Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Revised Recycling & Waste Collection

There will be a revised recycling and waste collection service operating over the Bank Holiday period.

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Libraries - news and events

There are lots of events at all of our Libraries in the coming months. We also have a variety of displays in our Southend Central Library which includes several galleries where items shown can often be purchased.

For further information such as dates, venues and times please see our Events area. This can be found through the Homepage of our website or by clicking Related Events on the right hand side of this page.

Some ongoing schemes can also be found by clicking on the links below.

alzheimers society

Dementia Advocacy Surgeries Launched at Southend Libraries

A team from Southend Alzheimer’s Society successfully launched the first advocacy surgery.

Theatre Masks

Theatre Ticket Prize Draws at Southend Library

Win free tickets to three different shows in the two fantastic prize draws that are currently taking place at Southend Central Library.

Simon Wallace and writer Adele Parks, Six book challenge

Southend’s Six Book Challenge success!

A champion endeavour to get scores of Southend residents hooked on books, has won the borough a silver award!

Home Library Service Book Group

Home Library Service Book Group

It was hard to believe that on Tuesday the 2nd of April it was the four year anniversary of the Home Library Service Book Group.

woman and child partaking in art activitie

Bag Books founder Chris Fuller touched by Southend Libraries Multi Sensory Storytelling Families

On the 8th April six families took part in a making multi sensory storytelling book session at Southend Central Library.

Poetry Poster

Poetically Speaking

A new book group for Southend Central Library
...Sometimes only a poem will do