What's On in Thurrock this weekend: A special day of heritage and community unity in Purfleet

By Nub News Reporter 12th Aug 2026

Local News by Nub News Reporter 12th Aug 2026

OUR preview of 'What's On in jo Thurrock' picks out a selection of events hosted on our events guide.

If you have a local event happening soon, you can 'nub it' for FREE in the What's On section of our website.

There's a lot going on, and Nub News is here to make sure you know about it.

The bloodiest day in modern British military history will be remembered among other historic events in a special day at Purfleet Heritage and Militarey Centre on Sunday.

Learn more about the Somme and enjoy a day to remember. More detail here.

There's fun an learning in Grays on Saturday.

Download our Nub News App!

- It’s FREE and available now
- Breaking news notifications
- Your Town in Your Pocket

Find out more here.

Friday brings a night of cowboy capers at the Old Regent in Stanford.

For details, click here.

For daily updates on what's happening in Thurrock and wider afield, including more events over the weekend, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Why not place your event on our showcase page?

You can also sign up to our free weekly newsletter featuring exclusive articles for subscribers - just click this link and send us your email.

Join the 1% Less than one percent of our regular readers pay to support our work.

We send messages like this because, honestly, we need to.
We believe the kind of journalism we produce is important.
That’s why we rely on readers like you.

Please consider joining that 1% today.

Join the 1% Less than one percent of our regular readers pay to support our work.

We send messages like this because, honestly, we need to.
We believe the kind of journalism we produce is important.
That’s why we rely on readers like you.

Please consider joining that 1% today.