside for future generations of Thurrock !

More to follow…… so much more!

18/09/2024

As we celebrate the 3rd Year of our campaign to ‘Save Your Thameside’.

I thought I would go back to basics and remember the outcome we wanted back in the summer of 2021 and that we are still all working towards

We have come a long way but we still need everyone’s continued support to keep our campaign going and the Thameside Complex alive.

We maybe calling on you all for your support again over the next couple of months as we approach another crucial stage in our campaign to

Please share share share, thank you
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OUTCOME: What the ‘Save Your Thameside Campaign’ wants from the Council is not to close and sell the Thameside Complex, but to keep it open with all the services in situ for the use of the residents of Thurrock and every part of our community

If it is deemed at some point in the future by the Council to build a new Arts & Cultural Hub we would of course be happy with this.

As long as ….

All the services i.e., Theatre, Museum, Library and the multitude of groups, societies and performers who use this complex remain in situ until a suitable replacement has been provided.

That the new Arts and Culture Hub must be subject to a full and proper public consultation

It must have at least equal to or better than facilities and be in a central easily accessible location for them all to transfer directly to. Without a break in the entertainment and other services that are accommodated in the building. For their continued delivery to the Thurrock Community as was clearly firmly promised by Thurrock Council in 2017.

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Orsett Road
Grays
RM175DX

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http://www.saveyourthameside.org.uk/

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Another brilliant sellout show at the Thameside Theatre! #saveyourthameside #thamesidetheatre #thurrockmuseum #thurrocklibrary #thamesidenext50

Some of the amazing messages of support for our campaign to #saveyourthameside from Westend stars. Luke Bayer star of Everyone’s talking about Jamie, Diva to name but a few. Jodie Steele star of Legally Blonde, Heathers & Bonnie and Clyde. Natalie May Paris star of Six the Musical and Pretty Woman. And of course Alex James Ellison who wrote, Directed and starred in Fiver Thank you to them all for their support to Save Your Thameside our arts and culture hub at the heart of our community. We must stop the council closing and selling this important centre. We must save it for the future generations of Thurrock

Save Your Thameside Protest September 2021

Do you remember that evening in September 2021 when the people of Thurrock came together to let their voices be heard. All ages and all walks of life bought together with one simply aim to Save Your Thameside. To stop Thurrock Council closing and selling off the Thameside Complex. We met at the Council offices and marched to the Thameside, banners held high, singing and chanting, it was a sight to behold, a sight to be proud of. Peaceful, powerful, but far from quiet! We came together, people power! The council wanted to close the Thameside before January 2022 AND ITS STILL OPEN NOW!! You did this, we did this together However the fight continues……. Please like and share to show your support. #saveyourthameside #thurrocklibrary #thamesidetheatre #thurrockmuseum #thurrock #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing and #saveyourthameside

With the local elections coming up this week on the 2nd May we just wanted to ask you to please think about our Save YOUR Thameside Campaign when making your important decision to vote this year. Ask your candidate to pledge to Save YOUR Thameside for future generations of Thurrock. It’s not the people of Thurrock’s fault the council borrowed £1.5 BILLION to invest and lost 100’s of millions pounds. It’s not our fault they have a £600 million hole in their budgets this year. The Thameside Complex, the theatre, the museum, the library should not be sold off to cover debts because of their mismanagement of our funds. The council want to spend £1.2 million plus to move your library and museum to the old defunct council offices. You remember the council offices they said weren’t good enough for them so they built a new £10 million office next door! Some would say they want to divide and rule over the Thameside, giving them greater reason to close and sell it off! We want to remind you of the voices of the youth of Thurrock in the video below Let your voice be heard on the 2nd May - Save YOUR Thameside #saveyourthameside #thurrocklibrary #thurrockmuseum #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing #bbcessexnews #thurrocknubnews #whymoveourlibrarymuseum

My My another sell out show at the Thameside last night! Everyone having a fantastic time! Not bad for a theatre that Thurrock Council said was ‘unfit for purpose’ and ‘surplus to requirements’ What do you think,have Thurrock Council finally met their Waterloo, the people of Thurrock? Please like, follow and share We must #saveyourthameside #saveyourthameside #thamesidetheatre #thurrockmuseum #thurrocklibrary #thurrockinternationcelebrationofculture #artscouncilessex #thurrockmums #thurrockscouts #essexscouts #artsoutburst #thurrock #grays #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing

