The Forum

Children can now borrow BBC micro:bits from all six of Southend-on-Sea's libraries! Sponsored by The Micro:bit Education Foundation, who have kindly donated 60 micro:bits to Southend libraries, the Microbit...

To celebrate the successful return of British astronaut Tim Peake from the Principia mission to the International Space Station, The Forum are hosting are a Summer of Sci-Fi festival on the Big Screen in...

It's not a matter of if, but when... Following on from 13 Best Places To Hideout in Essex During the Zombie Apocalypse by WaffleMag, we decided Southend needs its own zombie survival guide! Because, for us...

Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 #ig_week_sunsets #ig_dreamsunsets #icu_skyscapes #ig_great_sky #icu_sunset What a beautiful photograph of Southend...

A big Thank You to all the local photographers who submitted their photos to us for the competition! Voting has started! Click on your favourite photos in each of the categories below, and Like the photo on...

This is separate to the Southend photography competition that we are hosting this month! Voting will commence on that this Friday! Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular...

So as I sit here leading up to ‘The Lights Out’ campaign, it got me thinking about how our lovely Southend played its part during those horrendous 4 years that our great grandparents lived through and what...

This review was written by David Perry. David is a passionate reader and library enthusiast.   Hi I am Dave, I am 37 years old and work as a domestic assistant. In my spare time I go at...

The wind blew in from the South West, a faint hint of moisture from the tide as it came in. I looked down the steps next to the Cliff Lift and then across to the anchor outside the Yacht Club. I lifted my gaze...

Eyes Wide Shut was directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick in 1999. Starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut was Kubrick's legendary final film as he died only five days after showing...