Update on our Funding requests :- We have been lucky enough to have been chosen to receive Lottery funding for the next two years this will ensure that Karen and Sally will be with us to guide us through this journey. Many thanks to all who buy lottery tickets! We have a new initiative and …
Read More Newsletter 2026Dates for both St Augustine's and Balmoral below Speakers at St Augustine's for 2026 : 14th May – Maria – Talk and Presentation on her visit to japan 28th May – Talk by the Picc Pals Team 11th June – Talk about Homeopathy by Diana Hardy 25th June - TrustLink Talk 9th July – Strawberry …
Read More Speakers and Dates for 2026Charity Number : 1210601 St Augustine’s Church Hall - Thorpe Bay meets: - 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Please Note - from April 2025 we will no longer be using The Avenue Baptist Church we will instead be meeting at The Balmoral Community Centre, Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff SS0 7AU …
Read More Safe Harbour Bereavement GroupThe Little Book of Hope - Learning to Breathe Again This is our book project to help those who are bereaved, we hope that our stories resonate with you and help you through your bereavement. If you wish to submit a story to be included in our book see the suggestions below and send it …
Read More Book ProjectFirstly the Christmas Friendship Party organised by Safe Harbour and St Augustine's Church (elves and Dave the vicar) - this is the 2nd year of our successful friendship party and this year it has kindly been funded by McCarthy Stone Foundation. is on 11th December from 12 until 3pm at St Augustine's Church Hall Thorpe …
Read More Christmas 2025On the 13th November the lovely Andy Bunker from Alton Garden Centre is joining us at St Augustine's with information about our gardens over winter and will be bringing some plants for sale. Andy is always a pleasure to listen to and this will be his third visit to us. Meanwhile at The Balmoral Community …
Read More Coming November and December 2025 ..........Hi all, We have been asked to support this research by sharing a poster and a link to a survey which is being studied by Clinical Psychologists at the Royal Holloway, University of London. Here is a link to their website : www.tinyurl.com/grief2024?source=charity
Read More Grief ResearchIt is with great sadness that I post here that this year we have lost 3 gentlemen who were with us at the very start of Safe Harbour. Their personalities will be missed by us all Bob RIP John and Norman RIP 8th February - Auction 22nd February - Karen tells us about Simply Sing …
Read More What's Happening in 2024St Augustine’s: 2:00 – 4:00 11th & 25th Jan, 8th & 22nd Feb, 14th & 28th March, 11th & 25th Apr, 9th & 23rd May, 13th & 27th June, 11th & 25th July, 8th & 22nd Aug, 12th & 26th Sept, 10th & 24th Oct, 14th & 28th Nov, 12th Dec (No meeting on Dec …
Read More Welcome to 2024 Meeting Dates at Safe HarbourFund Raising for a Defibrillator for the outside of the church hall
Read More 27th July 2023 at St Augustine's Church HallWhat is coming in 2023 at St Augustine’s Hall Please keep chatting during the speaker’s talk to a minimum and if you can’t hear please let the speaker know so they can speak up or get closer – thanks. 6th September - Trip to Porters Afternoon Tea at Porters - Wednesday 6th Sept 2pm – …
Read More Speakers and Events for 2023Update - the afternoon was a great success with 15 members helping out and about 60 people attending as we raised £440 for our group's funds. here are just a few photos which do not do the afternoon justice, please blame me the photographer - I am no David Bailey that's for sure!! on Thursday …
Read More Strawberry TeaI would just like to tell you all about the Avenue Bereavement Support group which is run by Joy sole for those parents who have lost a child of any age. Safe Harbour have recommended several people to this wonderful group and I can fully recommend it as a safe and supportive group The meetings …
Read More Other support in the Southend area- Avenue Bereaved Parents Support Group