April 2026
Hustings for Chalkwell Ward candidates in the May elections to Southend City Council.
March 2026
A talk by Caroline Southgate, of the local homecare provider, Doris Jones Ltd, on preparing for later-life care needs and communicating with those living with dementia.
February 2025
A talk by The Lady McAdden breast cancer charity.
December 2025
Nationally renowned local artist, John Wonnacott, talked about his life and explained some of his works.
November 2025
A talk by Lucy Purvis of our local homelessness charity, HARP.
October 2025
A talk by Simone Isaacs and Alison Bonham on Chill Southend, a local group that promotes the mental and physical wellbeing benefits of open-water swimming.
September 2025
A talk by Ian Currie of CWRA's Chalkwell Heritage Group, presenting the highlights from the group's newly published book, Chalkwell: A Character Study, featuring the history, development and character of the ward.
July 2025
A talk on the new Local Plan for Southend by Mark Sheppard of Southend City Council's Planning Department
June 2025
Catherine Hodgson of local blind welfare organisation, Southend in Sight, gave a presentation on the charity's work
May 2025
A talk by Richard Layzell of Southend City Council on its work in the area of Trading Standards
April 2025
A talk by Lawrence Collin entitled, Jewish Nonagenarians: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives
March 2025
Speaker postponed.
February 2025
A talk by the Reverend Tom Loh, vicar of St Michael & All Angels, Leigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, on the church's work within the local community
December 2024
Emma Cannell of Essex Gardens Trust on the historic gardens of Chalkwell Hall
November 2024
Colin Ansell, Chief Executive, Southend City Council spoke about his role and current council challenges
October 2024
Cllr Lydia Hyde, portfolio holder for Climate, Environment & Waste, on plans for the introduction of new waste & recycling arrangements in Southend
September 2024
A talk on local policing issues by Inspector Jane Childs of Southend Police.
July 2024
Meeting cancelled. Speaker rebooked for May 2025.
June 2024
A talk by Carla Purkiss on advice charity, Citizens Advice Southend.
May 2024
A talk by Alan Hardiman of local environmental improvement group, Grassroots Westcliff
April 2024
Hustings for Chalkwell Ward candidates in the May elections to Southend City Council
March 2024
A talk by Jacqui Stimpson, Business Growth Manager at Launchpad, Southend's new council-run airport business hub for innovative local start-up businesses looking to get off to a flying start.
February 2024
Andy Atkinson on the Milton Society and its role in promoting and protecting the heritage of this historic area of Westcliff
December 2023
A talk on the history of Chalkwell through its families and houses by local genealogist, Kate Sansom
November 2023
A talk on the Community Work of Westcliff Baptist Church by the Minister, Rev Andrew Marshall.
October 2023
A talk on the work of Southend’s Community Safety Unit by Interim Community Safety Manager, Daniel De Bond.
September 2023
A demonstration of basic first-aid, presented by the Chalkwell Lifeguards Club
July 2023
Essex Therapy Dogs - a talk by Pauline Coverley and Sylvia Kittle, accompanied by their dogs, Asher and Bobby.
June 2023
Ciara Phipps, Director, Southend Museums, on Southend's Cultural Treasures
May 2023
Ilda Sinani on the local charity Welcome to the UK, which provides a range of support to newcomers to our country in the local area
April 2023
Hustings for Chalkwell Ward Candidates standing for election to Southend City Council
March 2023 Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy & Research at the Campaign for Better Transport, on the path towards greener transport
February 2023
Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst
December 2022
[postponed]
November 2022
Paul Sayer on Prost8, the prostate cancer charity that he both founded and runs.
October 2022
[speaker postponed]
September 2022
Visit to Chalkwell Hall, home of arts organisation, Metal, with talk by Andrea Cunningham
July 2022
Visit to Southend & Westcliff Hebrew Congregation, hosted by Jeffrey Greenstein
June 2022
Maria Constantinou on Trust Links and its local Growing Together therapeutic community gardening projects
May 2022
Gaynor Solly of the Westcliff Partnership on her initiative to publicise and improve the area
April 2022
Hustings for Chalkwell Ward Candidates standing for election to Southend Council
March 2022
Jeffrey Greenstein of the Southend & Westcliff Hebrew Congregation
February 2022
Collette Parker of Anglian Water Services
December 2021
Old Theatres of Southend - a presentation by Chris Izod
November 2021
A talk on our local homelessness charity, HARP, by Lisa Walton
October 2021
Simon Deacon on the Southend Design Awards
September 2021
The Better Queensway Development - a talk by Andy Grant and Gemma Webb of Southend Council
July 2021
Healthwatch Southend - a talk by Engagement Officer Jean Broadbent
June 2021
Ian Brown, Southend's Park Services Manager, on the Work of the Parks Department
May 2021
Annikka Prashad of Veolia on Recycling Services
April 2021
Chalkwell candidates for election to Southend Council took part in a Hustings