Twenty-one local business people attended the latest in a series of seminars on employment law held by local solicitors Thompson Smith & Puxon, which has offices in Clacton and Colchester.

Thompson Smith & Puxon once again gave support to the Clacton & North East Essex Arts & Literary Society by sponsoring ‘An Evening with Pam Ayres’ at the Princess Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea on 20 October.

The annual ‘Teddy Bear Parachute Jump’ takes place this Saturday 14 June from the tower of St Michael’s Church in Brantham to raise vital funds for the church restoration and upkeep. Essex solicitors Thompson Smith & Puxon have stepped in with a donation to the church restoration fund and also by donating the £50 prize for the jump.

Solicitors Thompson Smith & Puxon helped nurture the talent of top trainee barristers when they sponsored the finals of a ‘Mooting’ contest held in Court 4 (The Lord Chief Justice’s Court) at The Royal Courts of Justice in London. All the students taking part in the competition were from the BPPLawSchool in London, widely known for supplying promising candidates to the legal profession.

The premier of a new musical written and produced by a young Clacton theatre group has won the backing of local solicitors Thompson Smith & Puxon. Their financial support helps get "Quite Average Jane", written by Scott Morgan and directed by Lucy Mellow, onto the stage at Clacton's West Cliff Theatre on 28-29 March. Clacton Round Table has also given its support.