There will be a Remembrance Service for the Gurkha Regiment at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre on Sunday 20th April 2025 at 11am.
All are welcome. The Centre will be open afterwards for refreshments and for visitors.
We are currently planning events for the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day which is the 8th May 2025.
Details to follow, watch this space.
The Gurkha Festival will take place on the 17th August at the Heritage Centre. This is always a highliught of the year and includes Nepalese dancing and food as well as a celebration of the historic ties between the UK and the Gurkha Regiment around the only dedicated Memorial to them in Essex.
More details nearer the date.
The Battle of Britain Bike show will take place on in September 2025 at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre.
Details follow nearer the date.
The Annual Remembrance Day Service will take place at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre on Sunday 2nd November 2025 at 11am.
All are welcome. The Centre will be open afterwards for refreshments and for visitors.
The South Eastern Vintage & Classic Vehicle Club is holding it's "Drive It Day" event ending at the Heritage Centre at around noon on the 27th April. This is a great chance to see some wonderful vehicles close up and to visit the Heritage Centre too.
The Thurrock District Dementia Friends Community Dementia Memory Walk will commence from the Heritage Cente at 11am on Sunday 18th May 2025.
Open to all, this is a gentle walk exploring Purfleet's Heritage while raising money and awareness for the Alzheimers Society.
This year we will be present at the Orsett Show on the 6th September 2025 once again.
Details to follow nearer the date.
We will be holding a celebration of Purfleet's links with Bram Stoker's Dracula on the 26th October 2025. This will include a walk around the sites in Purfleet that are mentioned in the book which must be pre-booked. Details here.
The history of this is explored on the Purfleet Heritage page at this website.