Britain’s got Talent – like it or loath it, you can’t ignore it! But did you notice this year how many of the acts came from Essex and, more particularly, from Thurrock? Say what you like about our borough, it has many highly talented and powerfully motivated people. We can learn a lot from Russell, Stacy and Rylan and not just fashion tips!
Thurrock is a unique and exciting place with many challenges for its residents with a massive port development in the west and a rapidly changing socio-economic culture in the east. From Purfleet to Fobbing and Orsett to Tilbury, the name of the game is Diversity. There you are … yet more talent show stars!
Yet it is our very diversity that brings our most fundamental challenge – we need to embrace not only changing culture but the difference that is at the very heart of our local scene. Our different races, creeds and values are what make our local borough so exciting.
Walking through Grays town centre the other day, I couldn’t fail to see the different shades of skin and hues and style of garment and hear the different languages being spoken. Some people would stir up suspicion and promote fear of difference. Some would even cause us to retreat into our ghettoes of ignorance and intolerance but we dare not let that happen.
In this small but beautiful South Essex region, we have a real opportunity to make a lasting difference and set a stirring example. You don’t have to be a singer or dancer or comedian or even a vicar … you just need to care.
I believe Thurrock’s got talent; bags of it. We have the stars – you’re one of them – let’s make sure they shine!
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