We would like to thank everyone that attended and fundraised for this year's Spring Walk, which has raised over £1,000 and counting! The 3.5-mile walk began at Priory Park and ended with tea and cake at Belfair’s Woodland Centre. We would like to thank Belfair’s Woodland Centre, Furniture Outlet, Tesco Strawberry Fields Southend, Morrison’s Eastwood and all of our lovely volunteers for all of their efforts to make this event happen. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we di

Christine met her then-partner in her home town and fell in love. After some thought, Christine decided to move to Southend to start a new life with her new love, but the romance didn't last long. Christine and her boyfriend ended up on the street sleeping on a wooden palette on York Road. The more time Christine and her boyfriend spent on the street, the harder it became for her to make decisions that were best for her welfare. "I would have to use all of my money on everyth

Lisa is our Community Fund-raiser at HARP and has worked here for nearly six years. Lisa’s job is to be the face of the organisation and get involved in the community to raise awareness of the charity. What does your role involve? I am a complete all-rounder! My role includes everything community based, ranging from running events and talks to doing tours of HARP to bring in donations. I am always out in the community visiting schools, churches other community groups to raise