Wow last nights Light UP Thurrock Event by #artsoutburst was amazing! As you walked around the park you could literally be anywhere Paris, London, Milan or any cultural city - not in a Park in Grays which quite frankly is a no go area after dark! It was incredible and what a turn out people of all ages from every part of our community. I can’t even imagine the level of hard work that went into the organisation. Massive congratulations to the Arts Outburst team and everyone involved. It was so special to be surrounded by so many people with a real community spirit, it made me proud to be in Thurrock Here’s to many more fabulous events like this in Thurrock which engages everyone in arts, culture and community. With the Thameside at the heart of arts and culture in Thurrock and also home to many arts organisation such as Arts Outburst we must Save Your Thameside for future generations of Thurrock! #saveyourthameside #artsoutburst #artscouncilessex #thurrockinternationcelebrationofculture #thurrocklibrary #thurrocklgbt #thamesidetheatre #thamesideyoungproducers #thurrockmuseum #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing and #saveyourthameside

After a sell out run by multi award winning Thurrock Court Players and their production of ‘Allo Allo’ at the Thameside Theatre Below is the last word and important message from Director, Actor and founding member Vic Gray. Vic is an original member of Thurrock Court Players who’s first production took place over 50 years ago and was one of the first shows to ever take place at the Thameside. Vic is a founding committee member of the Save Your Thameside Campaign and also a Director of Thurrock International Celebration of Culture. He is part of the team who have put forward a Community Asset Transfer to save the Thameside from being closed and sold. Let’s Save YOUR Thameside let your voices be heard! #saveyourthameside #thamesidetheatre #theatrestrust #thurrockcourtplayers #artscouncilessex #artscouncilengland #thurrockinternationcelebrationofculture #thurrocklibrary #thurrockmuseum #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing #ThurrockLifestyleSolutions #thurrock #grays

Thurrock and our campaign to Save Your Thameside hits national TV yet again. Take a look at the piece below from Politics Live BBC2 yesterday. Thanks to local resident and member of the Save Your Thameside committee Rob Groves for bringing our campaign to the forefront once again. We must save the Thameside Complex, our arts and culture hub at the heart of our community. #saveyourthameside #thurrocklibrary #thamesidetheatre #thurrockmuseum #theatrestrust #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing #artscouncilengland #bbcessex #thurrock #grays

Your Thameside on the BBC London News again tonight after the publication of Best Value Inspection Report by Government on Thurrock Councils massive failures and £1.5 Billion debt. We must stop Thurrock Council closing and selling off the Thameside, our arts and culture hub at the heart of our community! A safe space where everyone is welcome #saveyourthameside #thamesidetheatre #BBCEssex #thurrocklibrary #thurrockmuseum #thurrocknubnews #RussellBrand #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing #bbclondonnews

On the Eve of Polling day we just wanted to ask you to please think about our Save YOUR Thameside Campaign when making your important decision to vote this year. It’s not the people of Thurrock’s fault the council borrowed £1.5 BILLION to invest and lost 100’s of millions pounds. It’s not our fault they have a £600 million hole in their budgets this year. The Thameside Complex, the theatre, the museum, the library should not be sold off to cover debts because of their mismanagement of our funds. Ask your candidate to pledge to Save YOUR Thameside for future generations of Thurrock. The council want to spend £1.2 million to move your library and museum to the old defunct council offices. You remember the council offices they said weren’t good enough for them so they built a new £10 million office next door! Some would say they want to divide and rule over the Thameside, giving them greater reason to close and sell it off! We want to remind you of the voices of the youth of Thurrock in the video below Let your voice be heard tomorrow - Save YOUR Thameside #saveyourthameside #thurrocklibrary #thurrockmuseum #RussellBrand #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing #bbcessexnews #thurrocknubnews #whymoveourlibrarymuseum

Tonights report on BBC London News The fight to Save Your Thameside is far from over. Please ask your candidate to pledge and vote to save the Thameside Complex should they be re-elected in May. We must stop the closure of our arts & culture hub at the heart of our community. Mismanagement of our money by the council should not mean the people of Thurrock suffer the loss of the Thameside and everything it represents. #saveyourthameside #thamesidetheatre #ThurrockCouncil #dotherightthing #RussellBrand #bbclondonnews #bbcessexradio #thurrock #grays #MichaelGove #thurrockmuseum #thurrocklibrary

#thurrockcouncil - ‘they dont really care about us’!

* * * ‘They don’t really care about us!’* * * Please watch this passionate and clever protest piece from the students of Lightnin and Thunder group. Which they performed at the Thameside Theatre last night to a packed audience It totally sums up what the young people of this borough think about Thurrock Councils attitude to Arts & Culture. Councillors taking away their theatre, museum, library and safe space leaving the young people of Thurrock to suffer for the mistakes of ruling party of the council! #thurrockcouncil I hope you are listening to these young passionate voices! The people should not suffer because of the mismanagement of our funds by Thurrock Council! Please Share Share Share #saveyourthameside #thurrockcouncil #DoTheRightThing #thamesidetheatre #lighninthunder #thurrocklibrary #thurrockmuseum #thamesidetheatre #russellbrand #bbcnews #itvlondonnews #theatrestrust #thamesideyoungproducers #artscouncilessex #artscouncil