Two teenage boys were taken to hospital, suffering from head and facial injuries, following an
assault in Chalkwell Park on Friday night (7 May).
The incident happened around 10pm near to the toilets on the London Road side of the park.
Police say the boys - aged 16 and 17, from Westcliff and Benfleet - were assaulted by two teenage
boys and a girl.
Southend's Moonlight Colourthon - a major charity event with our community at its heart - is back
for 2010, bigger and better than ever before, and we're proud to say Longpier.com is an official
partner.
Walking the half-marathon distance around Chalkwell, Westcliff, Leigh and Southend streets this
year will be popular Olympic swimmer and star of ‘Strictly Come Dancing', Mark Foster and star of
Channel 4's popular TV quiz show, Countdown, Rachel Riley.
Eager cyclists from 16-years-old upwards are being urged to enter a unique and exciting competition
called Urban Pursuit, which starts and finishes in Chalkwell Park.
The event, which runs from 10am until 3pm this Sunday (23rd May), features checkpoint challenges
taking riders from one corner of Southend to the other in a bid to solve riddles and clues.
