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Rejuvenated play area relaunches in Grays NEW play equipment to boost Grays Beach Riverside Park has been unveiled at a special launch event today (Thursday 27 May). Representatives from Thurrock Council, including Leader Cllr Rob Gledhill, members of the Grays Towns Fund Board including Vice-Chair Jackie Doyle-Price MP, and the Lightship Café community group attended the relaunch event under COVID-19 secure guidelines. Works to rejuvenate Grays Beach Riverside Park got under wa...

Work to rejuvenate Grays Beach Park underway EXCITING works to rejuvenate Grays Beach Riverside Park are well under way thanks to a significant contribution from the Grays Town Fund Board, as part of the ongoing multi-million pound transformation of Grays following government and Thurrock Council investment. Under the government’s £3.6billion Towns Fund, an accelerated cash injection of £750,000 was provided by the board last November and divided between multiple projects in ...

Grays is one step closer to securing up to £25million of government funding to accelerate the regeneration of the town by reconnecting it with the river, improving the station gateway, and creating a brand new beach destination and maritime activity centre. Grays Towns Fund Board submitted once-in-a-lifetime plans to transform the town into the leisure heart of Thurrock, making Grays a healthier and more attractive place to live, work, learn and play. If funding is secured a brand new be...