Tyrrell Court sheltered housing complex in Crest Avenue, Pitsea completed. The development comprised of 35 studio and one bedroomed flats for the elderly.

Firman's Dairies of Westley Hall, Homestead Drive, Langdon Hills closes. The business, which originated in the 1930s, was founded by Langdon Hills resident Sonny Firman. Sonny Firman, who lived from the 1950s in Westley Road, Langdon Hills, ran the business as a family concern. Milk deliveries were initially concentrated to the local area though later expanded when they acquired the Pitsea based Wager's Dairy customer base. Their own customer base was acquired by Whife and Sloper of Markhams Chase, Laindon.

John Byron is appointed as the fourth and final Chief Architect Planner to Basildon Development Corporation. He succeeds Douglas Galloway who had been appointed General Manager of the Corporation in 1978. One of Douglas Galloway's achievements in the post was the iconic spherical stainless steel clock, unveiled in Town Square, Basildon in December 1965.

Felmore neighbourhood shopping centre at Felmores End completed. Among the first to open is Martin's combined post office and newsagent at No. 8.

Maydells Court sheltered housing complex in Maydells, Pitsea completed. The development comprised of 48 one and two bedroomed flats for the elderly.

Rydene Primary School in Ryedene, Vange opened. The new school was built to serve the new Vange housing developments and is of an open-plan split level design.

February

Sir Reginald Eustace Goodwin, C.B.E., D.L. succeeds Mr. Arthur Kelting as Chairman of Basildon Development Corporation. Arthur Kelting would later give his name to a new office block built in Southernhay called Kelting House.

March

Langdon Hills Community Centre opened. The new centre in High Road is built to serve the areas growing population following the completion of the Langdon Hills housing estate and other local developments. It was later used as a temporary post office following a fire at the nearby Triangle Centre and on 3rd September 2006 was itself badly damaged in a fire following a period of hire by the Basildon Islamic Centre who subsequently relocated. The centre, known as Triangle Hall, is now home to the Basildon and Laindon branch of the Royal British Legion.

3rd May

Keith Harvey Proctor (37,919) is elected to serve as Conservative Member of Parliament for the Billericay constituency including Basildon. Mr. Proctor, who had unsuccessfully fought the Hackney South and Shoreditch seat in both of the 1974 elections, won the seat with a 5,180 majority over his Labour opponent, three times election winner Eric Moonman, who was standing in his fifth and final election. The count took place in a sports hall. The Conservative Party won the general election.

11th September

The Chalvedon Hall public house in Tyefields, Pitsea opens. Purchased in 1977 by Basildon Council for £35,000, the hall, also a listed building, was leased to brewery company Whitbread who converted it to a public house. Following the general decline in the pub trade, it closed down in 2008. It is now under new ownership and following a refurbishment opened to the public again on 22nd January, 2010.

29th October

Basildon United F.C. hold their "Opening Floodlit Match". The Essex Senior League side, who play at the Stadium in Gardiners Close, had the six new floodlights erected at a cost exceeding £10,000 as part of a series of ground improvements that included new dressing rooms and a refurbished Social Club. The Bee's opponents for the "official" switch on, which got under way at 7:45pm, were League Division 1 side Crystal Palace F.C.