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The new public square outside The Forum Southend-on-Sea is starting to spring into life following a special tree-planting event.
This helped symbolise The Forum Southend-on-Sea - cultivating a growth of knowledge taking root in the Town Centre.
It will be a living, breathing space for university students, college students and the general public and is the first tri-partnership project of its kind in the UK.
Officials from the ...
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Monday, 29th April 2013
The new public square outside The Forum Southend-on-Sea is starting to spring into life following a special tree-planting event.
This helped symbolise The Forum Southend-on-Sea - cultivating a growth of knowledge taking root in the Town Centre.
It will be a living, ... read more
Thursday, 11th April 2013
It’s full screen ahead as a big screen is coming soon to The Forum Southend-on-Sea to showcase the best outdoor culture and entertainment the borough has to offer.
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Development Control Committee has just approved management arrangements for the ... read more
Monday, 6th August 2012
When it opens in Autumn 2013, The Forum Southend-on-Sea will be a focal point for learning and reading with its joint public/ academic library and teaching spaces. However, it is already delivering on success as a forum for future skills ... read more
Friday, 6th July 2012
The Forum Southend-on-Sea has received an Excellent rating for the Pre Construction BREEAM assessment. BREEAM is the world’s foremost environmental assessment method and ratings system for buildings.
The project will be monitored during the construction phase and a final assessment on ... read more
Friday, 15th June 2012
Dear Resident,
The first of our quarterly ‘Neighbourly Matters’ meetings will take place on Thursday 28th June, 2012, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and you are most welcome to attend.
We will be covering the works carried out to date, giving an overview ... read more
Wednesday, 13th June 2012
These newsletters will be issued on the last Wednesday of each month throughout the contract period.
We also plan to host regular drop-in meetings for local residents and the proposed dates of these are as below.
Thursday 28thJune 2012, 18.30 pm – ... read more
Monday, 30th April 2012
These newsletters will be issued on the last Wednesday of each month throughout the contract period.
We also plan to host regular drop-in meetings for local residents and further details of these will be announced in the near future.
Since our first ... read more
Monday, 5th March 2012
The traditional ground-breaking ceremony has marked the start of construction on The Forum Southend-on-Sea.
Main contractor Wates Construction is now on site working to complete the £27 million project, one of the first of its kind in the country, by the ... read more
Wednesday, 8th February 2012
Southend’s economy is set to receive a much needed boost after Wates Construction was appointed main contractor for The Forum Southend-on-Sea, the town’s new library and learning facility.
Wates emerged from a rigorous procurement process as the successful bidder for the ... read more
Thursday, 20th October 2011
The three partners working together to deliver The Forum - Southend’s brand new library and learning facility – will soon begin the process of selecting a contractor to build it.
The £27m scheme is a joint enterprise between Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, ... read more
Wednesday, 17th August 2011
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has given the green light to ambitious plans to build a brand new state-of-the-art library and learning facility in the town.
The new building, which is being jointly funded by the Council, the University of Essex and South ... read more
Friday, 17th June 2011
Plans have now been formally submitted for Southend’s spectacular Elmer Square scheme – marking the next milestone in its innovative development.
The proposals on the site of the former Farringdon Car Park are for an integrated municipal and academic public library ... read more
Tuesday, 5th April 2011
Southend residents have one last opportunity to have their say on plans for the new library and learning development atElmer Square.
Architects are currently in the process of drawing up final designs for the ambitious £26.9m scheme.
But before they submit their ... read more
Wednesday, 10th November 2010
Architects ADP has successfully won the contract to design the new £26.9m development planned forElmer SquareinSouthend-on-Sea.
The exciting scheme is being funded by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, theUniversityofEssexand South Essex College of Further and Higher Education.
It will incorporate an integrated municipal and ... read more
Friday, 26th June 2009
As the exciting first chapter opens on Southend’s proposed new joint library, residents are being invited to have their say on the new plans.
A special consultation about this spectacular new Public and Academic Library project is being held at Southend ... read more
Tuesday, 10th June 2008
A new 21st century chapter for a popular Southend library is about to begin.
Plans to relocate and update the Central Library in Victoria Avenue, Southend, are to be discussed by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday 17th June.
Due to the ... read more
